JoAnn Hackos's Workshop Series is pleased to announce that we will be offering a DITA: Getting Started workshop, January 14-15 in the Portland area. This workshop will be led by Harold Trent on the Tektronix campus.

DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture) provides you with an open-source OASIS standard to support topic-based authoring of well-structured content. Out of the box, DITA encompasses three primary information types (concept, task, and reference) that provide a structure amenable to most technical information, as well as a mechanism for extending the structure to specialize your industry's needs.

This workshop is designed as an introduction to Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA). DITA is an information architecture that presents a powerful solution for information developers. It is meant for those who need to implement structured documentation, including writers, editors, information architects, and their managers.

This workshop will cover the basics of creating DITA topics, assembling them into maps, creating relationship tables, and getting everything to process for final output. Everything is hands-on. You are required to bring a laptop computer and sample documentation to complete exercises with. Be prepared to learn how to use a DITA XML editor to author topics.

For more information visit our web site at http://www.comtech-serv.com/workshops/dita.shtml or contact us at workshops@comtech-serv.com or at 303-232-7586.