When it rains it pours: yesterday I mentioned the free Webinar JoAnn Hackos will be giving where she will mention the results of the latest CIDM survey. Then I got an email from RSI Content Solutions, who make the DocZone DITA CMS which said that they were also planning on doing a Webinar presentation scheduledRead More
Category: Webinars
DITA-related Webinars.
Upcoming Webinar by JoAnn Hackos on Adopting DITA to Reduce Costs and Increase Productivity
Update: Just got word that the date for this has been changed from Thursday November 8th to Monday November 19, 2012. Same time though. In the meantime the 2012 CIDM survey is still being run, and you access it here. Whenever JoAnn Hackos speaks, I listen. So I’ll be one of those planning on attendingRead More
Webinar: Topic Based Authoring
Another announcement about a free webinar on DITA/topic-based authoring that is coming out in early October. Here’s the blurb about it: “Using a topic-based approach can improve consistency and usability of information and make it easier to reuse topics in different contexts. It can also simplify maintenance, speed up the review process, and facilitate sharedRead More
Webinar Presentation: Getting Change to Happen-Enterprise Communication
Somehow I missed the first part of this three-part free webinar series, but JoAnn Hackos is presenting tomorrow (September 20th @ 1pm EDT) on Enterprise Communication. The Webinar series is being presented by the folks at Data Conversion Laboratory (the same people who hosted my own Webinar not so long ago) and JoAnn is aRead More
“DITA Today and Tomorrow” Free Webinar Broadcasting July 12th @ 1PM EST
On Thursday I will be presenting a significantly updated version of the keynote speech I gave at the Ixiasoft DITA CMS conference in Montreal last month. This will be a free Webinar, sponsored by Data Conversion Laboratory and Just Systems. Here’s the official blurb: It’s been over six years since the DITA specification was officiallyRead More
“DITA Today and Tomorrow” – Keynote Presentation from the Ixiasoft DITA CMS Conference
Last Thursday I delivered a keynote presentation called “DITA Today and Tomorrow” at the Ixiasoft DITA CMS Conference. It went over well, despite some technical glitches involving a faulting projector cable at the beginning. 😉 I was asked by Ixiasoft’s CEO Éric Begeron to provide the presentation on this topic, which gave me a greatRead More
“The Rainmaker, The Cloud and The Downspout” – Keynote Presentation at CMS/DITA North America
I had the real honour this morning to give the keynote presentation at the Content Management Strategies/DITA North America conference in La Jolla, California this morning. Titled “The Rainmaker, The Cloud and The Downspout” I talked about DITA metrics, what I have found in my survey of who and where DITA is being used, andRead More
Data Conversion Lab’s Free DITA Webinars for February
Data Conversion Laboratory (DCL) is presenting a set of three free webinars on DITA, aimed at organizations looking to move to it. If you are a manager investigating whether or not DITA XML is for your team, or a writer wanting to learn more about DITA, this is a good place to start. These sessionsRead More
Free DITA 1.2 Learning and Training Specialization Webinar from Comtech
Hot on the heels of their recent announcement of a trio of free webinars on DITA 1.2, the folks at Comtech are also giving a free webinar presentation on January 26 called: “Implementing a Publishing Solution for the DITA 1.2 Learning and Training Specialization”. While this one is tied more strongly to a vendor (inRead More
Upcoming Free DITA Webinars from Comtech Services Inc.
The folks at Comtech Services Inc. are doing a series of three free webinar sessions on DITA. These ones seem to be aimed primarily at those who are either just starting out in DITA, or are looking to compare notes and get a better understanding as to what industry best practices are when it comesRead More