January 3: Thursdays @ STC Chicago
Meet members of STC Chicago for lunch at the following locations on Thursday, January 3:
Western Location
DuPage Inn at 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
2410 Ogden Ave.
Downers Grove, IL
630-963-2565
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City Location
Sopraffina Marketcaffe at 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
10 N. Dearborn St.
Chicago, IL
312-984-0044
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Northwestern Location
Pompei at 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
1261 East Higgins Road (back room)
Schaumburg, IL 60173
(847) 619-5001
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Northern Location
Cosi at 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
910 Milwaukee Ave.
Lincolnshire, IL
(847) 415-2674
Walk-ins are welcome, but RSVPs are recommended. To learn more about Thursdays @ STC Chicago, see Thursdays. |
January 17: XML and DITA in Action
Join us on Thursday, January 17, 2008 for a unique afternoon workshop.
XML and DITA in Action (1:30pm - 5:00pm)
At this hands-on workshop, you will receive a brief overview of XML-based Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA). You'll learn why DITA is important, and what needs to be done before implementing new DITA standards. With instructor Bernard Aschwanden's help, you'll create DITA-compliant XML content of your own using a variety of authoring tools. All finished files will be provided to participants as a workshop take-away.
Instructor: Bernard Aschwanden, Director of Publishing Architecture at Bright Path Solutions
Location: Carleton Hotel, Oak Park, IL
Early Bird Rates: Members, $99; Non-members, $199
If you attend our afternoon workshop on January 17, you'll gain free admission to our monthly meeting that night.
Resources
Workshop and monthly meeting sponsored by WritersUA.
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January 17: Migrating to XML and/or to DITA
Monthly Meeting: How to Think Like a Business Strategist and Migrate to XML/DITA
Date: Thursday, January 17, 2008 Time: 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Speaker: Bernard Aschwanden, STC Toronto President
We'll examine an in-depth case study from a Chicago-area firm and learn how to make the business case for XML-/DITA-based publishing. Attendees will be eligible to win a variety of prizes, including free admission to the February 2008 FrameMaker Chautauqua courtesy of Bright Path Solutions.
Monthly Meeting Registration Rates: Members, $30; Non-members, $40. Remember, if you register to attend the workshop that immediately precedes this meeting, you can attend the meeting at no extra charge.
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Institute for Professional Development Announces 2008 Schedule
Starting in February 2008, the Institute for Professional Development will offer Topics in Technical Communication, a series of two-Saturday courses (1 credit each) on areas of current interest in the field and taught by academic and industry experts. All Institute courses are offered at Northern Illinois University's Naperville facility. The three courses that will be offered in the spring are:
- Creating Effective Tables, Graphs, and Diagrams
- Writing for Global Audiences
- Instructional Design for Technical Communicators
Karl Keller, Communication Partners | February 2 & February 16 (9:00 am - 4:00 pm)
Complex technical information is often presented most efficiently and persuasively in information displays - graphs, tables, and diagrams. Well-organized and properly-designed information displays are powerful communication tools because they can convey important and complicated data at a glance. This course will cover best practices in creating graphs, tables, and diagrams to communicate technical information and complex data clearly and powerfully.
For additional details about the Institute's spring 2008 schedule, see our Web site. | |
Identify that Chicago Scene! Win a Prize!
How well do you know Chicago?
Each month, we'll display a different photo of a well-known Chicago scene or neighborhood in At-a-Glance. The first person who identifies the photo correctly in an email to us will win something from our prize stash. In the past, we've given out books, t-shirts, coffee mugs, free meeting registrations, even free workshop and conference registrations.
Think you know which famous building's facade is captured in the photo above? Send an email with your reply to contest@stc-chicago.org. The first person to correctly identify the building featured in the photo will win a copy of Career Distinction: Stand Out by Building Your Brand by William Arruda and Kirsten Dixson.
We will notify the winner via email and post the winner's name on our Web site. The correct answer will be posted on the STC Chicago blog. |
Mid-Season Savings Offered
STC Chicago is offering a special advance discount on the remaining three program meetings for 2007-2008. The $75 mid-season pass includes the January, April, and June meetings.
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