Past Conference Sessions

X-Pubs 2006: What's the Real ROI?

X-Pubs 2006 saught to critique the established business justification for the adoption of both XML and DITA in organisational publishing.

By closely examining existing XML publishing implementations and drawing on the worlds most experienced XML publishing consultants, X-Pubs 2006 exposed the pitfalls and challenges organisations wishing to adopt XML are likely to experience.

All 2006 Sessions

Keynotes at X-Pubs 2006

Keynote » Content Management ROI Best Practices

Speaker: Ann Rockley

Keynote » Moving from Books to Topics-oriented Writing

Speaker: JoAnn Hackos

X-Pubs 2007: How did they do it? A Strict Case-Study Focus

Although 2006 got great feedback from attendees, a common theme in the comments was that people wanted more depth and more detail that they could take home and really use. This year pushed for in-depth presentations on one subject area, with some specific primer presentations for those just getting started.

All 2007 Sessions

Keynotes at X-Pubs 2007

KEYNOTE » Lessons Learned on the Cutting Edge

Speaker: Steve Manning

KEYNOTE » DITA in Context

Speaker: Michael Priestley

X-Pubs 2008: Going Deeper: What About the Customer?

X-Pubs 2008 turned the focus out from internal ROI and efficiency to talk about how changing delivery methods and models could impact customers and their experience of content and brand.