<p>DITA user groups (DUGs) or DITA special interest groups (DIGs) facilitate knowledge sharing among users in specific geographic areas or among those with similar interests. </p><h3>Regional DITA user groups</h3><ul class="menu"> <li class="leaf"><a href="/boston">Boston DITA User Group</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/ug-boulder-denver">Boulder-Denver DITA User Group</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/ctdug">Central Texas DITA User Group</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/ug-indy">Indy DITA Users Group</a></li> <li class="leaf">[[http://www.ladig.ditamap.com|Los Angeles DITA Interest Group]]</li> <li class="leaf">[[Melbourne (Australia) DITA User Group]]</li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/nydug">New York DITA Users Group</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/rtp_dita_users_group">Research Triangle Park (RTP, NC) DITA User Group</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="http://www.svdig.ditamap.com/">Silicon Valley DITA Interest Group</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/ug-toronto">Toronto DITA User Group</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/uk-dita-user-group">UK DITA User Group</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/van-dita/">Vancouver DITA User Group</a></li> <li class="leaf">[[South African DITA User Group]]</li></ul><p><em>If you participate in a DITA user group not listed above, please <a href="/add-wiki">add a link</a> to your group's homepage. You may also use <a href="/dug-services">DITA XML.org to host pages for your DUG</a>.</em> </p><h3>Virtual DITA user groups</h3><ul> <li><a rel="nofollow" href="http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/dita-users/">dita-users</a> on Yahoo Groups</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.ditausers.org/">DITA Users</a> organization</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2372118548">Facebook DITA</a> group</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/framemaker-dita">FrameMaker-DITA</a> on Yahoo Groups</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" href="/secondlife" class="freelinking">Second Life</a>: Addicted to Reality 13, 27, 24 </li> <li><a rel="nofollow" href="http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/xmetal-dita/">X-Metal DITA</a> Yahoo Group</li> <li><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1805166" target="_blank">Dutch DITA users</a> on LinkedIn</li></ul><em>If you are aware of other virtual DUGs, please add to this list by selecting the &quot;Edit&quot; tab above.</em><br /><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>Potential new DITA user groups</h3><p>See comments at the bottom of this page. If you're looking for others interested in forming a new group in your local area or within your field of interest, please select the &quot;add new comment&quot; link below. Include your email address to encourage others in your area to contact you. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><h3>See also:</h3><ul> <li><a href="/host-your-dita-user-group-dita-xml-org">Host your user group on DITA XML.org</a></li> <li><a href="/dug-services">Services for DITA user groups</a></li> <li><a href="/node/1843">Potential new DITA user groups</a> (archive page) </li></ul><blockquote> <br /></blockquote>