Produced by Matthew Ellison Consulting in association with WritersUA

User assistance tools and technologies for the future

Registration

Interest in this year's conference is so high that registration is already full—attendees will be coming from 12 different countries within Europe and Africa. There is a waiting list (in case of cancellations) at:
www.uaconference.eu

Conference Overview

The user assistance community is undergoing a period of rapid and significant change – and so this year’s European conference has a special focus on user assistance tools and technologies for the future. With the accelerating trend towards XML-based publishing, the emergence of a new generation of Help Authoring Tools, and the imminent release of Windows Vista, there has never been a more critical time to update your skills and prepare for new tools and workflows.

Attendees will learn:

• How the release of Windows Vista in early 2007 will impact the development and deployment of Help for Windows applications
• About the opportunities, challenges and key issues associated with structured authoring and XML-based publishing
• About the future of RoboHelp, and how you can influence it
• Views from industry experts on many of the new generation Help tools including MadCap Flare, WebWorks ePublisher Pro, HelpStudio, Doc-To-Help, and Help Server
• About recent initiatives towards a cross-platform standard for software user assistance
• How Web applications such as Wikis offer new opportunities for collaborative authoring

Main speakers

• Char James-Tanny – Microsoft MVP, President of JTF Associates (USA), and well-known guru on user assistance tools and technologies
• Tony Self – Founder of HyperWrite (Australia) and recognized as one of the pioneers of hypertext and online documents
• Justin Darley – Director of Cherryleaf (UK), leading UK trainer and consultant on structured authoring tools and techniques
• Joe Welinske – President of WritersUA (USA), leading industry pundit and co-author of the popular book Developing Online Help for Windows
• Matthew Ellison – Matthew Ellison Consulting (UK), popular speaker, trainer, and commentator on Help issues since 1993

Product demonstrations

A number of leading authoring tool vendors will be on-hand to demonstrate and discuss their products.