Technical Writing Conferences and Events

The TechWhirl Events Calendar publicizes networking and learning opportunities in the technical writing and technical communications field. Check into conferences, courses, degree and certificate programs, meetings, workshops, webinars and other training events designed for technical writers and technical communicators.

February 2012 | All Times in Central US Timezone
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6	7 Free Webinar: Moving from FrameMaker to Flare \| Feb. 7, 10:00-11:00am (Pacific) 10:00 am - 11:00 am Posted by: MadCapSoftware Online Via GoTo Webinar Visit web site: Online Via GoTo Webinar Details about Free Webinar: Moving from FrameMaker to Flare \| Feb. 7, 10:00-11:00am (Pacific) iCal Are you using FrameMaker as your primary authoring tool? While Frame is great for book publishing, it requires separate tools and plug-ins to single source content for the web. If you are tired of the expense and the headache of using multiple tools, consider switching to MadCap Flare. Free Webinar: Moving from FrameMaker to Flare \| Feb. 7, 10:00-11:00am (Pacific) Winter Social Learning Event 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Posted by: STC_TO The Twisted Kilt 1954 Yonge St Toronto, ON Canada Map to The Twisted Kilt Details about Winter Social Learning Event iCal Join us at our Winter Social Learning Event! Meet and greet other technical communicators from the GTA and beyond, and enjoy an informal (but informative!) presentation by Joe Welinske, president of WritersUA on the topic, Write More, Write Less: Embracing the Value of Crafted Words and Images. There's no cost for this event, other than any food or drinks you wish to purchase. Winter Social Learning Event	8 Visually-Oriented Documentation (live online training) All Day - Posted by: MicroType Details about Visually-Oriented Documentation (live online training) iCal Visually-Oriented Documentation (live online training)	9 Visually-Oriented Documentation (live online training) All Day - Posted by: MicroType Details about Visually-Oriented Documentation (live online training) iCal Visually-Oriented Documentation (live online training)	10
13 Using FrameMaker (live online training) All Day - Posted by: MicroType Details about Using FrameMaker (live online training) iCal Using FrameMaker (live online training)	14 Using FrameMaker (live online training) All Day - Posted by: MicroType Details about Using FrameMaker (live online training) iCal Using FrameMaker (live online training)	15 Using FrameMaker (live online training) All Day - Posted by: MicroType Details about Using FrameMaker (live online training) iCal Using FrameMaker (live online training)	16 Using FrameMaker (live online training) All Day - Posted by: MicroType Details about Using FrameMaker (live online training) iCal Using FrameMaker (live online training)	17 Using FrameMaker (live online training) All Day - Posted by: MicroType Details about Using FrameMaker (live online training) iCal Using FrameMaker (live online training)
20	21 The Power of PDF Bookmarks & Automating with FrameMaker (free webinar) 10:00 am - 11:00 am Posted by: MicroType Visit web site: Details about The Power of PDF Bookmarks & Automating with FrameMaker (free webinar) iCal The Power of PDF Bookmarks & Automating with FrameMaker (free webinar)	22	23 Making Your Content Mobile 10:00 am - 11:00 am Posted by: MadCapSoftware Online Via GoTo Webinar Visit web site: Online Via GoTo Webinar Details about Making Your Content Mobile iCal This webinar will provide an industry overview of moving different types of content to the mobile environment. Specifically, it will cover developing the following for the mobile environment: (1) HTML content, (2) PDF documents, (3) WebHelp, (4) e-books, and (5) e-learning courses. For each of these content types, the webinar will discuss technical issues, usability, and legibility as well as unique problems and solutions. Making Your Content Mobile	24
27	28 Creating Interactive PDF Forms using FrameMaker (free webinar) 10:00 am - 11:00 am Posted by: MicroType Visit web site: Details about Creating Interactive PDF Forms using FrameMaker (free webinar) iCal Creating Interactive PDF Forms using FrameMaker (free webinar)	29 Management Day 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Posted by: STC_TO Gold Room A at the North York Memorial Hall 5100 Yonge Street North York, On Canada Map to Gold Room A at the North York Memorial Hall Details about Management Day iCal At Management Day, Janet Swisher will teach you how to collaborate with others on documentation in Lessons in Community from Open-Source Projects. Gil Broza will cover The Human Side of Agile, helping you understand everyone's roles in an agile project. Our exercise will give you hands-on experience collaborating with others in two agile iterations. Management Day