XML Press and several XML Press authors will be at LavaCon (October 6-9) and Content Strategy Workshops (October 9 – 10). The two events are co-located at the Hilton in Portland, Oregon.
XML Press will be running a bookstore at the conference offering a selection of books from LavaCon speakers and XML Press authors.
XML Press authors Sharon Burton (8 Steps to Amazing Webinars), Char James-Tanny (Learning Author-it), Alan Porter (The Content Pool and WIKI), and Richard Hamilton (Managing Writers) will be speaking at LavaCon, and their books will be available in the bookstore.
We will be announcing a new book from two leading experts in content strategy, Rahel Bailie and Noz Urbina. More information on this book will be coming soon.
The LavaCon Conference on Digital Media and Content Strategy describes its mission as “helping organizations solve content-related business problems and decrease production costs.” Organized by Jack Molisani, LavaCon has long been a favorite of technical communicators, managers, and content strategists because it brings together the best people in the field in an atmosphere that encourages interaction among participants and speakers.
The Content Strategy Workshops is a sold-out, two-day event that offers workshops with leading content strategists. Organized by Scott Abel (The Content Wrangler) and Rahel Bailie (Intentional Design), this event kicks off a planned series of workshops that, in the words of the organizers, “brings