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AMWA - Indiana Chapter Newsletter October 4, 2005
Plan to Attend the AMWA Indiana Chapter Meeting
at the School of Informatics, IUPUI
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Medical multimedia creator, Albert William, will show us what Informatics is and demonstrate some of his medical multimedia programs at the AMWA Indiana Chapter Meeting on Tuesday, October 11, 2005, from 5:30 – 8:00 pm at the IU School of Informatics, IUPUI. The meeting agenda and logistics information are provided below.
Our Presenter: Mr. William received the 2003 Silicon Graphics Inc. Award for excellence in computational sciences and visualization at Indiana University. Prior to accepting an academic position, Albert worked for 12 years at the Indiana University School of Medicine.
Currently Mr. William is a Visiting Research Associate in the New Media Program, specializing in 3-dimensional design and animation of scientific and medical content, and is currently teaching a Digital Imaging Seminar. His research interests include medical and scientific visualization, 3-D graphics and animation, stereoscopic rendering, and interactive learning tools.
In, 2002, Mr. William completed his MS in Media Arts and Science from Indiana University School of Informatics New Media Program. His undergraduate degree is from Bowling Green State University.
Among his creations is “The Cell – A Virtual Tour,” an interactive, multimedia CD/ROM learning aid in cellular biology, which uses state of the art 3-D animation and interactive content to deliver complex subject matter in a user-friendly environment. Mr. William was involved in creating music and images for the Chichen Itza and Uxmal virtual tours. He also created “Genomics,” an informative 3-D animation for the IU School of Medicine, and “The Neuron,” is included in the Indiana State Museum’s “Tomorrow’s Indiana” exhibit.
Logistics: The IU School of Informatics is at IUPUI, 535 West Michigan Street, Indianapolis.
Park in Guest metered parking, located in Lot #85, adjacent to the Law School. You can access a parking map at http://www.iupui.edu/misc/parkingmap.htm.
From Lot #85, go to Room IT 497 in the Informatics Complex on the corner of West & and Michigan.
Food and beverage will be provided.
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AMWA - Indiana Chapter Newsletter October 4, 2005
October 11th Meeting Agenda
5:30 Registration
6:00 Chapter business
6:15 Presentation by Albert William (Visiting Research Associate, Informatics and author of the demo “Painting with Electrons”) and Dale Ray (Executive Administrative Assistant, Office of the Deans, IU School of Informatics @IUPUI)
• Overview of Informatics
• Multimedia demonstrations:
"Painting With Electrons"
"Hip and Knee Replacement"
• Q & A
6:50 Refreshments / AMWA Indiana Chapter members who attended the 2005 National Conference will be asked to share highlights of their conference experience.
7:30 Wrap up
Networking for Synergy and Professional Development
Zev Winicur, the President of the Indiana Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication (STC) has extended an invitation to all AMWA Indiana chapter members to attend STC’s monthly meetings, which are held on the 3rd Thursday of each month and are free and open to the public.
The STC chapter meeting (scheduled for 15 September 2005, 5:30-7:30pm, at the IU Emerging Technology Center, 351 West 10th Street, Indianapolis) featured Linda Sanning, who discussed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002, commonly called SOX or Sarbox) and the role of technical communicators in helping companies prepare for SOX compliance. The STC Indiana chapter website can be accessed at http://www.hoosierstc.org/index.php. The monthly Hoosier STC Newsletter, Interface, can be viewed from the website.
Note: Overview of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act from Wikipedia, a free [on-line] encyclopedia: The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was created to protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures and covers establishment of a public company accounting oversight board, auditor independence, corporate responsibility, and enhanced financial disclosure. This Act became law on July 30, 2002, following several widely publicized corporate financial scandals, including Enron, Tyco International, and WorldCom (now MCI). (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarbanes-Oxley_Act)
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AMWA - Indiana Chapter Newsletter October 4, 2005
From the President
Welcome to the new Indiana chapter year. The 2005-2006 chapter officers were elected at our annual chapter conference in June, and our names and contact information are listed on the website and in this newsletter.
I am a new Hoosier - I moved to Indiana from Canada in November 2000. My family and I love the sunny skies, warm weather, and welcoming Midwesterners. My educational background is in psychology, and prior to moving to Indiana, I worked in clinical and basic research and as a freelance writer. I currently work at Eli Lilly and Company in medical communications. I’ve been an AMWA member since 1998 and have participated in the Indiana chapter since 2002.
Last year, under Elaine Crabtree’s leadership, we offered some great chapter programs, expanded our chapter conference, and revived the chapter website (http://www.hoosieramwa.org/). This year, we want to continue to serve the needs of our chapter members through our chapter meeting programs, chapter conference, and website. But we need your input.
• What would you like to see at chapter meetings? • What workshops would you like to see offered at the chapter
conference? • What can we add to the website to make it more useful?
Please send your ideas to me at [email protected].
Cynthia Hooper
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AMWA - Indiana Chapter Newsletter October 4, 2005
2005-2006 AMWA Indiana Chapter Officers
President: Cynthia Hooper [email protected]
President-Elect: Deborah Frisby [email protected]
Past President: Elaine Crabtree [email protected]
Secretary: Tamara Van Meter [email protected]
Treasurer: Ingrid Edgemon-Hensley [email protected]
Program Chair: Julie (Crowder) Beyrer [email protected]
Education Chair: Diana Fisher [email protected]
Membership Chair: Susan Hazels Mitmesser [email protected]
Newsletter Editors: Cindi Zenkert-Strange [email protected]
Sarah Duncan [email protected]
Web Master: Heather Miller [email protected]
Your Board at Work (Not…You’re Bored at Work) AMWA Indiana Chapter Board met on Monday 29 August 2005.
The newly elected board held its first Board Meeting on Monday, August 29, 2005. The Board discussed upcoming chapter meeting programs and plans for the newsletter, webpage, and the 2006 chapter conference, and the budget for the year was presented.
Among the Board goals for this year are to (1) encourage members to submit newsletter articles, (2) continue to develop the website content, and (3) develop a local chapter benefits summary for use by members.
From the Editors, “Come, Blow Your [Own] Horns!”
We want to recognize the professional accomplishments of our Chapter members in the newsletter, and to do that, we ask that you let us know about these activities and accomplishments (for example, completion of AMWA, BELS, or other certifications; Conference Presentations, academic achievements).
Please consider sharing your professional skills, wisdom, and experience with your peers by submitting original articles to the Chapter newsletter. You may contact either of us to discuss ideas: [email protected] or [email protected] .
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