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NEWS and INFO


The Galley

The April Galley is now available.


STC 55th Annual Conference: June 1–4 in Philadelphia

Register today at the STC Web site!


2008 Competition Banquet

Click here to view the photo album and list of winners.


It's Time to Join or Renew your STC Membership!

To receive local chapter benefits, be sure to join the Willamette Valley Chapter when you renew. Join STC today!!


Captivate Movies

In April, Jennifer Ball treated chapter members to a Captivate Movie presentation. Her slides are available at the link below.
Captivate Presentation Slides.

To view a Captivate Movie, click demo.


DITA Program Meetings

In November, Amber Swope introduced chapter members to DITA. In January, she presented on DITA success with or without Content Management Systems (CMS). Her slides are available at the links below.

Introduction to DITA

DITA Success

For other DITA information, investigate these links:

All things DITA
DITA and Tools


WVC Announcements

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Membership Directory

If you are a member of the Willamette Valley Chapter and would like to receive a PDF file of the chapter membership directory via email, send your name, email address, and STC member number to Jeff Jansen, the WVC Membership Manager.


Structured Authoring
Presented by Neil Perlin

Program: May 15 at Tektronix
Workshop: May 16 at Embassy Suites, Tigard

Event Description

Structured authoring is a hot topic in technical communication, but companies that want to adopt it often encounter two problems. First, structured authoring isn't clearly defined. Put a question on a forum asking for a definition and you're likely to get several different answers. Second, it's often presented as requiring DITA or structured FrameMaker. There's nothing wrong with using DITA or structured FrameMaker; switching to them may simply be unrealistic for companies that use Word, or help authoring tools like RoboHelp or Flare. So can you define “structured authoring” in a real-world way that's implementable? Come find out at this program meeting.

About the Speaker

Neil Perlin, Associate Fellow of the STC and owner and principal consultant of Hyper/Word Services, entered technical writing in 1979, began creating online documentation in 1985, and is now an internationally recognized expert in Windows Help and online documentation design and development.
Neil has been providing online documentation training for 14 years, is a popular speaker at various computer user groups and STC conferences, and is the organizer of the "Beyond the Bleeding Edge" stem at the STC annual conference.

May Meeting Flyer (PDF)

Neil Perlin Workshop Flyer (PDF)

Date:

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Time: 6:00-8:30 PM

  • 6:00 – Networking and light meal
  • 7:00 – Meeting presentation

Cost:

Non-STC Members: $15
STC Members and Students: $10
Council Members: $5
Late RSVPs: $5

RSVP:

RSVP to Mabel Lee, WVC-STC hospitality manager, at Mabel_Lee_01@hotmail.com by 4 pm, Monday, May 12th, 2008.
Earlier replies appreciated!

Location:

Tektronix Campus
Building 38
3025 SW Zworykin
Beaverton, OR 97077

Directions:

To see a map of the Tektronix campus, from this link click 'World, Americas and United States'.

Transit:

Closest MAX Stop: Millikan Way Station.
Exit train; From Shannon Place, cross the creek going north. Turn right onto Terman. Building 38 is to the left behind the tanks at 3025 SW Zworykin.

Tri-Met Bus Route: 62-Murray stops at the Millikan Way Station.

Parking:

Plenty of free parking is available.

 


 

 

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