Diff for Central Texas DITA User Group

--- Tue, 2008-08-26 15:12 by bob_beims
+++ Thu, 2008-09-18 12:14 by annegentle
 It is free! Simply visit the <a href="http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ctdug/" target="_blank">CTDUG Yahoo Group</a> site and <a href="http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ctdug/join" target="_blank">click join</a>.
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-<h2>August 2008 Meeting</h2>
+<h2>September 2008 Meeting</h2>
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-<h3>DITA 1.2 <strong>Understanding the upcoming release</strong> <br />
+<h3>DITA, Metadata, and Taxonomy <br />
 </h3>
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 Joint meeting with Research Triangle Park via conference call.
 </p>
+DITA contains ready-to-go metadata structures, but what are best<br />
+practices for using those structures in a meaningful way for your<br />
+writing teams? Learn what team members should know and who to identify<br />
+to take on the tasks related to taxonomy definitions. Also decide how<br />
+to define those taxonomy definitions in your Content Management System<br />
+(CMS). Join Paul Arellanes, Robert Berry, and Mike Harris from IBM for<br />
+a panel discussion and some coaching on how to organize your content<br />
+without going crazy.<br />
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-DITA is still evolving. The OASIS Technical Committee responsible for the standard is actively working on a draft of the next DITA release, which will include significantly more features than the previous (1.1) release.
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+<h6>Panel presenters</h6>
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-Come learn about plans for the release, what will be coming, and when. We will go into depth on many of the new features, explaining where they came from and how they will be used. We will also get a preview of several of the new features using the latest test build of the DITA Open Toolkit, and hear about what toolkit developers will be working on in the near future.<!-- put abstract here -->
+Paul Arellanes, information architect, IBM, Robert Berry, information developer, IBM, and Mike Harris, IBM.
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-<h6>Presenter</h6>
-<p>
-Robert Anderson, IBM. Chief architect of the DITA Open Toolkit.
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 <h3>Meeting Details</h3><br />
 	<li>Freescale Parmer facility (North Austin), C building (directions below) </li>
 	<li>7700 West Parmer Lane, Austin TX 78729 </li>
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-&nbsp;
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-<ul>
-	<li>Freescale Oak Hill facility (Southwest Austin), South entrance (directions below)</li>
-	<li>6501 William Cannon Drive West, Austin TX 78735 </li>
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 <h6>Agenda</h6>
 <ul>
-	<li>4:00-4:30  Gather, networking</li>
+	<li>5:30-6:00 Gather, Networking</li>
-	<li>4:30-5:30  Presentation</li>
+	<li>6:00-7:00 Joint Presentation </li>
-	<li>5:30-6:00  Discussion, adminstration after presentation </li>
+	<li>7:00-7:30  Discussion, adminstration after presentation </li>
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 <h6>Directions</h6>

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Central Texas DITA User Group

Charter

The Central Texas DITA Users Group (CTDUG) exists to share and advance knowledge and adoption of DITA in the central Texas region.

Membership / More Info

It is free! Simply visit the CTDUG Yahoo Group site and click join.

September 2008 Meeting

DITA, Metadata, and Taxonomy

Joint meeting with Research Triangle Park via conference call.

DITA contains ready-to-go metadata structures, but what are best
practices for using those structures in a meaningful way for your
writing teams? Learn what team members should know and who to identify
to take on the tasks related to taxonomy definitions. Also decide how
to define those taxonomy definitions in your Content Management System
(CMS). Join Paul Arellanes, Robert Berry, and Mike Harris from IBM for
a panel discussion and some coaching on how to organize your content
without going crazy.

Panel presenters

Paul Arellanes, information architect, IBM, Robert Berry, information developer, IBM, and Mike Harris, IBM.

Meeting Details

Where

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

Agenda

5:30-6:00 Gather, Networking
6:00-7:00 Joint Presentation
7:00-7:30 Discussion, adminstration after presentation

Directions

Google Maps link to Freescale's Parmer campus: http://tinyurl.com/23mqkz
Google Maps link to Freescale's Oak Hill campuss: http://tinyurl.com/2fdgun