Archive - 2007

Potential new DITA user groups

If you're interested in forming a DITA Users Group in your local area or within your field of interest, add a comment to the DITA user groups main page. Include your email address to encourage others in your area to contact you.

Archive of potential new groups: 

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Services for DITA user groups

DITA Users Groups and Special Interest Groups are encouraged to host their information on DITA XML.org. Use the DITA Wiki to create new pages for your group, post your charter, add meetings to the Events calendar, upload files, and collaborate on documents. 

 

Other services

If you are interested in having your DITA User Group meeting recorded and posted to the web so other DITA Users around the world can profit from it, contact Bob Doyle

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<soapbox> Article archive

This archive provides links to DITA XML.org <soapbox> feature articles:

  • Keywords: why, where and when to use them by Amber Swope
  • Reuse strategies and the mechanisms that support them by France Baril
  • Do We Really Need All that Glue? by JoAnn Hackos, PhD
  • Specialize, but not right away by Bruce Esrig

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Michael Priestley - Introduction to DITA - edited as a DITA Users tutorial

Michael's one-hour tutorial is now a Camtasia Flash movie with a table of contents to navigate it..

You will find it in the Basics collection of Tutorials on DITA Users.org

Bob Doyle

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Second Life DITA meetings

Second Life hosts regular DITA chat meetings.

How to become a Second Life user

If you do not have a Second Life account yet, go to www.secondlife.com. The base membership is free. Expect to spend one to two hours on installation, setting up your Avatar and running through the tutorials. Then you will be transported to the Mainland, and you can start to explore.

Step-by-step:

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