2010 Events Calendar

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STC New York Metro Chapter Events

Sep 23

Building Visual Explanation: Practical Advice for Writers presented by Don Moyer. Don Moyer continues to make a splash among Technical Communications circles because he dares us to pick up a pencil and DRAW. DRAW. Yes, DRAW. Turn off our computers and draw. Just like in Kindergarten. This session is ideal for writers who believe that visual explanations could be a better way to present challenging topics to their audience but feel intimidated about drawing or just don't know how to get started. You'll learn how visual explanations can fit into the work process that writers already understand. You'll see that it is not about art or beauty. It's all about thinking. To be held at Thomson Reuters (3 Times Square) in New York City.

STC Web Seminars

Aug 25 (1 to 2 PM eastern time)

Shake Up the Structure: Taking a Fresh Look at Information Organization with Leah Guren. Have you become stuck in a rut with the same old user guide or manual structure? An important aspect of technical communication is applying an effective structure to information. Learn to apply creative solutions for organizing information.

Sep 8 (1 to 2 PM eastern time)

Revisiting the Benefits and Pitfalls of Socal Networkin Sites with Greg Koch and Roger Renteria. This webinar will focus on the benefits of expanding your network skills as well as marketing your organization's member base. Presentations includes examples of effective communication and offers tips to prevent embarrassing gaffes from occurring.

Sep 22 (1 to 2 PM eastern time)

Change: Proving the Mettle of Leadership with Alyssa Fox. Most people are natually resistant to change, especially when they cannot see how the change impacts them postively. Learn how you can lead change in your organization by showing other benefits and successfully implementing the change in a foward-thinking and powerful way.

Oct 6 (1 to 2 PM eastern time)

Business Continuity Planning for Technical Writers with Corlin Cliendo. Business Continuity (BC) planning--the process of planning for the recovery of critical business functions and systems after a diaster--is a discipline where technical writers can use their skills to provide additional value.

Oct 13 (1 to 2 PM eastern time)

Will Distributed Authors Actually Use Web-Based CMS with Dr. Clinton R. Lanier. This session will discuss a case of using a web-based content management system at a medium sized (roughly 500-employee) organization. Because of limited resources in the web communication division, each of the organization's offices are expected to control (create, update, and maintain) their own content (both web-based content and file/data). The solution--a web-based CMS--was built and deployed in mid 2009. However, a year-end study found that few were using it. Further studies revealed why and how the trend could be reversed so that it was used as an effective content management system by all of its distributed authors.

Oct 20 (1 to 2 PM eastern time)

Is Print Dead? Content for the Next Generation with Alan J. Porter. The new generation of customers and technical communicators look at information design and collaboration in a totally new way. The book paradigm and things like tables of contents and indexes are alien to them. This session will take a look at why the print-page-based model we are all so used to is broken, and puts forward some ideas on how we should be thinking about information design for the digital generation.

Oct 27 (1 to 2 PM eastern time)

Have Smartphone, Will Write with Larry Bonura. Smartphones are becoming the new PC. These go-anywhere devices can be your personal writing assistant, helping you perform many of the tasks you need to accomplish as a technical writer - anywhere. Attend and learn how your smartphone can be your best buddy when you write.

Nov 3 (1 to 2 PM eastern time)

Communication and Miscommunication in Virtual Workplaces with Dr. Pamela Brewer. This webinar will focus on the results of a multi-case study of virtual communication in three international organizations. Dr. Brewer will discuss factors causing miscommunication, solutions implemented to avoid miscommunication, and communication patterns significant to these workplaces.

STC Events

Sep 14 (6:30 to 8:30 PM)

Developing Content as a Company Asset presented by Cheryl Lockett Zubak. As technical communicators, we’re used to being told we are a support group that doesn’t directly contribute to our employer’s financial success. What if you could change that? What if you could develop documentation that is so good your customers would buy it? What if your documentation could become a major factor in why customers purchase your company’s products? How can you make yourself a company asset by reinventing documentation that is good enough to be a saleable product? To be held at the Community Center at Giant Super Food Store in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania.

Non-STC Events

Aug 25 (12 to 1:30 PM eastern time)

Rebuilding Corporate Trust and Integrity: The Crucial Role of the Communicator, an IABC webinar. This program is about building, busting and repairing trust; it will present a framework for practitioners to understand and advocate sensible, powerful and useful ways for getting organizations and leaders back on track once behavior and trust have been jeopardized.

Sep 27 to Oct 1

Annual meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES). Proposals being accepted (deadline Feb-19-2010). Registration fees will be posted in May 2010, and online registration will open in late June 2010. To be held at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco, Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, California.

Sep 29 (12 to 1:30 PM eastern time)

Media Coaching for Media Coaches: Insights on Shaping the Spokesperson’s Character, Content, Charisma, and Leadership, an IABC webinar. Jim Lukaszewski's unique approach blends both leadership and media savvy together in a way to take you to the next level of relationship with those who you teach and coach.

Oct 5

WI BADD^TM, The Wisconsin Business Analyst Development Day, is a collaborative event hosted by the three Wisconsin Chapters of the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA®). This conference has grown exponentially over the past three years, garnered national attention, and evolved to become the standard for other professional business analysis development events in the United States and beyond. This is your opportunity to develop and sharpen your skills, learn from peers and industry experts, discover emerging trends and network with other business analysis professionals. To be held at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin.

Oct 13 to Oct 15

Human Centered Automation, theme of the Annual Meeting of the European Chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES). To be held at the Harnak Haus, Berlin Technial University, Berlin (Germany). The keynote address, Making the Human-Technology Marriage Work, will be given by John D. Lee from the University of Wisconsin.

Oct 17 to Oct 21

BAF - Business Analysis Forum, the official IIBA Global Conference. Brings together an unsurpassed group of professionals tasked with building a more capable organization. Learn from your peers not only in the sessions but also informally at the many networking opportunities. To be held at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, Alexandria, Virginia.

Oct 25 to Oct 28

Project Summit & BusinessAnalystWorld is the Project Management and Business Analysis industry's leading conference. We uniquely empower Business Analysis & Project Management professionals with the resources and tools necessary to ensure that projects are clearly defined and flawlessly executed; enabling you to make the right decisions at every level in the organization and increase professional success. To be held at the Boston Marriott Burlington in Burlington, Massachusetts.

Oct 25 to Oct 28

ProjectWorld * BusinessAnalystWorld Vancouver 2010; Learn from the experiences of industry thought leaders and practitioners across dedicated Symposium tracks which include: presentations, panel discussions and case studies. To be held at the Pan Pacific Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada).

Oct 27 (12 to 1:30 PM eastern time)

Powerful Presentations: Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say, an IABC webinar. Learn the lessons for a sensible process that help you consistently make powerful presentations.

Nov 8 to Nov 10

PW&WCBA - Project World & World Congress for Business Analysts - PW&WCBA is geared directly to the discipline of project management and business analysis at both a micro and macro level. PW&WCBA is the premier conference brand for advancing collaboration through practice. To be held at the Walt Disney World Swan in Orlando, Florida.

Nov 17 (12 to 1:30 PM eastern time)

Communicating in Tough, Touchy, Sensitive Situations: Dealing With High-Level Emotional Issues Can Be an Important Career Building Opportunity, an IABC webinar. Learn the seven-step process for dealing with challenging situations including the preparation involved in understanding empathy, and working through issues and problems related to emotionally charged questions, and irrational and highly emotionally charged questioners.

Nov 29 to Nov 30

BusinessAnalystWorld is the Business Analysis industry's leading conference around the world. We uniquely empower Business Analysis professionals with the resources and tools necessary to ensure that projects are clearly defined and flawlessly executed; enabling you to make the right decisions at every level in the organization and increase professional success. To be held at the Hampton Inn Ottawa and Confernce Centre in Ottawa, Ontario (Canada).

Dec 15 (12 to 1:30 PM eastern time)

Getting the Boss to Listen: Becoming a Trusted Advisor, an IABC webinar. Learn insights and helpful tips, techniques and tactics to enhance your ability to give advice and to help others. Learn to better organize your abilities and gain the perspective that will enable you to provide advice that will be accepted and used.