Just a reminder to mark the following CTDUG event for tomorrow evening...
be sure to let your associates know, and to announce on internal lists that
might be interested.
--Don
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Join the Central Texas DITA Users Group (CTDUG) at their regular monthy
meeting this coming Wednesday evening, October 18, 2006.

This month's informative presentation comes to us from Steve Stebbins
(Regional Sales Manager, Southwest) and Chip Gettinger (Vice President,
Services & Sales Support) of Astoria Software.

Their topics will include:
* Content Management as an integration point for Authoring and Publishing
* Workflow
* The business value of DITA
* Real world experience migrating from unstructured to structured with
DITA
* "Demonstration of the use of DITA at Astoria for use with our own help
files"

Chip will also discuss his insights on the recent CIDM conference at which
IBM won the Rare Bird award based on process efficiencies due in part to
DITA.

Special reasons for you to attend:
1. Astoria will provide soft drinks and appetizers.
2. There will be a drawing for an iPod Shuffle at the event. Bring a
business card!

Yeah, I know which of those reasons will draw more people--Free appetizers
RULE!

Meeting Details
What: Central Texas DITA Users (CTDUG) Group meeting
When: Wednesday October 17, 2006 7:00 - 9:00 pm Central
Where: Freescale Parmer facility (North Austin), C building (directions
below)

Agenda:
7:00-7:30 General announcements and networking
7:30-8:30 Speakers: Steve Stebbins and Chip Gettinger, Astoria Software
8:30-9:00 Q&A

Directions:
According to Bob Beims ("Beims Bob-RWBC70" <bob.beims@...> ):

We have a room set up for 28 people in C building, which has security
guards on duty until 9:00.
* Google Maps link to the 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/southeast on Anderson Mill from Parmer, you'll find the "back
entrance" that feeds directly to the Building C entrance.

Regards,
--
Don Day
Program director, Central Texas DITA User Group

"Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?
Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?"
--T.S. Eliot