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To get a STC discount on dinner, reserve early,
by Thursday, January 28, 2010,
either by PayPal or by Check.

Joy Montgomery, our Resume Counselor, will be in 5:45 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.
Email her if you are bringing in your resume.
Need a ride to the meeting?
Microphone & headphones Listen to a podcast of January's speaker, Jeffrey Gardiner, on Wikis.

 

"Let Your Illustrations Do the Talking"

by Elizabeth Fraley and Scott Allshouse

A Door prize will be given at the end of the presentation.

Program Description

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Today's high tech companies understand the value of providing detailed accurate information on demand that is also visually appealing. So how can you enrich the content of your information by creating high quality illustrations and animations quickly?

Join us for this interactive session to find out how you can automate the process of creating and updating illustrations and animations with Arbortext IsoDraw, a single software tool for 2D and 3D illustrations.

During this session we will show you how you can:

  • Repurpose rich, original CAD data to quickly develop 2D and 3D illustrations and animations.

  • Automate the updating of illustrations and animations when engineering designs change throughout a product's lifecycle.

  • Prepare illustrations automatically for publishing in multiple delivery formats, including print, interactive and Web media to eliminate expensive, labor-intensive formatting tasks.

  • Convey explicit service procedures by displacing lengthy text with illustrations.

  • Deliver a competitive advantage in your product information time-to-market by producing more illustrations in a shorter time.



A
bout our Presenters

Elizabeth Fraley, President and founder of Single-Sourcing Solutions, Inc., is an XML/ Single-Sourcing Programmer/Architect. She architected, implemented, and advised on the implementation of XML authoring and publishing systems in both high-tech and government sectors, at both the sector and corporate levels.


Elizabeth Fraley


Scott Allshouse
is the Regional Director for Technical Illustration Products at PTC and represents the Arbortext IsoDraw Service Information Solutions.

Since 1983 Scott has been involved in interactive technical publications analysis for end users with a focus on graphics data exchange and best practices. His primary interests are how the end-user interprets graphical information to perform tasks and how this information compliments documentation. He has participated in the Tri-Services IETM Working Group S1000D Standards working groups.

Scott retired from the US Navy in 2000 and joined ITEDO Software, now PTC to represent Arbortext IsoDraw. He is based in Redding, California.


Scott Allshouse

Meeting Directions

Place
Crow Canyon Country Club, 711 Silver Lake Drive, Danville, California

Directions
From 680, take the Crow Canyon Rd exit heading east (turn left if you're coming south on 680; turn right if you're coming north on 680). Turn left on El Capitan/Tahiti Dr. Turn right on Silver Lake Drive.

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Time
5:30 - Networking
6:15 - Dinner
6:45 - Chapter Business
7:15 - Program
8:30 - Adjourn


Reserve Dinner Early With a Check

Note that the discounted $24 cost is for STC members (of any chapter) only.
See Price List below.

While we prefer that you use PayPal, if you would rather write a check then please follow these procedures:

  1. Mail a check, payable to EBSTC for $24, (you must be an STC member of any chapter to receive this discount), or $15 for a student, to Joe Humbert, EBSTC at 7001 Sunkist Drive, Oakland CA 94605. We suggest that you mail in your check five days in advance to allow for proper delivery. We must receive your check by the Thursday before the meeting (one week in advance).

  2. Send an email to Joe (JoeHumbertSTC@aol.com) telling him that your check is in the mail. In the Subject Line, type EBSTC Meeting Payment.

  3. Upon receiving your check, we will confirm by return email.

  4. We will deposit all checks received before the meeting.

  5. We are not responsible for lost mail. We will notify you if we have not received your sent check by that Thursday.

  6. Once we receive your check, reservations are non-refundable and subject to our Cancellation Policy.

Reserve Dinner Early With PayPal

Note that the discounted $24 cost is for STC members (of any chapter) only.
See Price List below.

Using PayPal, please reserve by the Thursday before the meeting (one week in advance). Reservations are not refundable and subject to our Cancellation Policy.

Or, you can pay $28 at the door, without a reservation.

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$28.00 Non-member or reserve late
$15.00 Student
$10.00 Program only

Cancellation Policy

If you have made a Dinner reservation and need to cancel, you must notify Joe (JoeHumbertSTC@aol.com) one week in advance Thursday before the meeting. He will issue a credit for a future meeting. Otherwise you will be charged for the reservation.

If you are a non-STC member and have made a Programs Only reservation and need to cancel, you must notify Joe (JoeHumbertSTC@aol.com) by 12:00 p.m. of the day of the meeting. He will issue a credit for a future meeting. Otherwise, you will be charged for the reservation.


Price List

STC Member
Reserve Early
Dinner & Program

Program Only

Yes
Yes
$24.00
$10.00
Yes
No
$28.00
$10.00
No
Yes
$28.00
$10.00
No
No
$28.00
$10.00
Student
Yes
$15.00
$10.00
Student
No
$20.00
$10.00


Student Eligibility

To be eligible for the student rate, you must be:

  1. enrolled in an accredited university, college, community college, or technical school;
  2. taking at least two courses or their equivalent each term; and
  3. preparing for a career in technical communication.

You do not have to be an STC member to get the student rate. However, be prepared to show a student I.D. at the chapter meeting.


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