April 8, 2008 Membership Dinner Meeting: Scott Abel, the Content Wrangler presents Leveraging Software Tools To Help You Ensure Content Quality

Leveraging Software Tools To Help You Ensure Content Quality

Scott will discuss the weaknesses in our current approaches to managing content and content creators and make the case for:

  1. The adoption of software tools that can drastically outperform human counterparts.
  2. The adoption of controlled vocabularies to help make content less ambiguous and to improve content quality and translation accuracy (and make translation less expensive).
  3. Documentation managers to use metrics to make informed, professional business decisions.

Scott will also demonstrate a content quality management tool so you can “see” how these ideas work in practice instead of simply imagining how they might work.

It will be a very valuable evening!

The Content Wrangler will also give away the following free tickets:

  • 1 DocTrain West (May 6-9, 2008 in Vancouver – $999)
  • 1 DocTrain Life Sciences (June 23-26, 2008 in Indianapolis — $1299)
  • 1 DocTrain East (October 28-31, 2008 in Burlington, MA — $999)

You must be present to win, so mark your calendar and plan on joining us for the April 8 STC-Phoenix chapter meeting at the Phoenix Airport Hilton.

About the presenter

Scott Abel is a content management strategist whose strength lies in helping organizations improve the way they author, maintain, and deliver their information assets. Scott’s website, TheContentWrangler.com, is a popular resource for professional communicators who value content as a business asset, worthy of being managed. Contact: scottabel@mac.com or +1 317.466.1840.

Dinner

Meat: Chicken Saltimbocca –prosciutto, mozzarella & port mushroom demi served with garlic mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables.

Vegetarian: Pasta Ojeda — Penne pasta, diced tomatoes, and green onions tossed in a rose vodka and garlic sauce, topped with parmesan cheese.

All entrees include a tossed green salad, warm rolls and butter,
coffee (regular and decaf), tea, and chef’s selection of dessert.

Location

Airport Hilton, 2435 South 47th Street, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, 85034-6410

Registration Information

Cost: $25 for Members, $30 for Non-members, $15 for students,
$10 for program only (includes beverage and dessert)

Time: Networking and Registration 5:30, Dinner 6:00 p.m.
The program starts at 7 p.m.

Deadline: Thursday, April 3, 2008

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