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STC Forum RIP .... and thank you in STC : Leadership

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:51:04 +0000

Please be sure to capture all forum information before taking them down! I'd hate to see a lot of the discussions and info shared in here lost!

STC Forum RIP .... and thank you in STC : Leadership

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:50:14 +0000

I am very sorry to see that this STC Forum is to be closed down.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has put hard work, initiative, ideas and enthusiasm into setting up and running this forum. As STC members, we are all grateful to you.

Also, I would like to thank STC's members for using this forum over the past years to discuss the organisation that we all value so much.

Since this forum is being shut down, I am confident that STC will be setting up a new mechanism to allow us fee-paying members to communicate with one another, and with STC's management team. I will look forward to seeing you all there.

Nick
Past President, STC UK

Hello from Chandigarh in Welcome : Introduce Yourself

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:36:20 +0000

Welcome and thank you for registering. I'm a member of the TWI list, which I value very much, and I hope we'll have chances to meet there and in other venues as well, after the Forum is retired at the end of the month.

Context Sensitive Help: Project Folder Structure in Welcome : Questions?

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:34:36 +0000

If you can help with this question, please reply here: http://stcforum.org/viewtopic.php?pid=7525#p7525

Context Sensitive Help: Project Folder Structure in Technical Communication : Online Help

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:33:57 +0000

You may find help with this question on the TWI list, which I'm a member of, as well as on the HATT list that is moderated by Bill Swallow.

Context Sensitive Help: Project Folder Structure in Technical Communication : Online Help

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:57:53 +0000

Hi All

I have been doing some research on Best Practices for Context Sensitive Help output files Folder Structure (I use RoboHelp 7).
For example, one combination can be as:

....ProjectName\HTML\(topic files)
....ProjectName\HTML\Images (or even ....ProjectName\Images)
....ProjectName\HTML\CSS (or even ....ProjectName\CSS)
....ProjectName\Output

Somewhere, I noticed that there are different viewpoints that support different ways of folders' setup.
I seek your opinion on what structure you typically follow, or what is best recommended.
Thank you for your time :)

BR
Vinish

Context Sensitive Help: Project Folder Structure in Welcome : Questions?

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:54:48 +0000

Hello from Chandigarh in Welcome : Introduce Yourself

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:52:28 +0000

Hello

I am Vinish, a Chandigarh based information architect. I work for vhite systems, in Chandigarh (INDIA).
I have been a member of STC, attending learning sessions and workshops. Now, I want to use this platform to share knowledge, experience and information on latest trends in technical documentation.

Best Regards
Vinish Garg

Carolina Communiqué wins APEX award in STC : Awards and Competitions

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:08:46 +0000

The Carolina Chapter is proud to announce that its wiki-based newsletter, Carolina Communiqué has been awarded an APEX award for Excellence. This marks the second year in a row for the Communiqué!

You can read the latest issue at: http://newsletter.stc-carolina.org

12 Month Tech Writing Contract - Saudi Arabia in Technical Communication : Careers, Training, Education

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:29:53 +0000

TrainingPros is building a team of instructional designers, technical writers and graphic artists for a Saudi Arabian company that is designing and developing a massive curriculum for its engineers and scientists. The following are the initial requirements for the opportunity. If you meet these initial requirements and are interested in discussing the opportunity in more detail, please send your resume to steve.kapaun@training-pros.com.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
- Able to work a twelve month contracts in Saudi Arabia (paid housing and business class airfare to and from Saudi Arabia)
- Minimum of ten years of instructional design, technical writing or graphic design experience
- For instructional designers:
* Formal education and application of ISD theory and methodology
* Experience designing and developing highly technical training
* Experience designing blended learning training solutions
- For techncial writers:
* Experience developing content (not designing) for classroom training curricula
* Layout experience with InDesign
- For graphic artists:
* Expert level experience with PhotoShop, Flash and Illustrator
* Strong experience with 3D design application
- Comfortable designing and developing training programs that are technical in nature (engineering-related)

If you don’t meet the minimum criteria listed above or are just not interested (we certainly understand since this is a fairly unique opportunity) BUT you know someone who might be interested, please forward this invitation to them. If they receive one of the contracts for this project, we’ll pay you a $500 referral fee! Thanks!

Installation & Config Manual in Technical Communication : Standards

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:33:50 +0000

Thanks , will do

Hiring tech writers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia? in STC : Global STC

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:12:58 +0000

If you inquire directly from Traci Kelly, manager of the International SIG, she can post your inquiry on the SIG list and possibly direct you to others who have connections in Malaysia. Traci's contact information is on the SIG pages on the STC website at http://stc.org

Installation & Config Manual in Technical Communication : Standards

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:10:29 +0000

A Google serach for installation guide template yields many relevant hits. If you inquire directly from Annette Reilly, whose email is in the online membership directory, she can identify any applicable standards. Annette is responsible for STC's standards activity. If you find useful information, would you post it here?

Hello from Pittsburgh in Welcome : Introduce Yourself

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 02:01:02 +0000

Thanks for the introduction and for joining the STC Forum. Please let us know if you have questions, and share your ideas here too.

New Forum and Wiki Skin Concepts in Welcome : STC Forum and Wiki Announcements

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 01:58:58 +0000

The Forum serves a different purpose than social networking sites. It's a public gathering place for members to post and members and visitors to find timely information. Use of the Forum may ebb from time to time, especially as the attention of leaders is directed elsewhere. Taking the Forum down means removing people's work, and a lot of it, so it's not very practical. I'd implement the new design as a worthwhile project. Rather than "Et cetera" and "Etc." it could be better to say "More."

Members asked for the wiki for just one reason--so they could log in to one and see how it worked. This was in 2005. Today that need has passed, but the wiki would be very useful if anyone could make the time to work on it. So I would implement the design as a worthwhile project. Rather than having "Primary Projects" I would just say "Projects." I would limit that to Forum Help and Communities and rely on the list of All Pages for access to the other items at this time.

The Communities pages are worth the work it requires to develop them as a "yellow pages" of STC chapters and SIGs, and I think we can accomplish that work in the coming months.