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ABSOLUTELY. Especially since you are the sole tech writer. The
conference will have workshops, vendor displays, seminars, lots and lots
of great handouts, the conference proceedings, and more. Plus it's
really helpful to talk to the other writers, see their problems and
solutions, and build a good professional support network. I only wish
*I* could go, but my company isn't sending me.
I suspect there will be a lot of "new" technology discussed as well as
where we're going with Help development and Microsoft, especially since
Ralph Walden is leaving. IMHO he was the "heart" of both WinHelp and
HTMLHelp at MS...not to take away from Kate and the others. They were
just less visible.
Lucky you!!
Jane
On Wednesday, April 01, 1998 9:08 AM, Marie C. Paretti
[SMTP:mparetti -at- RRINC -dot- COM] wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
>
> My question to y'all is, is the STC conference worth it? What have
your
> experiences been there? What are the benefits (and drawbacks) of this
> conference?
