January Community Events 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. If you weren’t able to send your event due to the holidays, please send now and I’ll add it to the list.

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.

8 January: Eastern Iowa, webinar by David Singer on “Information Mapping: Managing and Reusing Content,” Noon-1:00 PM CST (GMT-6)
http://stc-easterniowa.org/information-mapping-managing-and-reusing-content

8 January: Houston, Moderating Usability Tests by Susan Tacker, American Red Cross (2700 Southwest Freeway), 5:30-7:30 pm CST (GMT-6)
http://www.stc-houston.org/programs

8 January: Wisconsin, Chapter Social and Discussion of Intercom articles on building your career, Burnhearts in Milwaukee, free registration, 5:30-8:00 PM CST (GMT-6)
http://www.stc-wi.org/

8 January: San Diego, Using Wikis for Customer-Facing Documentation with Rachel Sienko, 5:30-8:30 PM PST (GMT-8)
http://www.stc-sd.org/home/home.htm#ChapMeeting

8 January: Canada West Coast, Monthly Consultants and Independent Contractors (CIC) Coffee Meeting, 7:00-9:00 PM PST (GMT-8)
http://www.stcwestcoast.ca/index.php/site/events/monthly_consultants_and_independent_contractors_cic_coffee_meeting/

10 January: Sacramento Metro, Joe Welinske presents Multi-screen Content Authoring Webinar, 7:00-8:00 PST (GMT-8)
http://www.stcsacramento.org/calendar.html or email Sacramento Metro

15 January: Puget Sound, Competition Showcase, Volt in Redmond, 6:00-8:30 PM PST (GMT-8)
http://www.stc-psc.org/wp/

15 January: Canada West Coast, Let’s Take the Mystery out of XML with Tom Magliery, 7:00-8:30 PM PST (GMT-8)
http://www.gifttool.com/registrar/ShowEventDetails?ID=47&EID=14010

16 January: New England, “Designing for the Unknown,” live presentation by Neil Perlin with simulcast webinar, Burlington Hilton Garden Hotel, 6:00-9:00 PM EST (GMT -5)
http://www.stc-boston.org/

16 January, San Francisco, It’s All About Structure! Why Structured Content Is Increasingly Becoming A Necessity, Not An Option by Scott Abel, 6:00-9:00 PM PST (GMT-8)
http://www.stc-sf.org

17 January: Willamette Valley, An Overview of Trends, Tools, and Technologies in Software User Assistance, with Joe Welinske, 6:00-8:30 PM PST (GMT-8)
http://www.stcwvc.org

17 January: Rocky Mountain, Alternate Career Paths by Jack Molisani of ProSpring Technical Staffing, 7:00-9:00 PM MST (GMT-7)
http://www.stcrmc.org/documents/open/home-page

19 January: Orange County, Career Makeover Workshop with Jack Molisani, 8:30 AM-12:30 PM PST (GMT-8)
http://www.ocstc.org/events/event/29-jack-molisani-presents-career-makeover-workshop

19 January: Berkeley, Annual Chapter Party and Touchstone Awards, 5:30-9:00 PM PST.
http://stc-berkeley.org/MonthlyMeeting/january2013_annual_party/meeting_details.shtml

22 January: Houston, Galleria Networking Lunch, Barry’s Pizza (Richmond at FountainView), 11:30 AM-12:30 PM CST (GMT-6)
http://www.stc-houston.org/events

24 January: Chicago, Key Trends in Software UA webinar by Joe Welinske, Noon-1:00 PM CST (GMT-6)
http://www.stc-chicago.com

24 January: Philadelphia Metro, Chapter Meeting, “Pinterest for the Technical Communicator,” 6:30 PM EST (GMT-5)
http://www.stcpmc.org

24 January: NY Metro, Evening presentation by Bernard Aschwanden: “Tips and tricks to improving the user experience through eLearning assistance,” 5:30-8:30 PM EST (GMT-5)
http://www.stcnymetro.org/

25 January: NY Metro, TCS4 workshop led by Bernard Aschwanden: “Plan, Produce, Publish,” 9:00 AM-5:00 PM EST (GMT-5)
http://www.stcnymetro.org/

30 January: Rocky Mountain, Webinar: Writing for Touch, Voice, and Gestures by Joe Welinske of Writers UA, 7:00-8:00 PM MST (GMT-7)
Email Rocky Mountain

31 January: Washington DC-Metro Baltimore, webinar, Improving the UX of Mobile Apps with Thoughtful UI Text presented by Joe Welinske, 7:00-8:00 PM EST (GMT-5)
http://01-31-13-stcwdcb.eventbrite.com/