The India chapter of Society for Technical Communication (STC) is pleased to announce the first regional conference in Delhi (NCR) on 31 May (Saturday), 2014. Please visit STC India Website to know more details about this event.
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Sponsor: Mahindra Comviva, Gurgaon
There is no registration fee for the event.
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Venue: Mahindra Comviva (Gurgaon)
Address: A – 26, Info City, Sector 34, Gurgaon
Landmark: Near Hero Honda Chowk
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Agenda
09:30 am – 09:45 am – Introduction
09:45 am – 10:30 am – Generating ‘Localizable’ Technical Content – Vidhi Kapoor
10.30 am – 11:00 am – Networking Break
11:00 am – 01:00 pm – Workshop on FrameMaker Extend Script – Peter Barraud
01:00 pm – 01:45 pm – Lunch Break
01:45 pm – 03:00 pm – Workshop on FrameMaker Extend Script – Peter Barraud
03:15 pm – 04.00 pm – Developing and delivering content through oXygen XML Editor – Abhijit Paul Choudhury
04:00 pm – 04:30 pm – Unconference/Power Talk
04:30 pm – 05:15 pm – UX VIBGYOR of Technical Documentation – Rajeev Kumar Tiwari and Rajesh Khurana
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Session Abstract
Generating ‘Localizable’ Technical Content
The content technical writers create is often translated into different languages.
Modern day technical writers cannot remain ignorant of this fact and need to keep
in the mind the localizability of their content.
This session aims to:
· Discuss the challenges of writing for a global, multi-lingual audience
· Introduce the element of localizability in technical content
· Suggest strategies that reduce the burden on technical writers and localization experts
Workshop on FrameMaker Extend Script
In this workshop, we will start with a basic Introduction to JavaScript. This will be followed by the description of the FrameMaker Extendscript IDE covering Breakpoints, Callstack, and Stepping through code. We will then use the following examples as a means to get an understanding of ExtendScript:
Saving All Open Documents
Update all the message URL markers in all documents in book
Search for text in all documents in book
Delete empty rows in all tables in all documents in book
Update the location of graphics in a document
Insert text into a location in a document
Import a graphic into a document
Create a table to include text and graphics
Prerequisites for the Workshop on FrameMaker Extend Script
The workshop will include hands on implementation of ExtendScript in FrameMaker. To make this easier to follow the participants are advised to install the latest version of FrameMaker prior to attending the session. A 30-day trial of FrameMaker 12 is available for free download from http://www.adobe.com/in/products/framemaker.html.
Since it is a 30-day trial period, you should install this about 5 days before the workshop.
Developing and delivering content through oXygen XML Editor
In this session, users will learn:
· How to create content using the oXygen XML Editor
· Resolved map view
· Map-wide spell check and search and replace text
· Drag and drop to create cross references
· Smart paste
· Single Source XML publishing-—generate a “draft” PDF of a document or topic on your desktop
UX VIBGYOR of Technical Documentation
Based on a survey from one of the customers, a need was felt to restructure the current product documentation for better user experience. The session covers a new strategy that was initiated to address the customer feedback. The strategy is inspired by some of user experience concepts.
Developing and delivering content through oXygen XML Editor
In this session, users will learn:
How to create content using the oXygen XML Editor
Resolved map view
Map-wide spell check and search and replace text
Drag and drop to create cross references
Smart paste
Single Source XML publishing-—generate a “draft” PDF of a document or topic on your desktop
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About the Speakers
Vidhi Kapoor
Vidhi manages Localization and Technical Communication in GrapeCity India and has 10 years of cross-domain experience in these fields. She currently recruits, trains and handles a global team of language professionals/technical communicators working on content for US, Japan, and rest of the world. Her area of expertise is localization in East Asian languages and she is currently involved in implementing a common multi-lingual content framework in her organization.
Peter Barraud
Peter Barraud is a content lead at Adobe System, NOIDA. He has over 20 years experience in the industry with over 8 years experience in programming. This experience provides for an interesting mix of writing and programming. It also means that when he’s not writing, he’s finding excuses to code. And when he’s not writing, coding, or playing with his son, Daniel, he either reads or follows the trials and tribulations of the Indian cricket team.
Abhijit Paul Choudhury
Abhijit Paul Choudhury is in the technical communication field for the past 7+ years. Currently, Abhijit is working in Freescale India Pvt. Ltd., as a Sr. Technical Writer. Earlier, he was a part of EFY Enterprises Pvt. Ltd where he worked as a Technical Correspondent and had written for Electronics For You and Linux For You magazine. His interest areas are: Technical Writing, Web designing, Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA), Image editing, Content Management System (CMS), Extensible Markup Language (XML), Linux and Open source software.
Rajeev Kumar Tiwari
With more than four years of experience in technical communication, Rajeev is IMP certified (2012 to 2015) and specializes in Information Mapping. He loves to explore new and innovative tools that could be of help to the technical writing community, and has presented a paper at STC Regional Conferences.
LinkedIn http://in.linkedin.com/pub/rajeev-tiwari/2b/1bb/ba2/
Rajesh Khurana
With more than nine years' experience in technical communication, Rajesh specializes in Information Mapping, Training and Mentoring, and Usability Analysis. He is IMP certified (2012 to 2015) and is an active STC member. Rajesh has written and presented a paper on Agile documentation at Ericsson Global.
LinkedIn http://in.linkedin.com/pub/rajesh-khurana/7/291/ab/
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Registration Details
To register for the event, please submit the following form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qbr3knkmyV5xkBI1SEdn21WRot63mMsMg3cG8lM5dmQ/viewform
Regards
Delhi (NCR) City Representative
