Wednesday, January 13th – Mastering Your Website 101

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Jane Olivera

Speaker: Timothy Esposito

Description

Feeling intimidated about running your own website? Don’t know the difference between your HTTPs and your PHPs? Want to learn some tricks and tips for streamlining your web presence with social media? Then this is the webinar for you. We’ll go over the basics of creating and running a website using WordPress and cPanel, along with some additional tools designed to make your webmastering easier.

This webinar is for those interested in learning more about using WordPress and cPanel for their websites.

About the Speaker

Timothy Esposito is an STC Fellow with over 20 years of technical communication experience. He is the STC Secretary and past President of the STC Philadelphia Metro Chapter. He lives just outside Philadelphia with his wife and son.

Event info

Time: Wednesday, January 13th, 2021 6:30 p.m. Pacific

Location: Zoom

Program:
6:30 to 7:00: Networking
7:00 to 7:15: Announcements
7:15 to 8:30: Presentation
8:30 to 8:45: More networking
8:45: Clear the room; move conversations to offline

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Important notes:

  • Members of other chapters welcomed. If you belong to another STC chapter, you can attend our meetings for the regular price (free for virtual events).
  • IABC members welcome. All members of the San Francisco Chapter of the IABC are welcome to register for San Francisco Bay STC General Meetings at the member price (free for virtual events).
  • Non-members can attend. You don’t have to be a member to attend our meetings.
  • Tell us if you’re hiring or job-hunting. Attendees are encouraged to announce open positions or to announce that they are searching for work. Feel free to bring job listings, resumes, or business cards for distribution.
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Wednesday, December 9th – Virtual Holiday Party

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Jane Olivera

Description

Instead of having a December guest speaker, we will be hosting a virtual holiday party on Zoom!

The highlight for the evening will be our Creative Sharing time. During this time, we want to invite our members and guests to share their creative efforts with us. This can take any form, including but not limited to:

  • A short story or poem
  • A piece of art
  • A piece of music or rap
  • A video, either created by the sharer or showcasing them pursuing their passions
  • A craft project, such as a quilt or a sweater

We hope you will share your talents and passion with us as we come together to celebrate this season! Sharing is completely optional; if you don’t feel comfortable sharing, you don’t have to.

Event info

Time: Wednesday, December 9th, 2020 6:30 p.m. Pacific

Location: Zoom

Program:
6:30 to 7:30: Networking
7:30 to 7:45: Announcements
7:45 to 8:30: Creative Sharing
8:30 to 8:45: Mad Libs, More Networking
8:45: Clear the room; move conversations to offline

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Meeting ID: 879 5735 9731
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Important notes:

  • Members of other chapters welcomed. If you belong to another STC chapter, you can attend our meetings.
  • IABC members welcome. All members of the San Francisco Chapter of the IABC are welcome to register for Berkeley STC General Meetings.
  • Non-members can attend. You don’t have to be a member to attend our meetings.
  • Tell us if you’re hiring or job-hunting. Attendees are encouraged to announce open positions or to announce that they are searching for work. Feel free to bring job listings, resumes, or business cards for distribution.
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Recordings for November Meeting

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Jane Olivera

Thanks to our fantastic speaker tonight, we were able to record the talk and post it here! Please pay extra attention to Maggie’s disclaimers in the beginning.

Mosaic Theory of Information Security: For Writers

November 11th, 2020 – Maggie Fero

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Click here to see Maggie’s slides on Slideshare.

For those of you who want a deeper dive, Maggie also gave a talk earlier this year for Write the Doc Bay Area. Here are the links to her talk and her slides!

What Not to Document — And Why

June 24th, 2020 – Maggie Fero (given for Write the Docs Bay Area)

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Wednesday, November 11th – Mosaic Theory of Information Security: For Writers

Posted on October 24, 2020 by Jane Olivera

Speaker: Maggie Fero

Description

In finance, a concept called mosaic theory says that non-material information in sufficient quantities can be combined to constitute useful information. Investment analysts using this principle combine non-material information to develop significant insights into companies’ upcoming results without verging into insider trading.

In other words, a lot of insignificant details, like you might include in your documentation or share to social media, can be combined to deduce significant aspects of your or your organization’s private data. In non-financial information security, a similar principle applies. Small divergences from usual patterns can, when combined together, give a competitor or potential attacker hints about your organization’s strategy, upcoming product launches, or your private personal information.

In this talk, we discuss types of information you want to avoid posting about yourself or your organization to avoid unintentional disclosures.

About the Speaker

Margaret is passionate about information security, technical writing, and interdisciplinary connections. She holds the GSEC, GCIH, and GCIA security certifications. She has also written UX copy, compliance documentation, and user-facing documentation for a variety of industries. She has spoken at conferences including the O’Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON), ToorCon, Abstractions II, and Write The Docs Day: Australia.

Event info

Time: Wednesday, November 11th, 2020 6:30 p.m. Pacific

Location: Zoom

Program:
6:30 to 7:00: Networking
7:00 to 7:15: Announcements
7:15 to 8:30: Presentation
8:30 to 8:45: More networking
8:45: Clear the room; move conversations to offline

Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 865 4012 4581
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Meeting ID: 865 4012 4581
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kin3q8Uvs

Important notes:

  • Members of other chapters welcomed. If you belong to another STC chapter, you can attend our meetings for the regular price.
  • IABC members welcome. All members of the San Francisco Chapter of the IABC are welcome to register for Berkeley STC General Meetings at the member price.
  • Non-members can attend. You don’t have to be a member to attend our meetings. See the link above for tickets.
  • Tell us if you’re hiring or job-hunting. Attendees are encouraged to announce open positions or to announce that they are searching for work. Feel free to bring job listings, resumes, or business cards for distribution.
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Recordings for August, September, and October Meetings

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Jane Olivera

As many of you know, we’ve been running our meetings virtually for the last few months. With the gracious permission of our fantastic speakers, we’ve been able to record their presentations! I’m happy now to post the recordings for the August, September, and October meetings here.

Independent Contractor/Employee Classification of Workers in California: The Devil is in the Details

August 12th, 2020 – Denis Kinney

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The Holy Trifecta of Translation

September 9th, 2020 – Val Swisher

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Tell Your Story the Walt Disney Way: Adding Disney Imagineering to Your Technical Communication Toolbok

October 14th, 2020 – Lou Prosperi

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