Newsletter of the East Bay Chapter of STC
January/February 2003
Educational News
Indexing Conference in San Francisco
The American Society of Indexers—Golden Gate Chapter invites you to attend a conference on January 25, 2003 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Best Western Grosvenor Hotel at San Francisco Airport. This year’s conference will include a variety of presentations and subjects, all of which have a direct bearing on the work of indexers.
The morning will be devoted to information—the identification, classification, storage, retrieval, and conceptual processes related to the development of effective information systems. The first speaker is Craig Nevill-Manning, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist at Google, Inc.
Next, R. J. Pittman, Chief Executive Officer of Groxis, will talk about their revolutionary new content navigation tool—Grokker. The Grokker quickly converts data, documents, records, and search results into a contextually relevant, intuitive graphical knowledge map. This technology allows the user to quickly understand what information is available, how it relates to the topic in question, and streamline information consumption and management.
After a buffet lunch, Gale Rhoades of Macrex will discuss the trend toward embedded indexes for textbooks, and the impact of this development on professional indexers.
Finally, there will be an Editors’ Panel, moderated by Sylvia Coates. Bay Area publishers represented on the panel are: Autodesk, The Gale Group, Jossey Bass, McGraw-Hill, Nolo Press, and UC Press. Following the panel discussion will be Q&A with audience participation, so bring all those questions you’ve always wanted to ask your editor!
To register for this conference, go to ASI Golden Gate Chapter or for more information contact Janet Russell (925-689-1998).
STC Region 8 Conference Postponed
The Region 8 conference has been postponed to a date in July. It will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada.
STC Region 8 conferences represent 21 chapters with nearly 4,000 members in California, Nevada, Hawaii, New Zealand, and Australia. Conference attendees are encouraged to network with fellow attendees, sharing knowledge and experiences with other technical communicators. The theme of the 2002–2003 conference reflects the international nature of technical communication. Communication is the key to world commerce and cultural advancement. Those attending this conference are technical communicators who play a role in national and international communications, or want to have a front seat in its development.
Registering for the Region 8 Conference gives you access to all the sessions and workshops presented throughout the three days of the conference. The cost for the three days is $205 for members, and $225 for non-members. Registration fees are discounted for students, speakers, and conference staff. Registration after January 10, 2003 will be $225 for members, and $250 for non-members.
For more information, go to the conference
web site.
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