DJCline.com

Topic: Intro to Web API Doc Workshop

Speaker: Peter Gruenbaum

Venue: Galvanize, 111 South Jackson Street, Seattle, WA 98104

Date: Dec. 7, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Annual East Bay STC Holiday Party

Speaking: STC Members

Venue: Brass Door Restaurant, 2154 San Ramon Valley Blvd, San Ramon, CA 94583

Date: Dec. 12, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Holiday Party and Pub Social Night at Rough Draft Brewing

Speaking: STC Members

Venue: Rough Draft Brewing Company 8830 Rehco Rd. Suite D – San Diego, CA 92121

Date: Dec. 13, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Evaluating (and Improving) Your Technical Documentation: Save Money and Reduce Risk

Speaking: Joseph Devney

Venue: Highlands Country Club 110 Hiller Drive , Oakland, CA 94618

Date: Dec. 18, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Holiday Schmooze

Speaking: STC Members

Venue: Stein’s Beer Garden, 895 Villa Street, Mountain View, CA 94041

Date: Jan. 26-27, 2018 8:00AM

Org: TC Camp

Topic: API Day, Workshops on Chatbots, Minimalism, WordPress/SEO, Adobe

Speaking: Liz Fraley, Peter Gruenbaum, Dawn Stevens, Michael Lam, Massimo Paolini and Alyson Harrold

Venue: Hospitality Management Building, Mission College, 3000 Mission College Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95054

Events, Reviews

Nov. 2017 Events To Attend

November 1, 2017 dj

Here are some events you might want to attend. Check with the respective organizations for more information.

Date: Nov. 2, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: E Pluribus Unum — Out of many deliverables, one story

Speaking: Tom Goering

Venue: Brass Door Restaurant, 2154 San Ramon Valley Blvd, San Ramon, CA 94583

Date: Nov. 2, 2017 7:00PM

Topic: Developer portals – When docs become DX

Speaking: Brian Immel

Venue: Portland State University 1930 SW 4th Avenue, Room FAB 86-01, Portland OR 97201

Date: Nov. 5-8, 2017 9:00 AM

Org: LavaCon 2017

Topic: Content Strategy Conference: Spanning Silos, Building Bridges

Speaker: Jack Molisani and many others. You can register for LavaCon using the referral code PDXMeetup for $300 off conference tuition?

Venue: Hilton Portland and Executive Tower. 921 Southwest 6th Avenue, Portland, OR 97204

Date: Nov. 5, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Intercultural Communication and Business

Speaking: Madeleine Adkins

Venue: Highlands Country Club 110 Hiller Drive , Oakland, CA 94618

Date: Nov. 11, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Augmented Reality Talk and Virtual Reality Play

Speaker: Stacey Stevens

Venue: Virtual Sports 17600 W Valley Hwy, Tukwila, WA 98188

Date: Nov. 11, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Case Study: How FICO’s Technical Publications Team Got Started with Video Production

Speaking: Dan Ziagos

Venue: Qualcomm Building Q, 6455 Lusk Blvd – San Diego CA 92121

Date: Nov. 13, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Experts Matter

Speaking: Joe Meyers

Venue: IHOP Restaurant, 4200 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054

Date: Nov. 15, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Getting The Most Out Of TC Camp

Speaking: Liz Fraley

Venue: Salesforce office at 121 Spear St. in the Rincon Center, San Francisco, CA 94105

Date: Nov. 16, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Vanvcouver Island Tech Comm Café

Speaking: Technical communication professionals

Venue: The Churchill 1140 Government St, Victoria, BC V8W 1Y2, Canada. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to admin@stcwestcoast.ca

Date: Nov. 16, 2017 6:00PM

Org: SVEC

Topic: SVEC 2017 Open House Reception

Speaking: Aidan Herbert

Venue: SEMI Headquarters, 673 S. Milpitas Blvd, Milpitas, CA 95035

Events, Reviews

Oct. 2017 Events To Attend

October 2, 2017 dj

Here are some events you might want to attend. Check with the respective organizations for more information.

Date: Oct. 1, 2017 8:00AM

Topic: Accepting entries for regional competition, sponsored by the Bay Area STC chapters, benefitting the Kenneth Gordon Scholarship. Deadline Oct. 7, 2017 2:00PM.

Coordinating: Richard Mateosian and Pat Lufkin

Venue: 110 Hiller Drive, Oakland, California 94618

Date: Oct. 5, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: The Education of a Tech Writer — Never Ending

Speaking: Dave Gardner

Venue: Brass Door Restaurant, 2154 San Ramon Valley Blvd, San Ramon, CA 94583

Date: Oct. 10, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Personal Branding: Are You Selling Features or Benefits?

Speaking: Jack Molisani

Venue: Hera Hub Sorrento Valley, 4010 Sorrento Valley Blvd #400 – San Diego CA 92121

Date: Oct. 10, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Confluence Docs With Node.js, Intro to the PSU Tech Writing Program

Speaking: Brian Immel

Venue: New Relic 111 SW 5th Avenue, suite 500, Portland, OR 97204

Date: Oct. 11, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Enough Code to be Dangerous

Speaking: Clarence Cromwell, Rebecca Firestone, Jon Pugh

Venue: Highlands Country Club 110 Hiller Drive , Oakland, CA 94618

Date: Oct. 16, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Landing The Contract

Speaking: Tim Steele

Venue: IHOP Restaurant, 4200 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054

Date: Oct. 18, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Getting the Most out of TC Camp

Speaking: Liz Fraley

Venue: Salesforce office at 121 Spear St. in the Rincon Center, San Francisco, CA 94105

Date: Oct. 18-19, 2017 9:00AM

Org: CIDM

Topic: Developing a Web and Mobile Content Strategy

Speaking: Dawn Stevens

Venue: Colchester, VT

Date: Oct. 20, 2017 1:00 PM

Org: Writers UA

Topic: Accessibility Workshop at the School of Visual Concepts

Speaker: Joe Welinske

Venue: School of Visual Concepts, 2300 7th Ave. Suite B
Seattle, WA 98121

Date: Oct. 21, 2017 10:00AM

Topic: Session 2: Introducing SharePoint

Speaker: Lin Laurie

Venue: Webinar

Date: Oct. 21, 2017 10:00AM

Topic: Vancouver-Area Tech Comm Café

Speaking: Technical communication professionals

Venue: Vancity Commercial Drive Community Branch in East Van, 1675 Commercial Drive, Vancouver BC. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to admin@stcwestcoast.ca

Date: Nov. 5-8, 2017 9:00 AM

Org: LavaCon 2017

Topic: Content Strategy Conference: Spanning Silos, Building Bridges

Speaker: Jack Molisani and many others. You can register for LavaCon using the referral code PDXMeetup for $300 off conference tuition?

Venue: Hilton Portland and Executive Tower. 921 Southwest 6th Avenue, Portland, OR 97204

Note: Mt. Tabor Portland, OR

Events, Reviews

Sep. 2017 Events To Attend

September 1, 2017 dj

Here are some events you might want to attend. Check with the respective organizations for more information.

Date: Sep. 1, 2017 8:00AM

Topic: Accepting entries for regional competition, sponsored by the Bay Area STC chapters, benefitting the Kenneth Gordon Scholarship. Deadline Oct. 7, 2017 2:00PM.

Coordinating: Richard Mateosian and Pat Lufkin

Venue: 110 Hiller Drive, Oakland, California 94618

Date: Sep. 7-8, 2017 8:00 AM

Org: Writers UA Northwest Tech Comm Con

Topic: Who Are We? A Mirror for Tech Comm Professionals

Speaker: Joe Welinske and many others

Venue: William Philip Hall, University of Washington 1918 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402

Date: Sep. 7, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Intercultural Communication and Business

Speaking: Madeleine Adkins

Venue: Brass Door Restaurant, 2154 San Ramon Valley Blvd, San Ramon, CA 94583

Date: Sep. 9, 2017 8:00AM

Org: TC Summer Camp in Washington, D.C

Topic: Life With Guru D: Adopting a DITA Mindset and Converting Others

Speaking: Liz Fraley and many others

Venue: District Architecture Center (DAC) 421 7th Street NW, Washington, DC. 20004

Date: Sep. 11-13, 2017 6:00PM

Org: CIDM Best Practices

Topic: Develop an I CAN Mentality

Speaking: Bob Kulhan and many others

Venue: The Burlington Hilton Hotel, 60 Battery Street, Burlington, Vermont 05401

Date: Sep. 12, 2017 10:00AM

Org: Org: Mindtouch

Topic: Finding Gold: Shaping the Customer Content Experience

Speaking: Jack Molisani

Venue: Online

Date: Sep. 12, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Life With Guru D: Adopting a DITA Mindset and Converting Others

Speaking: Liz Fraley

Venue: Hera Hub Sorrento Valley, 4010 Sorrento Valley Blvd #400
San Diego CA 92121

Date: Sep. 12, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Writing Inclusively About Technology Topics

Speaking: Thursday Bram

Venue: New Relic 111 SW 5th Avenue, suite 500, Portland, OR 97204

Date: Sep. 13, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Mini Job Fair

Speaking: STC members

Venue: Ed Roberts Campus, 3075 Adeline Street, Berkeley, CA, Rooms A, B and C 94703

Date: Sep. 13, 2017 6:30PM

Topic: Vancouver-Area Tech Comm Café

Speaking: Technical communication professionals

Venue: Online. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to admin@stcwestcoast.ca

Date: Sep. 18, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Adding Marketing to Your Writing Toolkit

Speaking: Floyd Smith

Venue: IHOP Restaurant, 4200 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054

Date: Sep. 20, 2017 6:00PM

Org: Orange County STC

Topic: Technical Writing in an Agile Environment

Speaking: Betsy Malone

Venue: DoubleTree Club, 7 Hutton Centre Drive, Santa Ana, CA 92707

Date: Nov. 5-8, 2017 9:00 AM

Org: LavaCon 2017

Topic: Content Strategy Conference: Spanning Silos, Building Bridges

Speaker: Jack Molisani and many others. You can register for LavaCon using the referral code PDXMeetup for $300 off conference tuition? Prices go up on September 15 and October 15.

Venue: Hilton Portland and Executive Tower. 921 Southwest 6th Avenue, Portland, OR 97204

Events, Reviews

August 2017 Events To Attend

August 1, 2017 dj

Here are some events you might want to attend. Check with the respective organizations for more information.

Date: Aug. 3, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: No meeting this month

Speaking: None

Venue: Brass Door Restaurant, 2154 San Ramon Valley Blvd, San Ramon, CA 94583

Date: Aug. 5, 2017 8:00AM

Org: ACM Cupertino

Topic: Spark with Scala – Professional Development Seminar $150

Speaking: Sujee Maniyam

Venue: Intel 2200 Mission College Blvd, Santa Clara, CA

Date: Aug. 8, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Action! Not Just Words

Speaking: Mo Nishiyama

Venue: New Relic 111 SW 5th Avenue, 27th floor, Portland, OR 97204

Date: Aug. 9, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Teaching Through Illustration

Speaking: Joanna Bujes

Venue: Highlands Country Club, 110 Hiller Drive, Oakland, CA 94618

Date: Aug. 15, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: None

Speaking: None

Venue: Doubletree Club Hotel—Orange County Airport, 7 Hutton Centre Dr. Santa Ana, California 92707

Date: Aug. 15, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: No meeting this month

Speaking: None

Venue: None

Date: Aug. 16, 2017 6:00PM

Org: STC Canada West Coast

Topic: No meeting this month

Speaking: None

Venue: None

Date: Aug. 21, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: The Editor as Collaborator: Communication Makes the Difference

Speaking: Lori Meyer

Venue: IHOP Restaurant 4200 Great America Pkwy. Santa Clara, CA 95054

Date: Aug. 22, 2017 9:00AM

Org: Writers UA

Topic: Certificate in Professional Technical Writing – Online Info meeting

Speaking: Joe Welinske

Venue: Online

Date: Aug. 23, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: None

Speaking: None

Venue: Salesforce, 350 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94105

Aug. 29-30, 2017 9:00AM

Org: CIDM

Topic: Creating an Effective Information Taxonomy

Speaking: Dawn Stevens

Venue: San Jose CA

Events, Reviews

June 2017 Events To Attend

June 1, 2017 dj

Here are some events you might want to attend. Check with the respective organizations for more information.

Date: Jun. 1, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Summit Recap

Speaking: Jane Wilson, Robert Landry, Joe Humbert, Lori Meyer, Claire Lundby, Liz Fraley

Venue: Brass Door Restaurant, 2154 San Ramon Valley Blvd, San Ramon, CA 94583

Date: Jun. 3, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Field Trip to the Bay Model

Speaking: Pat Lufkin

Venue: Bay Model Visitor Center, 2100 Bridgeway, Sausalito, CA 94965

Date: Jun. 3, 2017 6:00PM

Org: STC Canada West Coast

Topic: Preparing Content for Mobile Delivery

Speaking: Robert Desprez

Venue: Willms Salon, VSO School of Music, 843 Seymour Street, Second floor, Vancouver BC, V6B 5J3

Date: Jun 13, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Internet Archive: Universal Access, Open APIs

Speaking: VM Brasseur

Venue: New Relic 111 SW 5th Avenue, 27th floor, Portland, OR 97204

Date: Jun. 14, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Old Dogs and New Tricks: Staying Current in Tech

Speaking: Mysti Berry

Venue: Highlands Country Club, 110 Hiller Drive, Oakland, CA 94618

Date: Jun. 14, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Pub Social Night at Longship Brewery

Speaking: Chapter members

Venue: Longship Brewery, conveniently located at 10320 Camino Santa Fe C, San Diego, CA 92121

Date: Jun. 16, 2017 9:00AM

Org: Writers UA

Topic: Certificate in Professional Technical Writing – Online Info meeting

Speaking: Joe Welinske

Venue: Online

Date: Jun. 20, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: 5 Secrets to Great Screencasting Voiceovers

Speaking: Matt Sullivan

Venue: Doubletree Club Hotel—Orange County Airport, 7 Hutton Centre Dr. Santa Ana, California 92707

Date: Jun. 21, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Case Studies of Successful User-Focused Design

Speaking: Linda Angela Hoecker

Venue: Salesforce, 121 Spear St. in the Rincon Center, San Francisco, CA 94105

Jun. 25-26, 2017 9:00AM

Org: CIDM

Topic: CIDM IDEAS Summer Online Conference—Seek and Find

Speaking: Various

Venue: Online

Jun. 26, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Open Source as a Source for a Professional Advantage and Education

Speaking: Mary Anthony

Venue: IHOP Restaurant 4200 Great America Pkwy. Santa Clara, CA 95054

Events, Reviews

Apr. 29, 2017 JoAnn Hackos Retired?

April 29, 2017 dj

On Apr. 29 2017, I got a message that JoAnn Hackos of Comtech and CIDM had retired. I have covered her events for years, with pictures going back decades. I consider it an honor that we are both STC Fellows. Her last event apparently was at last week’s CMS/DITA North America Conference in San Diego, called “Nightmare on collaboration street” with her and Casey Jordan. I learned a great deal from Hackos, like how to build a network to carry on your mission long after you are gone.

As for me, I absolutely, positively will not stop.

Note: Howdy Longmonties!

Events, Reviews

Apr. 1, 2017 Events To Attend

April 1, 2017 dj

Here are some events you might want to attend. Check with the respective organizations for more information.

Date: Apr. 6, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Silo Busting

Speaking: Paul Scott

Venue: Brass Door Restaurant, 2154 San Ramon Valley Blvd, San Ramon, CA 94583

Date: Apr. 11, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Optimize Your Content Using Acrolinx

Speaking: Lance-Robert

Venue: Hera Hub Sorrento Valley, 4010 Sorrento Valley Blvd #400, San Diego, CA 92121

Date: Apr. 11, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Caring Systems: Documentation as care

Speaking: Amelia Abreu

Venue: New Relic 111 SW 5th Avenue, 27th floor, Portland, OR 97204

Date: Apr. 12, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Speed, control, and quality: Choosing between open source and closed source content

Speaking: Jared Bhatti

Venue: Highlands Country Club, 110 Hiller Drive, Oakland, CA 94618

Date: Apr. 17, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Continuous delivery (CD) and application release automation (ARA) for Documentation

Speaking: Jennifer Chew

Venue: IHOP Restaurant 4200 Great America Pkwy. Santa Clara, CA 95054

Date: Apr. 17, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Business Meeting and Mixer Event

Speaking: Chapter Members

Venue: Brio Tuscan Grille 774 Spectrum Center Dr, Irvine, CA 92618, USA

Date: Apr. 19, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Writing for Developers (When You Aren’t One)

Speaking: Mysti Berry

Venue: Salesforce, 121 Spear St., Rincon Center, San Francisco CA

Date: April 24-26, 2017, 8:00AM

Org: CIDM

Topic: CMS/DITA North America Conference

Speaking: Jared Spool and many others

Venue: Hyatt Regency Mission Bay, 1441 Quiver Road,San Diego, CA 92109

Events, Reviews

Mar. 1, 2017 Events To Attend

March 1, 2017 dj

Here are some events you might want to attend. Check with the respective organizations for more information.

Date: Feb. 28 – Mar 2, 2017, 8:00AM

Org: Writers UA

Topic: ConveyUX 2017

Speaking: Joe Welinske and many others

Venue: Motif Seattle Hotel, 1415 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101

Date: Mar. 2, 2017 2:00PM

Topic: Minimalist Writing for Maximum Communication

Speaking: Bruce Poropat

Venue: Brass Door Restaurant, 2154 San Ramon Valley Blvd, San Ramon, CA 94583

Date: Mar. 8, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Who does literacy outreach really reach?

Speaking: T R Girill

Venue: Highlands Country Club, 110 Hiller Drive, Oakland, CA 94618

Date: Mar. 13, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Leveraging Structured Authoring/DITA Techniques When All You Have are Unstructured Tools

Speaking: Monique Semp

Venue: IHOP Restaurant 4200 Great America Pkwy. Santa Clara, CA 95054

Date: Mar. 14, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Documenting APIs for Technical Writers

Speaking: Susan Gallagher

Venue: Hera Hub Sorrento Valley, 4010 Sorrento Valley Blvd #400, San Diego, CA 92121

Date: Mar. 14, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Learn About The Wacom User Help System

Speaking: Arthur Krebsbach

Venue: New Relic 111 SW 5th Avenue, 27th floor, Portland, OR 97204

Date: Mar. 15, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: All Roads Lead to API Docs

Speaking: Leah Scampoli

Venue: Salesforce, 121 Spear St., Rincon Center, San Francisco CA

Date: Mar. 21, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: TBA

Speaking: TBA

Venue: Doubletree Club Hotel—Orange County Airport, 7 Hutton Centre Dr. Santa Ana, California 92707-5794

Events, Reviews

Feb. 1, 2017 Events To Attend

February 1, 2017 dj

Here are some events you might want to attend. Check with the respective organizations for more information.

Date: Feb. 4, 2017 2:00PM

Topic: Schmooze

Speaking: Chapter Members

Venue: Black Bear Diner, 5100 Hopyard Rd, Pleasanton, CA 94566

Date: Feb. 8, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Networking with a side of Write The Docs proposals

Speaking: Mo Nishiyama

Venue: New Relic 111 SW 5th Avenue, 27th floor, Portland, OR 97204

Date: Feb. 8, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Get it in Writing: How to Write Contracts for Content Development Projects

Speaking: Jack Molisani

Venue: Highlands Country Club, 110 Hiller Drive, Oakland, CA 94618

Date: Feb. 13, 2017 6:00PM

Topic:Advance Your Career Through Self-Publishing

Speaking: Liz Fraley

Venue: IHOP Restaurant 4200 Great America Pkwy. Santa Clara, CA 95054

Date: Feb. 15, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Localization Best Practices and Translation Processes

Speaking: Chris Bono

Venue: Qualcomm Building Q, 6455 Lusk Blvd., San Diego CA 92121

Date: Feb. 21, 2017 8:00AM

Topic: Using Content Automation in Your Content Strategy

Speaking: Scott Allshouse

Venue: Doubletree Club Hotel—Orange County Airport, 7 Hutton Centre Dr. Santa Ana, California 92707-5794

Date: Feb. 25, 2017 6:00PM

Org: SVEC

Topic: 2016 Engineers Week Banquet

Speaker: Dale Dougherty, Chenming Hu, Richard Stuart, David N.K. Wang

Venue: Hyatt Hotel, 5101 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054

Date: Feb. 28 – Mar 2, 2017, 8:00AM

Org: Writers UA

Topic: ConveyUX 2017

Speaking: Joe Welinske and many others

Venue: Motif Seattle Hotel, 1415 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101

Events, Reviews

Jan. 21, 2017 TC Camp

January 21, 2017 dj

On Jan. 21, 2017 at Mission College in Santa Clara, TC Camp held technical communication workshops on GIT, Minimalism, Microlearning and more. Speakers include Liz Fraley, Peter Gruenbaum, Mysti Berry, Dawn Stevens, Beth Chagrin, Andrew Davis, Tom Johnson, Jenn Leaver, Sarah Maddox, Jeffrey Maramba, Gwen McLean, Gavin Nichols and Cynthia Rich.

Events, Reviews

Jan. 20, 2017 TC Camp

January 20, 2017 dj

On Jan. 20, 2017 at Mission College in Santa Clara, TC Camp held an Workshop with SDK Bridge’s “Introduction to Web APIs” with Peter Gruenbaum.

On January 21, 2017 there will be technical communication workshops on GIT, Minimalism, Microlearning and more. Speakers include Liz Fraley, Mysti Berry, Dawn Stevens, Beth Chagrin, Andrew Davis, Tom Johnson, Jenn Leaver, Sarah Maddox, Jeffrey Maramba, Gwen McLean, Gavin Nichols and Cynthia Rich.

Events, Reviews

Jan. 1, 2017 Events To Attend

January 1, 2017 dj

Here are some events you might want to attend. Check with the respective organizations for more information.

Date: Jan. 5, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: The Editor as Collaborator – Communication Makes the Difference

Speaking: Lori Meyer

Venue: Brass Door Restaurant, 2154 San Ramon Valley Blvd, San Ramon, CA 94583

Date: Jan. 10, 2017 12:00AM

Topic: Pub Social Night at Kilowatt Brewing

Speaking: Chapter members

Venue: Kilowatt Brewing, 7576 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego CA 92111

Date: Jan. 18, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Leveraging Structured Authoring/DITA Techniques When All You Have are Unstructured Tools

Speaking: Monique Semp

Venue: Salesforce office at 121 Spear St. in the Rincon Center, San Francisco, CA 94105

Date: Jan. 20-21, 2017 9:00AM

Org: TC Camp

Topic: Technical communication workshops on GIT, Minimalism, Microlearning and more

Speaking: Liz Fraley, Peter Gruenbaum, Mysti Berry, Dawn Stevens, Beth Chagrin, Andrew Davis, Tom Johnson, Jenn Leaver, Sarah Maddox, Jeffrey Maramba, Gwen McLean, Gavin Nichols Cynthia Rich and many more

Venue: Hospitality Management Building, Mission College, 3000 Mission College Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95054

Date: Jan. 23, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Modern Technical Writing

Speaking: Andrew Etter

Venue: IHOP Restaurant 4200 Great America Pkwy. Santa Clara, CA 95054

Date: Jan. 23, 2017 8:00AM

Topic: Power Job Searching

Speaking: Mike Sanders

Venue: Mimi’s Cafe, 17231 E 17th St, Tustin, CA 92780

Date: Jan. 24, 2017, 3:00PM

Topic: DITA Listening Session

Speaking: Chapter members

Venue: Xeditor (inside the Galvanize Building), 111 S. Jackson St.
Seattle, WA 98104

Date: Jan. 24-25, 2017 9:00AM

Org: CIDM

Topic: CIDM IDEAS Winter Online Conference—Understanding User Needs

Speaking: Patty Gale Vijay Kulkarni, Marie Louise Flacke, Eric Kuhnen, Nathalie Cotté, Siva Reddy Bora,Don Bridges, Kirsten Peterson, Jacob Royal, Jess Caldwell, Jack Henry, Lynn Chesler and many more

Venue: Online

Date: Jan. 28, 2017 6:00PM

Topic: Touchstone Awards

Speaking: Richard Mateosian and Patrick Lufkin

Venue: Highlands Country Club, 110 Hiller Drive, Oakland, California

Events, Reviews

Dec. 1, 2016 Events To Attend

December 1, 2016 dj

Here are some events you might want to attend. Check with the respective organizations for more information.

Date: Dec. 1, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Annual East Bay STC Holiday Party

Speaking: STC Members

Venue: Hera Hub Sorrento Mesa 4010 Sorrento Valley Blvd #400
San Diego, CA 92121

Date: Dec. 6, 2015 6:00PM

Topic: Standards for Information Development

Speaking: JoAnn Hackos

Venue: Hera Hub Sorrento Mesa 4010 Sorrento Valley Blvd #400
San Diego, CA 92121

Date: Dec. 14, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Writing for the Space Program

Speaking: Peter Basch

Venue: Highlands Country Club 110 Hiller Drive , Oakland, CA 94618

Date: Dec. 19, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Holiday Schmooze

Speaking: David Hovey

Venue: Stein’s Beer Garden, 895 Villa Street, Mountain View, CA 94041

Events, Reviews

Nov. 3, 2016 SVEC Open House

November 3, 2016 dj

On Nov. 3, 2016 SVEC held its annual Open House at the TechShop in downtown San Jose. Speakers were Jim Newton, Founder, TechShop “STEAM Education & TechShop” Steve Mohr, Varian “Linear accelerators in the history of Varian”

Organizers were collecting donations to support afterschool STEAM programs (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math) for disadvantaged youth. They are partnering with TechShop which has a thriving after school STEAM program. They are a nonprofit 501c3 and donations toward this initiative are fully deductible. You can find out more about how to donate here: https://www.svec.org/techshoppartnership

Events, Reviews

Nov. 1, 2016 Events To Attend

November 1, 2016 dj

Here are some events you might want to attend. Check with the respective organizations for more information.

Date: Nov. 3, 2016 6:00PM

Org: SVEC

Topic: SVEC Open House with TechShop Promoting STEAM Education

Speaking: Jim Newton, Steve Mohr

Venue: TechShop, 300 South 2nd Street, San Jose, CA 95113

Date: Nov. 3, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Version Control, Writers, and Workflows

Speaking: Richard Mateosian

Venue: Brass Door Restaurant, 2154 San Ramon Valley Blvd, San Ramon, CA 94583

Date: Nov. 8-9, 2016 9:00AM

Org: CIDM

Topic: Applying Agile Management to Information Development

Speaking: Dawn Stevens

Venue: San Jose, CA

Date: Nov. 9, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Tech Writing and the American Medical Writers Association

Speaking: STC members

Venue: Hera Hub Sorrento Mesa, 4010 Sorrento Valley Blvd #400, San Diego, CA 92121

Date: Nov. 9, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Choosing the Right Tool

Speaking: Liz Fraley

Venue: Highlands Country Club 110 Hiller Drive , Oakland, CA 94618

Date: Nov. 14, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Open Authoring – Content Collaboration Across Disciplines

Speaking: Ralph Squillace

Venue: IHOP Restaurant, 4200 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054

Date: Nov. 19, 2016 6:30PM

Topic: Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator.

Speaking: Keith Barker

Venue: Willms Salon in the VSO School of Music, 843 Seymour Street in downtown Vancouver. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to admin@stcwestcoast.ca

Date: Nov. 21, 2016 6:00

Topic: Single Sourcing With MadCap Flare 12

Speaker: Neil Perlin

Venue: Online

Date: Dec. 13, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: BDD Case Study: Accurate and Useful Documentation for Developers

Speaking: Jason Faas

Venue: New Relic 111 SW 5th Avenue, suite 500, Portland, OR 97204

Events, Reviews

Oct. 1, 2016 Events To Attend

October 1, 2016 dj

Here are some events you might want to attend. Check with the respective organizations for more information.

Date: Oct. 1, 2016 8:00AM

Topic: Accepting entries for regional competition, sponsored by the Bay Area STC chapters, benefitting the Kenneth Gordon Scholarship. Deadline Oct. 1, 2016.

Speaking: Richard Mateosian and Pat Lufkin

Venue: Oct. 8, 2016 at 2:00PM, 110 Hiller Drive, Oakland, California 94618

Date: Oct. 6, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Applying Standard Approaches Toward Improving Usability

Speaking: Ron Stone

Venue: Brass Door Restaurant, 2154 San Ramon Valley Blvd, San Ramon, CA 94583

Date: Oct. 6-7, 2016 9:00AM

Org: CIDM

Topic: Advanced Reuse Strategies

Speaking: Dawn Stevens and Brianna Stevens

Venue: San Jose, CA

Date: Oct. 11, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Tech Comm Job Search Progression at SDSU

Speaking: STC members

Venue: Scripps Terrace, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92115

Date: Oct. 11, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: DocOps: Iterating Toward an Agile-Integrated Continuous Publication Workflow

Speaking: Andrew McCollough

Venue: New Relic 111 SW 5th Avenue, suite 500, Portland, OR 97204

Date: Oct. 12, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: The Language of Cyber Security

Speaking: Tonie Flores

Venue: Highlands Country Club 110 Hiller Drive , Oakland, CA 94618

Date: Oct. 12, 2016 6:30PM

Topic: Vancouver-Area Tech Comm Café

Speaking: Technical communication professionals

Venue: To be announced. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to admin@stcwestcoast.ca

Date: Oct. 17, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Saving your sanity through better client relations

Speaking: Alisa Bonsignore

Venue: IHOP Restaurant, 4200 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054

Date: Oct. 19, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: How to Add Marketing to Your Skill Set

Speaking: Floyd Smith

Venue: Salesforce office at 121 Spear St. in the Rincon Center, San Francisco, CA 94105

Date: Oct. 25-28, 2016 9:00 AM

Org: LavaCon 2016

Topic: Content Strategy

Speaker: Jack Molisani and many others

Venue: Golden Nugget Hotel, 129 Fremont Street Experience, Las Vegas, NV, 89101

Date: Oct. 25-28, 2016 10:00

Topic: What Are All These Features! Single Sourcing With MadCap Flare 12

Speaker: Neil Perlin

Venue: Webinar

Events, Reviews

Sep. 1, 2016 Events To Attend

September 1, 2016 dj

Here are some events you might want to attend. Check with the respective organizations for more information.

Date: Sep. 1, 2016 8:00AM

Topic: Accepting entries for regional competition, sponsored by the Bay Area STC chapters, benefitting the Kenneth Gordon Scholarship. Deadline Oct. 1, 2016.

Speaking: Richard Mateosian and Pat Lufkin

Venue: Oct. 8, 2016 at 2:00PM, 110 Hiller Drive, Oakland, California 94618

Date: Sep. 1, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Leading and Thriving in a Content Rich World

Speaking: Eeshita Grover

Venue: Brass Door Restaurant, 2154 San Ramon Valley Blvd, San Ramon, CA 94583

Date: Sep. 12-14, 2016 6:00PM

Org: CIDM Best Practices

Topic: Maximizing Value—Reducing Waste: Moving to Leaner Practices, Processes, and Information Products

Speaking: Joanne Moleskin and many others

Venue: La Fonda On the Plaza, 100 E San Francisco St., Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501 and yes, I will be there.

Date: Sep. 13, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Watch, Discuss, and Win during Summer Webinar Mania

Speaking: STC members

Venue: Kilowatt Brewing, 7576 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA 92111

Date: Sep. 13, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Surviving as Information Experience Designers in a Continuous Development World

Speaking: Tana Franko

Venue: New Relic 111 SW 5th Avenue, suite 500, Portland, OR 97204

Date: Sep. 14, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Mini Job Fair

Speaking: STC members

Venue: Ed Roberts Campus, 3075 Adeline Street, Berkeley, CA, Rooms A, B and C 94703

Date: Sep. 14, 2016 6:30PM

Topic: Vancouver-Area Tech Comm Café

Speaking: Technical communication professionals

Venue: To be announced. If you plan to attend, please RSVP to admin@stcwestcoast.ca

Date: Sep. 19, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: How can technical writers thrive in agile environments?

Speaking: Daniel Doornbos, Bonnie Clark, Tom Johnson, Rosemary Picado and Jane Wilson

Venue: IHOP Restaurant, 4200 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054

Date: Sep. 20, 2016 6:00PM

Org: Orange County STC

Topic: Get it in Writing: How to Write Statements of Work and Contracts for Content Development Projects

Speaking: Jack Molisani

Venue: DoubleTree Club, 7 Hutton Centre Drive, Santa Ana, CA 92707,

Date: Sep. 24, 2016 10:00 to 11:00 AM

Topic: Be the Captain of Your Career

Speaker: Jack Molisani

Venue: Webinar

Events, Reviews

Aug. 1, 2016 Events To Attend

August 1, 2016 dj

Here are some events you might want to attend. Check with the respective organizations for more information.

Date: August 4th 12:00 to 1:30 PM

Topic: Best Practices for Creating Effective eLearning Video Demos

Speaker: Kevin Siegel

Venue: Online workshop

Date: Aug. 10, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Adopting Structured Authoring/DITA Best Practices for Any Toolset

Speaking: Monique Semp and Riley VanDyke

Venue: Highlands Country Club, 110 Hiller Drive, Oakland, CA 94618

Date: Aug. 15, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Hunting for Dev Doc Work around the Bay

Speaking: Andrew Davis

Venue: IHOP Restaurant, 4200 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054

Date: Aug. 31, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Watch, Discuss, and Win during Summer Webinar Mania

Speaking: Alice Brzovic and many others

Venue: Online

Date: Sep. 1, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Leading and Thriving in a Content Rich World

Speaking: Eeshita Grover

Venue: Check website for details

Events, Reviews

Jul. 1, 2016 Events To Attend

July 1, 2016 dj

Here are some events you might want to attend. Check with the respective organizations for more information.

Date: Jul. 1, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Watch, Discuss, and Win during Summer Webinar Mania

Speaking: Alice Brzovic and many others

Venue: Online

Date: Jul. 13, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Usability Testing: Why and How

Speaking: Jeff Johnson

Venue: Highlands Country Club, 110 Hiller Drive, Oakland, CA 94618

Date: Jul. 18, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Summer Schmooze

Speaking: David Hovey

Venue: Sam’s Bar-B-Quemore, 1110 S Bascom Ave
San Jose, CA 95128

Date: Jul. 19, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Summer Networking Event

Speaking: Chapter Members

Venue: Brio Tuscan Grill, 774 Spectrum Center Drive
Irvine, CA 92618

Events, Reviews

Jun. 2, 2016 STC Willamette Valley Chapter

June 2, 2016 dj

I received word that the STC Willamette Valley chapter is having its last meeting tonight. I was a long time member and loved the recordings people made for me of their funny and instructive meetings. They are a great bunch of diverse people who worked very hard. Thank you all.

Note: Figuring out a reboot. Howdy to Intel.

Events, Reviews

Jun. 1, 2016 Events To Attend

June 1, 2016 dj

Here are some events you might want to attend. Check with the respective organizations for more information.

Date: Jun. 1, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Watch, Discuss, and Win during Summer Webinar Mania

Speaking: Alice Brzovic and many others

Venue: Online

Date: Jun. 2 , 2016, 6:00PM

Org: STC Willamette Valley Chapter

Topic: Chapter Celebration

Speaking: Melissa Amos

Venue: Nicholas Restaurant 3223 NE Broadway Portland, OR 97232

Date: Jun. 2, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: The Next Best Thing to Being There: A Recap of Summit 2016

Speaking: Lori Meyer, Liz Fraley, Gale Naylor, Bonnie Kim

Venue: Eddie Papa’s American Hangout, 4889 Hopyard Road, Pleasanton, CA 94588

Date: Jun. 8, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Instructional Design and Training 101

Speaking: Madeleine Adkins

Venue: Highlands Country Club, 110 Hiller Drive, Oakland, CA 94618

Date: Jun. 9, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Lightning Talks: How to Make Your Web Site a Super Hero

Speaking: TBA

Venue: Parallax Inc. 599 Menlo Dr #100, Rocklin, CA 95765

Date: Jun. 20, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Let’s Tell a Story – Scenario-Based Documentation

Speaking: Matt Ness

Venue: IHOP Restaurant 4200 Great America Pkwy. Santa Clara, CA 95054

Date: Jun. 28, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Modernize Your Documentation Workflow with MadCap Flare

Speaking: Mike Hamilton

Venue: Doubletree Club Hotel—Orange County Airport 7 Hutton Centre Drive, Santa Ana, CA 92707

Events, Reviews

May 1, 2016 Events To Attend

May 1, 2016 dj

Here are some events you might want to attend. Check with the respective organizations for more information.

Date: Apr. 28 , 2016, 6:00PM

Org: STC Willamette Valley Chapter

Topic: Chapter Dissolution Vote

Speaking: Melissa Amos

Venue: Elmer’s Restaurant, Cornell Oaks, 1250 NW Waterhouse Ave., Beaverton, OR 97006

Date: May 5, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Responsive EPUB, Really?

Speaking: Scott Prentice

Venue: Mimi’s Cafe, 4775 Hacienda Dr Dublin, CA 94568

Date: May 10, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: An overview of topic-based authoring, single-sourcing, and multi-channel publishing

Speaking: Mike Hamilton

Venue: Hera Hub Sorrento Mesa, 4010 Sorrento Valley Blvd #400, San Diego, CA 92121

Date: May 11, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Making the Case for Documentation

Speaking: Paul Scott

Venue: Highlands Country Club, 110 Hiller Drive, Oakland, CA 94618

Date: May 15-18, 2016 9:00AM

Org: STC

Topic: STC Summit

Speaking: David Rose and many more

Venue: Anaheim Marriott, 700 Convention Way, Anaheim, CA 92802

Date: May 24, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Bringing the Summit Home 2016

Speaking: Michael Opsteegh

Venue: Doubletree Club Hotel—Orange County Airport 7 Hutton Centre Drive, Santa Ana, CA 92707

Date: May 23, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Writing tech docs like a hacker with Jekyll

Speaking: Tom Johnson

Venue: IHOP Restaurant 4200 Great America Pkwy. Santa Clara, CA 95054

Date: May 24, 2016, 6:00PM

Topic: Technical Storytelling: Breathing Life into Technical Communication

Speaking: Allie Proff

Venue: Visit chapter website for more details.

Events, Reviews

Apr. 1, 2016 Events To Attend

April 1, 2016 dj

Here are some events you might want to attend. Check with the respective organizations for more information.

Date: Apr. 1, 2016 9:00PM

Org: RCA

Topic: Viva Las Vegas

Speaking: Elvis Presley ;-)

Venue: Caesar’s Palace Las Vegas Nevada

Date: Apr. 4 – 6, 2016 9:00AM

Org: CIDM

Topic: Content Management Strategies/DITA North America Conference

Speaking: Joanne Hackos and many others

Venue: Hyatt Regency Reston, 1800 Presidents Street Reston, Virginia 20190

Date: Apr. 4, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: How to Be Acquired? Surviving the Transition

Speaking: Meg Miranda

Venue: Mimi’s Cafe, 4775 Hacienda Dr Dublin, CA 94568

Date: Apr. 12, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Confluence and JIRA – Agile tools for documentation processes and more

Speaking: Evan Golden

Venue: Hera Hub Sorrento Mesa, 4010 Sorrento Valley Blvd #400, San Diego, CA 92121

Date: Apr. 13, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Clarity Above All: Writing to be Understood

Speaking: Joseph Devney

Venue: Highlands Country Club, 110 Hiller Drive, Oakland, CA 94618

Date: Apr. 14-15, 2016, 8:00AM

Org: Writers UA

Topic: Software User Assistance

Speaking: Joe Welinske and many others

Venue: Computer History Museum, 1401 N Shoreline Blvd. Mountain View, CA 94043

Date: Apr. 14 , 2016, 6:00PM

Org: STC Willamette Valley Chapter

Topic: Tighten This LIVE!

Speaking: Marcia Riefer Johnston

Venue: Puppet Labs, 308 SW 2nd, Fifth Floor, Portland, OR 97204

Date: Apr. 18, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Shape of a Modern Technical Publications Organization

Speaking: Laura Bellamy

Venue: IHOP Restaurant 4200 Great America Pkwy. Santa Clara, CA 95054

Date: Apr. 19, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Use your Content to Create Killer Courseware

Speaking: Matt Sullivan

Doubletree Club Hotel—Orange County Airport Address 7 Hutton Centre Drive, Santa Ana, CA 92707

Date: Apr. 19, 2016, 6:00PM

Topic: Be the Captain of Your Career

Speaking: Jack Molisani

Venue: Online meeting. GoToMeeting login information will be sent by noon on April 19.

Events, Reviews

Mar. 1, 2016 Events To Attend

March 1, 2016 dj

Here are some events you might want to attend. Check with the respective organizations for more information.

Date: Feb. 29 – Mar. 4, 2016 9:00AM

Org: CIDM

Topic: DITA Boot Camp

Speaking: Dawn Stevens and Brianna Stevens

Venue: PACCAR, 1601 N 8th Street, Renton, WA (Seattle)

Date: Mar. 3, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Acing the Interview

Speaking: Andrew Davis

Venue: Mimi’s Cafe, 4775 Hacienda Dr Dublin, CA 94568

Date: Mar. 8, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Content Analytics for Technical Communicators

Speaking: Fer O’Neil and Sara Feldman

Venue: Hera Hub Sorrento Mesa, 4010 Sorrento Valley Blvd #400, San Diego, CA 92121

Date: Mar. 8, 2016, 6:00PM

Topic: STC’s Certified Professional Technical Communicator: What Aspiring CPTCs need to Know

Speaking: Chris Lyons and Liz Pohland

Venue: Online meeting. GoToMeeting login information will be sent by noon on March 15.

Date: Mar. 9, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Networking for Introverts

Speaking: Rebecca Firestone

Venue: Highlands Country Club, 110 Hiller Drive, Oakland, CA 94618

Date: Mar. 15, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Translation 101: Best Practices in Writing for Translation

Speaking: Janis Shea

Doubletree Club Hotel—Orange County Airport Address 7 Hutton Centre Drive, Santa Ana, CA 92707

Date: Mar. 21, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Faceted Navigation and Doc Portals

Speaking: Laralyn Melvin and Matangi Vaidyanatha

Venue: IHOP Restaurant 4200 Great America Pkwy. Santa Clara, CA 95054

Date: Apr. 14-15, 2016, 8:00AM

Org: Writers UA

Topic: Software User Assistance

Speaking: Joe Welinske and many others

Venue: Computer History Museum, 1401 N Shoreline Blvd. Mountain View, CA 94043

Events, Reviews

Feb. 1, 2016 Events To Attend

February 1, 2016 dj

Here are some events you might want to attend. Check with the respective organizations for more information.

Date: Feb. 4, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: TC Camp Recap

Speaking: Chapter Members

Venue: Mimi’s Cafe, 4775 Hacienda Dr Dublin, CA 94568

Date: Feb. 9, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Pub Social Night

Speaking: Alice Brzovic and many others

Venue: Kilowatt Brewing, 7576 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA 92111 (between Ruffner Road and Convoy Street)

Date: Feb. 9, 2016, 6:00PM

Topic: Meeting the Challenge: Making Your UX Design Dreams a Reality

Speaking: Christina Wodtke, Kelly Franznick and Indi Young

Venue: Motif Seattle Hotel, 1415 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101

Date: Feb. 9-11, 2016, 8:00AM

Org: Writers UA

Topic: ConveyUX 2016

Speaking: Joe Welinske and many others

Venue: Motif Seattle Hotel, 1415 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101

Date: Feb. 10, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Keeping Up With Content in a Dynamic Environment

Speaking: Scott Prentice

Venue: Highlands Country Club, 110 Hiller Drive, Oakland, CA 94618

Date: Feb. 17, 2016 9:00AM

Org: CIDM

Topic: Reinventing Content Publishing

Speaking: Ann Beebe

Venue: Online

Date: Feb. 20, 2016 8:00AM

Topic: Time Management

Speaking: Mike Sanders

Venue: Mimi’s Cafe, 17231 E 17th St, Tustin, CA 92780

Date: Feb. 22, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Doc is Dead! How Walkthroughs Changed Salesforce’s Content Strategy

Speaking: Gavin Austin

Venue: IHOP Restaurant 4200 Great America Pkwy. Santa Clara, CA 95054

Date: Feb. 25, 2016 6:00PM

Org: SVEC

Topic: 2016 Engineers Week Banquet

Speaker: Michael Trela and John Celli

Venue: Hyatt Hotel, 5101 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA 95054

Events, Reviews

Jan. 23, 2016 TC Camp

January 23, 2016 dj

On Jan. 23, 2016 in Santa Clara at Mission College, Liz Fraley held the annual TC Camp. Here are some pictures from the event.

Events, Reviews

Jan. 1, 2016 Events To Attend

January 1, 2016 dj

Here are some events you might want to attend. Check with the respective organizations for more information.

Date: Jan. 1-31, 2016 12:00AM

Topic: January Webinar Mania

Speaking: Marissa Marsala and many others

Venue: STC San Diego’s LinkedIn group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/1871038/profile

Date: Jan. 7, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: WordPress Demystified

Speaking: Jane Olivera

Venue: Mimi’s Cafe, 4775 Hacienda Dr Dublin, CA 94568

Date: Jan. 11, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: A Knowledge Engineering Approach to Technical Communication

Speaking: Denny Brown

Venue: IHOP Restaurant 4200 Great America Pkwy. Santa Clara, CA 95054

Date: Jan. 16, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Touchstone Awards

Speaking: Richard Mateosian and Patrick Lufkin

Venue: Highlands Country Club, 110 Hiller Drive, Oakland, California

Date: Jan. 19, 2016 6:00PM

Topic: Translation 101: Best Practices in Writing for Translation

Speaking: Janis Shea

Venue: Doubletree Club Hotel, Orange County Airport, 7 Hutton Centre Drive, Santa Ana, CA 92707

Date: Jan. 19, 2016, 6:00PM

Topic: FirstToSee Mobile App Project

Speaking: John DeWeese

Venue: Online (GoToMeeting)

Date: Jan. 21, 2016 6:00PM

Org: STC Willamette Valley

Topic: Adventures in Podcasting

Speaking: Luria Petrucci

Venue: Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA), 121 NW Everett St, Portland, OR 97209

Date: Jan. 22-23, 2016 9:00AM

Org: TC Camp

Topic: Workshops on APIs, Content Strategy, GIT-based Workflows, Keeping yourself marketable and UI/UX Design

Speaking: Liz Fraley, Beth Chagrin, Andrew Davis Tom Johnson, Jenn Leaver, Sarah Maddox, Jeffrey Maramba, Gwen McLean, Gavin Nichols Cynthia Rich and many more

Venue: Hospitality Management Building, Mission College, 3000 Mission College Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95054

Date: Jan. 26-27, 2016 9:00AM

Org: CIDM

Topic: Measure Anything

Speaking: Teresa Acob, Mike Elder, Liane Ghosh, Rashmi Ramaswamy, Dawn Stevens and many more

Venue: Online

Events, Reviews

Dec. 1, 2015 Events To Attend

December 1, 2015 dj

Here are some events you might want to attend. Check with the respective organizations for more information.

Date: Dec. 8, 2015 6:00PM

Topic: Holiday Party

Speaking: Improv Group “Funny Things”

Venue: Aladdin’s Mediterranean Restaurant, 5420 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA 92117

Date: Dec. 21, 2015 6:00PM

Topic: Holiday Schmooze

Speaking: David Hovey

Venue: Stein’s Beer Garden, 895 Villa Street, Mountain View, CA 94041

Commentary, Events

Nov. 1, 2015 Events To Attend

November 2, 2015 dj

Here are some events you might want to attend. Check with the respective organizations for more information.

Date: Nov. 10, 2015 6:00PM

Topic: Instructional Design Tools And Techniques That Technical Communicators Should Know

Speaking: Dave Howard

Venue: Karl Strauss Brewing Company Sorrento Mesa, 9675 Scranton Rd., San Diego, CA 92121

Date: Nov. 11, 2015 6:00PM

Topic: Keeping Up With Content in a Dynamic Environment

Speaking: Maria Antonieta (Tonie) Flores

Venue: Highlands Country Club, 110 Hiller Drive, Oakland, CA

Date: Nov. 12, 2015 6:00PM

Topic: STC Summit Playback-Information Design for Technical Communicators

Speaking: Linda Oestreich

Venue: TownePlace Suites by Marriott, ownePlace Suites by Marriott, 10569 Fairway Drive, Roseville, CA 95678

Date: Nov. 16, 2015 6:00PM

Topic: Version control workflows for help content

Speaking: Richard Mateosian

Venue: IHOP, 4200 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara CA 95054

Date: Nov. 17, 2015 6:00PM

Topic: Letting Go of the Little Things

Speaking: Leah Guren

Venue: Northlake Unitarian Universalist Church, Adams Hall (lower level), 308 4th Ave S, Kirkland, WA 98033

Note: Has Redmondo moved from Park Vista?

Date: Nov. 17, 2015 6:00PM

Topic: OCSTC Holiday Party: Dinner at the Boathouse Collective

Speaking: Chapter Members

Venue: The Boathouse Collective, 1640 Pomona Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92627

Date: Nov. 17, 2015 6:00PM

Org: SVEC

Topic: SVEC 2015 Open House Reception, Future of IOT (Internet of Things): Industrialize and Automate Everything

Speaking: Mahmood Khan, John J. Kowalchik and many others

Venue: Google (TC6-1-Comic Con), 815 11th Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089

Events, Reviews

Oct. 1, 2015 Events To Attend

October 1, 2015 dj

Here are some events you might want to attend. Check with the respective organizations for more information.

Date: Oct 1-2, 2015 9:00AM

Org: Information Development World

Topic: Content strategy, leadership, tools, governance, localization, DITA, medical devices and more

Speaking: Scott Abel and many more

Venue: The Hilton DoubleTree San Jose, 2050 Gateway Place, San Jose, CA 95110

Date: Oct. 10, 2015 9:00AM

Org: STC Touchstone Competition

Topic: Deadline for Regional competition benefitting the Kenneth Gordon Scholarship, which supports technical communication students at local colleges.

Speaking: Richard Mateosian and Patrick Lufkin

Venue: STC Competition, c/o Herr, 5292 Kathy Way, Livermore, CA 94550

Date: Oct. 13, 2015 6:00PM

Topic: Content Strategy for TechCom and MarCom: How a tech writer can navigate both fields

Speaking: Eric Fairbanks

Venue: Elijah’s Restaurant, 7061 Clairemont Mesa Blvd #213, San Diego CA 92111

Date: Oct. 14, 2015 6:00PM

Topic: Mini Job Fair

Speaking: Employers and recruiters

Venue: Ed Roberts Campus, 3075 Adeline Street, Berkeley, CA, Rooms A, B and C

Date: Oct. 20, 2015 6:00PM

Topic: Open House and Speed Networking

Speaking: Employers and recruiters

Venue: UW Waterfront Activities Center, Lounge and Meeting Room, 3720 Montlake Blvd., Seattle, WA 98095

Date: Oct. 21, 2015 6:00PM

Topic: Shipping content in a changing world

Speaking: Allen Fear

Venue: Salesforce, Rincon Center complex bounded by Mission, Howard, Spear, and Steuart Streets, San Francisco, CA

Date: Oct 8, 2015 6:00PM

Topic: Remedial Documentation and the Contract Technical Writer

Speaking: Bruce Poropat

Venue: To be determined

Date: Oct. 12, 2015 6:00PM

Topic: Spec Driven Development, RAML, & API Documentation

Speaking: Michael Stowe

Venue: IHOP, 4200 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara CA 95054

Date: Oct. 18, 2015 6:00PM

Org: LavaCon 2015

Topic: Plan, develop and manage your content development lifecycle

Speaking: Jack Molisani and many more

Venue: Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel, 739 Canal Street at Bourbon, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130

Events, Reviews

Sep. 1, 2015 Events To Attend

September 1, 2015 dj

Here are some events you might want to attend. Check with the respective organizations for more information.

Date: Sep. 1, 2015 9:00AM

Org: STC Touchstone Competition

Topic: Regional competition benefitting the Kenneth Gordon Scholarship, which supports technical communication students at local colleges.

Speaking: Richard Mateosian and Patrick Lufkin

Venue: STC Competition, c/o Herr, 5292 Kathy Way, Livermore, CA 94550

Date: Sep. 8, 2015 6:00PM

Topic: XML, XSL, and XSL:FO for Technical Communicators

Speaking: Walter Hanig

Venue: Elijah’s Restaurant, 7061 Clairemont Mesa Blvd #213, San Diego CA 92111

Date: Sep. 9, 2015 6:00PM

Topic: Technical Writer as Scrum Master: Expand Your Skill Set

Speaking: Gina Blednyh

Venue: Highlands Country Club, 110 Hiller Drive, Oakland CA

Date: Sep. 15, 2015 6:00PM

Topic: An Introduction to How Interactive Media Improves the UX

Speaking: Matt Sullivan

Venue: Doubletree Club Hotel – Orange County Airport, 7 Hutton Centre Drive, Santa Ana, CA 92707

Date: Sep. 15, 2015 6:00PM

Topic: API Documentation: What, Why, and How

Speaking: Peter Gruenbaum, President of SDK Bridge

Venue: Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center, 16600 NE 80th Street, Redmond WA 98052

Date: Sep. 16, 2015 6:00PM

Topic: Remedial Documentation and the Contract Technical Writer

Speaking: Bruce Poropat

Venue: Salesforce, Rincon Center complex bounded by Mission, Howard, Spear, and Steuart Streets, San Francisco, CA

Date: Sep. 16, 2015 7:00PM

Topic: An Aggressive Approach to Concise Writing

Speaking: Joe Welinske

Venue: Webinar

Date: Sep. 21, 2015 6:00PM