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technical communication, with twenty-two in training, consulting, and
development for various types of online formats and tools including WinHelp,
HTML Help, CE Help, JavaHelp, RoboHelp, ForeHelp, Flare, and some now
largely forgotten. Neil is a columnist and frequent speaker for STC and
other professional groups, a member of the Boston Chapter STC, the creator
and manager of the Beyond the Bleeding Edge stem at STC's annual conference,
and an STC Associate Fellow.

Neil is a Madcap Certified Instructor for Flare, and an Adobe Certified
Instructor for RoboHelp and Captivate. He provides training, consulting, and
development for online help and documentation, Flare, RoboHelp, Captivate,
XML, and single-sourcing through Hyper/Word Services of Tewksbury,
Massachusetts. He can be reached at nperlin at concentric.net
<http://stc-suncoast.org/nperlin@concentric.net> or via www.hyperword.com
<http://stc-suncoast.org/www.hyperword.com> . "

Don't like reading e-mail? It's on the Chapter blog too: 

http://stc-suncoast.org/2007/01/14/february-meeting-topic-neil-perlin-creati
ng-help-in-the-web-20-age/ 

Thanks. Later this month I'll post a survey to see how many plan to attend.

Tom

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Tom Johnson

Cell phone: 727-612-0856

Blog: www.idratherbewriting.com

Podcast: www.techwritervoices.com 

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<p style=3D'margin-top:0in;background:white'><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>For the February
1, 2007 meeting, the famous Neil Perlin will be visiting our chapter to =
talk to
us about &#8220;Creating Help In the Web 2.0 =
Age.&#8221;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p style=3D'background:white'><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times =
New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Here&#8217;s a description of =
Neil&#8217;s
upcoming presentation:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p style=3D'background:white'><b><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack =
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Creating Help in =
the Web
2.0 Age<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

For years, technical =
communicators have
created help on a mass industrial model &#8211; one finished help system =
for
all users. But two technologies, XML and Web 2.0, offer ways to change =
that
model, letting us create just-in-time help personalized to specific
users&#8217; needs, with content written by users themselves. How does =
this
work?<o:p></o:p>

In the case of XML, a feature in =
a
specific authoring tool, Flare, lets us automatically create help =
systems that
reflect the needs of specific sets of users, possibly even specific =
users, when
those users request help. In the case of Web 2.0, we get the flexibility =
to let
end users write content themselves, taking some of the load off =
technical
communicators.<o:p></o:p>

<p style=3D'background:white'><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times =
New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>This all sounds futuristic and =
idealistic,
but the automatic Flare output has already been done on a test basis, =
and
user-contributed content is all around us &#8211; in wikis, for =
example.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

This presentation discusses the =
philosophy
and technologies behind these two new approaches to creating help. It
illustrates the specific place in Flare that lets us create automatic,
just-in-time output. It then looks at the philosophies, technologies, =
and
implementations of user-contributed =
content.<o:p></o:p>

Note: This is a =
never-before-heard presentation
that Neil is giving. If you come to the meeting, you will be among the =
first to
hear it!<o:p></o:p>

General
Meeting Info 
Chapter meetings are held the first Thursday of every month at Holiday =
Inn
Express in Tampa. The meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. and last until 9:00 =
p.m.
Light food is served. Nonmembers are =
welcome.<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'background:white'><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p=
>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'background:white'><strong><b><font =
size=3D3
color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Meeting
Information:<br>
</span></font></b></strong><strong><b><i><font color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'color:black;font-weight:normal;font-style:
italic'>Date:</span></font></i></b></strong><strong><b><font =
color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'color:black;font-weight:normal'> =
</span></font></b></strong><font
color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'>Feb 1, =
2007<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'background:white'><strong><b><i><font =
size=3D3
color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black;
font-weight:normal;font-style:italic'>Time:</span></font></i></b></strong=
><i><font
color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black;font-style:italic'> =
</span></font></i><font
color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'>6:30 to 9:00 =
p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'background:white'><strong><b><i><font =
size=3D3
color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black;
font-weight:normal;font-style:italic'>Cost:</span></font></i></b></strong=
><strong><b><font
color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'color:black;font-weight:normal'>
</span></font></b></strong><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black'>$10
members and nonmembers; $5 students<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'background:white'><strong><b><i><font =
size=3D3
color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black;
font-weight:normal;font-style:italic'>Location</span></font></i></b><i><f=
ont
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;font-style:italic'>:</span></font></i></strong><i><f=
ont
color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black;font-style:italic'> =
</span></font></i><font
color=3Dblack><span style=3D'color:black'>Holiday Inn Express, Tampa <a
href=3D"http://stc-suncoast.org/meetings/directions/"
title=3D"Directions to the Holiday Inn =
Express"><o:p></o:p></a></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'background:white'><font size=3D3 =
color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><a
href=3D"http://stc-suncoast.org/meetings/directions/"
title=3D"Directions to the Holiday Inn Express">See Directions to the =
Holiday Inn
Express</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'background:white'><strong><b><font =
size=3D3
color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></b=
></strong></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'background:white'><strong><b><font =
size=3D3
color=3Dblack face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>About
Neil Perlin</span></font></b></strong><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:
black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

From the STC
site: &#8220;Neil Perlin has twenty-eight years&#8217; experience in =
technical
communication, with twenty-two in training, consulting, and development =
for
various types of online formats and tools including WinHelp, HTML Help, =
CE
Help, JavaHelp, RoboHelp, ForeHelp, Flare, and some now largely =
forgotten. Neil
is a columnist and frequent speaker for STC and other professional =
groups, a
member of the Boston Chapter STC, the creator and manager of the Beyond =
the
Bleeding Edge stem at STC&#8217;s annual conference, and an STC =
Associate
Fellow.<o:p></o:p>

Neil is a Madcap Certified =
Instructor for
Flare, and an Adobe Certified Instructor for RoboHelp and Captivate. He
provides training, consulting, and development for online help and =
documentation,
Flare, RoboHelp, Captivate, XML, and single-sourcing through Hyper/Word
Services of Tewksbury, Massachusetts. He can be reached at <a
href=3D"http://stc-suncoast.org/nperlin@concentric.net" =
target=3D"_blank">nperlin at concentric.net</a>
or via <a href=3D"http://stc-suncoast.org/www.hyperword.com" =
target=3D"_blank">www.hyperword.com</a>.
&#8220;<o:p></o:p>

Don&#8217;t like reading e-mail? It&#8217;s on the =
Chapter
blog too: <o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a
href=3D"http://stc-suncoast.org/2007/01/14/february-meeting-topic-neil-pe=
rlin-creating-help-in-the-web-20-age/">http://stc-suncoast.org/2007/01/14=
/february-meeting-topic-neil-perlin-creating-help-in-the-web-20-age/</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

Thanks. Later this month I&#8217;ll post a survey to =
see how
many plan to attend.<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Tom<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>---------------</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Tom Johnson</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Cell phone: 727-612-0856<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Blog: <a =
href=3D"http://www.idratherbewriting.com">www.idratherbewriting.com</a></=
span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Podcast: <a =
href=3D"http://www.techwritervoices.com">www.techwritervoices.com</a>
</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D3 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:
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