Publications Workshops Registration

DO NOT FILL OUT - This was for a workshop on May 2, 1999.

Name

Address 1

Address 2

City State Zip

Day Phone Evening Phone

E-Mail

Workshop sign up: [Select a first (1) and second choice (2)] (each class meets all day)

1. 0 1 2 Research and Fact Checking Enhance your research skills to obtain background material that enriches books and enhances brochures and map backs. Explore library resources, local history rooms, and the web, for information on history, natural history, geology, geography, culture and park information/regulations. Participants will visit a library and practice web browsing.
2. 0 1 2 Field Observations as Part of the Writing Process Writing a trail description is not just measuring a trail. Learn how to take what is on the ground and turn it into something worth reading. Participants will go on a 3-4 mile hike and must have a pocket tape recorder.
3. 0 1 2 Producing Maps Cartography can make or break a hiking book, map or brochure. Learn to critique maps, what makes a map readable, and how to produce such a map for books and brochures. Course includes computer lab work.
4. 0 1 2 Trail Surveying for Drawing Hiking Maps Learn: basic compass and distance measuring techniques to obtain a reasonable accurate drawing of a trail over a topographic map and note land features while making those measurements; how to write down data for later transcription into a computer; and the selection and handling of surveying tools such as altimeter, measuring wheel, and GPS. Bring a compass and other instruments if you have them.
5. 0 1 2 Photography Learn to take pictures that can be used in publications. Includes introduction to digital photography. Bring your camera for field work.
6. 0 1 2 Advanced Technology Explore emerging technologies that apply or will apply to Trail Conference publications work in the near future, including Geographic Information Systems(GIS), CD and Web publishing. Hands on computer lab work.
7. 0 1 2 Layout-skills Sharing Join with other users of layout software to share ideas and skills. This leaderless workshop has opportunities for networking and subcontracting. Bring samples of work you have done. Some experience with PageMaker, Quark, or Ventura, etc. is a prerequisite.
8. 0 1 2 Managing Editor Managing the publication process requires long term dedication and multiple skills including setting schedules, cost analysis, production bids, trouble shooting, public relations/marketing, distribution, and finding and managing volunteers who do writing, text editing, proofreading, and other specialties covered in these workshops.

Optional survey information

1. I am:
   a member of the New York - New Jersey Trail Conference.
   not a member of NYNJTC but I am a member of a member club.
   neither of the above.
2. I consider myself a computer expert competent novice non-user.
3. I am a professional writer text editor copy editor designer graphic artist layout publisher printing trades webmaster photographer.
4. I have done volunteer work as a writer text editor copy editor designer graphics artist layout publisher printing trades webmaster photographer.
5. I am more interested in maps books CD/web GIS photography.
6. Check all that apply:
   Hardware:
       Computer:
           Kind: PC MAC Both
           Type: Desktop Laptop Both
           Where: Home Work Both
           Memory: <16M <32M >=32M
           Speed: <166Mhz >=166Mhz
       Camera: Optical Digital
   Software:

   WordPerfect	Microsoft Word			Other text processor
   Adobe Photoshop	Freehand	CorelDraw/Paint	Adobe Illustrator	Other paint/draw
   PageMaker	Quark	Ventura		Other layout

7. Comments:
   
8. Where did you see the workshop announcement first?
   Word-of-mouth Trail Walker Postcard Web E-mail from TC