Re: [dita-fa-edboard] Proposed agenda for Nov DITA XML.org EdBoard call

[Bruce Esrig <esrig-ia@esrig.com>]

For the soapbox article, are there pointers available to case studies of 
companies that did or did not "specialize right away"?

Bruce

At 01:40 PM 11/13/2006, Carol Geyer wrote:
>Just a reminder that we switched our monthly Editorial Board call (which is
>usually the second Thursday of the month) to this week.
>
>Thursday, 16 Nov
>2:00 pm EST
>+1-402-756-9000 access code: 162307#
>
>Proposed agenda:
>
>1. Review action items from last meeting
>http://lists.xml.org/archives/dita-fa-edboard/200610/msg00003.html
>
>2. Comment on next <soapbox> feature--please read before the call if you
>haven't already.
>http://lists.xml.org/archives/dita-fa-edboard/200610/msg00002.html
>
>3. Discuss Don's proposal to create a speaker's bureau.
>http://lists.xml.org/archives/dita-fa-edboard/200610/msg00008.html
>
>3. Explore potential activities for OASIS Symposium
>http://lists.xml.org/archives/dita-fa-edboard/200611/msg00007.html
>
>4. Address Michael's suggestions for homepage.
>http://lists.xml.org/archives/dita-fa-edboard/200610/msg00006.html
>
>5. Other issues
>
>
>--carol
>
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Carol Geyer [mailto:carol.geyer@oasis-open.org]
>Sent: Monday, November 13, 2006 7:00 AM
>To: dita-fa-edboard@lists.xml.org
>Cc: 'Jane Harnad'; 'Dee Schur'; 'Scott McGrath'
>Subject: [dita-fa-edboard] Promoting DITA (and XML.org) at OASIS
>Symposium
>
>DITA XML.org Editorial Board members:
>
>First, congratulations to JoAnn and everyone who participated in DITA
>Europe. I
>understand it was a great success.
>
>On the topic of successful events, the OASIS Symposium, our largest
>annual
>meeting, will be held in San Diego, April 15-18. The overall theme of
>the main
>program is "eBusiness and Open Standards: Understanding the Fact,
>Fiction, and
>Future." In addition to the main, two-day program (which will have
>business and
>technical tracks), there will be a day of tutorials and three days for
>TC
>meetings and other activities.
>
>I think the Symposium would be a great opportunity to promote DITA and
>the
>XML.org site. It seems like a long way off, but now is the time to start
>making
>plans so we can reserve the necessary meeting space and have time to
>promote
>our activities. We can discuss the best options on Thursday's call, but
>a few
>things we may want to consider:
>
>1. encourage edboard and TC members to submit abstracts on DITA for the
>main
>program; the deadline is 15 December. If a DITA presentation is
>accepted, maybe
>we could highlight an excerpt from it as a <soapbox> feature before the
>event
>to build some buzz and encourage attendance.
>
>2. offer a full-day (or half-day) tutorial before the Symposium.
>
>3. host a one to two-day DITA workshop after the Symposium (this would
>overlap
>TC meetings, but many prospective attendees won't be participating in TC
>meetings, so that might not be a problem).
>
>4. host a BoF during the Symposium (a special table or separate area
>during
>lunch or an evening session)
>
>5. reserve a special area for table top displays from DITA companies
>
>6. offer a short DITA webinar before the event to encourage attendance
>
>7. schedule OASIS DITA TC and/or subcommittee meetings following the
>Symposium
>
>8. support local DITA user groups in some way--a roundtable where UG
>representatives share information of what they're doing, a meeting of
>the
>Silicon Valley UG (if they'd travel to San Diego)...
>
>9. pass out DITA XML.org calling cards or magnets
>
>10. The Editorial Board could wear DITA XML.org shirts at the event
>
>Other ideas?
>
>Carol
>
>
>
>_________________________________
>Carol Geyer
>Director of Communications
>OASIS
>+1.978.667.5115 x209
>
>
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