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August 17, 2009
Next Chapter Meeting: September 18, 2009 – Agile Development
Agile has been touted as a set of engineering best practices that allow for rapid delivery of high-quality software and support a business approach that aligns development with customer needs and company goals. It encourages collaboration among self-organizing, cross-functional teams.
Kathy Schulting and Linda Blair, software and technical publications managers at Thermo Fisher Scientific, will introduce us to the basics of Agile software development and the ways that Agile can be used to produce better documentation in less time, while allowing writers and developers to work in tandem.
About our speakers:
Linda Blair is the Technical Publications Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific in Madison, Wisconsin. Prior to relocating to Madison, Linda was the proprietor of PRN Transcription, based in Rochester, New York. She brought with her over 15 years of experience in writing, editing, and legal and medical transcription.
Kathy Schulting is a Software Manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific where she has been an employee for more than 18 years. During her time at Thermo Fisher Scientific, Kathy has been involved as a software developer, lead developer, and project manager. She has been working with Agile software development for 4 years. She holds degrees in chemistry and computer science.
Meeting Details:
When? September 18th, 2009: 11:00am to Noon, networking; Noon to 1pm, presentation.
Where? We will be meeting once again at the Great Dane in Fitchburg. Click here for directions.
Cost? Free to STC 4 Lakes Chapter members; $10 for non-members (please pay via paypal using the button on the stc4lakes.org site)
How do I RSVP? Simply post a comment to this very blog entry (click the “Comments” text in the lower, right-hand corner of this blog entry) by Wednesday, September 16th. When you RSVP, please indicate the following:
- Your first name
- One of the following meal selections:
- Salad (Mandarin Chicken Salad – Mixed greens tossed with Tangy Ginger dressing then topped with hoisin BBQ chicken, mandarin wedges, peanuts, carrots, snow peas, roma tomatoes and crisp wonton strips.)
- Vegetarian (Paoli Portobello Sandwich – Grilled mushroom caps filled with spinach, artichole, roasted red peppers and fresh mozzarella. Served on fresh Ciabatta bread brushed with garlic oil and a side of basil aioli.)
- Burger (Dane Burger – One-third pound of choice beef broiled to perfection. Topped with lettuce, tomato, pickles, Bermuda onions and our famous artichoke dip.)
- Fish (New London Bridge Fish Fry – Three-ounce haddock fillets hand-dipped in our Pilsner batter then crisp-fried and served with homemade tarter sauce, lemon, Kohl slaw and pub fries.)
