BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Ensemble Independent//vPim 0.695//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 getti ng the design \nright is only half the job\; the rest is getting it built. Let our experienced design communicators show you how to persuade the stake holders that your solution is the best way to satisfy customers and accompl ish business goals. After that\, we'll teach you how to document the expect ed form and behavior in enough detail that programmers can build it\, QA ca n write test cases from it\, and marketing and sales can start showing it t o the world. \n \nWHO SHOULD ATTEND \nProduct planners\, developers\, marke ters\, usability professionals\, design practitioners\, and managers who ar e committed to creating a great customer experience. \n \nYOU WILL LEARN HO W TO: \n*Target your communication for specific audiences \n \n*Communicate persuasively to build buy-in throughout the design process \n \n*Present r equirements and help stakeholders prioritize them \n \n*Describe an interac tion framework and show your audience why it's good \n \n*Defend your desig n without being defensive \n \n*Create compelling User & Domain Analysis do cuments \n \n*Construct a detailed Form & Behavior Specification that devel opers actually want to use \n \n*Get the most from your precious documentat ion time and effort \n \nCOURSE MATERIALS INCLUDE: \n \n*Course binder with hard copies of slides and a variety of useful handouts and worksheets \n \ n*An example of a User & Domain Analysis document \n \n*Example sections of a Form & Behavior Specification \n \nWHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THIS COU RSE: \n \n“A logical and well thought-out approach to documenting the des ign and getting buy-in throughout the process.â€? \n \n“Awesome! I came a way with concrete examples I can use and apply to our process right away.†? \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 2 2ND! This course is held quarterly. Limited to 20 participants. \n \nDon't forget\, we 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 getti ng the design right 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 write test cases from it\, and marketing and sales can start showing it to the world. \n \nWHO SHOULD ATTEND \nProduct planners\, developers\, market ers\, usability professionals\, design practitioners\, and managers who are committed to creating a great customer experience. \n \nYOU WILL LEARN HOW TO: \n*Target your communication for specific audiences \n \n*Communicate persuasively to build buy-in throughout the design process \n \n*Present r equirements and help stakeholders prioritize them \n \n*Describe an interac tion framework and show your audience why it's good \n \n*Defend your desig n without being defensive \n \n*Create compelling User & Domain Analysis do cuments \n \n*Construct a detailed Form & Behavior Specification that devel opers actually want to use \n \n*Get the most from your precious documentat ion time and effort \n \nCOURSE MATERIALS INCLUDE: \n \n*Course binder with hard copies of slides and a variety of useful handouts and worksheets \n \ n*An example of a User & Domain Analysis document \n \n*Example sections of a Form & Behavior Specification \n \nWHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT THIS COU RSE: \n \n“A logical and well thought-out approach to documenting the des ign and getting buy-in throughout the process." \n \n“Awesome! I came awa y with concrete examples I can use and apply to our process right away." \n \n“Helps you understand what the real problems are and gives you the too ls to solve those problems." \n \nJUST 2 SEATS LEFT AS OF SEPTEMBER 22ND! T his course is held quarterly. Limited to 20 participants. \n \nDon't forge t\, 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 \nRe gister for the session at http://www.earley.com. \nPlease register by Janua ry 30th to ensure that you receive the instructions in time. \n \nDescript ion \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 and integrate with related projects in the enterprise\, such as web design \, search engine optimization\, e-commerce\, and enterprise architecture. S o how do you keep in alignment with all these other workstreams and keep yo ur project on plan? Our speakers in this session will cover strategies to h elp you achieve a smooth integration. \n \nLearn about working with cross- functional teams\, communication strategies\, and cross-initiative workstre am integration. \n \nPresenters: Seth Earley (Earley & Associates)\, Margar et 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 Francisc o\, 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 the first event in our design tools series we present Kevin Cheng from Yah oo! Brickhouse and OK/Cancel (ok-cancel.com). \n \nOften\, wireframes\, req uirements\, personas and other documents have yielded unsatisfactory result s – that is\, when they are read at all. At Yahoo!\, Kevin Cheng has been e xperimenting with using comics as a technique for communicating the core co ncepts behind a design’s intended user experience. \n \nIn this presentatio n\, Kevin will share how this technique has worked well to get teams inform ed and on the same page\, without fixating on interface details too early i n the project. He’ll demonstrate an in-depth walkthrough of his process and the advantages he’s found using comics over other methods. Best of all\, y ou won’t even need to take an art class to use this methodology. \n \n-- \n \nPresented by Interaction Design Association and Cooper. \n \nIxDA has ot her great events in the works\, but we’re always on the lookout for great s peakers with great presentations. If you’re interested in speaking at a fut ure event or 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 presentat ions (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* Technica l publications management summit \n \nA free access pass is available that provides attendees with: \n \n* Access to 2 full days of software demonstra tions \n* Access to the Technology Showcase \n* Networking cocktail recept ion \n* Meals\, snacks \n \nHowever\, free access guests cannot attend work shops\, sessions\, or panel discussions. \n \nNeed to justify the cost of a ttending to your boss. Check out this useful resource: http://www.doctrain. com/documents/Justifying_Conference_Attendance_Lowell.pdf \n \nWho attends DocTrain? \n \nTechnical communicators\, including: technical writers\, cou rse developers\, user experience designers\, usability professionals\, info rmation architects\, content managers\, eLearning developers\, technology w riters\, editors\, software tool vendors\, information analysts\, and media . \n \nDocTrain news: http://www.doctrain.com/index.php/east/news \n END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR