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SUMMARY:IEEE Technical Writing Workshop by IBM Research
DTSTART:20180927T090000
DTEND:20180927T180000
DTSTAMP:20260505T080754Z
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Lilli-Marie Pavka has been Webmaster at IBM Research - Zurich 
 since 2003 and holds an SIZ degree in Web Publishing. Her work includes 
 database design on the Lotus Notes Domino Designer platform. She joined IB
 M in 1988 as manager of the now defunct Publications group\, a comprehensi
 ve manuscript copyediting and processing support service. Lilli has develo
 ped a Technical Writing Workshop tailored specifically to the scientific
  and technical English-language writing needs of her IBM Research colleagu
 es. She gives this workshop at the IBM Research - Zurich Lab twice a year 
 and on request. Contact her directly for scheduling details. She is curren
 tly preparing an online version to be video-broadcast to other IBM Researc
 h locations. Prior to joining IBM in 1988\, Lilli was an English-language 
 copyeditor for scientific and technical manuscripts at the Institute of A
 eroelasticity of the German Aerospace Research Establishment (DLR) in G
 öttingen\, Germany\, from 1979-1988.\nHave you ever thought about enhanci
 ng your writing skills?  The IEEE Switzerland Section would like to propo
 se to review your Technical Writing skills.\nOn the 27th of September 2018
  from 9:30 to 13:00\, a Technical Writing Workshop reviewing the famous "T
 op Ten" most common errors :\n\n-          09:00  – 09:15 : Welcom
 e coffee\n-          09:15  – 09:30 : Introduction\n-         
  09:30  – 10:45 : First session (Nomalization\, Wordiness\, Redundanci
 es\, Qualitative vs Quantitative\, Dangling participles)\n-          
 10:45  – 11:00 : Coffee break \n-          11:00  – 12:45 : Se
 cond session (Allows to\, Parallel constructions\, Which vs that\, Ambigui
 ties\,  Miscellaneous)\n-          12:45  – 13:00 : Attendance ce
 rtificate distribution\n-          13:00  – 14:00 : Small catering
  and coffee break\n-          14:00  – 18:00 : [New in 2018] Optio
 nal afternoon session: Complete worksheets\, one-on-one discussions (bring
  sample of own writing)\n\nCatering has been organized.\nSome Novelty in 2
 018\, bring your sample writting and discuss\, complete the worksheets.\n
 \nThe workshop will be given by Lilli-Marie Pavka\, a native English speak
 er\, experienced copyeditor of scientific and technical manuscripts\, inst
 ructor of Cambridge business English courses and webmaster at the IBM Rese
 arch - Zurich Laboratory. \n\nThis workshop has a limited audience of 25 
 people\, on a first-come\, first-served basis\, so please register as soon
  as possible. 
LOCATION:BC 410 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==BC%20410
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