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Title:		November 2009 CTDUG Meeting

Date:		Wednesday November 11, 2009
Time:		7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location:		Freescale's Parmer campus, Building A * NOTE NEW LOCATION *
Notes:		Information Mapping and DITA Mike Austin will speak on his experience with Information Mapping and his experiences in driving use of IM as the structured content methodology at Freescale as they move into DITA-based, single-sourcing and content reuse. Presenter Mike Austin has worked as an information developer in the computer hardware, software, and semiconductor industries for 22 years. He first encountered Information Mapping at a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute technical writing seminar in the early 1990s and began applying the principles as much as possible within the traditional technical writing environments he encountered through the rest of that decade. It was not until 2003, working with Mark Nixon at StarCore, that he was allowed and actually encouraged to apply the Information Mapping method in a rigorous way. Now, at Freescale Semiconductor and again working with Mark Nixon, he is an information architect driving structured content development with the Information Mapping method as Freescale makes the transition from traditional unstructured content to a DITA-based production system. Meeting Details When * Wednesday November 11, 2009, 7:00 - 9:00 pm Central Where * Freescale's Parmer campus * Classroom 110 Agenda * 7:00-7:30 - Networking * 7:30-8:30 - Presentation * 8:30-9:00 - Question and answer session, discussion Directions * http://tinyurl.com/fsl-austin-parmer * Enter building A and proceed to classroom 110 (ask the guard for directions if needed)

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#236

From: ctdug@yahoogroups.com
Date: Mon Nov 9, 2009 12:55 am
Subject: November 2009 CTDUG Meeting, 11/11/2009, 7:00 pm

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Title:		November 2009 CTDUG Meeting

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Location:		Freescale's Parmer campus, Building A * NOTE NEW LOCATION *
Notes:		Information Mapping and DITA Mike Austin will speak on his experience with Information Mapping and his experiences in driving use of IM as the structured content methodology at Freescale as they move into DITA-based, single-sourcing and content reuse. Presenter Mike Austin has worked as an information developer in the computer hardware, software, and semiconductor industries for 22 years. He first encountered Information Mapping at a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute technical writing seminar in the early 1990s and began applying the principles as much as possible within the traditional technical writing environments he encountered through the rest of that decade. It was not until 2003, working with Mark Nixon at StarCore, that he was allowed and actually encouraged to apply the Information Mapping method in a rigorous way. Now, at Freescale Semiconductor and again working with Mark Nixon, he is an information architect driving structured content development with the Information Mapping method as Freescale makes the transition from traditional unstructured content to a DITA-based production system. Meeting Details When * Wednesday November 11, 2009, 7:00 - 9:00 pm Central Where * Freescale's Parmer campus * Classroom 110 Agenda * 7:00-7:30 - Networking * 7:30-8:30 - Presentation * 8:30-9:00 - Question and answer session, discussion Directions * http://tinyurl.com/fsl-austin-parmer * Enter building A and proceed to classroom 110 (ask the guard for directions if needed)

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#235

From: "bob_beims" <bob.beims@...>
Date: Thu Oct 29, 2009 7:46 pm
Subject: Re: October 2009 Central Texas DITA User Group meeting

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Anne;

Thanks for planning the get-together last evening... a good time was had by all (well, except when it started raining and we had to scramble inside).

Everyone;

We've got a very interesting session planned for November, and we're scheduling it a bit earlier in the month than "normal" ... make sure to update your calendar:

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ctdug/cal///group/ctdug?v=4&t=1257966000&i=183&pv=61

Bob

#234

From: "quark_xml_solutions" <jkeeverttu@...>
Date: Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:07 pm
Subject: Re: October 2009 Central Texas DITA User Group meeting

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Bob and ALL...
I think this is a very good article; however, a bit slanted by the author's
bias.
The devil is in the details when it comes to researching a cms.  All promote
support for all file formats including the "mgt" of DITA/XML.  A cms that has
recognition and true component management is usually associated with a hefty
price tag or only valuable for one department within a large corporation (e.g.
Tech pubs w/ DITA vs Training w/o DITA).
I don't mean to market my own products, but Quark has built adapters to enable
the cms to successfully manage DITA topics at the component level, support
reuse, manage maps, and publish.  We did this for our clients to get the most
out of their CURRENT cms and not be forced to acquire the latest technology of a
ccm.  Depending on your requirements, we can make Sharepoint very component
savvy and cost effective.
I like this posting and I'm interested to see what others contribute.
Thanks,
Jason

--- In ctdug@yahoogroups.com, "bob_beims" <bob.beims@...> wrote:
>
> Emmelyn;
>
> According to the interesting article Why CCM is Not a CMS: Or Why You
> Shouldn't Confuse a Whale with a Fish
> <http://www.infomanagementcenter.com/enewsletter/2009/200910/feature.htm\
> >  , you're not going to find anyone who has been successful in
> using an ECM for DITA.
>
> ;^)
>
> Bob
>

#233

From: "bob_beims" <bob.beims@...>
Date: Wed Oct 28, 2009 6:31 pm
Subject: Re: October 2009 Central Texas DITA User Group meeting

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Emmelyn;

According to the interesting article Why CCM is Not a CMS: Or Why You Shouldn't Confuse a Whale with a Fish , you're not going to find anyone who has been successful in using an ECM for DITA.

;^)

Bob

#232

From: Emmelyn Wang <emmelyn.wang@...>
Date: Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:54 pm
Subject: Re: Re: October 2009 Central Texas DITA User Group meeting

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I regret that I won't be able to be there. However, I'd love to regroup with any of you who can suggest an ECM that has successfully integrated with your organization's DITA/XML implementation.

Best,
Emmelyn

On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 8:10 AM, Eliot Kimber <drmacro@...> wrote:

�

I will be there.

Cheers,

E.

On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 1:36 PM, Seth <babelgone@...> wrote:

�

Me too. It's just down the road for me.

-seth

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#231

From: Eliot Kimber <drmacro@...>
Date: Wed Oct 28, 2009 1:10 pm
Subject: Re: Re: October 2009 Central Texas DITA User Group meeting

drmacro

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I will be there.

Cheers,

E.

On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 1:36 PM, Seth <babelgone@...> wrote:

Me too. It's just down the road for me.

-seth

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Eliot Kimber

#230

From: "Seth" <babelgone@...>
Date: Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:36 pm
Subject: Re: October 2009 Central Texas DITA User Group meeting

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Me too. It's just down the road for me.

-seth

#229

From: Lisa Joy Dyer <lisa.dyer@...>
Date: Tue Oct 27, 2009 5:10 pm
Subject: Re: October 2009 Central Texas DITA User Group meeting

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I'll be there! Probably out on the deck, weather permitting.

On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 8:17 PM, amgentle <annegentle@...> wrote:

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We've heard a few requests for another informal meeting. So, this week's CTDUG meeting will be held this Wednesday 10/28 at Opal Divine's south location - http://www.opaldivines.com/pennfield/index.html. That'll mix up locations a bit, I think.

Gather 'round after 6:00 and share your latest conference goings with the group. Also bring ideas for future programs.

Drop a line back to the group if you will be there so people know who all to look for.

Thanks,
Anne

#228

From: "amgentle" <annegentle@...>
Date: Tue Oct 27, 2009 1:17 am
Subject: October 2009 Central Texas DITA User Group meeting

amgentle

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We've heard a few requests for another informal meeting. So, this week's CTDUG
meeting will be held this Wednesday 10/28 at Opal Divine's south location -
http://www.opaldivines.com/pennfield/index.html. That'll mix up locations a bit,
I think.

Gather 'round after 6:00 and share your latest conference goings with the group.
Also bring ideas for future programs.

Drop a line back to the group if you will be there so people know who all to
look for.

Thanks,
Anne

#227

From: Liz Fraley <caltonia@...>
Date: Sat Oct 3, 2009 8:51 pm
Subject: Fwd: SF Bay Arbortext PTC/User GoToMeeting Notice (October 2009)

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Please join us online for our next meeting:

"Content is King"
Presented by Rajal Shah, Juniper Networks

Date: Saturday, 24 October 2009, 9:00-10:30 AM Pacific/US
Location: �Online via GoToMeeting. You must register to receive the GoToMeeting invite.
Cost: Free and open to all who wish to attend.
Registration: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/557482411

Topic

Juniper Networks has focused on an topic-based documentation and publishing approach for their product documentation for the past 5+ years. Come explore their journey as they began as a vision for "operation efficiency" by migrating from Frame Maker to xml, to a vision that offers a "business value proposition" with topics by offering services to customers to create dynamic content. This presentation will provide an opportunity to learn about our experiences and give you some valuable tips on how to leverage a topic-based approach.

About the Speaker

Rajal Shah is the Director of Document Engineering in the Foundation Technologies group at Juniper Networks. FT is the corporate R&D Group at Juniper Networks. His group is responsible for facilitating and promoting a unified documentation and publishing approach across all five business groups at Juniper.

http://www.juniper.net/

Note

This meeting will be held online. You must RSVP to receive the GoToMeeting invite: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/557482411. After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

Acknowledgements
This meeting is brought to you by the SF Bay Arbortext PTC/User Group

We want to thank Wolters Kluwer for supporting our organization and community-focused programs.

We want to thank Single-Sourcing Solutions for coordinating our meeting logistics, administration, and for providing access to their GoToMeeting resources and conference bridge facilities.

#226

From: "gothamajp" <ajp@...>
Date: Wed Sep 23, 2009 4:04 pm
Subject: Round Up Conference - Special Day Pass offer for CTDUG members

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WebWorks RoundUp '09 Conference
Special DAY PASS Offer for CTDUG Members

Join us at this year's RoundUp '09 Conference  for discussions on:
     * Using Wikis, and Publishing to Wikis,
     * Social Documentation,
     * Using Web 2.0 and Social Networks to engage your customers in
conversation,
     * DITA
     * Automating Word to HTML conversion for streamlined website production.
     * Automating your Publishing Process.

Meet industry experts like:
     * Stewart Mader - Author of "Wikipatterns"
     * Anne Gentle - Author of "Conversation & Community"
     * Tom Johnson - Industry-leading blogger and podcaster.

With your RoundUp DAY PASS you get
- Get full access to all the General Sessions and Panel Discussions
- Access to the Vendor showcase area
- A free book from XML Press
- Breakfast, Lunch and Coffee breaks included.

RoundUp '09 is being held at the Hyatt Regency on the shores of Lady Bird Lake
in downtown Austin, TX from OCTOBER 19-21.

You can find the full agenda online at:
http://webworksroundup.com/Agenda


COST is just $159 or a one day pass or $300 for a two day pass.

  -  Day Passes are only available for Monday Oct 19th and Tuesday October 20th.
  - If you want to stay at the hotel we have also negotiated a special conference
rate - see the Conference Wiki at http://webworksroundup.com for details.


To register for your RoundUp Day Pass just email us at roundup@... or
call Erin at 512-381-8893


I look forward to seeing you at RoundUp.

  Alan J. Porter
WebWorks.com

#225

From: Ben Allums <allums@...>
Date: Tue Aug 4, 2009 10:01 pm
Subject: Re: CTDUG: OASIS committees

bwallums

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Anne Gentle wrote:
> What I heard, apart from the waitress interruptions, was "Mashup"
> involved getting data from non-DITA sources. Seth Park has a good post
> with use cases for DITA mashups here:
> http://dita.xml.org/resource/ctdug-june-usecases-for-mashup.

Getting data from non-DITA sources is kind of what we do.  ;-)  I've
already attended a meeting for this group.  It just seems activity has
dropped off and I'm hearing people jumping to the "DITA for the Web"
subcommittee (or at least that is my perception).

> The DITA for the Web subcommittee has a draft charter here:
> http://xml.coverpages.org/DITA-Web-SC-Proposal.html. Highlights include
> recommendations and best practices guidelines for use of DITA content on
> the Web as a deliverable. XHTML, web pages, and web content management
> are prevalent in that charter.

Makes sense.  We might be interested in this one, but it does apparently
focus on using DITA directly (or closer to the source) rather than
making use of a server-side transformation process.

> Think you'd want to join one of the committees? I just went through the
> OASIS membership process myself to get on the DITA for Web subcommittee,
> so I'm looking forward to ramping up.

I'm committed to the Mashup committee right now, though it sounds like I
need to at least be a spectator for "DITA for the Web".

Ben Allums
allums@...
512-381-8885

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#224

From: ctdug@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wed Sep 23, 2009 9:25 am
Subject: September 2009 CTDUG Meeting , 9/23/2009, 4:30 pm

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Title:		September 2009 CTDUG Meeting

Date:		Wednesday September 23, 2009
Time:		4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Location:		Freescale's Parmer campus, Building A * NOTE NEW LOCATION *
Notes:		IBM DITA Wiki�a first year retrospective The IBM DITA Wiki went live as a hosted service within IBM one year ago. Don Day will chronicle the evolution of the user experience, some of the critiques and validations thus far, and the lessons learned that are already informing the next generation of this effort. Presenter Besides his main work as husband, father, and cat lover, Don designs and supports DITA authoring and publishing solutions for IBM. He has represented IBM on the W3C XSL and CSS Working Groups, and currently is Chair of the OASIS DITA Technical Committee. He has B.A.s in English and Journalism and an M.A. in Technical and Professional Communication from New Mexico State University. His hobbies and interests include water gardening, discovering great indi music, and collecting/repairing/using old film cameras. Meeting Details � Wednesday September 23, 2009, 4:30 - 6:30 pm (joint meeting with Research Triangle Park DUG) Where Freescale�s north campus Building A, training room 110 7700 Parmer Lane West Austin, TX 78729 Agenda � 4:00-4:30 Arrive, networking � 4:30-6:00 Presentation � 6:00-6:30 Question and answer, discussion Directions � Google map: http://tinyurl.com/fsl-austin-parmer

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#223

From: "Beims Bob-RWBC70" <bob.beims@...>
Date: Tue Sep 22, 2009 10:05 pm
Subject: FW: September 2009 CTDUG Meeting

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When: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 4:00 PM-6:00 PM (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada).

Where: Parmer building A, classroom 110

Note: The GMT offset above does not reflect daylight saving time adjustments.

*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Folks … sorry for the late notice … your “program planners” forgot to update the CTDUG calendar until this afternoon. Hope you can join us!

Bob Beims

IBM DITA Wiki—a first year retrospective

The IBM DITA Wiki went live as a hosted service within IBM one year ago.

Don Day will chronicle the evolution of the user experience, some of the

critiques and validations thus far, and the lessons learned that are

already informing the next generation of this effort.

Presenter

Besides his main work as husband, father, and cat lover, Don designs and

supports DITA authoring and publishing solutions for IBM. He has

represented IBM on the W3C XSL and CSS Working Groups, and currently is

Chair of the OASIS DITA Technical Committee. He has B.A.s in English and

Journalism and an M.A. in Technical and Professional Communication from New

Mexico State University. His hobbies and interests include water gardening,

discovering great indi music, and collecting/repairing/using old film

cameras.

Meeting Details

Wednesday September 23, 2009, 4:30 - 6:30 pm (joint meeting with Research Triangle Park DUG)

Where

Freescale’s north campus

Building A, training room 110

7700 Parmer Lane West

Austin, TX 78729

Directions

Google map: http://tinyurl.com/fsl-austin-parmer

Agenda

4:00-4:30 Arrive, networking

4:30-6:00 Presentation

6:00-6:30 Question and answer, discussion

#222

From: Liz Fraley <caltonia@...>
Date: Fri Sep 11, 2009 1:50 pm
Subject: Fwd: SF Bay Arbortext PTC/User LiveMeeting Notice (September 2009)

caltonia

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I thought that this might be of interest as it's DITA focused and there's been a lot of interest online, on many of the DITA mailing lists, and elsewhere about integrating DITA and Wiki.

---------- Forwarded message ----------

Please join us online for our next meeting:

"IBM DITA Wiki--One year retrospective"
Presented by Don Day, IBM

Date: Saturday, 26 September 2009, 9:00-10:30 AM Pacific/US
Location:� Online via GoToMeeting. You must Register to receive the GoToMeeting invite.
Cost: Free and open to all who wish to attend.
Registration: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/168595330

Topic

The IBM DITA Wiki is an internal application created originally to demonstrate the feasibility of using native DITA in a collaborative authoring tool. It is positioned today as a key means for capturing the writings of Subject Matter Experts within the company in the reusable, easily repurposed DITA format.

The wiki is now a hosted service within IBM that enables contributors whose jobs are NOT technical writing to move their content development into the DITA standard. The collaboration aspect in particular has appealed to programming and education teams, and we are exploring the wiki's suitability for other domains as well, such as engineering and support professionals.

This presentation will provide some background on DITA and this project's history before delving into some of the experiences and successes of various user communities to date.

About the Speaker

Don Day is an advisory software engineer for IBM. For the past 15 years, he has designed and supported publishing tools for IBM's Information Development community. Don provides XML expertise for Information Design and Development in IBM's e-business Operating Systems Solutions area and for IBM Corporate User Technology. He has represented IBM on the W3C XSL Working Group and is presently IBM's alternate rep for the W3C CSS Working Group. Don holds a dual-major Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Journalism and a Master of Arts degree in Technical and Professional Communication (with a minor in Computer Science) from New Mexico State University.

http://www.ibm.com

Note

This meeting will be held online. You must RSVP to receive the LiveMeeting invite: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/168595330. After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.

Acknowledgements

This meeting is brought to you by the SF Bay Arbortext PTC/User Group

We want to thank Wolters Kluwer for supporting our organization and community-focused programs.

We want to thank Single-Sourcing Solutions for coordinating our meeting logistics, administration, and for providing access to their GoToMeeting resources and conference bridge facilities.

#221

From: ctdug@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tue Aug 25, 2009 11:01 pm
Subject: August 2009 CTDUG Happy Hour, 8/26/2009, 6:00 pm

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Title:		August 2009 CTDUG Happy Hour

Date:		Wednesday August 26, 2009
Time:		6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location:		Opal Divine's Marina, 12709 Mopac at Parmer Lane
Notes:		A few people would like another informal gathering this summer. Sounds great to the "program committee"! Feel free to stop by later if you can't get there by 6:00. Looking ahead to September, Don Day is going to present information about the IBM-internal DITA Wiki in a joint session (with other regional user groups) on Wed. September 23. Because of the shared session with East coast folks, it'll start earlier - 5:30 our time.

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From: ctdug@yahoogroups.com
Date: Sun Aug 23, 2009 10:56 pm
Subject: August 2009 CTDUG Happy Hour, 8/26/2009, 6:00 pm

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Title:		August 2009 CTDUG Happy Hour

Date:		Wednesday August 26, 2009
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Location:		Opal Divine's Marina, 12709 Mopac at Parmer Lane
Notes:		A few people would like another informal gathering this summer. Sounds great to the "program committee"! Feel free to stop by later if you can't get there by 6:00. Looking ahead to September, Don Day is going to present information about the IBM-internal DITA Wiki in a joint session (with other regional user groups) on Wed. September 23. Because of the shared session with East coast folks, it'll start earlier - 5:30 our time.

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#219

From: "Anne Gentle" <annegentle@...>
Date: Wed Aug 19, 2009 10:01 pm
Subject: August 2009 CTDUG happy hour, 8/26/2009, 6:00 pm

amgentle

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I've talked to a few people who would like another informal gathering this
summer. Sounds great to me! So, let's meet at Opal Divine's Marina location
(12709 Mopac at Parmer Lane). Next Wednesday, August 26th, is the fourth
Wednesday of the month so let's meet then. Feel free to stop by later if you
can't get there by 6:00.

Looking ahead to September, Don Day is going to present information about the
IBM-internal DITA Wiki in a joint session (with other regional user groups) on
Wed. September 23. Because of the shared session with East coast folks, it'll
start earlier - 5:30 our time.

Thanks,
Anne

#218

From: Anne Gentle <annegentle@...>
Date: Sat Aug 1, 2009 11:35 pm
Subject: Re: CTDUG: OASIS committees

amgentle

Online Now

Hi Ben -

Glad we had such a great turnout! That was a fun "meeting."

What I heard, apart from the waitress interruptions, was "Mashup" involved getting data from non-DITA sources. Seth Park has a good post with use cases for DITA mashups here: http://dita.xml.org/resource/ctdug-june-usecases-for-mashup.

The DITA for the Web subcommittee has a draft charter here: http://xml.coverpages.org/DITA-Web-SC-Proposal.html. Highlights include recommendations and best practices guidelines for use of DITA content on the Web as a deliverable. XHTML, web pages, and web content management are prevalent in that charter.

Think you'd want to join one of the committees? I just went through the OASIS membership process myself to get on the DITA for Web subcommittee, so I'm looking forward to ramping up.

I hope that helps!
Anne

�

Anne Gentle
annegentle@...
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On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 12:15 PM, Ben Allums <allums@...> wrote:

Afternoon!

Thanks Anne for getting us all together last night. �It was fun.

We talked a bit about the "DITA Mashup" and "DITA for the Web" subcommittees. �I don't think I quite got what the difference was between the two. �Don began to describe the differences and we kept losing track of the conversation...

�Waitress: �Do you need anything?

�...

�Waitress: �Do you need anything?

�...

�Waitress: �Do you need anything?

Don, would you mind writing up what unique role you think each committee plays? �Seth, I'm sure you've got something to say on the matter as well. �I'd like one or both committees to move forward.

Ben Allums
allums@...
512-381-8885

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#217

From: Ben Allums <allums@...>
Date: Thu Jul 30, 2009 5:15 pm
Subject: CTDUG: OASIS committees

bwallums

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Afternoon!

Thanks Anne for getting us all together last night.  It was fun.

We talked a bit about the "DITA Mashup" and "DITA for the Web"
subcommittees.  I don't think I quite got what the difference was
between the two.  Don began to describe the differences and we kept
losing track of the conversation...

    Waitress:  Do you need anything?

    ...

    Waitress:  Do you need anything?

    ...

    Waitress:  Do you need anything?

Don, would you mind writing up what unique role you think each committee
plays?  Seth, I'm sure you've got something to say on the matter as
well.  I'd like one or both committees to move forward.


Ben Allums
allums@...
512-381-8885

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#216

From: ctdug@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wed Jul 29, 2009 10:58 am
Subject: July 2009 CTDUG happy hour, 7/29/2009, 6:00 pm

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Date:		Wednesday July 29, 2009
Time:		6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location:		Kahuna's Tiki Bar and Grill
Notes:		Instead of a formal meeting, let's have an informal happy hour for our July meeting. Very close to our usual location is the Kahuna's Tiki Bar and Grill - http://kahunastikibar.com. It's at the corner of Parmer and McNeil behind Starbucks. Meet there at 6:00 and we can sit indoors. Hope to see many of you there!

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From: ctdug@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tue Jul 28, 2009 11:01 pm
Subject: July 2009 CTDUG happy hour, 7/29/2009, 6:00 pm

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Location:		Kahuna's Tiki Bar and Grill
Notes:		Instead of a formal meeting, let's have an informal happy hour for our July meeting. Very close to our usual location is the Kahuna's Tiki Bar and Grill - http://kahunastikibar.com. It's at the corner of Parmer and McNeil behind Starbucks. Meet there at 6:00 and we can sit indoors. Hope to see many of you there!

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#214

From: "Anne Gentle" <annegentle@...>
Date: Sun Jul 26, 2009 8:54 pm
Subject: July CTDUG Meeting - Happy hour 7/29, 6:00 Kahuna's

amgentle

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Hi all -
Instead of a formal meeting, let's have an informal happy hour for our July meeting.

Very close to our usual location is the Kahuna's Tiki Bar and Grill - http://kahunastikibar.com. It's at the corner of Parmer and McNeil behind Starbucks.

Meet there at 6:00 and we can sit indoors. Hope to see many of you there!
Anne
---

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annegentle@...

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#213

From: ctdug@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:25 am
Subject: June 2009 CTDUG Meeting, 6/24/2009, 6:30 pm

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Title:		June 2009 CTDUG Meeting

Date:		Wednesday June 24, 2009
Time:		6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Location:		Freescale Semiconductor, Parmer campus, building C, Long Canyon A conference room
Notes:		In this presentation, Seth Park will show examples of use-cases in real-world scenarios being defined by the Semiconductor Information Design Subcommittee (SIDSC) as they discover the relationship between the SIDSC specialization and pre-existing industry standard XML formats. Many people have expressed an interest in using DITA as part of a distributed information architecture. This interest comes from two primary usecases: * Get: DITA content needs data from non-DITA data sources ("DITA as primary architecture") * Give: non-DITA data sources need DITA content ("DITA as documentation sub-module") The proposed DITA Mashup subcommittee will focus on defining DITA's relationship with non-DITA data sources in order to provide a solution for these usecases. If you are interested in participating in the subcommittee, please email seth.park@.... Presenter Seth Park is an information architect at Freescale Semiconductor and one of the chartering members of the Semiconductor Information Design Subcommittee of the OASIS DITA Technical Committee. He began his career at then-Motorola SPS, where he began to discover the challenges of dealing with information stored in unstructured, proprietary formats in disparate content management systems. In 2006, Freescale Semiconductor decided to address the eminent threat of unsustainable information lifecycle management head-on. As the lead of Freescale's Information Architecture team, Seth is developing a DITA-based architecture and tools requirements to meet the long?term product data requirements of the semiconductor industry. Seth is a member of the DITA Technical Committee and the SPIRIT Register Description Work Group. Meeting Details When * Wednesday June 24, 2009, 6:30 - 8:30 pm Central Where * Freescale's north campus > Building C entrance, Long Canyon A conference room > 7700 Parmer Lane West > Austin, TX 78729 Agenda * 6:30-7:00 Arrive and network * 7:00-8:00 Presentation * 8:00-8:30 Question and answ

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From: ctdug@yahoogroups.com
Date: Mon Jun 22, 2009 11:26 pm
Subject: June 2009 CTDUG Meeting, 6/24/2009, 6:30 pm

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Reminder from:		ctdug Yahoo! Group

Title:		June 2009 CTDUG Meeting

Date:		Wednesday June 24, 2009
Time:		6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Next reminder:		The next reminder for this event will be sent in 1 day, 12 hours, 4 minutes.
Location:		Freescale Semiconductor, Parmer campus, building C, Long Canyon A conference room
Notes:		In this presentation, Seth Park will show examples of use-cases in real-world scenarios being defined by the Semiconductor Information Design Subcommittee (SIDSC) as they discover the relationship between the SIDSC specialization and pre-existing industry standard XML formats. Many people have expressed an interest in using DITA as part of a distributed information architecture. This interest comes from two primary usecases: * Get: DITA content needs data from non-DITA data sources ("DITA as primary architecture") * Give: non-DITA data sources need DITA content ("DITA as documentation sub-module") The proposed DITA Mashup subcommittee will focus on defining DITA's relationship with non-DITA data sources in order to provide a solution for these usecases. If you are interested in participating in the subcommittee, please email seth.park@.... Presenter Seth Park is an information architect at Freescale Semiconductor and one of the chartering members of the Semiconductor Information Design Subcommittee of the OASIS DITA Technical Committee. He began his career at then-Motorola SPS, where he began to discover the challenges of dealing with information stored in unstructured, proprietary formats in disparate content management systems. In 2006, Freescale Semiconductor decided to address the eminent threat of unsustainable information lifecycle management head-on. As the lead of Freescale's Information Architecture team, Seth is developing a DITA-based architecture and tools requirements to meet the long?term product data requirements of the semiconductor industry. Seth is a member of the DITA Technical Committee and the SPIRIT Register Description Work Group. Meeting Details When * Wednesday June 24, 2009, 6:30 - 8:30 pm Central Where * Freescale's north campus > Building C entrance, Long Canyon A conference room > 7700 Parmer Lane West > Austin, TX 78729 Agenda * 6:30-7:00 Arrive and network * 7:00-8:00 Presentation * 8:00-8:30 Question and answ

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#211

From: "Bob Beims" <bob.beims@...>
Date: Mon Jun 22, 2009 2:51 pm
Subject: Mark your calendars for the June 2009 CTDUG Meeting

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Sorry for the late notice ... we have a very interesting presentation this week!

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ctdug/cal///group/ctdug?v=4&t=1245868200&i=14\
3&pv=61

Regards,
Bob

#210

From: ctdug@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wed May 27, 2009 11:56 am
Subject: May 2009 CTDUG meeting, 5/27/2009, 7:00 pm

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Title:		May 2009 CTDUG meeting

Date:		Wednesday May 27, 2009
Time:		7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location:		Freescale Semiconductor, Parmer campus, building C, Long Canyon A conference room
Notes:		DITA Implementation at BMC Software: A Case Study Shalani Komarla is a senior product developer and Scrum Master at BMC Software, working on the development and implementation of a XML-based content management solution. David Brainard has more than 12 years experience coding, designing, and leading development of enterprise information technology solutions. Shalani is leading the conversion of product messages to DITA and David is leading the effort to implement DITA across the enterprise. They recently shared their experiences in implementing DITA at the Center for Information Development Content Management Strategies/DITA conference. They'll talk with us at the May meeting about the following items: * Project Goals * Overall Planning and Implementation Process * ROI Projections * Content Migration * Business and Technical Challenges * Lessons Learned Please join us for an interesting discussion about lessons learned implementing DITA in the enterprise software environment. Presenters Shalani Komarla, Senior Product Developer David Brainard, System Architect BMC Software, Information Design and Development Meeting Details When Wednesday May 27, 2009, 6:30 - 8:30 pm Central Where Freescale's north campus: > Building C entrance, Long Canyon A conference room > 7700 Parmer Lane West > Austin, TX 78729 Agenda 6:30-7:00 Arrive and network 7:00-8:00 Presentation 8:00-8:30 Question and answer, discussion Directions Google map: http://tinyurl.com/fsl-austin-parmer

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#209

From: ctdug@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tue May 26, 2009 11:56 pm
Subject: May 2009 CTDUG meeting, 5/27/2009, 7:00 pm

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Reminder from:		ctdug Yahoo! Group

Title:		May 2009 CTDUG meeting

Date:		Wednesday May 27, 2009
Time:		7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Next reminder:		The next reminder for this event will be sent in 12 hours, 3 minutes.
Location:		Freescale Semiconductor, Parmer campus, building C, Long Canyon A conference room
Notes:		DITA Implementation at BMC Software: A Case Study Shalani Komarla is a senior product developer and Scrum Master at BMC Software, working on the development and implementation of a XML-based content management solution. David Brainard has more than 12 years experience coding, designing, and leading development of enterprise information technology solutions. Shalani is leading the conversion of product messages to DITA and David is leading the effort to implement DITA across the enterprise. They recently shared their experiences in implementing DITA at the Center for Information Development Content Management Strategies/DITA conference. They'll talk with us at the May meeting about the following items: * Project Goals * Overall Planning and Implementation Process * ROI Projections * Content Migration * Business and Technical Challenges * Lessons Learned Please join us for an interesting discussion about lessons learned implementing DITA in the enterprise software environment. Presenters Shalani Komarla, Senior Product Developer David Brainard, System Architect BMC Software, Information Design and Development Meeting Details When Wednesday May 27, 2009, 6:30 - 8:30 pm Central Where Freescale's north campus: > Building C entrance, Long Canyon A conference room > 7700 Parmer Lane West > Austin, TX 78729 Agenda 6:30-7:00 Arrive and network 7:00-8:00 Presentation 8:00-8:30 Question and answer, discussion Directions Google map: http://tinyurl.com/fsl-austin-parmer

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#208

From: "Bob Beims" <bob.beims@...>
Date: Tue May 26, 2009 7:45 pm
Subject: We're meeting tomorrow night!

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In case you don't have it on your calendar, make sure to clear time to attend tomorrow night's CTDUG session. Check out the full session description @ http://dita.xml.org/ctdug

Regards,
Bob