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A Short Introduction to MadCap Flare
Adobe AIR and Adobe Captivate: Developing Web 2.0 Documentation
Adobe Technical Communication Suite - Integration
Adobe Technical Communication Suite in an XML Workflow
All-Around User Assistance: Delivering Layers of Information Efficiently
APIs and SDKs: Breaking Into and Succeeding in a Specialty Market
Are DITA and Component Content Management Right For My Organization?
Authoring and Publishing with XMetaL and DITA
Before You Begin: Critical Structure and Storage Decisions
Before You Touch the Tool: Techniques for Development of Structured Content
Beyond DITA: Future-Proofing Your Content Strategy
Building Content Models: Constructing with Content
Building your Author-it Project
Case Study: DITA Cost and Reuse Metrics
Case Study: How DITA Helped One Documentation Team Work 5 Times Faster
Case Study: Nuclear Power, DITA and FrameMaker: The Hows and Whys
Challenges of Creating Documentation for Mobile Devices
Comparing DITA Support in XMetaL and FrameMaker
Content Convergence: Trends in the Creation, Production, and Maintenance of Technical Content
Content Oriented Architectures: Putting Content at the Center of CM Projects
Creating a Clear Message: From Icons to Simplified English
Creating Quality Content with Open Source Tools
Creating Visual Training Using MadCap Mimic
Creativity or Confusion Factor: The Case for Sentence-level Reuse in Mission-Critical Communication
Demystifying DITA to PDF Publishing
Designing and Implementing Embedded, Dynamic User Assistance
Developing a Content Management Strategy
Developing Quality Content in a Global World
Digital Alchemy: Turning Unstructured Content To Gold (Or At Least Something Useful)
DITA 101 - DITA… What’s up with that?
DITA and Global Information Management (GIM)
DITA and The Metadata Maturity Model: How To Find All That Good Stuff You Wrote
DITA and XML Authoring the Natural Way: XML Authoring for Microsoft Word and SharePoint
DITA Conrefs: Best Practices and Fundamentals
DITA Technology Demonstration: Overcoming Key DITA Challenges
DITA, Coming to its Senses: Better Communication through Video
DocBook in the 21st Century: Yes, Virginia, There is a DocBook, and it is Alive and Well
Document Testing: The Missing Step in Creating Effective Documents
Featured Presentation - Sustainable XML for Publishing Applications: DITA Makes It Possible
Firefox Book Sprint: From Zero to Book in Two Days (Day One)
Firefox Book Sprint: From Zero to Book in Two Days (Day Two)
Flatter, Leaner, Smarter: Open Standards and Your Future
Four Features That Matter When Choosing a Help Authoring Tool
Games to Explain Human Factors: Come, Participate, Learn and Have Fun!!!
Getting Started with DITA: Teaching Content Management Concepts using Popular Industry Tools
Getting Up-to-Speed on Eclipse User Assistance
Global Sales in Local Languages: Streamlining Language Production with the Across LanguageServer
How to Get the Most Out of Content Migration to DITA
How To Leverage More When Writing For A Global Audience: Style Guides Are Not Enough
Implementing DITA: Essential Steps Towards Making the Most of DITA
Improving User Assistance Using Journalistic Principles
In With Wiki, Out With Structure (Hint: It’s not what you think it means!)
Keynote: The Next Generation Home Digital Experience
Knowledge Archaeology: Raiders of the Lost Art
Lean Instructional Design for Today’s Competitive Environment
Learn How To Use a Wiki At Work
Leveraging the DITA Community: Advice, Tools and Resources To Get Your Tech Pubs Team Up-To-Speed
Leveraging Web 2.0 and Cloud Computing with Adobe Software
Localization Makes Strange Bedfellows: Three Companies That Eat Their Own Dog Food
MadCap Flare - An Introduction to Topic Based Authoring: (Part 1)
MadCap Flare - Content Control and Publishing Techniques: (Part 2)
MadCap Flare - Controlling Document Look and Feel with CSS
MadCap Software - Product Demonstration and DITA Suport Announcement
Making DITA Work: Getting Serious about Success
Managing the Move to Structured Content
Merging Content Titans: How to “DITA-ize” Video
Migrating to DITA and Component Content Management for Global Customers
Modular Content Projects: One Size DOES NOT Fit All
Moving from Unstructured Documents to Structured XML: It's Easier Than You Have Been Told
Navigating the Vendor Maze: Understanding XML Authoring Tools and Content Management Systems
No Metrics, No Quality: Know Metrics, Know Quality!
No Unchartered Waters: Understanding DITA Maps
Paths to Success: Networking and Contributing (It's All About Relationships)
Paths to Success: Networking and Contributing (It's All About Relationships)
Principles of Web Operations Management
Process Modeling for a DITA Environment
Producing Quality Documentation In An Agile Development Environment
Quality Documentation Through Collaboration: Making the Review Process Efficient for All Involved
Program
Day 1 (October 29, 2008)
Pre-conference Workshops
Making Content Intelligent
Speaker: Ann Rockley
Time: -
Room: Grand Ballroom Foyer
Experience level: All levels
In With Wiki, Out With Structure (Hint: It’s not what you think it means!)
Speaker: Stewart Mader
Time: -
Room: Grand Ballroom Foyer
Experience level: All levels
Understanding Author-it Concepts
Speaker: Kendra Carter
Time: 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: Maine/Connecticut
Experience level: All levels
Games to Explain Human Factors: Come, Participate, Learn and Have Fun!!!
Speaker: Ronald Shapiro
Time: 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: Salon G - H
Experience level: All levels
Authoring and Publishing with XMetaL and DITA
Speaker:
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Room: Salon I - J
Experience level: All levels
Laptop computer required for this session
Using Adobe FrameMaker
Speaker: Alan Houser
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Room: Vermont/Rhode Island
Experience level: All levels
Laptop computer required for this session
MadCap Flare - An Introduction to Topic Based Authoring: (Part 1)
Speaker:
Time: 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: New Hampshire/Massachusetts
Experience level: All levels
Laptop computer required for this session
Building your Author-it Project
Speaker: Kendra Carter
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Maine/Connecticut
Experience level: All levels
Laptop computer required for this session
MadCap Flare - Content Control and Publishing Techniques: (Part 2)
Speaker:
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: New Hampshire/Massachusetts
Experience level: All levels
Laptop computer required for this session
Day 2 (October 30, 2008)
Writing for Reuse: Learning How To Write Modular Content for Reuse
Speaker: Pamela Kostur
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Grand Ballroom Foyer
Experience level: All levels
Keynote: The Next Generation Home Digital Experience
Speaker: Albert Chu
Time: 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Room: Grand Ballroom Salon F
Experience level: All levels
Featured Presentation - Sustainable XML for Publishing Applications: DITA Makes It Possible
Speaker: Eliot Kimber
Time: 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: Grand Ballroom Salon F
Experience level: All levels
Leveraging Web 2.0 and Cloud Computing with Adobe Software
Speaker: RJ Jacquez
Time: 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Room: Maine/Connecticut
Experience level: All levels
Content Convergence: Trends in the Creation, Production, and Maintenance of Technical Content
Speaker:
Time: 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Room: Vermont/Rhode Island
Experience level: Advanced
Comparing DITA Support in XMetaL and FrameMaker
Speaker:
Time: 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Room: Salon I - J
Experience level: All levels
Creating a Clear Message: From Icons to Simplified English
Speaker: John Watkins
Time: 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Room: Salon G - H
Experience level: All levels
Navigating the Vendor Maze: Understanding XML Authoring Tools and Content Management Systems
Speaker: Steve Manning
Time: 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
Room: New Hampshire/Massachusetts
Experience level: All levels
APIs and SDKs: Breaking Into and Succeeding in a Specialty Market
Speaker: Edward Marshall
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: New Hampshire/Massachusetts
Experience level: Intermediate
Paths to Success: Networking and Contributing (It's All About Relationships)
Speaker: Linda Urban
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Vermont/Rhode Island
Experience level: All levels
MadCap Software - Product Demonstration and DITA Suport Announcement
Speaker:
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Maine/Connecticut
Experience level: All levels
Reaching Untapped Markets in the US: Targeting the Hispanic and Other Non-native English Speaking Markets
Speaker: John Watkins
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Room: Salon G - H
Experience level: All levels
Social Media in Organizational Communication: How It Affects Technical Communicators
Speaker: Rich Maggiani
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Vermont/Rhode Island
Experience level: Intermediate
[Case Study] EMC: The Design, Creation and Maintenance of Content in a Corporate-Wide XML Authoring Environment
Speaker: Paul Masalsky
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: New Hampshire/Massachusetts
Experience level: All levels
Four Features That Matter When Choosing a Help Authoring Tool
Speaker: Char James-Tanny
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Salon I - J
Experience level: Intermediate
Theory of Constraints and Project Management: Challenging the Dominant Paradigm
Speaker: Bob Donaldson
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Salon G - H
Experience level: Intermediate
Developing Quality Content in a Global World
Speaker: Jonathan Ruhlen
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Maine/Connecticut
Experience level: All levels
Laptop computer required for this session
How To Leverage More When Writing For A Global Audience: Style Guides Are Not Enough
Speaker: Mark Ambrose
Time: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Maine/Connecticut
Experience level: All levels
Localization Makes Strange Bedfellows: Three Companies That Eat Their Own Dog Food
Speaker: Richard Sikes
Time: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Salon G - H
Experience level: All levels
Producing Quality Documentation In An Agile Development Environment
Speaker: Christine Sigman
Time: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Vermont/Rhode Island
Experience level: All levels
Getting Up-to-Speed on Eclipse User Assistance
Speaker: Lee Anne Kowalski
Time: 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Salon I - J
Experience level: Intermediate
Day 3 (October 31, 2008)
Content Oriented Architectures: Putting Content at the Center of CM Projects
Speaker:
Time: 8:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Room: Grand Ballroom Salon F
Experience level: All levels
The Changing Face of TechComm and the Society for Technical Communication
Speaker: Susan Burton
Time: 8:45 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: Grand Ballroom Salon F
Experience level: All levels
Read, Write, Remix: The FLOSS Manuals Story
Speaker: Adam Hyde
Time: 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
Room: Grand Ballroom Salon F
Experience level: All levels
Are DITA and Component Content Management Right For My Organization?
Speaker: Chip Gettinger
Time: 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Room: Maine/Connecticut
Experience level: All levels
Blogzilla: Why Blogs Are The Monster In The Business Closet: You Are No Longer In Control Of Your Brand
Speaker: David Esrati
Time: 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Room: Salon I - J
Experience level: All levels
[Case Study] Proving DITA Success in a Small Shop Environment
Speaker: William Hagen
Time: 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Room: Vermont/Rhode Island
Experience level: All levels
Document Testing: The Missing Step in Creating Effective Documents
Speaker: Roy Jacobsen
Time: 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Room: New Hampshire/Massachusetts
Experience level: All levels
Lean Instructional Design for Today’s Competitive Environment
Speaker: Ray Magnan
Time: 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Room: Salon G - H
Experience level: All levels
Creating Quality Content with Open Source Tools
Speaker: Scott Nesbitt
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Salon I - J
Experience level: All levels
Modular Content Projects: One Size DOES NOT Fit All
Speaker: Steve Manning
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Vermont/Rhode Island
Experience level: All levels
Practical Uses for DITA: Product Documentation and Training - How a Software Company is Practicing What it Preaches
Speaker: Pushpinder Toor
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Salon G - H
Experience level: All levels
The Right Tool for the Right Job for the Right Output for the Right Audience: Expanding Options for Technical Communicators
Speaker: Alan Houser
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: Maine/Connecticut
Experience level: All levels
Quality Documentation Through Collaboration: Making the Review Process Efficient for All Involved
Speaker: Teresa Mulvihill
Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: New Hampshire/Massachusetts
Experience level: All levels
Global Sales in Local Languages: Streamlining Language Production with the Across LanguageServer
Speaker: Armin Wahl
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Maine/Connecticut
Experience level: All levels
Choosing the English That’s Right for You: Simplified Technical English and Other Controlled Languages
Speaker:
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: New Hampshire/Massachusetts
Experience level: All levels
The Shape of Information
Speaker: Roy Jacobsen
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Vermont/Rhode Island
Experience level: All levels
No Metrics, No Quality: Know Metrics, Know Quality!
Speaker: Andrew Bredenkamp
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Salon G - H
Experience level: All levels
Leveraging the DITA Community: Advice, Tools and Resources To Get Your Tech Pubs Team Up-To-Speed
Speaker: Bob Doyle
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Room: Salon I - J
Experience level: All levels
DITA and XML Authoring the Natural Way: XML Authoring for Microsoft Word and SharePoint
Speaker: Michael Boses
Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Maine/Connecticut
Experience level: All levels
[Case Study] How Suite It Is: Creating Multimedia Documentation and Training with the Adobe Technical Communication Suite
Speaker: Donna Reynolds
Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Salon G - H
Experience level: All levels
Challenges of Creating Documentation for Mobile Devices
Speaker: Tamara Knezic
Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Vermont/Rhode Island
Experience level: All levels
Should You Call It A Wiki, Or A Collaborative Work Space?
Speaker: Stewart Mader
Time: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: Salon I - J
Experience level: All levels
Laptop computer required for this session
The Truth about Content (and its Management): Learning from the Past in order to Succeed in the Future
Speaker:
Time: 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Room: Grand Ballroom Salon F
Experience level: All levels
Day 4 (November 1, 2008)
Post-conference Workshops
Reuse and Conditionality in Author-it
Speaker: Kendra Carter
Time: 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: Maine/Connecticut
Experience level: Intermediate
Laptop computer required for this session
Adobe Technical Communication Suite - Integration
Speaker: Alan Houser
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Room: Vermont/Rhode Island
Experience level: All levels
Laptop computer required for this session
Success Factors for DITA Adoption with XMetaL: Best Practices and Fundamentals
Speaker: Tim Bombosch & Tom Idleman
Time: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Room: Salon I - J
Experience level: All levels
Laptop computer required for this session
Creating Visual Training Using MadCap Mimic
Speaker: Neil Perlin
Time: 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Room: New Hampshire/Massachusetts
Experience level: All levels
Laptop computer required for this session
Customizing HTML in Author-it
Speaker: Char James-Tanny
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Maine/Connecticut
Experience level: Intermediate
Laptop computer required for this session
MadCap Flare - Controlling Document Look and Feel with CSS
Speaker:
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: New Hampshire/Massachusetts
Experience level: All levels
Laptop computer required for this session
Principles of Web Operations Management
Speaker: Kristina Podnar
Time: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Room: Salon G - H
Experience level: All levels
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