TECHWR-L Premium Jobs, Events, and Announcements

Subject: TECHWR-L Premium Jobs, Events, and Announcements
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costs of those publications).

In this posting, look for the following ...

* JOB: Full-time technical writer, Q&A specialist needed (NEW)
* ANNOUNCE: Usability Speakers Series
* ANNOUNCE: By popular demand! Special offer for techwr-l extended!
* REMINDER: Visibility for your Events, Activities, & Deadlines
* NO KIDDING: Have You Thanked TECHWR-L Sponsors Lately?
* ANNOUNCE: Document Assembly Software
* ANNOUNCE: NEW Version! SnagIt 6.0

and at the end you'll find the concluding administrivia with
information about these ads and how to place your own.

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JOB: Full-time technical writer, Q&A specialist needed

Selltis, L.L.C. (www.selltis.com), a manufacturer of team selling software
solutions for the industrial sales market, seeks an experienced technical
writer for writing software documentation, white papers and web content,
and for managing quality assurance of our software products.

Job duties: Write and maintain technical documentation and help files for
our software products.
Write and maintain development documentation including charts, screen
shots and graphical illustrations.
Track and verify project requirements. Develop testing processes and test
software modules during the development.
Manage translating documentation and help files into foreign languages.
Coordinate the printing of the documentation using in-house equipment and
through commercial print shops. Write and maintain technical content for
the company's web page. Aid in writing marketing materials.

Experience: 5 years of experience minimum in software-related technical
writing. Process and requirements management experience is a plus.
Must have expert-level experience with Adobe FrameMaker, PhotoShop and
RoboHelp.
Working experience with Word, PowerPoint, and DemoShield desired. Must
have
working knowledge of the HTML syntax and experience with the PostScript
language and tools. Experience with software development tools is a plus.

Send resume and links to sample materials to marioi -at- selltis -dot- com -dot-

12/05/01-12/13/01
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ANNOUNCE: Usability Speakers Series

The Department of Technical Communication at the University of
Washington now offers its Winter Quarter Speakers Series, Special
Topics in Usability, via the web in streaming video! This series
offers 10 nationally renowned speakers and professionals talking
about current issues in usability testing. Now you can view this
series over the web from your own computer. Speakers list
available at:
http://www.uwtc.washington.edu/faculty/ramey/tc_521/speakers02.htm

Beginning January 11, 2002 the Speakers Series lecture will be
taped during the live Friday seminar. Friday afternoon you can log
on and view the lecture via the web in streaming video. Sign up
and learn more about what other usability specialists are practicing
and discovering. The series will be available for on-demand
viewing at any time.

The tuition fee for the Winter Quarter Speakers Series is $400, plus
a $30 registration fee and a $12 technology fee. To register, call
1-800-543-2320. The registration code for this course is #59193.
Contact Kate Long at katelong -at- u -dot- washington -dot- edu with questions.

12/04/01-12/12/01
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ANNOUNCE: By popular demand! Special offer for techwr-l extended!

No budget for training? Don't want to fly?

Learn at your own pace with a workbook from Gordon & Gordon...

Now until Dec. 24, 2001 all techwr-l subscribers get FREE SHIPPING!

* Documenting APIs and SDKs: A Guide for Non-Programmers... US$69.95

* System Design for Technical Writers... US$49.95

* Writing Marketing Materials for High-Tech Firms... US$49.95

* Good-Enough Documentation
--- now bundled with ---
* Technical Writing 101: the Basic Skills... US$49.95 for both

Plus our MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE means there's no risk to you!
For more details, please visit http://www.gordonandgordon.com/wkb-twl.htm

11/30/01-12/8/01
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REMINDER: Visibility for your Events, Activities, & Deadlines

If you know of upcoming events that would be of interest
to the technical communication community, you're welcome
to add them to the TECHWR-L Calendar at:
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/calendar/

This calendar, a service provided by TECHWR-L, is open for
any relevant events, deadlines, or activities, and is available
to anyone in the technical communication community at no
charge. (TECHWR-L sponsors and advertisers make the
calendar service and others possible.)

Additionally, upcoming calendar events and recent job postings
are available in email, by subscribing to the (free)
Daily Summary Mailing by sending email to:
subscribe-techwr-l-daily-announce -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com

Find more information at:
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/daily-announce-info.html

11/30/01-12/8/01
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NO KIDDING: Have You Thanked TECHWR-L Sponsors Lately?

If you haven't taken time lately to drop a
quick email message to TECHWR-L sponsors, you
should. Without the support of TECHWR-L sponsors
and advertisers, TECHWR-L would not be able to
provide this wide range of original content and
valuable services to the technical communication
community.

Take five minutes--or less, if you hurry--
to visit a TECHWR-L sponsor and drop them
a quick email thanking them for helping make
TECHWR-L available to you. Please include a cc:
to ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com when you do.

Gold Sponsors:
http://www.online-learning.com Online-Learning.com
http://www.techsmith.com TechSmith

Silver Sponsors:
http://www.anitian.com Anitian
http://www.knowledgebase.net KnowledgeBase.net

Bronze Sponsor:
http://www.hyperionics.com Hyperionics

If you know of other companies or organizations
who might be interested in supporting the technical
communication community through TECHWR-L sponsorship,
point them to
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/sponsorships.html

11/04/01-12/05/01
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ANNOUNCE: Document Assembly Software

Pathagoras(tm) -- a collection of 3 distinct add-in systems
which make \'processing words\' in Microsoft Word97, 2000 and XP a
less challenging task. Its features include:
(1) improved disk navigation over other methods
(including the ability to directly jump from one directory to
the next without the traditional \'up, down and across\'
technique),

(2) extensive enhancements for saving new or existing documents,

and

(3) simple and intuitive document assembly capabilities using a
unique and cleverly designed checkbox screen (from which the
operator can insert, assemble or open the selected documents.

A well documented and easy to navigate web site describes the
features in great detail. http://www.pathagoras.com

11/20/01-11/28/01
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ANNOUNCE: NEW Version! SnagIt 6.0

SnagIt 6.0 captures images, text, and video - anything you see on the
Windows desktop. Capture full scrolling screens, regions, individual
buttons, digital images, Direct X applications and more, and automatically
send them to a file, the printer, or a website. Use automatic file naming,
timed captures, and image processing effects. Edit, view, and manage your
images in the newly updated Catalog Browser.
Visit www.techsmith.com to see if you qualify for a free upgrade!

http://www.techsmith.com/twr <http://www.techsmith.com/twr>

6/30/01-12/31/01
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In an effort to provide a free service that allows you to post
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services:

The TECHWR-L Calendar provides a free resource for you
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http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/calendar/

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profiles:
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The TECHWR-L Daily Summary Mailing, a separate mailing list
that summarizes new content posted to Employment Central and
the Calendar, is now available and can further help get your
message out to interested people:
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/daily-announce-info.html

These resources are available at no cost to anyone, posters
or seekers, TECHWR-L subscribers or not. We encourage you to
regularly use these free services.

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want to be mailed directly to all 4900+ TECHWR-L subscribers
in the TECHWR-L Premium Daily Announcement, please contact Eric
(ejray -at- raycomm -dot- com) or submit your paid ad at
http://www.raycomm.com/techwhirl/postad.html.



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