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		<title>STC Technical Communication Summit &#8211; Philadelphia, PA</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[STC Technical Communication Summit June 1-4, 2008 &#8211; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Convention Center Come join the largest gathering of technical communicators for another exciting conference. At STC&#8217;s 55th Annual Conference and Expo, not only will you meet the team from Adobe and learn more about Adobe products, but you will also have a chance to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=techconblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2925789&amp;post=9&amp;subd=techconblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4><a href="http://www.stc.org/55thConf" target="_blank">STC Technical Communication Summit</a></h4>
<p>June 1-4, 2008 &#8211; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<br />
Pennsylvania Convention Center<br />
Come join the largest gathering of technical communicators for another exciting conference. At STC&#8217;s 55th Annual Conference and Expo, not only will you meet the team from Adobe and learn more about Adobe products, but you will also have a chance to visit with other industry experts and vendors.</p>
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		<title>Art Directors Invitational Master Class &#8211; San Jose, CA</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:39:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[11th Annual Art Directors Invitational Master Class April 30 &#8211; May 3, 2008 &#8211; San Jose, California It&#8217;s alive! Climb out of your coffins boys and ghouls for ADIM 11, the hands-on creative design workshop. Learn from the best and experience fiendishly fabulous Adobe software, and walk away with one of three Adobe Creative Suite [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=techconblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2925789&amp;post=8&amp;subd=techconblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h4><a href="http://www.adimconference.com/" target="_blank">11th Annual Art Directors Invitational Master Class</a></h4>
<p>April 30 &#8211; May 3, 2008 &#8211; San Jose, California<br />
It&#8217;s alive! Climb out of your coffins boys and ghouls for ADIM 11, the hands-on creative design workshop. Learn from the best and experience fiendishly fabulous Adobe software, and walk away with one of three Adobe Creative Suite 3 products free with your registration. Sign up today!</p>
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		<title>Leopard Showcase &#8211; Chicago, IL</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:34:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Free Event, Leopard Showcase, March 11: Chicago March 11th, Ascend Chicago facility, 9:30-Noon Come see top professionals demonstrate the new features and talk about the pros and cons of changing the spots on your Mac.Topics: Does anybody really know what Time Machine does? Can you Stack Spaces or put Spaces in Stacks? A quick look [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=techconblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2925789&amp;post=7&amp;subd=techconblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Free Event, Leopard Showcase, March 11: Chicago</h2>
<p>March 11th, Ascend Chicago facility, 9:30-Noon</p>
<p>Come see top professionals demonstrate the new features and talk about the pros and cons of changing the spots on your Mac.<b>Topics: </b></p>
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<li>Does anybody really know what Time Machine does?</li>
<li>Can you Stack Spaces or put Spaces in Stacks?</li>
<li>A quick look at QuickLook.</li>
<li>Running Windows on Leopard.</li>
<li>Finder and Mail improvements.</li>
<li>What is Leopard going to break?</li>
<li>How can you upgrade?</li>
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<p><a href="http://www.ascendtraining.com/events.php">MORE INFO HERE </a></p>
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		<title>WritersUA Conference &#8211; Portland, Oregon</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:25:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Registration is open for the Sixteenth Annual WritersUA Conference to be held in Portland, Oregon, at the Portland Hilton March 16-19, 2008. The Portland area offers a wonderful location for visitors to choose from a variety of activities and entertainment. The WritersUA Conference includes over sixty cutting-edge topics Sunday, March 16, through Wednesday, March 19. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=techconblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2925789&amp;post=5&amp;subd=techconblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://techconblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/hotel.jpg?w=250&#038;h=198" align="left" height="198" width="250" /><a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/reginfo.htm"><b>Registration is open</b></a> for the <b>Sixteenth Annual WritersUA Conference</b> to be held in Portland, Oregon, at the <a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/hotel.htm">Portland Hilton</a> March 16-19, 2008. The Portland area offers a wonderful location for visitors to choose from a <a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/funandgames.htm">variety of activities and entertainment</a>.</p>
<p>The WritersUA Conference includes <a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/tracks.htm"><b>over sixty cutting-edge topics</b></a> Sunday, March 16, through Wednesday, March 19. As part of your conference registration you receive printed Conference Proceedings and admission to the Exhibition, Peer Showcase, Product Demonstrations, Networking Lunches and a Networking Reception.</p>
<p><b>Location:  </b> <a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/hotel.htm">Portland Hilton</a>, Portland, Oregon</p>
<p><b>Costs:  </b>$1,295</p>
<p><b>Deadline:  </b>Deadline for discounts already passed</p>
<p><b>Attractions:  </b><a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/funandgames.htm">Listed here</a><b><br />
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<p><b>Courses:</b></p>
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<h2>Emerging Skills</h2>
<p><a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track1.htm#session48">The Wikibooks Paradigm for Collaborative Content Creation</a> • <i>Andrew Whitworth</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track1.htm#session53">The Potential of Web 2.0 for User Assistance</a> • <i>Scott Boggan</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track1.htm#session17">Integrating Different Types of User Assistance with On-Demand Software</a> • <i>Andrea Leszek</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track1.htm#session27">Friend or Foe? The Role of Web 2.0 in User Assistance</a> • <i>Sarah O&#8217;Keefe</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track1.htm#session22">Guiding Principles of Googley Design</a> • <i>Jon Wiley</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track1.htm#session58">Using Web 2.0 to Distribute Key Knowledge</a> • <i>James Keller</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track1.htm#session33">Making Business Blogging Work with Your UA </a> • <i>Jeanie DuMont</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track1.htm#session15">An Essential Toolkit for Information Architects</a> • <i>Bogo Vatovec</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track1.htm#session43">Web 2.0 in a Corporate Environment: Roles and Tasks of a Technical Communicator</a> • <i>Bogo Vatovec</i><br />
<b>Hands-on Double Session:</b> <a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track1.htm#session11">Designing Best-in-Class Embedded User Assistance</a> • <i>Scott DeLoach</i><br />
<b>Supplemental Seminar: </b><a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/seminars.htm#session05">Introduction to DITA</a> • <i>Tony Self</i></td>
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<h2>Technology Update</h2>
<p><a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track2.htm#session55">Flare &#8211; Hot Tips and Cool Tricks</a> • <i>Scott DeLoach</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track2.htm#session46">Creating Help with DITA &#8211; a Development Forum</a> • <i>Tony Self</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track2.htm#session10">Key Issues in Help Authoring Tool Selection</a> • <i>Char James-Tanny / Panel Discussion</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track2.htm#session12">Developing Help for the Mac</a> • <i>Matt Neuburg</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track2.htm#session09">Supporting Windows Mobile Devices</a> • <i>Chris De Herrera</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track2.htm#session45">Guided Help: A Revolution for Software Help and Support?</a> • <i>Matthew Ellison</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track2.htm#session26">Automated Reference Documentation Using Microsoft Sandcastle</a> • <i>David Wright</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track2.htm#session26">Creating Auto-line Numbered Code Blocks with CSS and Microsoft Visual Studio 2005</a> • <i>Frank Palinkas</i><br />
<b>Vendor Technical Presentation:</b> <a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track2.htm#session35">Introducing Adobe Technical Communication Suite</a> • <i>RJ Jacquez</i></td>
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<h2>Design Strategies</h2>
<p><a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track3.htm#session02">Emulating Vista Help with RoboHelp and Flare</a> • <i>Rob Houser</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track3.htm#session24">Analyzing Your Audience, Constructing Personas and Conducting Internal Dialogs</a> • <i>Dave Farkas and Jean Farkas</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track3.htm#session03">Task Support Clusters: A Micro-architecture for User Assistance</a> • <i>Michael Hughes</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track3.htm#session19">Using Visual Hierarchy to Convey Information</a> • <i>Luke Wroblewski</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track3.htm#session31">Case Studies: Portable Usability Testing with Morae</a> • <i>Alan Choi, Sarah Leritz-Higgins, Tim Saludo</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track3.htm#session20">From Use Cases to Help Design, Development, and Testing</a> • <i>Jill Kerr</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track3.htm#session20">The Psychology of User-&#8221;ology&#8221;: Knowing Your Audience</a> • <i>Leah Camp</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track3.htm#session34"><i>Health Models</i> for Procedural Troubleshooting</a> • <i>Daniel Brown</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track3.htm#session34"><i>SuperFlow</i> Interactive Flow Charts</a> • <i>Doug Eby</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track3.htm#session61">Techniques for Reviewing a User Interface</a> • <i>Rhonda Bracey</i></td>
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<h2>Tool Techniques</h2>
<p><a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track4.htm#session66">Become Robo-Like Efficient with RoboHelp 7</a> • <i>Kevin Siegel</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track4.htm#session56">Effective Guidelines for Captivate Movies</a> • <i>David Locke</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track4.htm#session01">Moving an Enterprise Organization to Madcap Flare</a> • <i>Jenny Quimpo</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track4.htm#session01">Case Study: Supporting a Software &#8220;Appliance&#8221; with Flare&#8217;s WebHelp and DotHet Help</a> • <i>Mara Dolan</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track4.htm#session36">Using DocBook for Context-sensitive Help</a> • <i>Tony DaSilva</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track4.htm#session36">Sharing the Point: Custom Help for Custom SharePoint Applications</a> • <i>Jennifer Abbingsole</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track4.htm#session42">Creating and Using a &#8220;Template&#8221;� Project in RoboHelp</a> • <i>Diana Beebe</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track4.htm#session42">The Outer Limits: Transcending the Technical Boundaries of RoboHelp</a> • <i>Greg Hinshaw</i><br />
<b>Hands-on Double Session:</b> <a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track4.htm#session07">Developing Interactive eLearning with Captivate</a> • <i>Rob Houser</i><br />
<b>Hands-on Double Session:</b> <a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track4.htm#session37">Automating the Word Authoring Environment</a> • <i>Paul Mueller</i><br />
<b>Vendor Technical Presentation:</b> <a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track4.htm#session54">Advanced Single-Sourcing With MadCap Flare</a> • <i>Mike Hamilton</i><br />
<b>Vendor Technical Presentation:</b> <a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track4.htm#session49">Advanced Print Publishing With MadCap Flare</a> • <i>Mike Hamilton</i><br />
<b>Vendor Technical Presentation:</b> <a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track4.htm#session38">Authoring With Consistency in Large MadCap Flare Projects</a> • <i>Mike Hamilton</i></td>
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<h2>Content Development</h2>
<p><a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track5.htm#session14">Beyond Step by Step: The Architecture of Procedural Content in Online User Assistance</a> • <i>Cheri Lockett Zubak</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track5.htm#session29">Effective Interviewing of Subject Matter Experts</a> • <i>Rich Maggiani</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track5.htm#session41">Making Your Help Dynamically Match User-Customized Menus</a> • <i>Melanie Allen</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track5.htm#session41">Using Content Tagging for Intelligent Search</a> • <i>David Shannon</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track5.htm#session39">Integrating Taxonomies and XML</a> • <i>Darin Stewart</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track5.htm#session40">Collaborative Editing of Online Help</a> • <i>Geoff Hart / Char James-Tanny</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track5.htm#session44">Achieving Business Value by Integrating Tasks, Topics and Content</a> • <i>Duane Degler</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track5.htm#session30">Developing Reusable Content with AuthorIt</a> • <i>Cheri Lockett Zubak</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track5.htm#session47">Improving the Speed and Accuracy of a Publication Workflow</a> • <i>Geoff Hart</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track5.htm#session28">APIs and SDKs: Breaking Into and Succeeding in a Specialty Market</a> • <i>Ed Marshall</i><br />
<b>Supplemental Seminar: </b><a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/seminars.htm#session10">Writing User Assistance that Improves Performance</a> • <i>Rob Houser</i></td>
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<h2>Open Standards</h2>
<p><a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track6.htm#session25">Migrating your User Assistance to the DITA Architecture</a> • <i>Alan Houser</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track6.htm#session04">Customizing DITA Output &#8211; Web-based XHTML and PDF</a> • <i>Pam Noreault</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track6.htm#session57">Rapid Prototyping Techniques for Developing User Assistance</a> • <i>Alan Houser</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track6.htm#session16">How to Run a Successful DITA Pilot User Assistance Project</a> • <i>Mark Wallis</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track6.htm#session65">Introduction to XSL Transforms</a> • <i>Dave Gash</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track6.htm#session64">Cascading Style Sheets: Image Maps Using Backgrounds</a> • <i>Dave Gash</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track6.htm#session64">Cascading Style Sheets: Creating Table &#8220;Styles&#8221;</a> • <i>Matthew Ellison</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track6.htm#session13">Single-sourcing with DITA in Support of a Web-based Application</a> • <i>Steven Anderson</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track6.htm#session13">Customization Options to Maximize Content Reuse with DITA</a> • <i>Debra Bissantz</i></td>
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<h2>Special Interest</h2>
<p><b>Opening Session: </b><a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track7.htm#session06">Searching for the Origins of Language</a> • <i>Christine Kenneally</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track7.htm#session08">True Separation of Content, Structure, Format, and Behavior</a> • <i>Dave Gash</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track7.htm#session60">Welcome to the World of User Assistance</a> • <i>Joe Welinske</i><br />
<a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track7.htm#session32">The Difference between E-Learning and User Assistance Technology</a> • <i>Saul Carliner</i><br />
<b>Closing Session: </b><a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/track7.htm#session23">User Assistance Trends: Key Future Directions</a> • <i>Panel Discussion</i><br />
<b>Supplemental Seminar: </b><a href="http://www.writersua.com/ohc/seminars.htm#session21">18 Tips for Designing E-learning</a> • <i>Saul Carliner</i></td>
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		<title>SANS Rocky Mountain Bootcamp &#8211; Denver, CO</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANS returns to Denver, Colorado for SANS Rocky Mountain Bootcamp 2008 on June 8-13. Enjoy the spectacular beauty of the Rocky Mountain foothills as the backdrop for your training this summer! Date:  June 8th to 13th, 2008 Location:   Sheraton Denver West Hotel in Lakewood, Colorado Costs:  $3,045 and up, depending on courses and discounts [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=techconblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=2925789&amp;post=3&amp;subd=techconblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://techconblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/denver2.jpg?w=450" align="left" />SANS returns to Denver, Colorado for <a href="//www.sans.org/info/22764">SANS Rocky Mountain Bootcamp 2008</a> on June 8-13. Enjoy the spectacular beauty of the Rocky Mountain foothills as the backdrop for your training this summer!</p>
<p><b>Date:  </b>June 8th to 13th, 2008</p>
<p><b>Location:  </b> <a href="http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=883&amp;EM=VTY_SI_denverwest_883_overview">Sheraton Denver West Hotel</a> in Lakewood, Colorado</p>
<p><b>Costs:  </b>$3,045 and up, depending on courses and discounts</p>
<p><b>Deadline:  </b>Register and pay by April 16 to save $250 on tuition fees!</p>
<p><b>Courses include:</b><br />
- Security 401: SANS Security Essentials Bootcamp Style<br />
- Security 504: Hacker Techniques, Exploits &amp; Incident Handling<br />
- Security 508: System Forensics, Investigation &amp; Response<br />
- Security 502: Perimeter Protection In-Depth<br />
- Management 414: SANS(R) +S Training Program for the CISSP(R) Certification Exam<br />
- Management 411: SANS 17799/27001 Security &amp; Audit Framework<br />
- Hosted : Department of Defense Information Assurance Certification<br />
and Accreditation Process (DIACAP) Training</p>
<p><b>Attractions:  </b>Coors Brewery, Red Rocks Concert Amphitheater and Park, sporting venues, variety of restaurants.</p>
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