Bernstein, etc.

More unrelated stuff.

First about book I'm reading (which I got off the NEW shelf from Mayfield library - it's getting to be a habit), it almost felt like an invasion of privacy. I have to say I learned a lot about the Clintons' history in political life and otherwise. Then, again, I ask myself how much Bernstein got right.

Here is the bio being used. Jeanette Evans holds an MS degree in technical communications management from Mercer University, where she studied with the late David Leonard. Since getting her first job in technical writing, she joined STC and stayed a member, the longest standing member in the NEO STC community.

When first joining STC, she became an officer in the NEO STC chapter and organized the first local technical communication conference, working with the Cleveland Engineering Society, featuring speakers such as Ken Cook. She remained active in local activities, involved for many years as a judge and later organizer of NEO STC sponsored publications competitions. She has been a frequent contributor to the NEO STC newsletter for about the last 10 years and recently became a co-editor.

She has been active on the international level for many years as well. She presented at several conferences, judged in international competitions, and published in Intercom, including an article that was featured as one of the three most requested in the last 10 years.

Before becoming a technical writer, Jeanette worked as a technical translator (Russian), where she got a background in programmable controllers and mainframe computers, acting as interpreter and translator for several groups who were training in the United States (primarily for Cleveland Crane and Engineering and Combustion Engineering). During this period, Jeanette was a member of the American Translator's Association (ATA). She gave a presentation about how the skills of a translator can transfer to those required as a technical writer.

Cincinnati

• "Quality and Information Product Development," Proceedings, Annual Conference of the Society for Technical Communication, Arlington VA, 1999.
  

Cincinnati

• "The Virtual Classroom: Real-life Experiences of Distance Learners," Proceedings, Annual Conference of the Society for Technical Communication, Arlington VA, 1999. (with S. Gonzalez, B. Roberts, R. Roberts).
  

Cincinnati

• "Web Delivery of Corporate Policies and Procedures," Proceedings, Annual Conference of the Society for Technical Communication, Arlington VA, 2001. ( Also presented as "Moving Documents to a Corporate Intranet" at Technicom conference, Northeast Ohio STC, Cleveland, Ohio, 1999.)
  

Presented as a paper in Washington DC

• "Seven Steps to Successful Online Help," Intercom (feature article), Society for Technical Communications, Arlington VA, November 1996. (with R. Caldanaro and M. Nichols).
  

Dallas

• "Using Visual Techniques to Enhance Usability," Proceedings, Annual Conference of the Society for Technical Communication, Arlington VA, 1993.
  

Dallas

• "Issues in Designing, Implementing, and Developing Online Help," Proceedings, Annual Conference of the Society for Technical Communication, Arlington VA, 1993.