Minutes of the Novell Session

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I am posting this message on behalf of Binika Kumar.

Regards
Rajdeep
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Hi All

Here is a gist of the Bangalore Technical Writers Meetup Session at
Novell.

Event: Bangalore Technical Writers Meetup-Supported by STC India

Date: April 18, 2009

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Venue: Novell Software Development India Pvt Ltd

Attendees: 40

"This is the best reception we have received till date of all the STC
sessions", the Meet-Up kicked off with these words from Rajdeep Gupta.
In his introduction speech, he was highly appreciative of Novell's
hospitality.

After registering and receiving the welcome drink and kit, the assembled
audience was welcomed by Parag Goel, Manager for Novell's TechPubs
Group.

The first presentation on “Diversifying with Value Added Services“ was
provided by Lakshmi R and Shilpa Banderkar. They jointly briefed us on
how value added services can help us explore our hidden potential and
climb up the career ladder. Instantly, the audience could bond
themselves to the discourse. Their interest was evident in the
discussions that followed. The presentation provided an insight on:

* Core responsibilities performed by us during the SDLC/DDLC phases
and the value we can add during these phases
* How to add value to the GUI/CLI review and product usability
testing
* Challenges that we can anticipate while pursuing these services
and how to overcome these challenges.

After the first session, we took a 30 minutes break to refresh ourselves
with coffee, yummy sandwiches, and Black Forest pastry.

The second presentation on "Interacting with Global Doc Teams" was
provided by Shruthy Devendra. She approached her session in an
interactive manner by probing the audience's opinions. The presentation
provided an insight on:

* Challenges that we face while interacting with Global doc teams
* How to overcome these challenges
* What are the best practices followed at Novell

The Quiz and Lucky Draw was also held and the winners were gifted
goodies. This gesture brought smiles on many a faces.

The audience was appreciative of the presentations. Rajdeep once again
thanked Novell for sponsoring the event and being a wondrous host. The
meeting ended with Parag thanking the audience and all the hosts for
making the event a success.

Please click the following URL to view the session's photos-
http://techwriter.meetup.com/2/photos/591416/

To conclude, the enthusiasm garnered in the session was astonishing.
Overall, it was a perfectly-organized and warmly-hosted event that
provided a great mix of learning and fun.

Regards,
Binika Kumar