BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ensemble Independent//vPim 0.360//EN CALSCALE:Gregorian X-WR-CALNAME:Boxes and Arrows Events Calendar tagged "communication" BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20061023 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20061025 SUMMARY:Cooper U | Communicating Design LOCATION:San Francisco, California, USA DESCRIPTION:In our years of consulting at Cooper, we've learned that gettin g the design \nright is only half the job; the rest is getting it built. Le t our experienced design communicators show you how to persuade the stakeho lders that your solution is the best way to satisfy customers and accomplis h business goals. After that, we'll teach you how to document the expected form and behavior in enough detail that programmers can build it, QA can wr ite test cases from it, and marketing and sales can start showing it to the world. \n \nWHO SHOULD ATTEND \nProduct planners, developers, marketers, u sability professionals, design practitioners, and managers who are committe d to creating a great customer experience. \n \nYOU WILL LEARN HOW TO: \n*T arget your communication for specific audiences \n \n*Communicate persuasiv ely to build buy-in throughout the design process \n \n*Present requirement s and help stakeholders prioritize them \n \n*Describe an interaction frame work and show your audience why it's good \n \n*Defend your design without being defensive \n \n*Create compelling User & Domain Analysis documents \n \n*Construct a detailed Form & Behavior Specification that developers actu ally want to use \n \n*Get the most from your precious documentation time a nd effort \n \nCOURSE MATERIALS INCLUDE: \n \n*Course binder with hard copi es of slides and a variety of useful handouts and worksheets \n \n*An examp le of a User & Domain Analysis document \n \n*Example sections of a Form & Behavior Specification \n \nWHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THIS COURSE: \n \n “A logical and well thought-out approach to documenting the design and ge tting buy-in throughout the process.â€? \n \n“Awesome! I came away with c oncrete examples I can use and apply to our process right away.â€? \n \n“ Helps you understand what the real problems are and gives you the tools to solve those problems.â€? \n \nJUST 2 SEATS LEFT AS OF SEPTEMBER 22ND! This course is held quarterly. Limited to 20 participants. \n \nDon't forget, w e can bring our classes to you! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070124 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070126 SUMMARY:Cooper U: Communicating Design LOCATION:San Francisco, California, USA DESCRIPTION:In our years of consulting at Cooper, we've learned that gettin g the design right is only half the job; the rest is getting it built. Let our experienced design communicators show you how to persuade the stakehold ers that your solution is the best way to satisfy customers and accomplish business goals. After that, we'll teach you how to document the expected fo rm and behavior in enough detail that programmers can build it, QA can writ e test cases from it, and marketing and sales can start showing it to the w orld. \n \nWHO SHOULD ATTEND \nProduct planners, developers, marketers, us ability professionals, design practitioners, and managers who are committed to creating a great customer experience. \n \nYOU WILL LEARN HOW TO: \n*T arget your communication for specific audiences \n \n*Communicate persuasiv ely to build buy-in throughout the design process \n \n*Present requirement s and help stakeholders prioritize them \n \n*Describe an interaction frame work and show your audience why it's good \n \n*Defend your design without being defensive \n \n*Create compelling User & Domain Analysis documents \n \n*Construct a detailed Form & Behavior Specification that developers actu ally want to use \n \n*Get the most from your precious documentation time a nd effort \n \nCOURSE MATERIALS INCLUDE: \n \n*Course binder with hard copi es of slides and a variety of useful handouts and worksheets \n \n*An examp le of a User & Domain Analysis document \n \n*Example sections of a Form & Behavior Specification \n \nWHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THIS COURSE: \n \n “A logical and well thought-out approach to documenting the design and ge tting buy-in throughout the process." \n \n“Awesome! I came away with con crete examples I can use and apply to our process right away." \n \n“Help s you understand what the real problems are and gives you the tools to solv e those problems." \n \nJUST 2 SEATS LEFT AS OF SEPTEMBER 22ND! This course is held quarterly. Limited to 20 participants. \n \nDon't forget, we can bring our classes to you! \n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070131 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070201 SUMMARY:Integration with Enterprise Initiatives LOCATION:Virtual DESCRIPTION:Join us for this month's Taxonomy Community of Practice confere nce call: Integrating your taxonomy project with other enterprise initiativ es. \n \nDate & Time: Wednesday, Jan 31st - 2:00 to 3:30 PM EST. \n \nReg ister for the session at http://www.earley.com. \nPlease register by Januar y 30th to ensure that you receive the instructions in time. \n \nDescripti on \nWhether you like it or not, you won't be deriving your taxonomies in a vaccuum. During the development process, you often have to collaborate an d integrate with related projects in the enterprise, such as web design, se arch engine optimization, e-commerce, and enterprise architecture. So how d o you keep in alignment with all these other workstreams and keep your proj ect on plan? Our speakers in this session will cover strategies to help you achieve a smooth integration. \n \nLearn about working with cross-functio nal teams, communication strategies, and cross-initiative workstream integr ation. \n \nPresenters: Seth Earley (Earley & Associates), Margaret Hanley, and Ron Daniel (Taxonomy strategies LLC) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20070822 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20070823 SUMMARY:IxDA SF: Communicating Concepts with Comics LOCATION:San Francisco, California, USA DESCRIPTION:Venue: \nCooper \n100 First Street, 26th Floor \nSan Francisco , California 94105 \n \n6:00 – Social Hour \n7:00 – Presentation \nFREE \n \nIxDA San Francisco arrives with its first public talk in the city. For t he first event in our design tools series we present Kevin Cheng from Yahoo ! Brickhouse and OK/Cancel (ok-cancel.com). \n \nOften, wireframes, require ments, personas and other documents have yielded unsatisfactory results – t hat is, when they are read at all. At Yahoo!, Kevin Cheng has been experime nting with using comics as a technique for communicating the core concepts behind a design’s intended user experience. \n \nIn this presentation, Kevi n will share how this technique has worked well to get teams informed and o n the same page, without fixating on interface details too early in the pro ject. He’ll demonstrate an in-depth walkthrough of his process and the adva ntages he’s found using comics over other methods. Best of all, you won’t e ven need to take an art class to use this methodology. \n \n-- \n \nPresent ed by Interaction Design Association and Cooper. \n \nIxDA has other great events in the works, but we’re always on the lookout for great speakers wit h great presentations. If you’re interested in speaking at a future event o r have an idea for a future presentation, please get in touch! END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20071016 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20071021 SUMMARY:Documentation and Training East 2007 LOCATION:Lowell, Massachusetts, USA DESCRIPTION:The theme of the 8th Annual Documentation & Training East Confe rence is Advancing Your Career. Attend and you'll gain access to dozens of learning opportunities designed to help you improve the skills and expertis e you’ll need to future proof your career and improve your value as a pro fessional technical communicator. \n \nCost for full access pass: $999US \n \nFor $999 you get all of the following: \n* Choice of pre-conference half -day workshops (October 16-17) \n* Choice of over 40 conference sessions (O ctober 18-19) \n* Choice of post-conference half-day workshop (October 20) \n* Access to the Management Summit (October 18-19) \n* Access to the netwo rking cocktail reception (October 18) \n* Breakfast and carving station lun ches during conference \n \nFull access passes entitle attendees to partici pate in four half-day workshops (choose from 15), your choice of presentati ons (over 40 available), and panel discussions in the following tracks: \n \n* Content component management \n* User experience \n* XML Authoring \n* Interaction design \n* Innovative technologies \n* Web content management \ n* Localization and translation \n* Information architecture \n* Technical publications management summit \n \nA free access pass is available that pr ovides attendees with: \n \n* Access to 2 full days of software demonstrati ons \n* Access to the Technology Showcase \n* Networking cocktail receptio n \n* Meals, snacks \n \nHowever, free access guests cannot attend workshop s, sessions, or panel discussions. \n \nNeed to justify the cost of attendi ng to your boss. Check out this useful resource: http://www.doctrain.com/do cuments/Justifying_Conference_Attendance_Lowell.pdf \n \nWho attends DocTra in? \n \nTechnical communicators, including: technical writers, course deve lopers, user experience designers, usability professionals, information arc hitects, content managers, eLearning developers, technology writers, editor s, software tool vendors, information analysts, and media. \n \nDocTrain ne ws: http://www.doctrain.com/index.php/east/news \n END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR