Hi everyone, In Minneapolis at the STC conference this past week, I only met a couple of people whose names I recognized from this list (including Lisa herself!). Was anyone else from TCP there?
If you were there, what did you think of the conference? I was thrilled by Adobe's presence. The Adobe guys and Bernard Aschwanden presented some very good sessions. I attended three sessions on different aspects of FrameMaker, and I loved each session. The sneak peaks that Adobe offered of FrameMaker 8 were awesome. I can't wait to be able to use it (even though they can't tell us when it will come out). FrameMaker is NOT dead! And Adobe has actually listened to us! FM 8 is going to have some pretty spiffy new features. That being said, I was a little disappointed in the overall selection of sessions at the conference. It seemed like there was a lot of focus on stuff that didn't interest me much. Maybe I've reached a point where I need to step up and present something myself rather than just complaining that I wasn't satisfied. Now I just need to come up with a topic... However, I have to say that, even though I would have liked more variety in the sessions, I think the conference was well worth the time and money (particularly since it was my company's money instead of mine!). I learned some new things and was able to work on refining some existing skills. While I have the chance, I want to put in a plug for a few speakers/presenters and who stand out in my mind as being very good and a pleasure to listen to: - Patrick Hofmann who did the Away with Words pre-conference session - Bernard Aschwanden of Bright Path Solutions - RJ of Adobe - Scott Abel of the Content Wrangler - Ze Frank who did the closing presentation--I found myself analyzing the safety cards on the plane ride home, and I'm still laughing! Thanks to those people and to everyone else who made the effort to educate the rest of us. For those of you who weren't at the STC conference, I'm just curious why. Was it a money thing? A time away from work thing? A total lack of interest in STC thing? For me the last several years, it was a family thing. My kids were young enough that it was difficult for me to go. Although my mother-in-law (my primary babysitter while I was gone) would probably disagree, it was fairly easy for me to attend this year. (Now if this message doesn't give everyone out there a chance to reply with something, I don't know what would!) :-) Cheers! Donna - CONFIDENTIAL- This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential, and may also be legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not review, use, copy, or distribute this message. If you receive this email in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and then delete this email. ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. DOCUMENTATION & TRAINING WEST 07: THE USER EXPERIENCE April 18-21, 2007 ~ Vancouver BC ~ Marriott Pinnacle ~ free city tour 40+ sessions * free workshops * free iPod offer * www.doctrain.com _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
