Registration is open for seventeenth annual WritersUA Conference for Software User Assistance. The event takes place March 29-April 1, in Seattle, Washington. The conference goal is to continue to provide an event with the most comprehensive and timely information specifically designed for user assistance professionals. It features over seventy cutting-edge topics from over forty experts, project demonstrations from other user assistance developers, plus an exhibition of products and services, certificate programs, and networking events.

The opening session of the conference features Scott McCloud, creator of the Google Chrome Comic.

The conference topics cover a broad range of key tools, processes, technologies, and techniques.

• DITA, XML, Structured Authoring
• User-centered Design & Usability
• eLearning Tools and Techniques
• Hands-on Computer Tutorials
• Web 2.0 and Interactive UA
• Adobe, Microsoft, Google
• Case Studies