DITA Europe Conference 2009 Agenda

Monday, 16 November 2009
08:45 - 09:00
Welcome JoAnn Hackos, Director The Center for Information-Development Management
09:00 - 09:15 — Break
09:15 - 10:15
Ugly DITA Sheila D'Annunzio, STMicroeclectronics Marc Speyer, Independent	DITA to XLIFF and Back: Understanding the technical solution Bryan Schnabel, Tektronix, Inc. Rodolfo M. Raya, Maxprograms
10:15 - 10:30 — Break
10:30 - 11:30
Key Steps for Making DITA Successful in an Agile Environment Frank Closset, SDL XySoft Henrik Evanth, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB	Nuts and Bolts of the DITA Open Toolkit Aliza Merzel, Suite Solutions
11:30 - 12:30
Hybrid DITA Content Steffen Frederiksen, Content Technologies ApS	WinANT: Simplifying and Automating DITA Publishing Tony Self, HyperWrite Pty. Ltd.
12:30 - 13:30 — Lunch
13:30 - 14:30
Making DITA Work Joe Gollner, Stilo International	Do You Think OOP (Object-Oriented Programming) when Writing Topics? Gunnar H. Krause, Areva NP GmbH
14:30 - 15:30
Generation of XML-DITA Procedures from Use Case Detection in Informal Technical Documents Michel Lanque, Alcatel-Lucent Philippe Larvet, Independent	Introduction to Using CSS3 for Print Design and for DITA Michael Miller, Antenna House Inc.
15:30 - 16:00 — Break
16:00 - 17:00
Collaboration Via Reuse: Are we there yet? Don Bridges, Data Conversion Laboratory, Inc.	Delivering User Documentation in New and Dynamic Ways Mark Poston, Mekon Ltd.
17:00 - 19:00
DITA 1.2 Panel JoAnn Hackos, Comtech Services, Inc. Kristen James Eberlein, Independent Briana Wherry, Alfresco Software, Inc. Robin Sloan, PTC Chris Kravogel, SeicoDyne GmbH Hal Trent, Comtech Services, Inc.
19:00 - 21:00 — Exhibitor's Reception

Tuesday, 17 November 2009
09:00 - 10:00
The Challenges and Benefits of Guiding Non-Technical Authors through DITA Laurens van den Oever, Xopus Ian Larner, IBM Corporation	Ensuring Consistency with Map and Topic Templates Julia Malkin, Endeca Technologies
10:00 - 10:30 — Break
10:30 - 11:00
Effective Documentation through a Global Team of Information Developers Kristina Brinck, ITT Fluid Technology	Using DITA for Requirements Traceability in Model-Driven Pharmacovigilance Matthew Brandabur, Ward Street Partners
11:00 - 11:30
DITA and Authoring Software Sissi Closs, Comet Computer GmbH Robert Hinesley , Comet Computer GmbH	DITA EDEN (Electronic Documentation Essential Norm): Simplifying DITA Elliot Nedas, XML-INTL
11:30 - 12:30
Dutch Railway Maintenance with DITA on the Right Track Birgit Strackenbrock, iCtrl	How Effective Use of Metadata and the Resource Description Framework (RDF) Can Be an Answer to Your DITA Nightmares Frank Shipley, Componize Software
12:30 - 13:30 — Lunch
13:30 - 14:30
Implementing DITA in Phases: Out of the frying pan and into the fire? Briana Wherry, Alfresco Software, Inc. Janys Kobernick, Alfresco Software, Inc.	Transforming DITA Hal Trent, Comtech Services, Inc.
14:30 - 15:00
Geeks Don't Sell DITA Jang F.M. Graat, JANG Communication	Exploring the Use of DITA Learning Content for Generating Training Materials in International Development Thomas Zschocke, United Nations University
15:00 - 15:30
Controlled Language: How standardizing on content saves (translation) cost and improves multilingual readability Berry Braster, Tedopres International, Inc.	Using Global Delivery for Knowledge Intensive Systems Werner Knudsen, IBM Corporation
15:30 - 16:00 — Break
16:00 - 16:30
User, Reuse, and Product Structure in One Box: How to combine effective information reuse, user, and product management requirements using DITA Kweku Essuon, Citec Information	Dating DITA: Examining the DITA structure with a semantic eye Ralf Steiner, Open Text GmbH
16:30 - 17:00
Small Steps, Big Thoughts: Get started with DITA Søren Weimann, Motorola A\|S	DITA Productivity Killers Frank Miller, Comtech Services, Inc
17:00 - 18:00
Closing Address JoAnn Hackos, Director The Center for Information-Development Management, Inc.