HTML Writers Guild Newsletter
Volume 7 Numbers 2 and 3, 11 February 2001
http://www.hwg.org/
mailto:editor@hwg.org
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Table of Contents
1. Guild Instructors Update
2. HWG presenting at the Australasian Online Documentation Conference
3. HWG Membership Gift Certificates
4. Show your support! Buy a NEW Guild T-shirt!
5. Upcoming Online Classes: Take an HWG Class!
6. Why Did I Get This Email? And Other HWG-News FAQs
(How to change your email address, how to unsubscribe, and more.)
1. Guild Instructors Update
(Gretchen Lowerison, Governing Board Member, gretchen@hwg.org)
Thanks to all of you for such wonderful response on our call for
instructors. We have gotten plenty of applications, and will be contacting
some of you shortly with more information.
2. HWG presenting at the Australasian Online Documentation Conference
(Christopher Higgs, Governing Board Member, chris@hwg.org)
Building on the success of previous conferences in Melbourne, Sydney and
Brisbane, the 2001 Conference covers a host of topics relevant to Help
Authoring.
Hosted at Rydges, Canberra, AODC 2001 will feature a collection of expert
speakers from around the world, including Joe Welinske from WinWriters
(USA), Chris Higgs from the HTML Writer's Guild, Matthew Ellison from
Digitext (UK), specialist speakers from Microsoft, and internationally
recognised Australian experts including Tony Self, the founder of HyperWrite.
As a representative of the HWG, Chris will be explaining XML-based
technologies. For most web developers, some of the critical technology is
still under development and implementation is lagging. Help-authors however
are often strategically placed to take advantage of XML's benefits
immediately. This session not only looks at what XML is and where the
technology is headed in the future, but more importantly uses examples of
how it can be used today.
More information can be found at http://conference.hyperwrite.com.au/
3. HWG Membership Gift Certificates
(Marshall Jansen, HWG-News Editor, hwg-news-tips@hwg.org)
The HTML Writers Guild is proud to now offer gift certificates!
http://www.hwg.org/services/classes/giftmember.html
You can purchase a Gift Certificate good for one year of full membership
in the HTML Writers Guild, with all of the benefits that membership
provides. You can also personalize the gift for any occasion!
Give someone you know a membership today!
4. Show your support! Buy a NEW Guild T-shirt!
(Marshall Jansen, HWG-News Editor, editor@hwg.org)
The Guild had a limited run of T-shirts at the Internet World in Spring of
1998, and they proved popular enough that we ordered a batch to sell and
give away. While people loved the shirts, they only came in one color
(white), and two sizes (XL, and XXL). Due to popular demand, we have
widened our variety a bit.
We now offer Guild-logo shirts in both black and white shirt colors. The
black t-shirts are going fast, and our size selection is getting limited,
so order soon! These shirts are high quality, and feature the Guild logo
and URL screen printed on the front.
The shirts are $24, shipping included ($28 for foreign shipping), and
you can get an order form here:
http://www.hwg.org/opcenter/guildwear/order.txt
You can see the T-shirts here:
http://www.hwg.org/opcenter/guildwear/
Show your support of the Guild by wearing the logo!
5. Upcoming Online Classes: Take an online class!
(Gretchen Lowerison, Online Education Director, classes@hwg.org)
Through a web-based interface, we offer a broad series of online
classes designed to teach you the skills you need, in a way that fits
your busy schedule. Our instructors are your fellow Guild members,
chosen for their expertise in their field and their willingness to
pass along their experience to you.
Upcoming courses you can in take February and March include:
Introduction to HTML 4.0
Sites that Sizzle: Web Animation with Macromedia Flash 4/5
Cascading Style Sheets - Level 2
Introduction to XML
Business Writing Basics
Introduction to Cascading Style Sheets
Introduction to JavaScript
Advanced Web Writing
Web Site Promotion
Beginning Programming with Perl
Active Server Pages for Non-Programmers
Sign up today through our online enrollment forms or get more
information at:
http://www.hwg.org/services/classes/
COURSE FEES
Course fees are based on membership level; Full members receive a
discounted tuition price, while Trial members pay the standard price.
Full membership is only $40 per year, so upgrade your membership
before registering, and save money! Payments may be made online via
secure transaction; all figures are in U.S. funds.
A certificate of completion is available for an additional $5;
the request needs to be made at the time of registration. A
certificate can be requested after class is completed for $10.
Textbooks (when required) are separate and may be purchased through
the Guild's online bookstore, The Bookmark. Books should be
purchased before the first week of class! In addition, students
should have regular access to the web and the ability to post
completed assignments on a public (non-Intranet) web server.
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6. Why Did I Get This Email? And Other HWG-News FAQs
(HWG-News Newsletter Editor, editor@hwg.org)
This newsletter was edited by Marshall Jansen .
Some questions you may be asking:
Q: Why did I get this mail?
A: You received this newsletter because you are a member of the
HTML Writers Guild. This message came from HWG-News, the Guild's
mandatory mailing list for all members. If you need more information
about HWG-News, please see the List Charter at:
http://www.hwg.org/lists/hwg-news/index.html
Q. Why doesn't this newsletter talk about web design or HTML more?
A. The newsletter is the Guild's administrative bulletin to the
membership; beyond the HWG News Tips, we don't include specific
information on web creation. If you are interested in the topics
of Web design and HTML, then you might want to subscribe to
some of our discussion lists devoted to those topics. More
information on the Guild's offering of discussion lists can be
found at:
http://www.hwg.org/lists/mailinglists.html
Q. How can I find out more about Guild activities?
A. The Guild has set up a one-way announcement list, HWG-Announce,
that carries bulletins of day-to-day Guild business. For details
on how to subscribe, please see:
http://www.hwg.org/lists/hwg-announce/
Q: How do I unsubscribe from HWG-News?
A: Since this is a required list in order to maintain your
Guild membership, unsubscribing is the same as resigning from
the HTML Writers Guild.
If you have your Member ID and password, to resign your membership
in the Guild and to unsubscribe to HWG-News, visit:
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Fill in the pertinent information, and submit it.
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Please remember that unsubscribing to HWG-News automatically
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Q: How do I change my email address for Guild mailings?
A: Full members can update their membership profile at any time by going
to this page: http://www.hwg.org/member/profile.html. If you don't
know your password, contact the password support team
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to change their email address.
Q: Can my company advertise in the Guild's newsletter?
A: Yes; the Guild is offering sponsorship opportunities in HWG-News
on a limited basis. If you are interested in advertising your
web related product or service here, please send email to
advertising@hwg.org or call (334) 928-4542. Discounts are available
to Guild Business and Corporate members, as well as for multiple
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(Note: The Guild does not make our member database available for
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Copyright 2001, HTML Writers Guild, Inc., All Rights Reserved.
Published twice monthly via email and WWW.