Creating a new DITA.xml.org using DITA
The DITA.xml.org web site, under the remit of the OASIS DITA Adoption Committee, has always been a place to learn and discuss about the various aspects of DITA. Recently the Committee decided that they wanted to turn the site into an example of how your DITA can be used not only for delivering content to end users, but to also show how a community-based web site could be created using DITA. To do this they chose to build their new site using Mekon DITAweb ─ a platform for the delivery and collaboration of DITA content. This presentation introduces the audience to the changes that are being planned for DITA.xml.org and explains the various ways in which DITA is being used to help deliver the site.
What can attendees expect to learn?
In this presentation the audience will learn about:
- the new features that DITA.xml.org will provide
- how a more community-focused site can be built using DITA
- how they can help contribute to the site
- how they can get involved in the new site
- future planned improvements to the site
Meet the Presenters
Mark is a Senior Technical Consultant for Mekon with over 20 years experience in content and publishing solutions. He has a broad knowledge and understanding of the publishing requirements of clients, and of the tools and technologies for content publishing and delivery. This has allowed Mekon to offer many innovative solutions to customers. He is now primarily involved in the presales, analysis, design, and implementation of DITA publishing solutions, many of which are based around the dynamic and personalised delivery of content.
Mark is also the Chief Product Architect for Mekon’s dynamic delivery platform, DITAweb, and an InDesign publishing solution, IdXML, for the DITA Open Toolkit. Mark is currently working with the OASIS DITA Technical Committee and DITA Adoption Committee on providing a future new home for the DITA.xml.org web site using DITAweb technology.
For more than 30 years, Dr. Hackos has addressed audiences internationally on subjects ranging from content management, project management, effective interfaces and information, minimal information products, usability testing, and online and Web-based information, to managing the information design and development process. Her workshops are dedicated to enhancing the practices and products that will best promote customer satisfaction. She authored Information Development: Managing Your Documentation Projects, Portfolio and People (Wiley 2006), Content Management for Dynamic Web Delivery (Wiley 2002), Managing Your Documentation Projects (Wiley 1994), Standards for Online Communication (Wiley 1997), and User and Task Analysis for Interface Design (Wiley 1998). JoAnn is a Fellow and Past President of the International Society for Technical Communication (STC).