Made possible by the folks at MyTechnologyLawyer.com, the DocTrain East radio shows take place October 18-19, 2007 (schedule below) and will be broadcast live from the event venue. Listeners will be able to ask questions of the guests via email or phone (toll-free in the U.S.). The shows feature interviews with experts attending the conference who will discuss a variety of hot topics in the technical communication and training arena. MyTechnologyLawyer’s Scott Draughon will co-host the show along with Indiana-based technology journalist, Diane Wieland.
To listen to the live broadcast visit the radio show website. Click ”Listen Now” to hear the audio. If you’d like to ask a question of the guests, call-in toll free at 866-685-7469 or send an email to radio@mytechnologylawyer.com
Show Schedule, Thursday, October 18, 2007
- 10:00-11:00am ET – “Why Software Sucks” with guest author and keynote presenter, David Platt, Rolling Thunder Computing; also “Changing User Expectations” with guest Kelly Stirman, MarkLogic
- 11:00-12noon ET – “Convergence and the new Adobe Technical Communication Suite” with RJ Jacquez, Adobe Systems; also “Content Component Management” with Chip Gettinger, Astoria Software
- 2:00-3:00pm ET – “Why Content Management” with Mary Laplante, Gilbane Group; also “What is Dynamic Publishing?” with Joe Gollner, Stilo International
- 3:00-4:00pm ET – “Localization and Translation” with Christine Fidura, SDL; also “Controlled Vocabularies” with Kent Taylor, Acrolinx
Show Schedule, Friday, October 19, 2007
- 9:00-10:00am ET – “DITA Storm: The DITA Wiki” with Alex Karezin; also “DITA in Technical Publications” with Harvey Greenburg, XyEnterprise and Peter Vellikin, PTC
- 10:00-11:00am ET – “Getting Writer’s To Adopt Structured XML Authoring” with Amanda Cross; also “Change Management Challenges” with Emma Hamer, Strategy A; also “Content Management Options” with Dan Dube, DocZone.com
- 11:00-12noon ET – “XML Authoring in an MS Word Environment” with Michael Boses, Invision Research; also “Cool Tools for Tech Writers Under $100 Bucks” with Nicky Bleiel, Component One
