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Thursdays @ STC Chicago | December 2
Agile Usability: The Benefits of Iterative Testing
'Really Early Bird' Registration Begins for 2011 STC Summit
STC Webinars
Alliance Meetings
At-a-Glance Photo Contest
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Thursdays @ STC Chicago | December 2

Join fellow technical communicators for lunch on December 2 at the following locations:
 
City Location

Caffé Baci at 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
10 S. Riverside Plaza
Chicago, IL 60606
  
Southwestern Location

Dupage Inn at 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
2410 Ogden Ave.
Downers Grove, IL 60515

Northern Location

Cosi at 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
910 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Lincolnshire, IL 60069

Northwestern Location

Pompei at 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
1261 East Higgins Road (back room)
Schaumburg, IL 60173

Questions? Check out our "Thursdays" FAQ.


STC Chicago Webinar | Agile Usability: The Benefits of Iterative Testing

December's meeting topic, "Agile Usability: The Benefits of Iterative Testing," will be offered in the form of a webinar.

Topic
Traditional approaches to usability testing focus on evaluating a product toward the end of development, often too late to improve the product. Iterative testing, on the other hand, starts early and continues throughout development. Beginning when the product is little more than a series of paper sketches, iterative testing enables developers to employ user feedback to incrementally change product design.

Iterative testing is especially important for complex products like web-enabled phones and other ubiquitous digital technologies. These technologies overload users and add to the complexity of their environments. This webinar presents a collection of real-world case studies to examine the role of iterative testing for improving the usability of complex products.

Date
Tuesday, December 7

Time
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. CST

Location
This is an online event. The URL will be provided upon completion of registration.

Advanced Registration Rates
$10 online for members
$15 for non-members

For more information, including registration information, please visit the registration page.


'Really Early Bird' Registration Begins for 2011 STC Summit

Registration is now open for the 2011 STC Technical Communication Summit. This year, STC is offering a "Really Early Bird" rate to those who register for the Summit by December 31, 2010. This special rate is limited to the first 100 people who register. Details are available here.

If you plan to attend the Summit in 2011, be sure to check out the STC Summit Blog for the latest news, special offers, and other helpful information.


STC Webinars

Wednesday, December 8
12:00-1:00 PM CST
Creating Visual Help and Training Using Adobe Captivate
Presented by Neil Perlin

Registration Rates: $79 for members; $149 for non-members; $29 for student members



Alliance Meetings

CCASTD 2010 Holiday Party
Chicagoland Chapter of the American Society for Training & Development (CCASTD)
Thursday, December 2
See CCASTD for details.

ASTD Learning Certificates
Chicagoland Chapter of the American Society for Training & Development (CCASTD)
December: Various Dates
See CCASTD for details.

Create the Perfect Niche, Brand, Pitch, Title and Tagline for Your Speaking Business | Sam Horn
Illinois Chapter of the National Speakers Association (NSA-IL)
Wednesday, December 8
See NSA-IL for details.



At-a-Glance Photo Contest

Can you identify the famous stretch of road featured in the photo above? If so, let us know! The first person to reply with the correct answer will win a $20 gift card from Amazon.com. (Hint: Portions of this road are sometimes referred to as U.S. Highway 41.)

Please send your answers to contest@stc-chicago.org and check our website for news of a winner. Good luck!

Contestants are eligible to win only one prize within any one 12-month period. We will notify the winner via email. Additional information about the photo will be posted on our blog.

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