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Your Northeast Ohio Society for Technical Communication Newsletter

March 6, 2007



I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention … arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble. — Agatha Christie



Upcoming events

  • 3/8: Monthly meeting. Options for RoboHelp Users: The Future of Help.
     
  • 3/9 to 3/10: STC Atlanta Conference. Currents 2007. See http://www.stcatlanta.org/currents.htm.
     
  • 3/14: Networking lunch. Blue Canyon Kitchen & Tavern, 8960 Wilcox Dr., Twinsburg.
     
  • 3/15: NEOUPA meeting, "Is your Web site secure?" See http://www.neoupa.org/ for details.
     
  • 3/16 to 3/17: STC-Philadelphia Metro Chapter Annual Conference. See www.stcpmc.org.
     
  • 3/20: Free seminar: Copyright Law Issues in the Digital Communication Age. See www.cinecraft.com for detail.
     
  • 3/20 to 3/21: Cleveland Matchmaker, at Jacobs Field. The event brings together small businesses and buying organizations for one-on-one meetings, workshops and networking opportunities. See https://www.clevelandb2bmatchmaker.com/bmp/.
     
  • 3/25 to 3/28: Fifteenth Annual WritersUA Conference in Long Beach, CA. See http://www.winwriters.com/ohc07/
     
  • 3/26 to 3/28: Content Management Strategies/DITA North America Conference 2007. Boston, MA. See http://www.infomanagementcenter.com/
     
  • 4/12: Networking lunch. Beach Club Bistro, 21939 Lakeshore Blvd., Euclid.
     
  • 4/12: STC election ends.
     
  • 4/20: Software Day: MadCap Flare Survival Guide. Rob Houser presents at Tri-C West.
     
  • 4/21: Software Day: MadCap Flare Survival Guide. Rob Houser presents at Riverhead Training in Pittsburgh.
     
  • 5/4: Last day of advanced registration for STC’s 54th Annual Conference.
     
  • 5/12 to 5/16: Technical Communication Summit — STC's 54th Annual Conference — in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
     
  • 10/12: Region 4 Conference — The Crucial Communicator in Cleveland, OH.
     


Monthly meeting March 8. Doc-To-Help's One-Click Project Converter. Full story.

Condolences to Joel Lantz and family. Full story.

Region 4 Conference coming this fall! Full story.

Book review: The Gregg Reference Manual. Full story.

Book review: Why Software Sucks … and What You Can Do About It. Full story.

Levels of knowledge. Full story.

Member profile: Lori Neuman. Full story.

Can you host an upcoming Webinar? Full story.

Web link: Article on how employers prepare for hiring contractors. Full story.

Instructional Design & Learning SIG scholarship. Full story.

Handy hint: Fixing all table borders and shading in a FrameMaker file. Full story.

Member profile: Tom Duggan. Full story.

Job news. Full story.

STC election information. Full story.

Candidate article: Jonathan W. Baker, candidate for Director. Full story.

Candidate article: Mollye Barrett, candidate for Director. Full story.

Candidate article: Cindy Currie, candidate for Second Vice President. Full story.

Candidate article: Nicky Bleiel, candidate for Director. Full story.

Candidate article: Steven Jong, candidate for Director. Full story.

Candidate article: Bob Young, candidate for Director. Full story.

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