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October 2007 Meeting

XSL Even a Manager Can Understand

Don will be giving a simple, model-based demonstration of the principles behind the processing of XML content such as DITA. The purpose is to have fun learning the concepts that underlie much of DITA's output processing capabilities. If you happen to learn enough to start a second career as an XSLT programmer, that will be purely accidental! On the other hand, if you've had a hard day at the office, you can come to this presentation and tear up bits of white and blue paper for a purpose! Did I say it will be fun?

Presenter

Don Day is a senior software engineer for IBM. He has designed and supported publishing tools for IBM's Information Development community and provides XML and DITA expertise for IBM's corporate User Technology organization. He has represented IBM on the W3C XSL and CSS Working Groups, and is currently the Chair of the OASIS DITA Technical Committee. Don holds a dual-major Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Journalism and a Master of Arts degree in Technical and Professional Communication (with a minor in Computer Science) from New Mexico State University.

Meeting Details

When

Wednesday October 24, 2007 7:00 - 9:00 pm Central

Where

• Freescale Parmer facility (North Austin), C building (directions below)
• 7700 West Parmer Lane Austin TX 78729 (Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.)

Agenda

• 7:00-7:30 General announcements and networking
• 7:30-8:30 Speaker: Don Day
• 8:30-9:00 Q&A

Directions

• Google Maps link to the Freescale campus: http://tinyurl.com/ymts97
• JPEG satellite photo of the campus: http://tinyurl.com/yeecnx

The photo has a marker showing the Building C entrance at the north side of the campus. If you turn off of Parmer at the main entrance, you'll need to skirt around the west side of the buildings to get to the C entrance. If you head east/northeast on Anderson Mill from Parmer, you'll find the "back entrance" that feeds directly to the Building C entrance.

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