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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:

• Education and Development
• Design Theory and Research
• Organization Theory
• Strategy and IS
• Human Behavior and IT
• Human Computer Interaction
• Alternative Systems Development
• Global Information Systems Management
• Extreme Innovation
• Learning Design for Innovative Pedagogies
• Transforming Student Learning with Learning Design
• Learning Design
• Design for Learning and Other Theoretical Approaches
• Using Learning Design for Strategic Change in Education
• Teacher Educators and Learning Design

Contributions are invited. Contact the editor, editor_jet@imanagerpublications.com, for the full call for papers.

Tech Comm News Call for papers, Education, India, Training

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.

Tech Comm News Cross-cultural context, Event, India, Interaction design, Social media, Training, Usability

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.

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The Globalization and Localization Association has announced a series of webinars. Topics include managed crowdsourcing, the Okapi localization tools, multilingual desktop publishing, and project-based machine translation. For details, visit the GALA webinar page.

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The International Technical Communication (ITC) SIG of the Society for Technical Communication  is very pleased to announce a partnership with The Localization Institute, bringing ITC members and other technical communication professionals a webinar series.  “Writing and Designing for an International Audience,” taught by Nancy Hoft, is a 4-part series that can help you hone some of your communication skills.

This partnership will allow members of the ITC SIG of the Society for Technical Communication to subscribe to the live series at a reduced rate. Anyone can attend, but ITC members alone get the benefit of the rate reduction.

For complete information, registration and more, visit:
http://www.localizationinstitute.com/index.cfm?onlinecat=techwrite

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November 16–18, 2009
Beijing, China

LISA’s eighth international forum in Greater China, this year’s CHINA FOCUS, includes two days of business and technical presentations concentrating on global product development. The Forum features globalization services, outsourcing software development, open-standards for localization, and testing products for worldwide markets.

For more information visit http://www.lisa.org/Conferences.27.0.html

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October 20-22, 2009
Santa Clara Convention Center
Silicon Valley, California

For more information, visit http://www.localizationworld.com/

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Twitter accounts in multiple languages is among the subjects of a July, 2009 blog post, Pros and Cons of Multiple Twitter Accounts. The author observes that “we are not listening enough to social media conversations on a global scale.” Check the post to learn which countries have the heaviest users of Facebook.

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Registration for the 11th annual STC India Conference is now open. Find details on the STC India site.

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November 1 is the deadline for students to apply to Sigma Tau Chi or Alpha Sigma, STC’s honorary societies.

The STC website has an MS Word file with the application form (linked below). Completed applications and letters of recommendation must be e-mailed to dr.david.dayton@gmail.com.

Transcripts are mailed to the address in the application form: http://www.stc.org/recog/awards01_STX-AS.asp.

About the STC Student Honorary Societies

The Society for Technical Communication encourages qualified students to apply for membership in its honorary societies, Sigma Tau Chi and Alpha Sigma.

Sigma Tau Chi (STX) recognizes students enrolled in a baccalaureate or graduate technical communication program who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or above, are exemplary participants in STC, and demonstrate the potential for significant contributions to the profession.

Alpha Sigma (AS) recognizes students enrolled in a two-year or certificate technical communication program who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or above, are active participants in STC, and demonstrate the potential to contribute to the profession.

Applications to STX and AS are carefully reviewed and ranked by a committee consisting of three senior STC members (two industry practitioners and one academic practitioner). The committee makes its recommendations to the STC Board of Directors, which notifies the selected students after its January meeting. Students accepted into STX or AS receive one year’s membership in STC, a pin, and a T-shirt.

Completed application forms and supporting documents should be e-mailed as attached Word or PDF files to David Dayton at dr.david.dayton@gmail.com no later than November 1. By the same deadline, an official transcript must be mailed directly from the applicant’s school to the address in the application form.

If you have any questions about the application process, please e-mail them to David Dayton, Chair of the STC Honorary Societies Committee, at dr.david.dayton@gmail.com.

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Call for Papers
Eighth Conference of the Israel Translators Association (ITA)
Tools and Skills in the Information Age
8-10 February 2010
Crowne Plaza Hotel – Jerusalem

The annual ITA conference is an international meeting of translators, interpreters, localizers, subtitlers, editors, researchers, translation company owners, project managers and related professionals. The ITA promotes the profession by encouraging information exchange, fostering research and providing opportunities to enhance professionalism.

Catering to veterans and beginners alike, the conference program this year focuses on the tools and skills essential in today’s information and communications age. The committee welcomes your proposal for topics that will help participants learn more about the profession and how to manage their work, boost their productivity and… yes, even find jobs.

Proposals in any of the following formats are welcome:

• Preconference workshop – up to three hours
• Presentation – up to 40 minutes (30-minute lecture and 10 minutes for questions)
• Panel discussion – similar to a television news panel, in a panel discussion a moderator helps panelists who represent diverse points of view develop a dialog (up to 60 minutes + 15 minutes for Q&As)

The conference grows from year to year, and over 400 participants are expected in 2010. It runs for two and a half days and is designed to have broad range appeal. The ITA conference provides excellent value for money, and is the best source of information and training. Don’t miss it!

Submit a short abstract and bio, including full contact details, here http://www.ortra.biz/translators/

• Abstracts are limited to 250 words and bios to 100 words
• The deadline for submission of abstracts is November 15, 2009
• The Organizing Committee will notify you if your proposal is accepted by November 20, 2009

For additional information about the call for papers, send an email to papers@ita.org.il

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