<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I don't know whether this is of any interest to floss discussion writers, but i thought i would forward it just in case. <div><br></div><div>Regards: David Passell<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">"Program Manager" <<a href="mailto:programs@stc-phx.com">programs@stc-phx.com</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">February 16, 2010 3:30:24 AM MST<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><b><br></b></font></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>March 2010 Virtual Meeting</b><br></span></div><br><div><font face="Verdana" size="2">You are receiving this message because you are a member of STC Phoenix or have indicated an interest in receiving information regarding our programs and offerings. If you would like to not receive emails in the future, please follow the unsubscribe information at the bottom of this message.</font></div>
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<div>DITA, the Darwin Information Typing Architecture, is the new buzzword in technical communication. But why? Find out in this free webinar co-hosted by the STC-Phoenix and STC Alberta chapters on Tuesday, March 9th.</div>
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<div>Our featured speaker, Sarah O'Keefe, will sort it all out for you in her "mostly-buzzword-free" presentation. Then, you can evaluate for yourself whether DITA makes sense for your content.<br>
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<div><font face="Verdana"><img width="150" height="150" title="" align="left" alt="" src="https://app.icontact.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/181563/fb635ef7ed3a11625396f089428e5e3c/image/jpeg" complete="complete">Sarah O’Keefe, owner of Scriptorium Publishing, specializes in streamlining publishing processes, including implementing DITA, for numerous high-profile clients in telecommunications, defense, technology, and other content-rich industries. Sharing knowledge is a priority for Sarah, who strives to be both entertaining and informative during training sessions and conference presentations. </font></div>
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<div><font face="Verdana">In 2002, she received her Certified Technical Trainer (CTT+) accreditation from CompTIA. Her presentations at international, national, and regional conferences (including STC, tekom, and WritersUA) have consistently earned high ratings.
<p>Her publishing credits include <em>Publishing Fundamentals: FrameMaker 7</em> (originally published as FrameMaker 7: The Complete Reference), The <em>WebWorks Publisher Cookbook</em>, <em>Technical Writing 101</em>, <em>FrameMaker 5.5.6 for Dummies</em>, and numerous white papers. </p><p>For more information on Sarah, Scriptorium Publishing, or to catch up on her blog posts, visit her website <a href="http://click.icptrack.com/icp/relay.php?r=6624186&msgid=243307&act=NWPZ&c=181563&destination=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scriptorium.com%2F">http://www.scriptorium.com</a>.</p></font></div>
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