ConVEx Europe | 14-15 November, 2022
Join us at ConVEx Europe 2022 in the Netherlands
After a two-year hiatus, DITA Europe is back in-person under its new name ConVEx Europe!
We are returning to the lovely nhow Hotel in Rotterdam on 14 and 15 November.
This event offers you a wealth of ideas and information to support your efforts in defining and executing your content strategy. We’ll provide career-empowering knowledge, best practices, and practical solutions on all the hottest content-related topics!
Visit the conference website for further information and to register.
ConVEx 2022 | May 2-4
Join us at ConVEx Tempe 2022– an immersive experience for Content Developers
Be a part of innovating the future as we celebrate the return of in-person conferences in Arizona!
The goal is to incorporate some of the fantastic lessons we’ve learned in the past 2 years. You’re going to see a lot of new things in 2022! Some things however, remain the same. We can assure you that the career-empowering knowledge, practices, networking, practical solutions, and great service will continue.
This event offers you a wealth of ideas and information to support your efforts in defining and executing a comprehensive content strategy.
Keep an eye out for Helen’s talk: “From MS Word to Really Useful DITA” and learn about how teams can get the benefits of DITA right away on conversion from their Microsoft Word source content.
We’re excited to see you in person again in 2022!
Visit the conference website for further information and to register.
LavaCon 2022 | October 23-27
We will be exhibiting at LavaCon 2022, the 20th annual content strategy conference that is scheduled for 23–27 October in New Orleans.
The 2022 focus:
- Connecting Content Silos Across the Enterprise
- Leveraging Content to Generate Revenue
The LavaCon Content Strategy Conference started in Hawaii (hence the name) to help organizations leverage state-of-the-art content technologies.
However, LavaCon is more than just a conference. It’s a gathering place where content professionals share best practices, network with peers, and build relationships that will last for years to come.
Visit the conference website for further information and to register.
LavaCon 2021 | October 24-27, Virtual
We will be exhibiting virtually at LavaCon 2021, the19th annual content strategy conference that is scheduled for 24–27 October.
LavaCon started in Hawaii (hence our name) to help organizations generate revenue and reduce costs using state-of-the-art content technologies.
However, LavaCon is more than just a conference. It’s a gathering place where content professionals share best practices and lessons learned, network with peers, and build professional relationships that will last for years to come.
“LavaCon is my favorite content conference—it’s the most cutting edge and best mix of people.”
JB, Director of Content, Juniper Networks
The 2021 Featured Speakers include:
- SHEILA O’HARA, Principal Content Design Manager, Microsoft
- STACEY KING GORDON, UX Content Strategy Manager, Google
- MARA POMETTI, Lead AI Content Strategist, IBM
- KAT PARK, Designer, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Caltech
- RACHEL ROUMELIOTIS, VP of Content Strategy, O’Reilly Media
- EMMELYN WANG, Global Business Development Leader, Amazon Web Services
- EESHITA GROVER, Director, Marketing, Cisco Systems
- STEFAN GENTZ, Senior Worldwide Evangelist, Adobe TCS
- ERICA JORGENSEN, Senior Content Manager, Microsoft
- NOZ URBINA, Omnichannel Content Designer, Urbina Consulting
- SELENE DE LA CRUZ, Content Design Director, Mastercard
- COLIN BUDD, Global Design Strategist, IBM
- KAREN BROTHERS, Content Management Specialist, 3M
- JENNIFER KEMPER, Director, Content Strategy, AmerisourceBergen
- MARLI MESIBOV, Lead Content Strategist, Verily Life Sciences
- STACEY GORSKI, Director, Medical Excellence & Strategic Projects, Sanofi Pasteur
- DAVID DYLAN THOMAS, Author, Design for Cognitive Bias
- PHYLISE BANNER, Associate Director, Instructional Design, Emeritus
- DR. CLARK SHAH-NELSON, Assistant Dean, Instructional Design and Technology, University of Maryland
- NOEL WURST, Sr. Manager, Communications, SmartBear
Visit the conference website for further information and to register.
CIDM ConVEx | April 26-28, 2021, Virtual
CIDM and Stilo invite you to be a part of innovating the future as we announce ConVEx – a virtual experience for content developers: April 26-28, 2021.

ConVEx will air live across global time zones to give everyone, regardless of location, an opportunity to participate in this new learning experience. ConVEx is not an online simulation of an in-person conference, but an immersive experience designed from the ground up.
ConVEx has something for everyone, including sessions on:
• Collaboration
• Content Strategy
• DITA
• Management & Metrics
• Use Cases
• User Focus Strategy
Find more information and register online at https://convex.infomanagementcenter.com/.
LavaCon UX 2020 | October 23-28, Virtual
We're exhibiting virtually at LavaCon UX 2020 this October 23-28, 2020.
Join Stilo at LavaCon 2020 in New Orleans by pre-registering now! LavaCon's 18th annual conference will take place on the 25-28th of October 2020 in New Orleans. The 2020 theme: Connecting Content Silos Across the Enterprise.
The 2020 Featured Speakers include:
- Meridel Walkington, Senior Content Strategist, Firefox UX, Mozilla
- Eeshita Grover, Manager of Technical Documentation, Cisco Systems
- Tim Sandfort, Senior UX Content Strategist, ExxonMobil
- Hilary Marsh, Chief Strategist, President, Content Company, Inc.
- David Dylan Thomas, Principal, Content Strategy, Think Company
- Sharon Burton, Content Management Specialist, PointClickCare
- Keith Mahoney, Technical Publications and Training Manager, Artificial Intelligence Platform Group, Intel
- And more!
Visit the conference website for further information and to register.
CIDM ConVEx | September 21-23, Virtual
CIDM and Stilo International invite you to be a part of innovating the future as we announce ConVEx – a virtual experience for content developers: September 21-23, 2020.

ConVEx will air live across global time zones to give everyone, regardless of location, an opportunity to participate in this new learning experience. ConVEx is not an online simulation of an in-person conference, but an immersive experience designed from the ground up.
ConVEx has something for everyone, including sessions on:
• Collaboration
• Content Strategy
• DITA
• Management & Metrics
• Use Cases
• User Focus Strategy
Find more information and register online at https://convex.infomanagementcenter.com/.
LavaCon 2019 | October 27-30, Portland, OR
Join us in Portland, Oregon for this year's LavaCon conference!
LavaCon started in Hawaii (hence the name) to give senior content professionals an opportunity to stay ahead of rapidly changing publishing technology and customer demographics. However, LavaCon is more than just a conference. It’s a place where content rockstars gather to share tribal knowledge, network with peers, and build professional relationships that will last for years to come.
This year's conference theme is 'Creating Unified Content Experiences'
We are entering a new era of content consumption where customers expect personalized content. See how leading companies are seamlessly delivering technical, marketing, and AR/VR content to improve the customer experience (and generate revenue in the process).
Visit the conference website for further information and to register.
Helen St. Denis, Conversion Services Manager at Stilo to present at LavaCon 2019
Tuesday, October 29, 2019 | 09.45 - 10.45
Can I Reuse This?
There are a number of things to consider when examining your content for reusable elements. It may seem logical to deduplicate any and all identical elements, but there are times when that might not make sense. Then there are those very close matches. Does that punctuation mark matter? How about the bold text in that warning? Then there’s content that isn’t quite a match, but could it, or should it, be rewritten for reuse?
In this session we’ll look at real-life examples of content being reviewed for possible deduplication and future reuse, and find some unexpected benefits as well as the expected ones. We will also consider some of the other things you can discover when examining your content for reusable elements that can help you improve your content for consistency and reuse purposes.
IDEAS Winter Online Conference | January 22-23, 2019
Conference Theme - Reusing Content
Reuse is one of the key business drivers for the adoption of a structured markup publishing model such as DITA. The ROI potential is compelling in today’s resource strapped technical product documentation environment, imagine being able to reduce the volume of content writers must maintain by 30, 40 or even 50 percent!
IDEAS is a two-day industry conference brought to you by The Center for Information-Development Management (CIDM) that you can attend virtually from the comfort of your own office. The conference includes five 60-minute concurrent sessions in two tracks, giving you a choice of 11 unique presentations. Participate live according to the published schedule or watch a recording of any session when it’s more convenient for you.
Stilo will be presenting a tools session on Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at 12.30 - 1.30pm PST - introducing OptimizeR - a new content optimization service that analyzes your DITA content collections for exact and near-exact matches and identifies reuse opportunities at topic and element levels. Following review, it automatically deduplicates content, updates the associated conref libraries and ditamaps and provides a report of all changes that have been implemented.
Find out more about the conference, including the agenda and details of how to register.
SDL Connect 2018 | November 7-8, Santa Clara, CA
Stilo is pleased to once again be one of the sponsors of the 2018 SDL Connect conference being held in Santa Clara, California from November 7-8, 2018.
SDL Connect is a 2 day event offering attendees the opportunity to learn about the SDL strategy and product roadmaps. Hear from customers and partners as they explore the latest trends in global content management. This year SDL will discuss a new approach that centralizes data, standardizes processes, and integrates technology into a unified platform across the entire content supply chain.
Our partnership with SDL will help your business unify and evolve your content supply chain.
Find out more about SDL Connect 2018 and register.