Action points: we had a very thorough run-through of action points
International cooperation: we were scheduled to get an update from Terhi but since she was still trying to get back from the TCeurope colloquium due to the volcano ash, we had to put it off until the next board meeting.
Local events: The Tampere local event is scheduled for May 3. For Helsinki we are scheduling an event in June with the theme of developer documentation.
Cooperation in Finland: Representatives from Käännösalan asiantuntijat and Specia will come to Tampere and join us for lunch on May 19 to discuss possibilities for cooperation.
Fall Seminar 10:
Need a head planner – since seminar is in Tampere, the head planner should be here too
Timing – week 42, either Mon-Tues or Thurs-Fri
Theme ideas yet?
Rich Media
Future of tech writing, in Finland and elsewhere
State of the industry
Elsi’s gradu: what will this job look like in 5 years
Get a freelancer to talk
Suvi researching competences
New competences needed with change from just text or just words to Rich Media
Tech writers as script writers
would allow us to get lots of speakers
Case studies from different companies
Good panel discussion!
Would need a sub theme which is more hard-core stuff of the stuff we do
New tools and services
Localisation and writing for loc
In suggestions from last year, have heard comments that it would be nice to have something on this.
Any other business:
Summer party – aim for downtown location, see what kind of attendance we get
Never had one in Helsinki, discuss it in spring and then end up having none. Have the local event be also summer party? Yep, let’s have the local event as a summer party too.