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Preliminary Schedule for 1998 FrameUsers Conference
Subject:Preliminary Schedule for 1998 FrameUsers Conference From:Brad Anderson <brad -at- FALCONMEDIA -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 21 Aug 1998 16:07:57 -0500
Hello FrameUsers,
Details regarding the conference, schedule, further information regarding
speakers, and registration information can be found at http://www.FrameUsers.com/conference/. Please make your hotel reservations
ASAP--rooms are going fast.
Feel free to call with any questions, comments, or to register:
(800) 272-5238 or (301) 924-0855.
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1998 FrameUsers Conference: Using FrameMaker in the Real World
Radisson Plaza Hotel at Mark Center
Alexandria, VA
October 11-14, 1998
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Here's the preliminary conference schedule:
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Sunday, 11 October 1998
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- Arrival of most attendees & exhibitors
- Exhibitor & conference room set-up
- Possible dinner/reception from exhibitor(s)
- Computer Lab opens
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Monday, 12 October 1998
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- Exhibit Area Open 8am - 5pm
- Computer Lab open 24 hours
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08:30am - 10:00am
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1) Nancy Schroer - From Formatting to Structure: Moving from
Word/Frame/etc. to FrameMaker+SGML
2) Harold Lloyd - Document Management Solutions
3) Georg Eck - Analyzing FrameMaker books and documents and their
references in a server system
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10:30am - 12:00pm
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1) Lori DeFurio - Designing a structured authoring system
2) Sean Lanagan - Overcoming conventional barriers to the global
publishing of customized documents
3) Carl Young - A justification strategy for switching from a
word processor to FrameMaker
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01:00pm - 02:30pm
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1) Nancy Schroer - FrameMaker+SGML: Tips-n-Tricks for Experienced
Users
2) Robin Gellerman - Managing global documents: Create, translate
and don't be late
3) Sheri Clinchard - Accelerating usability of web documentation
in a dynamic engineering-centric company
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03:00pm - 04:30pm
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1) Lori DeFurio - SGML or XML: Which is right for you?
2) Sean Lanagan - Hitting the jackpot: Leveraging worldwide
product and market knowledge to accelerate global publishing
3) Julie Nudler - Autonumbering
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04:30pm - whenever you choose
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- 24-Hour Computer Lab
- Exhibits (close around 5pm)
- Possible dinner/reception from exhibitor(s)
- Head out on the Metro and visit Washington, DC
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Tuesday, 13 October 1998
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- Exhibit Area Open 8am - 5pm
- Computer Lab open 24 hours
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08:30am - 10:00am
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1) David Stevens & Brad Anderson - Preparing your FrameMaker files
for Pre-Press I
2) Sarah Carroll - Translation and FrameMaker - Real World Issues
3) Tony - Using the FrameMaker FDK
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10:30am - 12:00pm
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1) David Stevens & Brad Anderson - Preparing your FrameMaker
Files for Pre-Press II
2) Jesus Gonzalez - FrameMaker and Language Translation
3) Eric White - Hybrid Web/CD Content Delivery
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01:00pm - 02:30pm
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1) Shlomo Perets - Warning! FrameMaker to Acrobat conversion is
not as simple as it seems
2) Charlene Strickland - Proposal Preparation Kit Using FrameMaker
3) <not finalized>
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03:00pm - 04:30pm
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1) Scott Hamlow - FrameMaker and Acrobat for context-sensitive
online help
2) Jerilynne Sander - FrameMaker Tips-n-Tricks
3) Eric White - Single-source publishing from FrameMaker documents
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04:30pm - whenever you choose
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- 24-Hour Computer Lab
- Exhibits (close around 5pm)
- Possible dinner/reception from exhibitor(s)
- Head out on the Metro and visit Washington, DC
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Wednesday, 14 October 1998
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- Exhibit Area Open 8am - 5pm
- Computer Lab open until 5pm
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08:30am - 10:00am
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1) Ken Whitaker - Preparing yourself as a technical communicator
for the 21st century
2) Larry LeVine - Implementing database publishing technology:
Overview and case studies
3) Krista Von Wagner - Creating Help Systems (Win/HTML Help) with
FrameMaker and WebWorks Publisher
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10:30am - 12:00pm
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1) Brad Anderson & Scottie Miller - The tools we use (Increasing
your productivity in FrameMaker)
2) Ben Slone - Database Publishing with FrameMaker
3) <not finalized>
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03:00pm - 04:30pm
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1) Bill Harris - Creating Cool Stuff Using the FrameMaker FDK
2) Ben Slone - Database publishing the PatternStream way
3) <not finalized>
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04:30pm - 05:00pm
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- Computer Lab open until 5pm
- Exhibits (close around 5pm)
