DocTrain East 2008

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Program-at-a-Glance

Day 1 (October 29, 2008)
Pre-conference Workshops

Time Session Speaker Track
8:30 AM -
12:00 PM		 Games to Explain Human Factors: Come, Participate, Learn and Have Fun!!! Ronald Shapiro Pre-Conference Workshops
8:30 AM -
5:00 PM		 Authoring and Publishing with XMetaL and DITA Simon Bate Pre-Conference Workshops
8:30 AM -
12:00 PM		 Understanding Author-it Concepts Kendra Carter Pre-Conference Workshops
8:30 AM -
12:00 PM		 MadCap Flare - An Introduction to Topic Based Authoring: (Part 1) Mike Hamilton Pre-Conference Workshops
8:30 AM -
5:00 PM		 Using Adobe FrameMaker Alan Houser Pre-Conference Workshops
1:30 PM -
5:00 PM		 Building your Author-it Project Kendra Carter Pre-Conference Workshops
1:30 PM -
5:00 PM		 MadCap Flare - Content Control and Publishing Techniques: (Part 2) Mike Hamilton Pre-Conference Workshops

Day 2 (October 30, 2007)

Time Session Speaker Track
8:00 AM -
8:45 AM		 Keynote: The Next Generation Home Digital Experience David Schlesinger Keynote
8:45 AM -
9:30 AM		 Featured Presentation - Sustainable XML for Publishing Applications: DITA Makes It Possible Eliot Kimber Keynote
9:45 AM -
10:45 AM		 APIs and SDKs: Breaking Into and Succeeding in a Specialty Market Edward Marshall User Assistance
9:45 AM -
10:45 AM		 Creating a Clear Message: From Icons to Simplified English John Watkins Localization and Translation
9:45 AM -
10:45 AM		 Navigating the Vendor Maze: Understanding XML Authoring Tools and Content Management Systems Steve Manning Component Content Management
9:45 AM -
10:45 AM		 Leveraging Web 2.0 and Cloud Computing with Adobe Software RJ Jacquez Software Demonstrations
9:45 AM -
10:45 AM		 Content Convergence: Trends in the Creation, Production, and Maintenance of Technical Content Rahel Anne Bailie Professional Development
9:45 AM -
10:45 AM		 Comparing DITA Support in XMetaL and FrameMaker Simon Bate User Assistance
11:30 AM -
12:30 PM		 Reaching Untapped Markets in the US: Targeting the Hispanic and Other Non-native English Speaking Markets John Watkins Localization and Translation
11:30 AM -
12:30 PM		 All-Around User Assistance: Delivering Layers of Information Efficiently Nicky Bleiel User Assistance
11:30 AM -
12:30 PM		 Agile Documentation Development: Thermo Fisher Scientific Uses DITA To Deliver Just-in-Time Documentation Tim Grantham Component Content Management
11:30 AM -
12:30 PM		 Paths to Success: Networking and Contributing (It's All About Relationships) Linda Urban Professional Development
2:00 PM -
3:00 PM		 [Case Study] EMC: The Design, Creation and Maintenance of Content in a Corporate-Wide XML Authoring Environment Paul Masalsky Component Content Management
2:00 PM -
3:00 PM		 Four Features That Matter When Choosing a Help Authoring Tool Char James-Tanny User Assistance
2:00 PM -
3:00 PM		 Social Media in Organizational Communication: How It Affects Technical Communicators Rich Maggiani Professional Development
2:00 PM -
3:00 PM		 Theory of Constraints and Project Management: Challenging the Dominant Paradigm Bob Donaldson Localization and Translation
3:30 PM -
4:30 PM		 Producing Quality Documentation In An Agile Development Environment Christine Sigman Professional Development
3:30 PM -
4:30 PM		 Localization Makes Strange Bedfellows: Three Companies That Eat Their Own Dog Food Richard Sikes Localization and Translation
3:30 PM -
4:30 PM		 Getting Up-to-Speed on Eclipse User Assistance Lee Anne Kowalski User Assistance
3:30 PM -
5:00 PM		 Case Study - Nuclear Power, DITA and FrameMaker: The How's and Why's Thomas Aldous Content Quality

Day 3 (October 31, 2008)

Time Session Speaker Track
3:30 PM -
4:30 PM		 How To Leverage More When Writing For A Global Audience: Style Guides Are Not Enough Mark Ambrose Software Demonstrations
8:00 AM -
8:45 AM		 Content Oriented Architectures: Putting Content at the Center of CM Projects Joe Gollner Keynote
9:00 AM -
9:30 AM		 The Changing Face of TechComm and the Society for Technical Communication Susan Burton Keynote
9:30 AM -
10:15 AM		 Read, Write, Remix: The FLOSS Manuals Story Adam Hyde Keynote
10:45 AM -
11:45 AM		 Blogzilla: Why Blogs Are The Monster In The Business Closet: You Are No Longer In Control Of Your Brand David Esrati Content Technologies
10:45 AM -
11:45 AM		 Proving DITA Success in a Small Shop Environment: A Case Study William Hagen Modular Content
10:45 AM -
11:45 AM		 Lean Instructional Design for Today’s Competitive Environment Ray Magnan Training
10:45 AM -
11:45 AM		 Document Testing: The Missing Step in Creating Effective Documents Roy Jacobsen Content Quality
1:00 PM -
2:00 PM		 The Right Tool for the Right Job for the Right Output for the Right Audience: Expanding Options for Technical Communicators Alan Houser Software Demonstrations
1:00 PM -
2:00 PM		 Creating Quality Content with Open Source Tools Scott Nesbitt Content Technologies
1:00 PM -
2:00 PM		 Practical Uses for DITA: Product Documentation and Training - How a Software Company is Practicing What it Preaches Pushpinder Toor Training
1:00 PM -
2:00 PM		 Quality Documentation Through Collaboration: Making the Review Process Efficient for All Involved Teresa Mulvihill Content Quality
1:00 PM -
2:00 PM		 Modular Content Projects: One Size DOES NOT Fit All Steve Manning Modular Content
2:00 PM -
3:00 PM		 Leveraging the DITA Community: Advice, Tools and Resources To Get Your Tech Pubs Team Up-To-Speed Bob Doyle Content Technologies
2:00 PM -
3:00 PM		 Choosing the English That’s Right for You: Simplified Technical English and Other Controlled Languages Brenda Huettner & Alison Huettner Content Quality
2:00 PM -
3:00 PM		 The Shape of Information Roy Jacobsen Modular Content
2:00 PM -
3:00 PM		 No Metrics, No Quality: Know Metrics, Know Quality! Andrew Bredenkamp Content Quality
3:30 PM -
4:30 PM		 Challenges of Creating Documentation for Mobile Devices Tamara Knezic Modular Content
3:30 PM -
4:30 PM		 Should You Call It A Wiki, Or A Collaborative Work Space? Stewart Mader Content Technologies
3:30 PM -
4:30 PM		 [Case Study] How Suite It Is: Creating Multimedia Documentation and Training with the Adobe Technical Communication Suite Donna Reynolds Training
3:30 PM -
4:30 PM		 Content Feedback Methods Jennifer Shankle & Mirhonda Studevant Content Quality
4:30 PM -
5:15 PM		 The Truth about Content (and its Management): Learning from the Past in order to Succeed in the Future Joe Gollner Keynote

Day 4 (November 1, 2008)
Post-conference Workshops

Time Session Speaker Track
8:30 AM -
5:00 PM		 Adobe Technical Communication Suite - Integration Alan Houser Post-Conference Workshops
8:30 AM -
12:00 PM		 Creating Visual Training Using MadCap Mimic Neil Perlin Post-Conference Workshops
8:30 AM -
12:00 PM		 Reuse and Conditionality in Author-it Kendra Carter Post-Conference Workshops
8:30 AM -
5:00 PM		 Success Factors for DITA Adoption with XMetaL: Best Practices and Fundamentals Tim Bombosch & Tom Idleman Post-Conference Workshops
1:30 PM -
5:00 PM		 Principles of Web Operations Management Kristina Podnar Post-Conference Workshops
1:30 PM -
5:00 PM		 Customizing HTML in Author-it Char James-Tanny Post-Conference Workshops
1:30 PM -
5:00 PM		 MadCap Flare - Controlling Document Look and Feel with CSS Mike Hamilton Post-Conference Workshops