Creating Opportunity through Information Architecture

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If you’re attending in-person, stop by our booth in the exhibitor hall. If you want some dedicated time, contact us to schedule a private meeting at the conference.

Structured, Modular, Open: The DITA Promise, 20 Years Later
Presented by Amber Swope

In this candid, reflective, and fun session, Amber Swope will share her DITA experiences and discuss what they did, what worked, what didn’t, and what she would do differently if she had the chance.

Why Portals, Search, and AI Underperform
Presented by Lief Erickson

iiRDS is the only open metadata standard purpose-built for modular, intelligent technical documentation delivery. Use it to turn scattered PDFs, HTML, Markdown, or XML from disparate content silos into intelligent packages that systems can actually use to surface answers. The payoff: content alignment, faster time to value, lower support costs, and existing technology finally delivering the ROI you paid for.

LavaCon is a gathering place for Content Strategists, Documentation Managers, and other content professionals willing to share their best practices and lesson learned—what worked, and what didn’t.

Scheduled for publication on March 30, 2026

Pre-order the ebook for only $20.00 from now until March 30, 2026, at the XML Press eBook Store

Women have shaped the field of technical communication for over 50 years. Women in Technical Communication presents, in their own words, the stories of the women who pioneered the field and those who are carrying it into the future.

For the first time, the stories of the women who built the profession of technical communication have been brought together. These women helped shape how the world understands technology.

Spanning fifty years of innovation, from typewriters to personal computers to smartphones, these first-hand stories reveal how women in technical communication carved out careers, led change, and defined a field in constant motion.

Told in their own words, this anthology celebrates these pioneers who turned communication into a bridge between people and technology.