STC Community Events for April Added to Calendar

Thanks once more to the chapter and SIG leaders for filling Your Friendly Neighborhood Blogger in on what’s going on in their neighborhoods. Click the Community Events tab above to see the full listing, in chronological order and with links where provided, or see the list below the jump.

If you’re a community leader and didn’t get my email, or if you didn’t get a chance to respond, feel free to email me and I’ll add your events to the below as soon as I can. I’ll send an email each month and post upcoming events for as long as community leaders provide them!

All members are invited to attend any of the below meetings, many of which are virtual. See the websites for more information or to sign up.

31 March: Rochester, Spectrum 2011: Building Better Solutions, A Skills Symposium, Pre-Conference Networking Reception, Radisson Hotel Rochester Airport (at Rochester Institute of Technology), 6:00-8:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://stc-rochester.org/spectrum-2011-building-better-solutions-a-skills-symposium/

1 April: Rochester, Spectrum 2011: Building Better Solutions, A Skills Symposium, Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies (CIMS) building, Rochester Institute of Technology, 8:00 AM-6:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://stc-rochester.org/spectrum-2011-building-better-solutions-a-skills-symposium

2 April: Bangalore, Essentials of Instruction Writing, 8:30 AM IST (GMT+5:30)
http://www.stc-india.org/2011/03/dr-lee-tesdell-webinar-on-essentials-of-instruction-writing/

5 April: Tampa, “STC Suncoast Chapter, Social Networking for Job Seekers,” presented by Bernie Borges, 7:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://stc-suncoast.org/2011/03/april-meeting-social-networking-for-job-seekers/

5 April: Canada West Coast, Contractors SIG, Mix it up with other STC members who are interested in the local Vancouver technical writing contracting scene, 7:00 PM PDT (GMT-7)
http://www.stcwestcoast.ca/index.php/site/events/943/

5 April: Toronto, “STC Toronto Resume webinar” presented by Pamela Paterson, GoToMeeting Webinar, get the top ten tips and a plethora of other information to make your resume work hard at getting you a job, 7:00-9:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://www2.stctoronto.org/get-involved/events/resume-webinar

6 April: Northern New England, “Social Media Management 101 for Business: Yes, it is a real job!,” 6:00-8:30 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://stc-nne.org/meetings.html

7 April: East Bay (CA), “Joomla: The Popular, Free, Open Source CMS,” presented by Ernest Meyer, Crow Canyon Country Club, San Ramon, CA, 5:30-8:30 PM PDT (GMT-7)
http://www.ebstc.org/

7 April: Rocky Mountain, Council Meeting, 6:00-8:00 PM MDT (GMT-6)
http://www.stcrmc.org/events/id/29

7 April: Washington DC/Baltimore, “SharePoint and ContentManagement: How Microsoft SharePoint Gives You a Realistic Approach to Content Management,” presented by Nicky Bleiel, 6:30-8:30 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://04-07-2011-stcwdc.eventbrite.com/

8 April: Technical Editing, Virtual Conference, “Technical Editing as Quality Assurance: Editing-based Metrics,” presented by Michelle Corbin, 11:00 AM–Noon EDT (GMT-4)
http://www.stc-techedit.org/Technical+Editing+as+QA

9 April: Wisconsin, Online Portfolio Workshop, 9:00 AM-Noon CDT (GMT-5)
http://stc-wi.org/2011/03/08/workshop-for-creating-online-portfolios/

12 April: Houston, Program Meeting: Wikis and Community-Contributed Content, American Red Cross, 5:30-7:30 CDT (GMT-5)
http://www.stc-houston.org/events?event_id=86

12 April: Eastern Iowa, The Making of the Wapsipinicon Almanac presented by Timothy Fay, Longbranch Hotel and Convention Center, Cedar Rapids, IA, 5:30-8:00 PM CDT (GMT-5).
http://www.stc-easterniowa.org

12 April: Phoenix, Chapter Meeting, “Creating Graphics that People Understand,” featuring Connie Malamed, 5:30-8:15 PM MDT (GMT-6)
http://www.stc-phoenix.com

12-13 April: Southwestern Ontario, Education Days, “Writing Modular Reusable Content,” presented by Pamela Kostur, and “Communications in Agile Projects,” presented by Fernando Santiago, TechTown, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 8:30 AM-5:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://www.stc-soc.org/education/education_2011.php

13 April: NY Metro, “Designing Outstanding eLearning using Captivate 5–Introductory Workshop,” presented by Joe Ganci, Thomson Reuters, 195 Broadway/Fulton, New York, NY, Webex available for virtual participants, 8:30 AM–5:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://www.stcnymetro.org/

13 April: Berkley (CA), Mental Models: Identifying the Right Content Starts with Really Knowing Your Audience, presented by Indi Young, 6:00-9:00 PM PDT (GMT-7)
http://www.stc-berkeley.org/MonthlyMeeting/april2011_meeting/meeting_details.shtml

13 April: Philadelphia Metro, “Effective Use of Visuals in Online Presentations and E-Learning Tutorials,” presented by Nad Rosenberg, M. Allan Vogelson Regional Branch Library, Voorhees, NJ, 6:30-8:30 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://www.stcpmc.org

13 April: Rocky Mountain, Northern Satellite Meeting at Moxie Java, Ft. Collins, CO, 7:00 PM MDT (GMT-6)
http://www.stcrmc.org/events/id/19

14 April: NY Metro, “Designing Outstanding eLearning using Captivate 5–Intermediate/Advanced Workshop,” presented by Joe Ganci, Thomson Reuters, 195 Broadway/Fulton, New York, NY, Webex available for virtual participants, 8:30 AM–5:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://www.stcnymetro.org/

14 April: NY Metro, “Rapid Instructional Design: Great, Good or Wow, Be Careful?” presented by Joe Ganci, Thomson Reuters, 195 Broadway/Fulton, New York, NY, Webex available for virtual participants, 5:30–8:30 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://www.stcnymetro.org/

14 April: Toronto, “Free Webinar: oXygen DITA Tools,” presented by George Bina, 10:00-11:30 AM EDT (GMT-4)
http://www2.stctoronto.org/get-involved/events/webinar

14 April: Houston, North Side Networking Lunch, 88 Grand Buffet in The Woodlands, 11:30 AM CDT (GMT-5)
Email Houston

14 April: Wisconsin, The Future of Technical Documentation with Rahel Anne Bailie, 5:30 PM CDT (GMT-5)
http://stc-wi.org/2011/02/22/the-future-of-technical-documentation-april-14-2011/

16 April: Wisconsin, Increasing Intelligence of Content Workshop with Rahel Anne Bailie, 9:00 AM-Noon CDT (GMT-5)
http://stc-wi.org/2011/03/06/increasing-intelligence-of-content-workshop-april-16-2011/

16 April: Carolina, A full day API-SDK Workshop presented by Ed Marshall of Marshall Documentation Consulting
http://www.stc-carolina.org/API+and+SDK+Training

16 April: Birmingham, April in Auburn conference, “The Value of Technical Communication,” with Auburn University's Master in Technical and Professional Communication (MTPC) Program, 9:00 AM–4:30 PM CDT (GMT-5)
Email April in Auburn aprilinauburn@gmail.com

18 April: Toronto, “STC Community Social” Meet and greet with Mike Hamilton, VP of MadCap Software, Madison Avenue Pub, 6:00-10:00 PM EDT (GMT-4)
http://www2.stctoronto.org/get-involved/events/stc-toronto-community-social

19 April: Orlando, Awards Banquet: High School Technical Writing Contest, Pellegrin College Scholarships, Jaffe Award for Outstanding Technical Communicator, Winter Park Civic Center, 6:30 PM EDT (GMT-4)
RSVP to Orlando

19 April: Canada West Coast, Program Meeting, Five Ways to Create Exceptional User Experiences, presented by Senior Information Architect Jas Shukla, 7:00 PDT (GMT-7)
http://www.stcwestcoast.ca/index.php/site/events/965/

20 April: San Francisco, “Single Sourcing Content Strategy,” by Elizabeth Fraley, Elephant & Castle, SF Financial District, 6:30 PM PDT (GMT-7)
http://www.stc-sf.org/stc-meetings.htm

21 April: Instructional Design & Learning, Webinar, Give Me the Bells & Whistles! Easy, fun, and free multi-media tools to engage your learners. Angela Velez discusses and demonstrates how to use YouTube, TeacherTube, Voicethread, Voki, Wiggio, Jing, and similar tools in your courses, 1:30-3:00 PM EDT (GMT-4) 
http://www.stcidlsig.org/wp/?page_id=1456

21 April: Rocky Mountain, Chapter Meeting with speaker Scott Abel, “Managing Technical Communication Content: How XML, iPads, eBooks, social networking, augmented reality and content management are changing how technical communicators work,” 7:00-9:00 PM MDT (GMT-6)
http://www.stcrmc.org/documents/open/meetings-Apr11

26 April: Houston, Galleria Area Networking Lunch. Barry’s Pizza at Fountainview, 11:30 AM-1:00 PM CDT (GMT-5)
Email Houston

28 April: Chicago, “Grassroots Documentation Testing,” presented by Kristi Leach, Drake Oak Brook Plaza, Oak Brook, IL, 6:30-9:00 PM CDT (GMT-5)
http://www.stc-chicago.org

30 April: Toronto, “STC Toronto Education Day,” Toronto Public Library (Mount Pleasant Branch), “Current Trends In Tech Comm: ISO Standards and Enterprise Social Media” with Ralph Robinson & Sherry McMenemy, 9:30 AM-3:30 PM EDT (GMT-4).
Note: Space is limited. Registration and payment are required in advance.
http://www2.stctoronto.org/get-involved/events/education-day

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