The March 2008 Chapter Meeting
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This month we are pleased to host a panel of managers and directors of technical communication groups from around the Bay Area. They will provide insight into what it takes to put together (and keep) a strong team.
Join us to learn what these managers value most in their staff and contractors, what qualities and expertise they really look for when hiring, what challenges they face, and more.
Speakers:
Stewart Florsheim
is the Director of Learning Products at Advent Software, a company in SF that makes software products for money managers. Stewart and his team are responsible for all the documentation and training materials, and Stewart also manages the company's client Web site. Stewart has over 20 years experience in tech pubs management.
Lis Fraser
has over 20 years experience building and managing documentation teams for both large and small high tech companies. Lis has held long-term management positions at Epic Data and Orbital Sciences in Canada as well as at Hyperion Solutions, Adaptec, and most recently, Tesla Motors in Silicon Valley. She specializes in building highly-productive teams whose skill set and value is recognized throughout an organization.
Judy Burkhart is an Information Development Manager for IBM in San Francisco. Judy has been in the tech writing field for 20 years, and her management experience has included tech support as well as documentation teams. Judy specializes in being acquired -- her fourth and most recent acquisition occurred in 2001 when IBM acquired Informix software.
David Jackson
is a group manager for Oracle in Pleasanton. David's group creates
product guides and online help for various customer relationship management applications.
His group is geographically dispersed, with its members spread across seven cities
and three countries.
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Continuing in March, 2008 we will regularly meet at the
Highlands Country Club in Oakland, CA.
RESERVATIONS FOR THE MARCH 2008 MEETING
Note: If you do not reserve dinner in advance, dinner may or may not be available on a walk-in basis. We order dinner for the number of reservations plus a few walk-ins.
NOTE ONE: Non-members are always welcome to STC meetings.
NOTE TWO: All members of the San Francisco Chapter of the IABC are welcome to register for Berkeley STC General Meetings at the member price.
If you wish to pay by cash or check, send email to that effect to treasurer@stc-berkeley.org, and then bring payment to the meeting.
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*Attendees are
encouraged to announce open positions. Please bring job
listings for distribution. Recruiters may introduce
themselves, but may not describe open positions in detail.
Save that for one-on-one after the program.
Directions to Highlands Country Club
NOTE: The club's parking lot is for members only. Please park on the street. (There's typically plenty of on-street parking right along Hiller Drive.)
Cross the Bay Bridge to I-580 Eastbound. Remain in the right lane, until Highway 24 Eastbound (toward Berkeley and Walnut Creek). Continue eastbound until the Tunnel Road off-ramp. Ext will loop around to the west, crossing back over Highway 24. Turn left at the stop sign. Follow Tunnel Road/Caldecott Lane to traffic signal. Veer to the right, and follow Hiller Drive halfway up the hill. Highlands Country Club will be on the right-hand side of the street.
If you have a suggestion for a meeting topic you'd like to hear more
about or if you'd like to be a presenter, send an email to
Linda Urban and Mary Ann Campbell, our co-VPs of Programs.
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Management Panel: Putting Together the Right Team
Stewart Florsheim, Lis Fraser, Judy Burkhart, and David Jackson
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
6:00 p.m. Networking
6:30 p.m. Dinner
7:15 p.m. Announcements
7:30 p.m. Presentation
9:30 p.m. End
Highlands Country Club,110 Hiller Drive, Oakland, California
Monthly Chapter Meetings
The Berkeley chapter meets the second Wednesday of the month.
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Location and Directions
Highlands Country Club
110 Hiller Drive
Oakland, California
Take Highway 24 Westbound through the Caldecott Tunnel. Stay in the right-hand lane, taking the first exit after the tunnel ends, the Tunnel Road exit, going towards Berkeley. Follow Tunnel Road to the complex intersection and stop light, at Tunnel Drive, Hiller Drive, and Highway 13. Veer to the right, and continue halfway up the hill on Hiller Drive. Highlands Country Club will be on the right-hand side of the street.
Take Ashby Avenue to the Highway 13 exit. Ashby becomes Tunnel Road at the Claremont Hotel. Continue on Tunnel Road (through the split-level section) to the stoplight just before the Highway 24 overcrossing. Remain in the left lane and make a sharp left U-turn around the Firestorm Memorial Garden, on to Hiller Drive. Continue halfway up the hill. Highlands Country Club will be on the right-hand side of the street.
Take I-580 Westbound to Highway 13 north. Continue on Highway 13 past the overcrossing of Highway 24. At the stoplight, turn right, then left, onto Hiller Drive. Continue halfway up the hill. Highlands Country Club will be on the right-hand side of the street.
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