January-February 2004
Volume 18 No.1

In this issue

Next Meeting
Designing for People: Human Factors for Technical Communicators.Andrea L. Ames, Senior Information Developer at IBM and new first vice president of STC, will be our speaker for the June meeting. Mark your calendar for June 11 to learn about this important topic from one of the leaders in our industry.

News & Reviews
Single sourcing with Framemaker may be the future of our industry. In April Karl Matthews presented Adobe FrameMaker 7.0 and XML: Responding to New Trends in Technical Publishing. William Abernathy provides a detailed recap of that presentation. Feeling the pressure of these turbulent times? The May meeting focused on reducing your stress. Marc Branco fills us in on in the monthly wrap.

New chapter members, Treasurer's report, elections results, membership fee hike, and the Region 8 conference next month. Catch up with the latest news and trends in the Chapter, Society and industry with our News section.

Looking for the ultimate guide to documentating architecture and project management? Guest writer Mike Tarrani reviews Documenting Software Architectures: Views and Beyond, described as, "The only technical documentation book you'll need."

Volunteer
Want your be part of an award winning publication? The Ragged Left is always looking for articles and reviews related to our industry. Visit our editorial section for submission guidelines. We've also got some open positions on the Executive Committee, which departing President Kathryn Munn discusses in her last column.

Resources
For the latest trends and resources in single sourcing and online help, Ron Rothbart offers a detailed recap of the WinWriters conference in Seattle.

Got time? Networking is important tool in our industry, and there are numerous opportunities in in this month's networking links.

All material ©2003 Berkeley STC/Ragged Left. The Ragged Left is published six times a year. For reprint or submission information visit our editorial section.
For any questions, comments, or technical problems, please contact the editor.

All photographs are © JLivingston and used with permission.
Art from the GAIA building is © Khalil Bendib and used with permission.