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IDEAlliance Announces New TechDoc Community of Practice
Alexandria, VA. - (October 30, 2003) - In an effort to serve the TechDoc
community, IDEAlliance, a leading trade association dedicated to fostering XML
and other information technology standards, today announced the launch of a new
TechDoc Community of Practice (CoP). In addition, strong content and
networking opportunities for this community will be featured at the upcoming
XML Conference and Exposition 2003, being held Dec. 7-12, at the Pennsylvania
Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pa.
From the late 1980s until the mid-1990s, IDEAlliance (then known as the Graphic
Communications Association) was highly involved with the technical
documentation community, sponsoring an annual TechDoc Conference and
Exposition, as well as smaller TechDoc workshops. According to Dianne Kennedy,
Vice President of Publishing Technologies and Membership with IDEAlliance, the
new CoP demonstrates IDEAlliance's renewed commitment to the TechDoc community.
IDEAlliance is launching the new TechDoc Community of Practice (CoP) in an
effort co-sponsored by Antenna House, Arbortext, Architag International,
Astoria Software, Data Conversion Laboratory, Empolis, Exegenix, Valley Forge
Technical Information Services and XyEnterprise.
Brian Travis, Chief Technical Officer of Architag International and Chairman of
the TechDoc CoP, explains the goal of the community: "We want to create a forum
to represent the technology user/buyer in the technical documentation
community. The CoP will provide for two-way communication between users and
technology vendors and those creating the documentation standards. This
creates a win-win situation. Users can share knowledge, develop best practices,
have input into standards and specs, and assure interoperability of publishing
tools. For vendors, the win is better products, more informed buyers, and a
shortened sales cycle."
"To kick off the new CoP, we are hosting online community events that make use
of audio web-conferencing technology. We'll follow this up by providing
program content and networking opportunities for those in the TechDoc community
throughout the XML 2003 Conference," says Kennedy.
Getting Involved with the TechDoc CoP
Anyone can register to join the TechDoc CoP online at www.tech-doc.org.
Initial community activities include a series of Web conference roundtable
discussions focusing on critical TechDoc topics. Registration is free of
charge. Upcoming TechDoc Webinars include:
" Content Re-use - Tues. Nov. 4, 1:30 pm EST
" Electronic Delivery - Tues. Nov. 11, 1:30 pm EST
" Converting Legacy Documents - Tues. Nov. 18, 1:30 pm EST
" Paper Composition - Tues. Nov. 25, 1:30 pm EST
" System Design for Technical Publishing - Tues. Dec. 2, 1:30 pm EST
Content from previous TechDoc Webinars are posted on the website.
TechDoc Content at XML Conference and Exposition 2003
The following presentations at XML Conference and Exposition 2003 will focus on
topics of interest to the TechDoc community:
" Dynamic Reusability: The Multiple Personalities of an XML Technical
Document - Presenter: David W. Cooper, Vice President of Technology, Antech
Systems, Inc.; Tues., Dec. 9, 2 p.m.
" Saving $100 Million a Year with XML and SGML - Presenter: Joe Gollner,
President, XIA Systems Corporation, Canada; Tues., Dec 9, 2:45 p.m.
" The XML Technical Publishing Environment - Presenters: Brenda O'Busek,
Principal, Technology Design Resources, and Betty Harvey, President, Electronic
Commerce Connection, Inc.; Tues., Dec. 9, 4:45 p.m.
" Adopting XML-Centric Publishing Workflows - Presenter: Daniel
Nigloschy, President, Media Entities Inc.; Tues., Dec. 9, 4:45 p.m.
" How the US Federal Government is Using XML - Presenter: Kenneth B.
Sall, XML Consultant, SiloSmashers; Thurs., Dec. 11, 2 p.m.
" Use of COTS XML and Web Services Technology for Current and Future DOD
C2 Systems - Presenter: Joe J. Molitoris, Lead IS, Mitre; Thurs., Dec. 11, 2
p.m.
In addition to these XML 2003 presentations, Birds of a Feather (BoF) lunchtime
discussions and evening Townhall Meetings have been scheduled to enable
community members to interact at the conference. For more information, visit
http://www.tech-doc.org.
About the TechDoc Community of Practice
The IDEAlliance TechDoc CoP is a group of technology users/buyers with the
requirement to produce quality technical documentation in an efficient and
cost-effective manner. The CoP enables users to share knowledge, develop best
practices, have input into standards and specs and assure interoperability of
publishing tools. For more information, see http://www.tech-doc.org.
About XML 2003
XML 2003 programs focus on critical XML topics such as B2B, content management,
graphics and multimedia, publishing, vertical industry applications, Web
services, and more. Keynote speakers and presenters at XML 2003 will include
representatives from Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT); Sun Microsystems, Inc.
(NASDAQ: SUNW); Oracle Server Technologies (NASDAQ: ORCL); Reuters (NASDAQ:
RTRSY); BEA Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAS); Hewlett Packard (NYSE:HPQ); and IBM
Corporation (NYSE: IBM). For more information, visit
http://www.xmlconference.org/xmlusa/2003/registration.asp.
About IDEAlliance
IDEAlliance is a not-for-profit membership organization. The goal of
IDEAlliance is to enable publishers and other information-driven enterprises to
strategize, innovate, standardize and implement information technology
solutions in an open and cooperative cross-industry environment. IDEAlliance
provides the opportunity for those who create, produce, manage and deliver
content to interface with those who develop the software tools to facilitate
these functions. Learn more about IDEAlliance at www.idealliance.org.
Alexandria, VA. - (October 30, 2003) - In an effort to serve the TechDoc
community, IDEAlliance, a leading trade association dedicated to fostering XML
and other information technology standards, today announced the launch of a new
TechDoc Community of Practice (CoP). In addition, strong content and
networking opportunities for this community will be featured at the upcoming
XML Conference and Exposition 2003, being held Dec. 7-12, at the Pennsylvania
Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pa.
From the late 1980s until the mid-1990s, IDEAlliance (then known as the Graphic
Communications Association) was highly involved with the technical
documentation community, sponsoring an annual TechDoc Conference and
Exposition, as well as smaller TechDoc workshops. According to Dianne Kennedy,
Vice President of Publishing Technologies and Membership with IDEAlliance, the
new CoP demonstrates IDEAlliance's renewed commitment to the TechDoc community.
IDEAlliance is launching the new TechDoc Community of Practice (CoP) in an
effort co-sponsored by Antenna House, Arbortext, Architag International,
Astoria Software, Data Conversion Laboratory, Empolis, Exegenix, Valley Forge
Technical Information Services and XyEnterprise.
Brian Travis, Chief Technical Officer of Architag International and Chairman of
the TechDoc CoP, explains the goal of the community: "We want to create a forum
to represent the technology user/buyer in the technical documentation
community. The CoP will provide for two-way communication between users and
technology vendors and those creating the documentation standards. This
creates a win-win situation. Users can share knowledge, develop best practices,
have input into standards and specs, and assure interoperability of publishing
tools. For vendors, the win is better products, more informed buyers, and a
shortened sales cycle."
"To kick off the new CoP, we are hosting online community events that make use
of audio web-conferencing technology. We'll follow this up by providing
program content and networking opportunities for those in the TechDoc community
throughout the XML 2003 Conference," says Kennedy.
Getting Involved with the TechDoc CoP
Anyone can register to join the TechDoc CoP online at www.tech-doc.org.
Initial community activities include a series of Web conference roundtable
discussions focusing on critical TechDoc topics. Registration is free of
charge. Upcoming TechDoc Webinars include:
" Content Re-use - Tues. Nov. 4, 1:30 pm EST
" Electronic Delivery - Tues. Nov. 11, 1:30 pm EST
" Converting Legacy Documents - Tues. Nov. 18, 1:30 pm EST
" Paper Composition - Tues. Nov. 25, 1:30 pm EST
" System Design for Technical Publishing - Tues. Dec. 2, 1:30 pm EST
Content from previous TechDoc Webinars are posted on the website.
TechDoc Content at XML Conference and Exposition 2003
The following presentations at XML Conference and Exposition 2003 will focus on
topics of interest to the TechDoc community:
" Dynamic Reusability: The Multiple Personalities of an XML Technical
Document - Presenter: David W. Cooper, Vice President of Technology, Antech
Systems, Inc.; Tues., Dec. 9, 2 p.m.
" Saving $100 Million a Year with XML and SGML - Presenter: Joe Gollner,
President, XIA Systems Corporation, Canada; Tues., Dec 9, 2:45 p.m.
" The XML Technical Publishing Environment - Presenters: Brenda O'Busek,
Principal, Technology Design Resources, and Betty Harvey, President, Electronic
Commerce Connection, Inc.; Tues., Dec. 9, 4:45 p.m.
" Adopting XML-Centric Publishing Workflows - Presenter: Daniel
Nigloschy, President, Media Entities Inc.; Tues., Dec. 9, 4:45 p.m.
" How the US Federal Government is Using XML - Presenter: Kenneth B.
Sall, XML Consultant, SiloSmashers; Thurs., Dec. 11, 2 p.m.
" Use of COTS XML and Web Services Technology for Current and Future DOD
C2 Systems - Presenter: Joe J. Molitoris, Lead IS, Mitre; Thurs., Dec. 11, 2
p.m.
In addition to these XML 2003 presentations, Birds of a Feather (BoF) lunchtime
discussions and evening Townhall Meetings have been scheduled to enable
community members to interact at the conference. For more information, visit
http://www.tech-doc.org.
About the TechDoc Community of Practice
The IDEAlliance TechDoc CoP is a group of technology users/buyers with the
requirement to produce quality technical documentation in an efficient and
cost-effective manner. The CoP enables users to share knowledge, develop best
practices, have input into standards and specs and assure interoperability of
publishing tools. For more information, see http://www.tech-doc.org.
About XML 2003
XML 2003 programs focus on critical XML topics such as B2B, content management,
graphics and multimedia, publishing, vertical industry applications, Web
services, and more. Keynote speakers and presenters at XML 2003 will include
representatives from Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT); Sun Microsystems, Inc.
(NASDAQ: SUNW); Oracle Server Technologies (NASDAQ: ORCL); Reuters (NASDAQ:
RTRSY); BEA Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAS); Hewlett Packard (NYSE:HPQ); and IBM
Corporation (NYSE: IBM). For more information, visit
http://www.xmlconference.org/xmlusa/2003/registration.asp.
About IDEAlliance
IDEAlliance is a not-for-profit membership organization. The goal of
IDEAlliance is to enable publishers and other information-driven enterprises to
strategize, innovate, standardize and implement information technology
solutions in an open and cooperative cross-industry environment. IDEAlliance
provides the opportunity for those who create, produce, manage and deliver
content to interface with those who develop the software tools to facilitate
these functions. Learn more about IDEAlliance at www.idealliance.org.