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2009 Events Calendar

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STC New York Metro Chapter Events

Jun 25 (5:30 to 8:30 PM)

End-of-Year Chapter Social, Officer Induction and Presentation by Thomson Reuters Staff. The meeting will be an informal networking event with open bar, passed appetizers, one pasta station, and dessert. During the meeting, the newly elected Board of Officers will be inducted, launching their tenure as the Executive Council for the chapter period of 2009-2010. The technical writing staff of Thomson Reuters will also conduct an informal presentation on how a multi-national organization structures its technical writing department, conducts its day-to-day operations, and handles a wide range of functions, from writing to localization and translation. To be held at Arno Ristorante in New York City.

STC Web Seminars

Jun 24 (1 to 2:30 PM ET)

Easy-to-Use Flash Templates for Multimedia Delivery with Rob Hogarth, Lesley Kelly and Julie Santilli of IBM. This demonstration shows how a Flash and XML template system can be used to allow technical communicators who are not familiar with Flash coding, to assemble a multimedia product tour using only basic XML and existing text content and screen recorded files. The final end product is a Flash file that can be distributed as a standalone executable, or it can be embedded into existing information delivery systems.

Jul 15 (1 to 2:30 PM ET)

Designing and Implementing Embedded Help with Nicky Bleiel, Senior Information Developer at ComponentOne. Embedding Help into your software application is the ideal way to give users relevant information exactly when they need it, making them successful and increasing the usability of your application. Among other advantages, embedded Help is task specific, context-specific, and doesn’t require users to abandon their workflow. However, until now implementations have been hindered by the need for custom development and multiple Help files.

Jul 29 (1 to 2:30 PM ET)

Converting Readers from Casual Subscribers to Devoted Followers: Best Practices for Blogging with Tom Johnson. Making your blog influential with readers who are more than just casual subscribers but who are actual devoted followers, requires you to give consideration to some best practices for blogging. Beyond search engine optimization, readability, and format, these best practices include crafting posts with story, revealing appropriately, and connecting with users through an engaging voice.

STC Events

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Non-STC Events

Jul 19 to Jul 24

HCI International 2009: 13th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction. To be held at the Town and Country Resort and Convention Center in San Diego, California.

Aug 9 to Aug 14

International Ergonomics Association (IEA) 2009: 17th World Congress on Ergonomics presents symposia, panels, demonstrations, tutorials, workshops, poster sessions, and technical meetings. To be held at the Beijing Jiuhua International Conference and Exhibition Center, Beijing, China.

Sep 14 to Sep 17

Ergonomics - Think It. Live It—40th Annual Conference of the Association of Canadian Ergonomists (ACE). This conference provides an excellent opportunity to examine how physical, cognitive, behavioural and organizational sciences have taken humans into consideration in the quest to design healthy work environments. To be held at the Loews le Concorde Hotel, Quebec City, Quebec (Canada).

Oct 5 to Oct 7

The 27th International ACM SIGDOC 2009 Conference will be held at Indiana University's School of Informatics in Bloomington, Indiana. Research papers, workshop proposals, experience reports and posters are invited that emphasize communications and information design. Proposals due by May-20.

Oct 14 to Oct 16

Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) Europe Chapter Annual Meeting hosted by Linkoping University in Linkoping, Sweden.

Oct 18 to Oct 19

7th Annual Meeting of the Society for Human Performance in Extreme Environments (SHPEE). This meeting brings together those interested in extreme environments. Scientists, researchers, operational personnel, students, and other professionals present their latest research, theory, and applied findings in a variety of areas related to human performance in extreme environments (i.e, space, hydrospace, etc.). To be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, San Antonio, Texas.

Oct 18 to Oct 20

Heritage Region Conference of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). This conference offers a wide range of programming and networking opportunities that are timely and relevant to all levels of communication professionals. To be held at the Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center in Cleveland, Ohio.

Oct 19 to Oct 23

53rd Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES). Keep up with the latest developments in human factors and ergonomics. To be held at Grand Hyatt in San Antonio, Texas.