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Thursdays @ STC Chicago | January 6
Introduction to Smartphone Application Development for Technical Communicators STC Chicago 2010-2011 Technical Communication Competition IDL SIG Scholarship Application Deadline Approaching Soon STC Webinars Alliance Meetings 2011 STC Technical Communication Summit At-a-Glance Photo Contest Stay Connected to STC Chicago |
Thursdays @ STC Chicago | January 6
Join fellow technical communicators for lunch on January 6 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
Noodles & Company at 11:30 am - 1:00 pm 900 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
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Chapter Meeting
Introduction to Smartphone Application Development for Technical Communicators
Help your mobile team improve your apps by understanding the basics of mobile application creation.
Join us on Tuesday, January 18, for our first chapter meeting of 2011. We will discuss the basics of development for iPhone/iPad and Android. The concepts we plan to cover can be generalized to other mobile platforms. The topics are technical in nature but do not require any experience with programming.
We will explore two hot topics in mobile development: user interface text and content delivery. When writing for the user interface, the reduced screen real estate of mobile devices puts a great weight on the words and phrases appearing in the apps. The first word that comes to mind is rarely the best word. Usability techniques can help you choose the perfect word for every situation and make your app that much easier to use. By understanding how application creation is done, you can do much of the design work on your own without the need for programming resources.
Instructor Joe Welinske, President, WritersUA
Time 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Location Oak Park, Illinois
Advanced Registration Rates $20 online for members $40 for nonmembers
At the Door $30 for members $50 for nonmembers
Please Note: Advanced registration closes on January 13, 2011.
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A Special Announcement from STC Chicago Vice President and Competition Committee Co-Chair, Elizabeth Burke...
STC Chicago 2010-2011 Technical Communication Competition
The 2010-2011 competition judges were very busy for the past two months reviewing and discussing the entries in this year's competition. The teams were tasked with a new approach and new judging forms for this year's competition and the evaluations should offer our submitters better insight into how judges evaluate the entries.
Our competition teams are meeting on Saturday, January 8th to finalize reviews and submit recommendations for awards. The competition committee will notify submitters of the results in a timely manner as we understand the anticipation and excitement that goes along with submitting your work.
Competition awards will be presented at this year's Recognition Banquet on Thursday, March 10th. Please mark the date on your calendars so that you can join us in acknowledging our competition award winners along with others who will be recognized and honored for contributions to our organization and profession.
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IDL SIG Scholarship Application Deadline Approaching Soon
STC's Instructional Design & Learning SIG is offering scholarships to eligible college students. Applications are due on January 20, 2011. This year, two scholarships are available: - $750 for one undergraduate student
- $1,000 for one graduate student
According to the IDL SIG's Web site, the scholarships can be used for college-related expenses or, if desired, can be put toward the registration fee to attend the 2011 STC Summit (our annual conference) in Sacramento, California, to be held May 15-18, 2011. All winners and honorable mentions will be featured in the IDL SIG quarterly newsletter.
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STC Webinars
Wednesday, January 12
12:00-1:00 PM CST Delivering Multi-Modal Training: A Review of Three Projects
Presented by Patrick Quinlan
Wednesday, January 19
12:00-1:00 PM CST Are You Ready for the Next Information Revolution?
Presented by Jennifer Beaupre
Tuesday, January 25
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
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Alliance Meetings
Selling Internally and Externally | Roger Turnquist
Chicago Organization Development Institute Chapter (CODIC) Saturday, January 8
Using 'The Magnificent Sixteen' Video by Danielle Poirier to Model Type Differences | Melody Camp
Chicago Association for Psychological Type (ChAPT) Tuesday, January 18
State of the Chapter: Leading Transformational Change for the 21st Century Workforce | Trish Uhl
Chicagoland Chapter of the American Society for Training & Development (CCASTD) Thursday, January 20
HumorPalooza: How to Discover, Develop and Deliver Rock-Solid Humor | Ronald P. Culberson
Illinois Chapter of the National Speakers Association (NSA-IL) Friday, January 21
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2011 STC Technical Communication Summit
Are you attending the Technical Communication Summit in Sacramento this year? If so, visit the Summit Web site for information about registration, lodging, speakers, and other program details. |
At-a-Glance Photo Contest
Can you identify the famous Chicago building whose staircase is 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. 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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