Sunday, June 1 - Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

ET: Emerging Technologies

The technologies we use to effectively create, manage, and deliver content are continuously evolving. One challenge when assessing new technologies is separating the “hype” from what’s truly practical and useful. Presentations in this track will provide insights into how organizations are applying new and emerging technologies to solve their technical communication problems, and will also provide previews of emerging technologies that are becoming increasingly relevant to the field of technical communication.

*Are you using new and emerging technologies to solve your documentation problems?

A small number of 60-minute presentations and 20-minute demonstrations are being reserved in the Emerging Technologies track for presenters who can discuss or demonstrate practical applications of new and emerging technologies. These sessions will be assigned during the month of April.

To discuss your presentation idea for the Emerging Technologies track, contact track manager Alan Houser, +1.412.363.3481.

Mining Web 2.0 Content for Enterprise Gold

Perhaps you have DITA content and are wondering how to move to the next level of collaboration and integration. Perhaps you have Web 2.0 content and are wondering how to take collaboration capabilities to the next level of structure and reuse. Perhaps you have neither, but want both.

Using Semantic Technology in Online Documentation

In our profession, there is a huge emphasis on creating information: every new product and every law, policy, rule or process has its own documentation. Although content management systems help us reuse existing information, the total amount of information is constantly growing. Finding the right information within a reasonable amount of time is becoming more and more challenging.