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What: "DITA
in a Day" Workshop
Where: Oakland Waterfront
Hotel (to get there)
When: August 8, 2009
(9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.)
Who: Open
to all STC members and non-members
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Anna van Raaphorst and Dick Johnson will teach a workshop
that will have you creating DITA content before the day is
over.
What you will learn:
- Basic concepts
- Key benefits
- Processing fundamentals
- Project planning tips
- Challenges of a simple and of a complex DITA project
What you will receive:
- A CD with the DITA Open Toolkit ready for in-class installation
- A reference manual
- Assistance installing the Open Toolkit
- Guidance in authoring your own version of the Open Toolkit's
"garage sample"
- Practice in building, debugging, and outputting your content
- Morning and afternoon beverages and light snacks
What you will need:
- Your laptop
- A pre-installed evaluation copy of Altova's
XMLSpy Editor
- $10 for parking (with a validated receipt)
- Lunch money (for any of the many restaurants in the area)
- A paid registration
- A desire to become DITA-savvy in a short timeframe
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Schedule
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9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. |
Registration / Morning snack |
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9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Workshop |
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12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
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1:00 p.m. - 2:30
p.m. |
Workshop |
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2:30 p.m. - 3:00
p.m. |
Afternoon snack break |
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3:00 p.m.
- 3:30 p.m. |
Workshop |
Fees
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$50.00
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STC member of any
chapter
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$85.00
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Non-member
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- Seating is limited
- Pre-paid reservations only -- no drop-ins
- Registration closes 5 p.m. on Friday, August 7
- Fees include class materials and morning and afternoon
snacks/beverages
- No refunds
Reserve (by PayPal only)
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Workshop Closed
but come to our next meeting.
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Directions
The Oakland Waterfront Hotel is the "blue hotel" facing
the estuary near the ferry dock at Jack London Square.
Give the following address to your favorite mapping program:
10 Washington St, Oakland, CA 94607,
or call (510) 836-3800.
Visit the Oakland
Waterfront Hotel Web site.
Parking
Parking in the Washington Street Garage and Underground Parking
(underneath Barnes & Noble). Get a parking validated receipt
for $10 at the end of class.
Train Stations / Ferry
A few blocks walk from a BART station or the Jack London Square
Amtrak station. A short walk from the Ferry dock at Jack London
Square.
Questions?
Email EBSTC President, Ann Adams, at ahadams10@yahoo.com
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Come to the Workshop and
learn DITA in a Day!
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