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May 20, 2013 STC Andrew Davis Leveraging LinkedIn
On Monday May 20, 2013 at the IHOP Restaurant in Santa Clara, the STC Silicon Valley chapter hosted Andrew Davis of Content Rules presentation “Leveraging LinkedIn To Get Yourself Noticed.” Davis showed how to build and edit your network to gather intelligence and make informed career decisions. He highly recommended looking at LinkSV.com. Here is a zip file of his materials: Leveraging LinkedIn presentation
STC Fellow Richard Mateosian presented a check from the Touchstone Awards to Treasurer Gillian Flato for the chapter’s participation in this regional contest of exceptional technical communication.
There were a lot of other interesting conversations. Associate Fellows Nathaniel Lim and Marta Rauch and President-Elect David Hovey talked about their trip to the STC Summit in Atlanta. Amy Lynn Miller talked about her experiences as a mentor with TechWomen.org. Shari Clare talked about becoming an Agile scrum master.
The next STC Silicon Valley chapter meeting will be a Schmooze on Monday June 17, 2013 from 6:00 to 9:00 PM at Sam’s Bar-B-Quemore, 1110 South Bascom Avenue San Jose, CA 95128 (408) 297-9151.
Also, on Saturday, July 13, 2013 in Santa Clara at Nexenta Systems, STC Silicon Valley Chapter will host Patrick Bosek’s STC EasyDITA Class. Check the STC Silicon Valley website for updated information.
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May 18, 2013 SVC-Wireless Mobile And Internet Conference
On May 18, 2013 in Sunnyvale at Microsoft, the SVC-Wireless held a mobile and Internet Conference. The featured speakers are below.
Noman Ali, Founder & CEO, Peanut Labs
Kayvan Baroumand, CEO, NestGSV
Chandra De Keyser, Co-Founder & CEO, Moodme
Ben Chen, President, West Region Operation, China Unicom Americas
Chris Gill, CEO, SVForum
Stewart Gunther, Co-Founder and Managing Director, VC ~ Private Equity Roundtable
Twyla M Guyette, Manager, IBM ISV & Developer Relations
Dongxu He, Founder, Gamegou
Lilly Huang, Director, SVBank
Jack Jia, Partner, GSR Preston Reed, Founder & CEO, Footmarks
Fang Li, Founder, Swarmpix
Christian Limon, Director of Developer Relations
Xinhua Liu, CMO, Kingsoft
Willie Lu, Chief Architect of Mobile Cloud Platform, Technaut Intellectual Ventures
Laurence Marks, Chief Revenue Officer, Blue Kangaroo
Bob Miller, Co-Founder & CEO, CloudPrime
Tuyen Nguyen, Mobile Partnership Management, Google
Joe Jasin, Managing Director, DNA Partners
Mike Mayo, Cloud Developer Evangelist, Rackspace
Michael Pachos, Principal, Samsung Venture
Charles Tan, Managing Partner, Lumiera Holdings, LLC
Cheng Tang, Founder, Infolife
Mari Tangredi, Co-Founder & VP, CloudPrime
Edward Tsai, VP, DCM Paul Kohler, Global Technology Strategist, VMWare
Hua Wang, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Innovation Works
JianShuo Wang, CEO, Baixing
Vivien Wang, Partner, Deloitte
Carina Wu, Global Partnership Manager, Silu.com
Le Xu, Founder, TinyMobi
Kai Zhang, Founder, CooTek
Rui Zhang, Founder, Dreaming Game
XiangDong Zhang, Presient, GDT
Lixin Zhen, Founder, INTSIG
Michael Zhong, Standing Representative, Shanghai Yangpu US Innovation Center
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Tagged Baixing Vivien Wang, Blue Kangaroo Bob Miller, CEO, Chief Architect of Mobile Cloud Platform, Chief Revenue Officer, China Unicom Americas Chris Gill, Cloud Developer Evangelist, CloudPrime Edward Tsai, CloudPrime Tuyen Nguyen, CMO, Co-Founder & CEO, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Co-Founder & VP, Co-Founder and Managing Director, CooTek Rui Zhang, DCM Paul Kohler, Deloitte Carina Wu, Director, Director of Developer Relations Xinhua Liu, DNA Partners Mike Mayo, Dreaming Game XiangDong Zhang, Featured Speakers: Noman Ali, Footmarks Fang Li, Founder, Founder & CEO, Gamegou Lilly Huang, GDT Lixin Zhen, Global Partnership Manager, Global Technology Strategist, Google Joe Jasin, GSR Preston Reed, IBM ISV & Developer Relations Dongxu He, Infolife Mari Tangredi, Innovation Works JianShuo Wang, INTSIG Michael Zhong, Kingsoft Willie Lu, LLC Cheng Tang, Lumiera Holdings, Manager, Managing Director, Managing Partner, Mobile Partnership Management, Moodme Ben Chen, NestGSV Chandra De Keyser, Partner, Peanut Labs Kayvan Baroumand, President, Presient, Principal, Rackspace Michael Pachos, Samsung Venture Charles Tan, Shanghai Yangpu US Innovation Center, Silu.com Le Xu, Standing Representative, SVBank Jack Jia, SVForum Stewart Gunther, Swarmpix Christian Limon, Technaut Intellectual Ventures Laurence Marks, TinyMobi Kai Zhang, VC ~ Private Equity Roundtable Twyla M Guyette, VMWare Hua Wang, VP, West Region Operation
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365 Ways To Live Cheap
Your Everyday Guide To Saving Money
By Trent Hamm
Useful and I bought it used, cheap!
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May 14, 2013 SVForum Healthcare IT Jobs
On Tuesday, May 14, 2013 in Redwood City at Sobrato Center for Nonprofits, SVForum Healthcare IT SIG presented “Healthcare IT Staffing – How Will We Meet the Need?.” SIG Chair David Snyder moderated panelists DJ Mauldin, Account Manager of TEKsystems, Deborah Medeiros, RN, MSN, Senior Director of Clinical Systems and Informatics at El Camino Hospital and Mark Carroll, MPH University of California, Davis School of Medicine. They discussed the tremendous changes in American healthcare and the growing demand for informatics professionals. Everyone’s medical records must be digitized to comply with more secure standards required by the Health Insurance Market (HIM), Health Information Exchange (HIE) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and International Classification of Disease tenth revision (ICD-10).
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Tagged Account Manager of TEKsystems, American healthcare, David Snyder, Davis School of Medicine, Deborah Medeiros, DJ Mauldin, Health Information Exchange (HIE) Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Health Insurance Market (HIM), Healthcare IT Staffing – How Will We Meet the Need, International Classification of Disease tenth revision (ICD-10), Mark Carroll, MPH University of California, MSN, RN, Senior Director of Clinical Systems and Informatics at El Camino Hospital, SVForum Healthcare IT SIG
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May 13, 2013 Barney Frank US Congress Retired
On May 13, 2013 in San Francisco at the Fairmont Hotel, The Commonwealth Club hosted Barney Frank, Former Member of Congress (D-MA). He discussed his years in Congress with Scott Shafer of KQED. He is unhappy with the unwillingness of Republicans to work with Democrats that led to the financial crisis in 2008. In light of the mortgage meltdown, he thinks it is important to develop affordable housing. Not everyone needs to own a home, but they should at least have reasonable rents. As many people discovered during the Great Recession, a mortgage is basically renting a house from a bank. Unless you have a thirty year job to pay for that thirty year mortgage, it is going to be a risky wager. He also talked about the growing support for gay marriage and life after politics with his husband in Maine.
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May 12, 2013 Blumbers
Commodity Or Oddity
When does something become a commodity? When it is mass produced and widely available or measured in bulk. The term is usually meant to degrade or discount something, like saying information or skills are a commodity. A way to avoid becoming a commodity is to be the oddity. This is more than being what some call a unique individual. That is such a redundant term. An individual by its very definition is unique. What makes you different, extraordinary? Can you create something that no one has seen before? Should you learn to do the same thing over and over or innovate? Do you want to be a commodity or oddity?
Cue Randy Newman’s song “I’m Different.”
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A Covert Affair
Julia Child and Paul Child in the OSS
By Jennet Conant
Conant specializes in WWII espionage, but this book is a stretch. This is supposed to be the story of how Julia and Paul Child met during the war. Most of it is about other people and McCarthyism in the 1950s. Many happy creative people who served their country well were blacklisted and never allowed to practice their chosen professions because of a few hysterical malicious rumormongers. Julia Child and Paul were supposed to disappear and instead became famous. Everybody remembers them for their great works. If the detractors are remembered at all, it is simply as the bad guys. Bon Appetite!
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May 9, 2013 SVForum Game Changing Technology
On Thursday, May 9, 2013 in Mountain View at Microsoft, SVForum held its “Game Changing Technology Conference.” What if you had a machine that could build anything in your house, including the house? What about downloading a movie on a phone you downloaded as well? How soon will you be wearing Google glasses checking your messages in your Google car? Can a device recycle itself?
Dr. Jeffrey Welser of IBM delivered the first keynote “The Impact of New Technologies on the Enterprise.”
Geoffrey Doyle of GrowShapes and US Partner Percipient Capital moderated panelists Brock Hinzmann of Business Futures Network, Andrew Rutter of Type A Machines and Chris Yonge of StudioCruz. The topic was “3D Printing – The 3rd Industrial Revolution!”
Dan Levin, COO of Box had a fireside chat with Chris Gill on “Building An Enterprise Software Company That Doesn’t Suck: How Startups Are Disrupting Enterprise Software Incumbents.”
Dr. Harry Partridge of NASA’s Ames Research Center delivered the third keynote “Game On – NASA’s Space Technology Program.”
Bernard Golden of enStratus moderated panelists Stacey Bishop of Scale Venture Partners, Byron Deeter of Bessemer Venture Partners and Howard Hartenbaum of August Capital. The topic was “Investment Landscape – How to Invest in an Accelerating Environment.”
John Murray of SRI International moderated panelists Grit Denker of SRI International, James Leftwich of Orbitnet and Steve Whittaker of UC Santa Cruz. The topic was “The Future of Human Interface.”
Futurist Paul Saffo of Discern delivered the final keynote “Foresight For Innovators – Inflection-Spotting in the Face of Rapid Change.”
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Tagged Andrew Rutter of Type A Machines, Brock Hinzmann of Business Futures Network, Byron Deeter of Bessemer Venture Partners, Chris Yonge of StudioCruz, COO of Box, Dan Levin, Dr. Harry Partridge of NASA’s Ames Research Center, Dr. Jeffrey Welser of IBM, Game Changing Technology Conference, Geoffrey Doyle of GrowShapes, Grit Denker of SRI International, Howard Hartenbaum of August Capital, James Leftwich of Orbitnet, John Murray of SRI International, Microsoft, paul Saffo of Stanford, Stacey Bishop of Scale Venture Partners, Steve Whittaker of UC Santa Cruz, SVForum, US Partner Percipient Capital
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May 6, 2013 US State Dept. TechWomen Mentoring Across Borders
On Monday May 6, 2013 in Sunnyvale at Juniper Networks, TechWomen.org presented “Mentoring Across Borders: Empower the Next Generation of Global Women Leaders.” Speakers included Dr. Allan E. Goodman, President and CEO of the Institute of International Education, Felicia Mayo, Senior Director of Authenticity and Inclusion at Juniper, Heather Ramsey, Director of TechWomen, Steve Rice, Executive Vice President of Human Resources at Juniper and Lee A. Satterfield, Deputy Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Sheila Casey, Deputy Director of the Office of Citizen Exchanges moderated panelists Erica Lockheimer of LinkedIn, Julia Lovin of Juniper, Audrey Simpson of Ericsson and Evelyn Zoubi of eCloset.me.
TechWomen is an Initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. It is managed by the Institute of International Education’s Center for Women’s Leadership Initiatives. The program is looking for Silicon Valley mentors to encourage women from Africa and the Middle East to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
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Tagged Audrey Simpson of Ericsson, Deputy Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Deputy Director of the Office of Citizen Exchanges, Director of TechWomen. Sheila Casey, Dr. Allan E. Goodman, Erica Lockheimer of LinkedIn, Evelyn Zoubi of eCloset.me, Heather Ramsey, Institute of International Education's Center for Women's Leadership Initiatives, Julia Lovin of Juniper, Juniper Networks, Lee A. Satterfield, Mentoring Across Borders: Empower the Next Generation of Global Women Leaders, President and CEO of the Institute of International Education, silicon valley, STEM, TechWomen.org, U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
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May 6, 2013 STC Summit Speakers
On Sunday, May 5-8, 2013 at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta, the Society for Technical Communication held the annual STC Summit. Look for these speakers at the event.
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May 5, 2013 Blumbers
On assignment. Stay tuned.
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A First Rate Madness
Uncovering The Links Between Leadership And Mental Illness
By Nassir Ghaemi
You would have to be crazy to want to be President. Sometimes that is just what the doctor ordered.
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May 1, 2013 Events To Attend
Here are some events you might want to attend. Check with the respective organizations for more information.
Date: April 30 – May 2, 2013
Org: CIDM (www.infomanagementcenter.com/) 2013 CMS/DITA conference
Topic: Advanced Publishing for DITA
Speaker: Hal Trent
Venue: SDL, 2550 N 1st St #301, San Jose, CA 95131
Date: Thursday, May 2, 2013 6:00 PM
Org: STC East Bay Chapter (ebstc.org/)
Topic: What? No Tech Writers?
Speakers: Teresa Oliver-Merrill
Venue: Mimi’s Cafe, 4775 Hacienda Dr. Dublin, CA 94568
Date: Wednesday, May 5-8, 2013
Org: STC (http://summit.stc.org)
Topic: STC Summit
Speakers: David Pogue and many others
Venue: Hyatt Regency 265 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30303
Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2013 6:00 PM
Org: STC Berkeley Chapter (www.stc-berkeley.org/)
Topic: Designing What to Design A Task-Focused Conceptual Model.
Speakers: Jeff Johnson and Austin Henderson
Venue: Highlands Country Club, 110 Hiller Drive, Oakland, California
Date: Thursday, May 9, 2013 6:00 PM
Org: SVForum (https://svforum.org)
Topic: Game Changing Technology Conference
Speakers: Dr. Jeffrey Welser, IBM, Dan Levin, COO, Box, Dr. Harry Partridge, Ames Research Center, NASA, Paul Saffo, Futurist
Venue: Microsoft Conference Center 1065 La Avenida St., Building 1 Mountain View
Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 6:00 PM
Org: STC San Francisco Chapter (www.stc-sf.org/)
Topic: To Be Announced
Speaker: To Be Announced
Venue: SF State Downtown Campus at 835 Market Street, Room 608, San Francisco
Date: Thursday, May 16, 2013 6:00 PM
Org: STC Willamette Valley Chapter (www.stcwvc.org/)
Topic: Tech Comm Contractors Panel
Speaker: Gwyn Mauritz, Marcia Johnston, Amy Reyes, Garett Romaine, Lynn Soland
Venue: Tektronix, Building 38, East Dining Room, 3025 SW Zworykin Avenue, Beaverton, Oregon 97077
Date: Monday, May 20, 2013 6:00 PM
Org: STC Silicon Valley Chapter (www.stc-siliconvalley.org/)
Topic: Leveraging LinkedIn to get yourself noticed
Speaker: Andrew Davis of Content Rules
Venue: IHOP Restaurant 4200 Great America Pkwy. Santa Clara, CA 95054
Date: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:30 AM
Org: STC Orange County Chapter (www.ocstc.org)
Topic: Enhancing Technical Communication Through Video
Speakers: John Luttrell
Venue: Brandman University, 16355 Laguna Canyon Road, Irvine, CA 92618
Date: Tuesday, May 21, 2013, 2013 6:00 PM
Org: STC Puget Sound (http://www.stc-psc.org/wp/upcoming-events/)
Topic: So you want to write for games?
Speakers: Janet Fisher
Venue: Volt, 11601 Willows Rd., NE Suite. 200 Redmond, WA 98052
Date: Saturday, July 13, 2013, from 9:00 AM
Org: STC Silicon Valley Chapter (www.stc-siliconvalley.org/)
Topic: STC EasyDITA Class
Speaker: Patrick Bosek
Venue: Nexenta Systems, Inc. 455 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA
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May 19, 2013 Blumbers
Google Glasses
Google’s event in San Francisco last week had lots of people wearing those Google glasses. People were taking pictures just by winking and uploading them, including the restrooms! Obviously some details need to be worked out.
As a photojournalist I have some guidelines. There is nothing subtle about how I take pictures. I photograph people in public places. I have a camera around my neck. I usually introduce myself as a member of the press and ask if I can take their picture. Since they are attending a public event to be seen, they usually agree. If not, I move on. There are lots more people to meet.
I don’t post every picture I take. I try to edit out the closed eyes, open mouths and awkward expressions. I am trying to take this best possible picture of you with the equipment and time available. Sadly, there will be day when you won’t be around anymore, and your family may want a good picture of you. Hopefully I will have it.
Google Glasses take pictures but it seems more like surveillance than art. At this rate, we may create a transparent society that nobody is ready for. I am hoping for a reasonable solution.
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