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* DOCUMENTATION & TRAINING 2003 CONFERENCE
* XML TRAINING: "XML AND DATABASES" by experts at Bright Path Solutions
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ANNOUNCE: TurboDemo is an invaluable educational tool
There are many ways to use TurboDemo both as a real-time and an
offline tool for your education needs. Internal training
to acquaint new employees with old software and old employees
with new software can be done easily over an intranet with a tutorial for
your specialized office programs. Every participant in workshops
or training seminars can take home a CD of pertinant demos to refresh
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WHERE: Boston University Corporate Education Center
COST: $599 for both days (sessions, food, materials)
WEB: http://www.doctrain.com
32 SESSIONS IN THE FOLLOWING TRACKS: Content Management,
Content Design, Content Development, e-Learning,
Simulations, Multimedia, Globalization, and .NET.
OUR SPEAKERS include 27 different published experts,
vendor-certified instructors, and technology consultants.
KEYNOTES:
David Pogue: New York Times columnist and best-selling
technical "how to" authors (over 2.5 million books in print.
David's talk is, "Interface Design: The Last Stumbling Block".
Vincent Flanders: Author of two best-selling books on
Web design. Vincent's talk is, "Web Design for Online
Learning and Training".
XML TRAINING: "XML AND DATABASES" by experts at Bright Path Solutions
"XML and Databases"
October 8-10, 2003
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina USA
Intructed by Michael D. Thomas! (author, expert)
Over the course of three days attendees learn how to mate XML with
database technologies. The class includes both lecture and hands-on
exercises. Both relational and native XML databases will be covered.
Additional course details, the three day agenda, and information
regarding the instructor, may be found on our Web site at:
CONTACT: George Luke, Solutions Manager
Bright Path Solutions
Phone: 919.481.0393 mailto:gluke -at- travelthepath -dot- com
Bright Path Solutions has been on the leading edge with XML
technologies since 1998. We can teach you how to create XML, work with
XML-ready tools, or even set up entire XML publishing or content
management systems.
Due to the late delivery of the September issue of a magazine in which
we advertised, the conference early registration discount has been
extended to Friday, September 26th.
ANNOUNCE: Rockley's "Information Modeling & Structured Writing" in
Seattle!
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SEATTLE -- ³Information Modeling and Structured Writing²
November 15-16, 2003 Ann Rockley, The Rockley Group
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The Rockley Group, Inc., presents ³Information Modeling and Structured
Writing², a two-day workshop, November 15-16, 2003 in Seattle. The
workshop, held at the University of Washington, is designed for
writers, editors, publishers, information architects, software
developers, IT and business managers who need to understand the
concepts, methods, strategies and changes involved in moving to a
single source environment.
Information modeling and structured writing are key components of any
successful unified content (single source) strategy. Information
models formalize the structure of your content, providing the
framework upon which a unified content strategy is based. The success
of your content management system is dependent on the quality of both
your information models and your ability to author and manage reusable
content. Structured writing provides a standard for creating reusable
content. Consistently structured content is reusable content.
Together, information modeling and structured writing assure
consistent structure.
This workshop will introduce you to the concepts of information
modeling and structured writing, and explore their relationship to a
unified content strategy. Numerous real-life examples will be used
throughout.
You will learn:
. Why adopting a unified content strategy makes good business sense
. How information models relate to content management
· How to create information models and how to conduct top-level and
in-depth information analysis
· The different types of reuse and how to select the best reuse
approach
. How to build element models, structural and content reuse maps
· The role metadata plays in content reuse and how to effectively
develop a strategy for managing it
· The difference between structured and unstructured content and the
pro¹s and con¹s of using both
. How to harness the power of structured writing to create content
appropriate for reuse
. How to author content that meets the requirements of a model
. How to support and maintain your models
· How to select appropriate authoring tools or work within the
limitations of the tools you have today
· How to work with and without a content management system
· How to understand and address content delivery issues, including the
selection of publishing tools
Cost - Registration for this two-day workshop is $825.00 US per
student. Register two or more students from the same organization and
get a $100 discount per student.
Learning materials, lunch, snacks, and a copy of our new book on
content management, ³Managing Enterprise Content: A Unified Content
Strategy,² are included in the registration fee.
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