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Chapter Events for 2005-2006
Listed below are the chapter events that were held from July 2005 through June 2006. Events were held in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia to accommodate members throughout the area.
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July 2005
9
Chapter Event: Summer Planning Meeting (location: Eddie VanArsdall's in Arlington, VA)
13
STC Telephone Seminar: Upgrading Your PowerPoint Presentations: Basics of Organization and Illustration (speaker: Ann Jennings)
30
Chapter Event: Newsletter Planning Meeting (location: Eddie VanArsdall's in Arlington, VA)
August 2005
10
STC Telephone Seminar: Developing Visual Fluency (speaker: William Horton)
24
STC Telephone Seminar: Know Your Audience Like Never Before Through User Profiles and Personas (speaker: Robert Barlow-Busch)
September 2005
14
STC Telephone Seminar: Dreamweaver MX 2004: Part 1 (speaker: Michael Doyle)
15
Chapter Event: Informational Networking—Joint meeting with The Guild of Natural Science Illustrators, The Association of Medical Illustrators, and The Illustrators Club of Washington. (location: National Museum of Natural History in Washington, DC)
17
Chapter Event: Administrative Council Meeting (location: Cynthia Lockley's in Adelphi, MD)
21
STC Telephone Seminar: Dreamweaver MX 2004: Part 2 (speaker: Michael Doyle)
24
Chapter Event: FREE Webinar, "How to Submit an Award-Winning Entry to the Competitions". (speaker: Sarah Gill)
October 2005
15
Knowledge University Workshop: Substantive Editing (instructor: Morris Berman; location: EEI Communications in Silver Spring, MD)
17
Chapter Event: Deadline for Competition Entries.
19
STC Telephone Seminar: Project Planning and Quality Checks: Part 1 (speaker: John Wilson)
26
STC Telephone Seminar: Project Planning and Quality Checks: Part 2 (speaker: John Wilson)
November 2005
3
Chapter Usability SIG Event: World Usability Day. This meeting is jointly sponsored by UPA-DC and the STC Usability SIG. (speakers: Mary Theofanos, Sean Wheeler, Nicole Burton, Elizabeth Murphy, Sheila Campbell, Cari Wolfson, and Whitney Quesenbery; location: American Institute of Architects)
7
Chapter Event: Ask the Manager (speakers: Candace Jenkins, Buckley Jeppson, Heli Roosild, and Sarah Gill; location: National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Conference Center in Arlington, VA)
9
STC Telephone Seminar: FlashHelp, WebHelp, Web Help… Help! (speaker: Neil Perlin)
12
Chapter Event: Administrative Council Meeting (location: Eddie VanArsdall's in Arlington, VA)
December 2005
6
Chapter Event: December Holiday Party. (speakers: Carolyn Kelley Klinger and Kathy Bine; location: The Boulevard Woodgrill)
7
STC Telephone Seminar: Mastering Metadata: Making the Most of Your Content Management System (speaker: Jack Danaher)
January 2006
7
Knowledge University Workshop: Documentation Project Management (instructor: Charles Fisher; location: AOL) in Dulles, VA)
11
STC Telephone Seminar: Textual Bloopers and How to Avoid Them (speaker: Jeff Johnson)
21
Chapter Event: Administrative Council Meeting (location: Kristen Sweet's in Silver Spring, MD)
25
STC Telephone Seminar: Developing Visual Fluency (speaker: William Horton)
February 2006
4
Chapter Event: Competition Awards Celebration and Workshop on Plain Language (Keynote speaker and Workshop Facilitator: Annetta Cheek, Ph.D.; location: Hyatt Regency Bethesda)
8
STC Telephone Seminar:Documenting APIs: Step Up to the Plate (speaker: Susan W. Gallagher)
16
Chapter Usability SIG Event: Understanding Web Readers (and Non-Readers): Creating Usable and Effective Web Content. This meeting is jointly sponsored by UPA-DC and the STC Usability SIG. (speaker: Ginny Redish; location: ASET International Services in Arlington, VA)
22
STC Telephone Seminar: Improve Your Technical Communication Skills through Creative Writing Techniques (speakers: Susan Haire, Amy Himes, Marella Colyvas)
25
Knowledge University Workshop: XML Development (instructor: Mary Gillen; location: EEI Communications, Silver Spring, MD)
March 2006
6
Consulting and Independent Contracting (CIC) SIG Event: Freedom Dinner. (location: Ri-Ra Irish Pub, Bethesda, MD)
8
STC Telephone Seminar: Instructions for Writing Instructions: Guidelines for Organization and Content (speaker: Caroline Stern)
Cancelled
Chapter Event: Career Forum (speakers: Beth Martin; Kathryn Summers, Ph.D.; Laura van Dam; Constance Billé, M. Ed.; location: National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) Conference Center in Arlington, VA)
25
Chapter Event: Administrative Council Meeting (location: Jennifer Reed's in Hamilton, VA)
April 2006
12
Chapter Event: STC Webinar: Software Simulations: Tips, Tricks, and Best Practices. Location: Fairfax, VA. (instructor: William Horton; location: Nortel Government Solutions (NGS) in Fairfax, VA)
Cancelled
Knowledge University Workshop: Adobe® FrameMaker® III: Structured (instructor: Urszula Witherell; location: EEI Communications, Silver Spring, MD
May 2006
7-10
STC's 53rd Annual Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Cancelled
Knowledge University Workshop: Using Word Macros to Enhance Technical Documents (instructor: Eddie VanArsdall). Location: EEI Communications, Silver Spring, MD)
20
Chapter Event: Administrative Council Meeting (location: Kathy Bine's in Fairfax, VA)
23
Chapter Event: STC WDCB Networking Dinner. (speaker: none; location: The Boulevard Woodgrill, Arlington, VA)
24
STC Telephone Seminar: Life After RoboHelp-How We Got Here and Where To Next (speaker: Neil Perlin)
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