Technical Communication UK (TCUK) 2010 Sept 23 - Sept 25, 2010 - The Oxford Belfy, Thame TCUK is the largest UK conference for technical communicators, and the annual conference of the Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators (ISTC).  This year's event is set to deliver more than 30 sessions over three days, with presentations, workshops and case studies, as well as hands-on product demonstrations from experts in their field. The event offers excellent value for money too, at less than £500 for ISTC members* opting for the full conference delegate package - staying at the 4-star Oxford Belfry Hotel, with all accommodation, meals and conference sessions included. Stilo are sponsoring this year's event and will be exhibiting as part of the conference.  Why not drop by our stand to learn more about the latest version of Migrate, our on-demand XML content conversion service. To find out more and to register visit the conference website. * £560 for non-members _____________________________________________________________

Frankfurt Book Fair 2010 Oct 6 - Oct 10, 2010 - Frankfurt, Germany The Frankfurt Book Fair is the world's largest trade fair for books.  Representatives from book publishing and multimedia companies from all over the world come to the Fair in order to negotiate international publishing rights and licensing fees. For five days, more than 7,300 exhibitors from over 100 countries and more than 299,000 visitors and 10,000 journalists take part.   In recent years, with the growth in digital publishing and eBooks, the Fair has expanded to include a dedicated initiative looking at technology solutions which help publishers to deliver outstanding content to their customers - 'Frankfurt SPARKS’. Stilo will be exhibiting as part of this, you will find us in the DEVICES Hot Spot zone located in Hall 8.0.   We will also be delivering a presentation entitled: ‘From Print to EPUB: Transforming Your Workflow’, which takes place on day two of the Fair, Thursday October 7th from 12:00 – 12:30. The following abstract provides further detail on the session: ‘As the market for eBooks expands, publishers are looking to transform their workflows to publish both print and electronic editions. Review some of the key issues that publishers need to consider in order to achieve greater control over their content quality, improve turnaround times and lower production costs.’ To find out more and to register, visit the conference website. _____________________________________________________________

DITA Europe 2010 Nov 15 - Nov 16, 2010 - Austria, Vienna DITA Europe is designed for those who are interested in implementing XML, DITA or learning more about this standard for topic-based authoring.  If you develop, produce, and deliver technical information today, you know that "content is everything".  You also know that you have to keep costs under control and provide new solutions that deliver content in multiple ways to your customers.  You've thought about "chunking" your content into smaller, reusable topics, but you don't know how to get started. Find out more about DITA Europe 2010 _____________________________________________________________

Online Information 2010 Nov 30 - Dec 2, 2010 - The XML Pavilion, Grand Hall, Olympia, London *LATEST NEWS* Stilo is pleased to announce that we will be joined by our partners, JustSystems, 'Makers of XMetaL - the XML-based software for structured authoring and content collaboration, at this event.  Come along and talk to us both on Stand X09 located in The XML Pavilion. Online Information is the largest UK event dedicated to the information industry, attracting more than 9000 visitors each year from around the world.  It consists of a free to attend exhibition with an extensive educational show floor seminar programme. The exhibition covers 6 different areas: Content Resources, ePublishing Solutions, Library Management, Content Management, Search Solutions and Social Media In addition, the highly regarded Online Information Conference runs alongside the exhibition in the Olympia Conference Centre. About The XML Pavilion The XML Pavilion is a dedicated area on the show floor bringing together a number of XML technologies, looking at the different aspects of creating and publishing XML for eBooks, print or web.  The Pavilion also has its own seminar theatre with experienced practitioners talking about XML content creation, conversion, management and publishing. For more information on Online Information 2010, visit the exhibition website.  _____________________________________________________________

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Balisage - The Markup Conference 2010 Aug 3 - Aug 6, 2010 - Montreal, Canada Balisage is an annual conference devoted to the theory and practice of descriptive markup and related technologies for structuring and managing information. Stilo's Mario Blazevic presented a paper on 'Grammar-driven markup generation'.  Review an outline of the presentation. For more information on Balisage, visit the conference website. _____________________________________________________________

J.Boyce Conferences Philadelphia 2010 May 4-6, 2010 - Philadelphia, PA, USA Stilo's Joe Gollner presented 'Intelligent Content and the Future of eHealth'. Abstract: A number of case studies will be used to explore the different dimensions of eHealth and the massive changes that are now underway - considering topics such as regulatory oversight, electronic health records, interdisciplinary collaboration, data driven medicine, professional knowledge sharing and leadership and the discovery, use and sharing of health information whether it pertains to research, public health communications, or the lifecycle of pharmaceuticals and medical devices. _____________________________________________________________

Content Management Strategies/DITA North America 2010 April 19-21, 2010 - Santa Clara, California DITA NA brings you the leading corporate adopters, industry experts and key vendors of DITA.  Learn from the best in the field about how to get started with a DITA implementation and reap a significant ROI. Stilo's Joe Gollner featured as part of The Future of DITA panel at DITA North America, presenting a vision of DITA 2.0.  Stilo also provided a demonstration of Migrate Version 2. _____________________________________________________________

London Book Fair 2010 April 19-21, 2010 - Earls Court, London The London Book Fair is the global marketplace for rights negotiation and the sale and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film and digital channels.  Alongside this - runs The Digital Zone and Theatre - a dedicated area set up to answer the ever growing need for publishers to understand the digital publishing work flow and what is involved. At this year's London Book Fair, we introduced Migrate Version 2 - our on-demand XML content conversion service, with the emphasis on converting content to facilitate publishng to ebook readers.  Request a copy of our free whitepaper for publishing professionals 'Pitfalls on the Path from Print to EPUB', which reviews some of the issues that publishers need to be aware of when attempting to automate the conversion of content to EPUB format. _____________________________________________________________

Intelligent Content 2010 February 25-26, 2010 - Parker Palm Springs Hotel, Palm Springs  Stilo's Joe Gollner delivered the following presentation at Intelligent Content 2010: Intelligent Content Management If you like to request a copy of the presentation, please contact us or visit the conference website for more information on Intelligent Content. _____________________________________________________________

Online Information 2009 / IMS 2009 December 1-3, 2009 - Grand Hall, Olympia, London Thank you to everyone who came along to see us at this year's Online Information/IMS 2009 exhibition in the Grand Hall at Olympia, Kensington, London, where we featured our range of specialist tools and online services for any to any XML content conversion. _____________________________________________________________

DITA Europe 2009 November 16-17, 2009 - Munich, Germany This DITA Europe Conference is designed for those who are interested in implementing XML, DITA or learning more about this new standard for topic-based authoring.  If you develop, produce, and deliver technical information today, you know that "content is everything".  You also know that you have to keep costs under control and provide new solutions that deliver content in multiple ways to your customers.  You've thought about "chunking" your content into smaller, reusable topics, but you don't know how to get started. Stilo's Joe Gollner delivered the following presentation at DITA Europe 2009: 'Making DITA Work' If you'd like to receive a copy of the presentation, please contact us. _____________________________________________________________

XML-in-Practice 2009 September 30 - October 1, 2009 - Arlington, VA USA XML-in-Practice 2009 (a conference of IDEAlliance) is the world's longest-running conference devoted to Markup and XML.  It provides an opportunity to: Learn from the industry leaders and experts who are at the forefront of development and implementation.  Link up with professionals who are implementing or designing projects using XML.  Leverage the efficiencies of XML technologies in your organization. Stilo's Joe Gollner, VP of Enterprise Publishing Solutions delivered the following presentation at XML-in-Practice: The Reason and Passion of XML: Establishing The Core Features of an Effectice Business Case for the Deployment of XML. If you would like to receive a copy of the presentation, please contact us. If you would like to find out more about IDEAlliance, organizers of XML-in-Practice, visit their website. _____________________________________________________________

Web Content 2009 - Delivering Personalized Dynamic Web Content Chicago, USA, 15-16 June 2009 Feeling Web 2.Overwhelmed? The Web Content 2009 Conference in Chicago which ran from June 15-16, brought together nationally-recognized technology, design, content, and marketing authorities. Stilo's Joe Gollner, VP Enterprise Publishing Solutions delivered a keynote address at Web Content 2009, entitled: 'Beyond Publishing: Exploring What We Are Really Doing With Web Content'. as well as the following interactive workshop ''Engineering Web Content: A Workshop in Two Parts'.  Click the relevant links for more information. For more information on this event, visit the post conference website or contact the event program manager. _____________________________________________________________ Content Management Strategies/DITA North America 2009 St. Petersburg, Florida, USA, 27-29 April 2009  Content Management Strategies/DITA North America brought together speakers, vendors, and participants who were looking for the best solution to manage their marketing, technical, and enterprise content. DITA North America featured leading corporate adopters, industry experts, and key vendors of the Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA). Stilo Migrate Demo Stilo delivered a demonstration of our new web-based tool for content conversion - Stilo Migrate.  For a demo of Stilo Migrate - why not attend one of our free fortnightly Interactive Workshops. Presentation: Undertaking a DITA pilot project at STMicroelectronics This presentation focused on the business case for DITA adoption and key stages of the pilot project including content modeling and specialisation, stylesheet development using the DITA Open Toolkit, migration of legacy content from FrameMaker, and problems faced by the authoring team in adopting DITA. Request a copy of the slides. _____________________________________________________________

DocTrain West 2009 Palm Springs, California, USA, 17-20 March 2009 Held in beautiful Palm Springs, CA, the theme of the Documentation and Training West 2009 Conference was Moving From Unstructured to Structured Content. The event included a special focus on the Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA).  Joe Gollner presented a Keynote address at DocTrain West, entitled 'Knowledge Archaeology: Raiders of the Lost Art'.  To request a copy of the presentation slides, click here. _____________________________________________________________

Intelligent Content 2009 - Presented by The Rockley Group Palm Springs, California, USA, 29-30 January 2009 What is Intelligent Content? Yesterday's content was static, hard to find, and difficult to manipulate.  Today we're not restricted by the technology, format or use.  Today we create, manage and deliver content in a more intelligent manner.  In fact, the content itself must be almost 'intelligent'.  Intelligent content is content which is: * discoverable * automatically reconfigurable * semantically aware * adaptable * collaborative * rich Joe Gollner, VP Enterprise Publishing Solutions, Stilo International was one of the 'featured speakers' at Intelligent Content held in January this year and presented a paper entitled: 'Content Fusion: There's a Piece of Data Lodged in my Document' which showcased how completely data and documents can be integrated and what benefits and challenges emerge as a result.  To read the full presentation synopsis, click on the title link. To request a copy of the presentation, click here. _____________________________________________________________