DITA Communities

OASIS DITA Community

DITA.XML.ORG is the official community gathering place and information resource for the DITA OASIS Standard.
The standard is advanced through an open process by the OASIS DITA Technical Committee, a group that encourages new participation from developers and users.

DITA.XML.ORG is a community-driven site, and the public is encouraged to contribute content.

OASIS User Groups Page

California: Silicon Valley DITA users group

This group meets on the second Wednesday of each month. Join us for some networking, tasty dinner, thought-provoking speaker, followed by lively Q & A.
If you’d like to be notified of group meetings and events, feel free to join the SVDIG Yahoo group http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/svdig/.

Colorado: Boulder-Denver DITA users group

The Boulder-Denver DITA User Group has presentations on the last Thursday of each month. If you are interested in participating in this group, contact julie.baldwin at sybase.com.
Indiana: Indianapolis DITA users group

The Indianapolis DITA users group now being formed, spearheaded by Ruth Nickolich. The address is http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndyDITA/.
Massachusetts: Greater Boston DITA users group

The Boston group meets alternating second Mondays and Tuesdays each month. Please contact Liz Augustine or Bob Doyle for further information.
New York: New York DITA Users Group

NYDUG’s mission is to provide a vehicle for technical communication professionals in the New York metropolitan area to assist each other in adopting DITA, and to promote the growth of the local DITA community via information sessions, training programs, and networking.
North Carolina: Research Triangle Park DITA users group

Coordinated by Kay Ethier.
Texas: Central Texas DITA users group

In Austin, Texas, the Central Texas DITA Users Group (CTDUG) meets every third Wednesday–information available from locals Don Day and Wendy Shepperd.
British Columbia: Vancouver DITA users group

For more information about the Vancouver DITA User Group, visit our Web site at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/van-dita or contact Nenad Furtula
Ontario: Toronto DITA users group

The Toronto DITA Users Group is in the works, with help from Michael Priestley and others in the area.
The Toronto DITA User Group meets once a month in Toronto. The Web site is at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/torontodita

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DITA Facebook Community

Founded by Alex Griessel and Michael Priestley.
DITA Users Organization

Provides free online authoring, building, and publishing to web/XHTML, print/PDF, and help/Eclipse. Each member has a workspace folder with three documentation sets, including the Comstar User Guide files from the Introduction to DITA text, and two IBM docsets – Grocery Shopping, and Garage Concepts and Tasks.
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