[Sigkm-l] (Event) DITA & the Case for Taxonomy - September 2nd Taxonomy Community of Practice Call

[Rebecca Allen]

Invitation:
Please join us for our monthly Taxonomy Community of Practice Call. This session discusses DITA, Metadata Maturity, & the Case for Taxonomy.

Date:  Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Time:  1:00 - 2:00 Eastern Time
Cost:  $50

To register: http://www.earley.com/webinars/dita

Session Description:
Many organizations have turned to component-oriented content to create more sophisticated knowledge products, in more languages, at lower cost. For most organizations these days, component content is achieved by using DITA, the Darwin Information Typing Architecture.

Paul Wlodarczyk of Earley & Associates will explore the metadata capabilities within DITA and component content management systems, discuss two major benefits that can be achieved by using descriptive metadata and taxonomy, and recommend some best practices for getting started with metadata for component-oriented content.

Erik Hennum, Michael Harris, and Robert Berry of IBM will follow with a discussion on IBM's processes for classifying content using these tools and developing applications that use this metadata to provide real end-user value and significant efficiency improvements for content developers. They will highlight the value of DITA-based approaches to taxonomy by discussing key features of the specialization and examine some of the uses of DITA-based metadata.

New Jumpstart Series - Insurance & Content Management:
Earley & Associates is excited to announce a free 4-part webinar series on Insurance and Content Management. Please join us on four consecutive Thursdays, September 24th - October 15th, from 1:00 - 2:30 EST. 

For details and registration information: http://www.earley.com/webinars/jumpstarts/insurance-and-content-management

We are currently accepting proposals for sessions: http://www.earley.com/news/2009/08/26/e-issues-call-speakers-insurance-content-management-jumpstart

Upcoming Appearance:
Join us in Chicago on October 29 for a Henry Stewart Business Briefing on Digital Asset Management, where Seth Earley will present Metadata, Taxonomy, and Search.

Special $150 Discount When You Register! Just Quote Code ODB150.
For more information: http://www.damusers.com

Thank you,

Rebecca Allen
Taxonomy Consultant
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EARLEY & ASSOCIATES
Cell: 425-299-5400
Email: rebecca at earley.com
Web: www.earley.com