Mark your calendars for these exciting and informative events coming soon from UNT Tech Comm!
ETC LINKEDIN PEER-REVIEW WORKSHOP
Wednesday, February 13, 5-7pm, University Union Room 394
Join students and professors for LinkedIn help at the Eagle Technical Communicators (ETC) LinkedIn Workshop. The free event teaches students the best practices for creating dynamic, impactful LinkedIn profiles. Attendees will exchange and critique their profiles.
VISIO WORKSHOP WITH MIKAYLA KIM
Wednesday, February 27, 5-6:30pm, GAB 330D
Mikayla Kim, UNT Tech Comm alumna and technical writer for Southwest Airlines, will lead a free workshop on Microsoft Visio hosted by the ETC. Attendees will attend a short presentation and receive hands-on training.
XML WORKSHOP WITH RICHARD HAMILTON
Wednesday, March 27, 5-6:30pm, Auditorium Building Room (AUDB) 308
Richard Hamilton, author, publisher at XML Press, and veteran manager of technical communication teams, will lead a free workshop on XML hosted by the ETC.
INFORMATIO
N TAXONOMY WORKSHOP WITH VAL SWISHER
Friday, April 26, 1:30-3pm, University Union Room TBD
Val Swisher, founder and CEO of Content Rules Inc., will lead a free, hands-on workshop on information taxonomies. She defines an information taxonomy as "a type of architecture to collate and organize data within an organization." Val visited campus last fall and spoke on global content strategy.
3rd ANNUAL TECH COMM STUDENT SHOWCASE
Friday, April 26, 10:00am-12:30pm, University Union Room 339
The Student Showcase returns this spring. Tech comm students exhibit and receive feedback on their portfolio websites with the help of industry professionals and our university community. Laurel Beason, Director of Corporate Relations, coordinates this event. Contact her at laurel.beason@unt.edu if you want to participate.
Stay for the opportunity to network. Lunch will be provided for participants after the event.
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