Posts Tagged ‘Professional Development’

APEX 2008 NOW OPEN FOR ENTRIES

The 20th Annual APEX AWARDS FOR PUBLICATION EXCELLENCE is now accepting entries for APEX 2008 (Entry deadline: MARCH 17, 2008). The APEX AWARDS recognize excellence in graphic design, editorial content and overall communications effectiveness. Communicators can choose from 110 different categories under 11 headings, including:

# Newsletters,
# Magazines and journals,
# Newspapers,
# Annual reports,
# Brochures, manuals and reports,
# Electronic and video publications,
# Web and intranet sites,
# Campaigns, programs and plans,
# Writing,
# Design and illustration, and
# One-of-a-Kind publications.

For a list of new and revised categories, see the Apex Awards web site.

The competition’s entry deadline (postmark) is MARCH 17, 2008.

APEX is sponsored by the editors of WRITING THAT WORKS, a newsletter for writing, editing and communications professionals. The contest is open to corporate, nonprofit, freelance and agency communicators. Entrants do not have to be WRITING THAT WORKS subscribers. Entry fees are $69 per entry for WRITING THAT WORKS subscribers; $89 per entry for non-subscribers.

CALL FOR ENTRIES information, brochure and entry form are posted at
http://www.ApexAwards.com/apexawards.htm.

To download the APEX Call for Entries brochure, go to:
http://www.ApexAwards.com/apex_broch.pdf..

Just need the APEX Entry Form? Go to:
http://www.ApexAwards.com/apex_entry_form.pdf.
You can fill out the PDF Easy Entry Form right on your computer screen. (No need to find a typewriter or fill out the form by hand.) Then just mail it with your entries and payment.

Also see the APEX FAQ page for tips and advice on entering, at
http://www.ApexAwards.com/apex2008faqs.htm.

(submitted by Scott Abel, The Content Wrangler)

DocTrain East
Thursday, October 18 & Friday, October 19, 2007
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If you’re not able to attend Documentation and Training East 2007, don’t fret. The organizers will be streaming two days of original programming over Internet radio. All you need is a web browser, a computerwith some speakers, and a connection to the internet.

Made possible by the folks at MyTechnologyLawyer.com, the DocTrain East radio shows take place October 18-19, 2007 (schedule below) and will be broadcast live from the event venue. Listeners will be able to ask questions of the guests via email or phone (toll-free in the U.S.). The shows feature interviews with experts attending the conference who will discuss a variety of hot topics in the technical communication and training arena. MyTechnologyLawyer’s Scott Draughon will co-host the show along with Indiana-based technology journalist, Diane Wieland.

To listen to the live broadcast visit the radio show website. Click “Listen Now” to hear the audio. If you’d like to ask a question of the guests, call-in toll free at 866-685-7469 or send an email to radio@mytechnologylawyer.com.

Show Schedule, Thursday, October 18, 2007
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* 10:00-11:00am ET - “Why Software Sucks” with guest author and keynote presenter, David Platt, Rolling Thunder Computing, and “Changing User Expectations” with guest Kelly Stirman, MarkLogic.
* 11:00-12noon ET - “Convergence and the new Adobe Technical Communication Suite” with RJ Jacquez, Adobe Systems, and “Content Component Management” with Chip Gettinger, Astoria Software.
* 2:00-3:00pm ET - “Why Content Management” with Mary Laplante, Gilbane Group and “What is Dynamic Publishing?” with Joe Gollner, Stilo International.
* 3:00-4:00pm ET - “Localization and Translation” with Christine Fidura, SDL, and “Controlled Vocabularies” with Kent Taylor, Acrolinx.

Show Schedule, Friday, October 19, 2007
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* 9:00-10:00am ET - “DITA Storm: The DITA Wiki” with Alex Karezin and “DITA in Technical Publications” with Harvey Greenburg, XyEnterprise and Peter Vellikin, PTC.
* 10:00-11:00am ET - “Getting Writer’s To Adopt Structured XML Authoring” with Amanda Cross; “Change Management Challenges” with Emma Hamer, Strategy A; and “Content Management Options” with Dan Dube, DocZone.com.
* 11:00-12noon ET - “XML Authoring in an MS Word Environment” with Michael Boses, Invision Research and “Cool Tools for Tech Writers Under $100 Bucks” with Nicky Bleiel, Component One.

AIIM Wednesday Webinar
Produced By: Association for Information and Image Management - The Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Association

TIME: 2:00-3:00 P.M. (EASTERN), 1:00-2:00 P.M. (CENTRAL), 12:00-1:00 P.M. (MOUNTAIN), 11:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M. (PACIFIC), 7:00-8:00 P.M. (GT)
Speaker: Christine Pierpoint, Welchman Consulting

Your company’s image is often defined by how customers perceive the quality of the communications they receive. But today that means more than just batch statements and policies. Customers are becoming more sophisticated, with increasing demands for real-time information. How can you create, maintain, and deliver this content and make it available in email, fax, print, Web, or SMS – for all of your brands – from a single template?

Attend this Webcast to learn how to:

• Launch new products faster & capture more business by providing personalized quotes, applications, agreements and other critical documents in real time
• Improve efficiency by empowering business users rather than IT to manage document generation
• Reduce operational risk by standardizing communication templates and automating exception management
• Save on total cost of ownership by taking advantage of service-oriented architecture (SOA) and XML to drive your business communications

For further information contact:
Kelly Markiewicz
Phone: 301-587-8202

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