Tech. communication

IPCC 2008

Opening the Information Economy (July 13-16, 2008 - Montreal, Canada)
The 2008 conference will focus on the theme of 'Opening the Information Economy'. The idea is that we are all a part of the information economy, and by participating in it, we both shape and are shaped by the information economy and its practices. As communication is at the heart of success within this economy, the conference will explore certain communication-based aspects of the information economy.

Start date: July 13, 2008 | Comments (0) | Permalink

DocTrainUX

Documentation & Training: The User Experience (April 18-21, 2007 - Vancouver, BC Canada)
Held in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia, the theme of the 8th Annual Documentation & Training Conference is The User Experience. The event features sessions and workshops that help technical communication pros improve the usefulness of the products they create.

Start date: April 18, 2007 | Comments (0) | Permalink

WritersUA Conference

Annual WritersUA Conference for Software User Assistance (March 25-28, 2007: Long Beach, CA USA)
The Conference is all about cutting-edge education from the top people in our field. Session content includes tips and techniques, design and construction tricks, case studies, roundtable discussions, and more. Practical, hands-on information on everything related to user assistance.

Start date: March 25, 2007 | Comments (0) | Permalink

Advocating Plain Language

Research, Evidence, and Tools for Action (November 15, 2006: Washington DC, USA)
The Center for Plain Language is a 501(c)(3) corporation established to propel the belief that government and business communication can be clear and understandable. This unique collaboration of academic, government, and private sectors promotes research, education, and use of plain language. The Center will transform how people think about communication. We will educate people to demand plain language in public communications and will help businesses and government to meet that demand.

Start date: November 15, 2006 | Comments (0) | Permalink

tcworld Conference

The largest event in the field of Technical Communication in Europe (November 8-9, 2006 - Wiesbaden, Germany EU)
tcworld is a high quality event for professionals dealing with multilingual product information such as technical writers, web designers, documentation and information managers, translators, vendors etc. It provides an excellent platform for information and knowledge exchange between experts from the industry, researchers, education experts, service providers and freelancers.

Start date: November 08, 2006 | Comments (0) | Permalink

Online Help conference - Europe 2006

User assistance tools and technologies for the future (September 7-8, 2006 - Manchester, UK)
The conference enables you to keep pace with industry trends, to learn new techniques from top industry experts, and to make informed decisions about future strategy. As a result, you can keep your user assistance on the cutting edge, better addressing the real needs of your users and increasing the value of your organizations software products.

Start date: September 07, 2006 | Comments (0) | Permalink

Winning Community

STC 53nd Annual Conference (May 7-9, 2006 - Las Vegas, Nevada USA)
The world's largest gathering of technical communicators provides opportunities to learn new job skills, network with other professionals, and enjoy demonstrations of new products useful to your work. Each year, the STC conference attracts the world's largest gathering of technical communicators with unique educational and networking opportunities. At STC's 53rd Annual Conference, you'll learn new tools and techniques, share ideas, network with peers, and preview the latest software and services from dozens of vendors.

Start date: May 07, 2006 | Comments (0) | Permalink

SIGDOC 2005

The 23rd International Conference on Design of Communication (September 21-23, 2005 - Coventry, UK)
"Pervasive computing delivers information technology into new environments for new purposes – in everyday products, in implanted and wearable devices, in global sensor networks, and in micro-machines. Innovation is needed, both to describe and document these systems, and to understand and exploit their potential for information gathering and retrieval. SIGDOC is a multi-disciplinary forum, bringing together communicators, information designers, computer scientists and others. We now invite these communities to propose and report the research that will produce this innovation."

Start date: September 21, 2005 | Comments (0) | Permalink

WritersUA European Conference

Elevate Your Skills (September 16-17, 2005) Amsterdam Marriott Hotel, The Netherlands EU
The WritersUA Europe Conference brings you two days of information-packed instruction from four acknowledged industry experts. A laser focus on user assistance has always been the defining characteristic of the events produced by WritersUA (formerly WinWriters.) As the software industry moves forward, you'll want to make sure your user assistance skills and knowledge place you at the top of your profession.

Start date: September 16, 2005 | Comments (0) | Permalink

STC Conference 2005

Experiencing Technical Communication - 52nd Annual Conference (May 8-11, 2005 - Seattle, USA)
"STC's annual conference is the world's largest gathering of technical communicators. Among the many highlights of the conference are educational sessions, workshops, vendor exhibits, and displays of the winning entries of the Society's international competitions. Technical communication professionals also benefit from numerous networking opportunities and employment resources. In addition, STC chapters organize regional conferences to address the specific needs of technical communicators in a particular geographic area."

Start date: May 08, 2005 | Comments (0) | Permalink

EIDC 2004

2nd European Information Development Conference - November 10-12, 2004 (Wiesbaden, Germany)
"The EIDC is organized by tekom, one of TCeurope's member organizations, and embedded in the tekom Annual Conference which is the largest event in the field of Technical Communication in Europe."

Start date: November 10, 2004 | Comments (0) | Permalink

LISA Forum Europe

Automating Global Business Processes: October 11-14, 2004 - Holiday Inn Disney, Marne-la-Vallee, France
"The Localization Industry Standards Association Forum Europe will go beyond the usual discourse about multilingual content management challenges and solutions to address the practicality of international products delivery, applications, and costs as well as how a larger Europe and companies wanting access to its markets can best manage business practices like emerging collaborative systems, outsourcing management, and open standards deployment."

Start date: October 11, 2004 | Comments (0) | Permalink

SIGDOC 2004

The Engineering of Quality Documentation (October 10-13, 2004 - Memphis TN, USA)
"The engineering of quality documentation is a cross-disciplinary challenge affecting all team members, including technical writers, graphic artists, software developers, usability experts, and project managers. As the field of documentation matures, we would like to consider the implications of making design a systematic process of specification, creation, management, and evolution -- in short, an engineering approach."

Start date: October 10, 2004 | Comments (0) | Permalink

Brand Experience and Technical Communication: Expand Your Horizons

Half-day workshop with Dirk Knemeyer (May 13, 2004 - Baltimore, MD, USA)
"Traditionally the domain of marketers and designers, brand experience is the essential communication challenge of the next twenty years. Leading companies understand that their success is based on creating successful experiences that move everyone related to their organization: customers, employees, prospects, partners, and the public at large. However, successfully creating and maintaining those experiences is a complicated strategic challenge. That is where technical communicators come in. Many disciplines are critically involved in creating a successful brand experience, technical communication prominent among them. We must understand not only brand experience, but also the different disciplines adjacent to our own in order to successfully build rich brand experiences. And for those interested in being involved at a strategic business level, only the very best practitioners from the many disciplines that create brand experiences will have the opportunity to ascend and participate."

Start date: May 13, 2004 | Comments (0) | Permalink

STC's 51st Annual Conference

Navigating The Future of Technical Communication (May 9, 2004 - Baltimore, MD, USA)
"Each year, the STC conference attracts the world's largest gathering of technical communicators with unique educational and networking opportunities. At STC's 51st Annual Conference, you'll learn new tools and techniques, share ideas, network with peers, and preview the latest software and services from dozens of vendors." - Keynote: Ben Shneiderman

Start date: May 09, 2004 | Comments (0) | Permalink

WritersUA

Elevate Your Skills (March 28-31, 2004 - Hollywood, USA)
"WritersUA offers cutting-edge training and information to Technical Writers, Information Analysts and Architects, Documentation Designers, Help Authors, Publication Managers, Documentation Leads, Senior Writers and Documentation Contractors, and User Education Specialists. The focus is on software user assistance, which encompasses writing, editing, planning, coding, indexing, testing, programming, localization, and standards development."

Start date: March 28, 2004 | Comments (0) | Permalink