For more information about STC elections (at the organizational level), please connect via this link:
http://notebook.stc.org/2010-election/
There, you will find information about the candidates (links at the bottom of the page), how to vote, when to vote, and so forth.
STC is once again offering online courses where participants can earn a certificate. The courses are divided into 90-minute sessions and presented live online over several weeks. To obtain the certificate, participants must log in for each of the sessions.
STC certificate programs let you explore a subject in-depth over the course of those weeks. In addition to the practical work skills that you will develop, participating in a certificate program provides you with a unique live opportunity to learn directly from an instructor and to also exchange ideas and tools virtually with the other participants in the program.
For detailed information, follow the link: http://www.stc.org/edu/online-certificate-courses.asp
WORLDWARE CONFERENCE
March 16-18, 2010
Hyatt Regency Santa Clara
Santa Clara, California, USA
The theme of the Worldware Conference is “The ROI of Software Internationalization.” This conference explores methodologies to get international product releases out on time and on budget. Please see more information here: http://www.worldwareconference.com/
http://www.stc.org/PDF_Files/2009-Online-Buyers-Guide.pdf
The 18th Annual WritersUA Conference for Software User Assistance will be held in Seattle, Washington, from March 21 to 24, 2010.
As part of STC’s memberships in the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) and Localization Industry Standards Association (LISA), STC has the opportunity to nominate experts to join the working group for the new Simplified English international standard. Details are posted on STC’s Notebook:
http://notebook.stc.org/nominations-for-simplified-english-international-standard-working-group/
Anyone interested should contact Annette Reilly, STC Standards Council Manager, annette.d.reilly@lmco.com, by 13 November with a brief statement of experience and qualifications in this area.
STC’s successful work to extend more beneifts to members outside the US is featured on STC’s Notebook in an October 22, 2009 post, STC’s Education Offerings Attracting International Participants.
i-manager of India has announced the December 2009 issue of the Journal of Educational Technology will focus on Ethics, Learning Design, and Consequences of IT in Educational Technology. Topics include:
Contributions are invited. Contact the editor, editor_jet@imanagerpublications.com, for the full call for papers.
A report has been posted on the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) HWID 2009 Working Conference on Usability in Social, Cultural and Organizational Contexts held on October 7-8, 2009, Pune, India.
The theme of Cultural Usability and Human Work Interaction Design was very timely and relevant for India, given the increasing investment by the government in e-governance, e-learning, e-health and applications of information systems to empower the rural and agricultural population of India. Cultural usability is also highly relevant to the work of information technology in India in providing solutions for customers world wide.
17 November 2009
London
Monitoring Social Media 09 is a conference planned for discussion of issues in social media monitoring, including reputation management, influence, sentiment, free vs paid tools and ROI. Speakers and panelists include Neville Hobson, Antony Mayfield (iCrossing), Philip Sheldrake, Mark Rogers (Market Sentinel)), Marshall Manson (Edelman) and lots more.
This is a full day event with lunch and attendance is expected to be about 200 people.
For details and insights into the social media community in the UK and Europe, visit the conference website.
STC’s Notebook