Toronto Spring Conference

by Rob Hanna, President, STC Toronto chapter

Are you ready?

The worlds in which technical communicators work are fast reaching the point where content is becoming unmanageable. IT groups are recognizing that little is being solved by adding more disk space or setting up new servers. The increasing rates at which new information is generated, consumed, and then lost is becoming unsustainable. Technical communicators have a role to play if they are prepared to step up to the challenge.

A number of factors are converging that promise to change our landscape. The technology and tools are maturing. A set of best practices is emerging that will enable us to effectively manage the increasing demands on our resources. We are already seeing a swing in the adoption of structured authoring in many tech pub environments. It won't be long before we're adopting formal content management solutions. We believe that content management is about to "tip". Will you be ready?

This year's Toronto STC conference features a series of advanced, half-day workshops in information design and content management lead by well-known experts and luminaries from across North America. Join us in Mississauga, Ontario for three days in March and see Ann Rockley, Jim Purdy, Michael Priestley, Saul Carliner, and Scott Abel — The Content Wrangler. We are also pleased to be working with the Content Management Professionals to host the first ever Toronto Summit at the conference.

Mon March 27	Tues March 28	Wed March 29
Information Design Saul Carliner	DITA Workshop Michael Priestley	Content Reuse Ann Rockley
Information Mapping® Jim Purdy	CM Technology Scott Abel	CM Summit CM Pros
See Program Details for more information

Don't miss this conference. Register by March 10 to receive an Early Bird discount.

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For more program details, see http://www.stctoronto.org/springconference2006/programdetails.htm

CM Pros Summit

Join us for the first ever Toronto summit. Included with the cost of the full-conference registration.

March 29, 12—5 PM

Conference Centre

Comfortable and convenient conference facilities:

Living Arts Centre
4141 Living Arts Drive
Mississauga, ON

About Rob Hanna

Rob Hanna is the Director of Professional Services at SiberLogic Inc —an industry innovator in XML-based enterprise content management solutions. His expertise in content management and experience as a technical communicator bring a strong user-centered focus to his contribution to the SiberLogic team.
Rob is the President of the Toronto Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication and a very active participant in the local technical writing community. In 2002, Hanna was instrumental in forming the Toronto STC Single-Sourcing SIG (Special Interest Group). He is a regular guest speaker at chapter and SIG meetings and at regional and international conferences.

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