"THE WORKS" - March 2007
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Quadralay News & Updates |
Quadralay on the Road Extra |
elcome to the latest issue of THE WORKS, the Quadralay Newsletter. I'd like to start off by thanking everyone for the massive interest being shown in our new DITA adapter for the ePublisher platform. The feedback we have received has reinforced that with ePublisher our customers and partners can fully focus on publishing feature rich on-line content independent of the original authoring environment. Due to the interest being shown in the DITA solution we have decided to extend our series of DITA webinars through April and you will find the new dates below. If you haven't yet attended one of these sessions, I would recommend registering as soon as possible as space is limited.
We are also continuing to plan the events and sessions for RoundUp 2007, the WebWorks conference scheduled for November in Austin, TX. This month we would like to ask your help to make sure that we present the best sessions covering subjects that you want to learn more about. We have set up a on-line survey listing 24 potential topic items and we are asking our customers to rank them based on level of interest. We will then select the most popular sessions to be included on the finalized conference schedule. You can find the on-line survey HERE.
Our mission is to help you deliver:
Your Content. Your Way. Every Time.
-Tony McDow
Quadralay News
More DITA Webinars Scheduled
The series of Webinars on publishing DITA content with the ePublisher platform proved to be very popular.
To meet the increasing customer demand and interest we have decided to extend the Webinar series by another month and have scheduled an additional seven dates in April.
If you haven’t yet taken the opportunity to see how ePublisher can help you make the transition to XML and DITA, then click on over to the registration page to reserve your place.
The extended Webinar schedule is:
- April 11 @ 3:00 p.m
- April 13 @ 10:00 a.m.
- April 16 @ 11:00 a.m.
- April 18 @ 10:00 a.m.
- April 23 @ 3:00 p.m.
- April 25 @ 10:00 a.m.
- April 27 @ 11:00 a.m.
(All times are Central.)
Register HERE to sign up for a reserved place on the Webinars.
The number of places on each seminar will be limited, so sign up early.
Quadralay WebWorks Conference Updates
Remember, Remember the 5th of November.
Planning for RoundUp 2007, the first WebWorks User Conference continues. With interest in the event building we now have:
- An official conference logo that will be featured on all future conference materials as well as on an exclusive t-shirt that will only be available to registered attendees.
- We've set up a dedicated webpage for all the latest conference information. Make sure to check in on a regular basis for all the latest information on the conference.
- We are also pleased to announce that leading Austin Beatles tribute band, Day Tripper, will be joining us at the Quadralay-sponsored reception on Sunday November 4. Day Tripper plays a selection of music from The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Chuck Berry.
We are currently planning the sessions for the WebWorks conference track.
In order to make sure that we present the sessions that you want, we would like your input on which of the proposed WebWorks sessions you would be most interested in attending.
We have published a list of 24 topics that we believe our customers would find useful.
The list can be found HERE and we would encourage you to check them out and indicate your interest in each topic.
The survey will be active for a month and next month we will announce which topics our customers have selected to be included on the conference program.
Don’t forget that early registration by phone or e-mail is available and that the early-bird registration fee of $695 is only available until the end of May.
Please book your accommodations directly with the hotel but be sure to mention that you are attending the WebWorks Conference to get our specially negotiated discount rates:
SIGN UP HERE FOR THE CONFERENCE MAILING LIST
Early registration is NOW OPEN for phone bookings and e-mail bookings - Please call 1-512-719-3399 or e-mail conference-signup@webworks.com.
Quadralay on the Road
We are always interested in speaking engagements and customer visits please let us know if you have any speaking engagements you would like WebWorks to attend.
STC Houston
On March 13, Alan Porter from Quadralay was the featured speaker at the Society of Technical Communication (STC) Houston Chapter meeting. He presented on "Eliminating END GAME From The Creation of Electronic Deliverables." The meeting was well attended with lots of great questions asked both during and after the presentation. Thanks to the Houston STC Chapter for their generous hospitality and to all those that attended.
WritersUA and Content Management Strategies / DITA North America (CDIM)
Teams from Quadralay recently attended both the WritersUA event in Long Beach and the Content Management Strategies conference in Boston. Initial reports from both events suggest that they were well attended and generated active discussion about many aspects of online content delivery. We will have more detailed reports on each event in next month’s issue of The Works.
Upcoming Events
- May 13-16, STC Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN. Booth #200
STC Austin
On April 5, Alan Porter from Quadralay will be the featured speaker at the
Society of Technical Communication (STC)
Austin Chapter meeting. He will be presenting on "Making Sense of
Standards." The meeting will be held at the J.J. Pickle Research Campus of the
University of Texas in Austin starting at 7:00 p.m.
New On The Wiki
In case you missed it, here's a summary of just some of the new items added to the WebWorks Wiki since the last newsletter.
and much more.
If you haven't yet visited the WebWorks Wiki we recommend that you stop by, create an account, and take advantage of all the excellent information it contains.
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