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In This Issue
November 6 | Thursdays @ STC Chicago
November 8 | Adobe® FrameMaker® Workshop
November 12 | STC Chicago Monthly Meeting
NIU-STC IPD Course | Fundamentals of Technical Communication
STC Member-Get-a-Member Campaign
Alliance Group Meetings & Workshops
November 2008 Photo Contest
Other News |
November 6: Thursdays @ STC Chicago
Join us on the first Thursday of each month for our informal discussion and networking series, Thursdays @ STC Chicago. Stop by any of five convenient locations in the city and suburbs.
For details about when and where STC Chicago members will meet, see Thursdays.
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November 8: Introduction to Adobe® FrameMaker® 8.0
Need to know more about one of Adobe's most popular software tools for technical writers? Attend our workshop to learn the basics of Adobe FrameMaker 8.0.
Workshop Details:
Date: Saturday, November 8, 2008
Time: 9 am - 3 pm
Location: National-Louis University, 950 Warrenville Road, Lisle, IL ( Map)
Cost: $99
Don't miss this opportunity to get up to speed on the newest version of FrameMaker.
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November 12: STC Chicago Monthly Meeting
Being Indispensable: Uncovering and Promoting Your Hidden Talents
Learn how to take your career in technical communication to the next level. Join us on November 12 as Matt Mignogna of Dashe & Thomson discusses how technical communicators can get ahead by uncovering and promoting their hidden talents. If you want others to recognize your guru-like technical writing ability or your expertise in usability, instructional design, change management, process refinement, or organizational development, you won't want to miss this opportunity.
At this meeting, you'll learn how to assess your current skill sets with respect to market demands, as well as how to become more engaged in projects by learning different project roles (such as change management and business analysis).
Dashe & Thomson is currently ranked #25 in Inc's list of top-50 education companies. Recently, we learned that Dashe plans to open an office in Chicago and recruit technical communication specialists for new projects in 2009. If you are interested in exploring the possibilities, you won't want to miss this meeting.
In addition, STC Executive Director Susan Burton will kick off STC Chicago's membership drive with some brief remarks about "Investing in Your Future: The Value of STC Membership."
To learn more about this unique networking opportunity, see our website. The advance registration deadline is 8:00 p.m. Friday, November 8, so don't delay.
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Register Today for Course in Fundamentals of Technical Communication
The NIU-STC Institute for Professional Development has announced its Spring 2009 schedule. Register today for "Fundamentals of Technical Communication."
Although this course is designed for people with little or no experience in the field, it often enrolls a wide range of participants, including workplace professionals. The course consists of seven Saturday workshops (9:00 am - 4:00 pm), each taught by an expert in the workshop topic. Participants also work with a mentor who is experienced in technical communication. Participants earn three hours of undergraduate or graduate credit through Northern Illinois University.
The course professor will be Jessica Reyman, Assistant Professor of rhetoric and professional writing at NIU and Managing Director of the NIU-STC Institute for Professional Development.
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STC Member-Get-a-Member Campaign
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Alliance Group Meetings & Workshops
November 8 | Driving Business Success Through Effective Mentoring Programs
November 10 | Transpersonal Coaching: Mind, Body, and Spirit
November 14 | Take the Stairs: Success Means Doing What Others Won't & How to Be Funny to Make More Money
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November 2008 At-a-Glance Photo Contest
A portion of Chicago's lakefront is featured in the photo above. That much we'll tell you! Now, can you name the structure located in the upper left-hand corner of the photograph? Take a look and let us know. The first person to email contest@stc-chicago.org with the correct answer will an STC coffee mug. Good luck! Contestants are eligible to win only one prize within any one 12-month period. We will notify the winner via email and post the winner's name on our website. The correct answer will be posted on our blog. |
Other News
Chicago Humanities Festival | October/November
Interested in big ideas? This year the Chicago Humanities Festival puts a spotlight on big-picture thinking. Today's thought leaders share their ideas about the pursuit of big ideas and the impact human ambition has on new developments in science, technology, and the arts. The festival has been going on for several weeks now, so chances are you may have missed some of the presenations. Not to worry. All presentations have been taped and will soon be available at the Chicago Humanities Festival website.
Still to come at the festival, on Sunday, November 9, Bruce Mau and Elva Rubio, the team behind the project/book Massive Change: The Future of Global Design, will present "Designing Chicago's Next Century." These collaborators are famous for their innovative take on visual communication.
Culture Without Borders: Writing in Foreign Language | November 10
Cultural influence on language and translation is a hot topic in technical communication these days. If you're interested in discovering how this plays out in the literary arena, check out the Goethe-Institut Chicago's year-long reading series, which begins next Monday. It will feature authors who live and write in a country and language different from their birthplace and native tongue. Marica Bodrozić and Samrat Upadhyay will be the first authors to speak; the presentation will be bilingual, in English and German. Though this presentation is definitely from a literary point of view, it promises to be interesting and enlightening. For details and information about other scheduled readings, visit the Goethe-Institut Chicago website. | |
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