Title: DITA Conversion Best Practices
Summary: A presentation on how best to move to a topic authoring environment. There are many advantages authoring in a topic based environment. It can be more efficient, the structure helps produce better content, and it takes advantage of new technologies for delivering content. Moving from your current environment to a topic based environment can be very difficult. Bernard Ashwanden, CEO of Publishing Smarter, has been hired by Fortune 500 companies to help plan and make this complex move. In this presentation, he will share the best way to assess your current situation, plan for your future and execute to the plan. After the presentation, you will:
- Understand what topic–based writing is and its advantages
- Follow best–practices for organizing new material into topic–based content
- Understand the place of XML and DITA and how they may relate to your needs
