JoAnn Hackos's Workshop Series announces the DITA: Getting Started
workshop at the Elvetham in Hartley Wintney, Hampshire United
Kingdom May 21-22, 2008, taught by Frank Miler.

DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture) provides you with an
open-source OASIS standard to support topic-based authoring of well-
structured content. Out of the box, DITA encompasses three primary
information types (concept, task, and reference) that provide a
structure amenable to most technical information, as well as a
mechanism for extending the structure to specialize your industry's
needs.

This workshop is designed as an introduction to Darwin Information
Typing Architecture (DITA). DITA is an information architecture that
presents a powerful solution for information developers. It is meant
for those who need to implement structured documentation, including
writers, editors, information architects, and their managers.

This workshop will cover the basics of creating DITA topics,
assembling them into maps, creating relationship tables, and getting
everything to process for final output. Everything is hands-on. You
are required to bring a laptop computer and sample documentation to
complete exercises with. Be prepared to learn how to use a DITA XML
editor to author topics.

Receive the Introduction to DITA: A Basic User Guide to the Darwin
Information Typing Architecture book free with registration to this
workshop.

For more information visit our web site at http://www.comtech-
serv.com/workshops/index.shtml or contact us at workshops@comtech-
serv.com or at 303-232-7586.