introduction to DocBook XSL talk

["Bob Stayton" <bobs@sagehill.net>]

FYI, I'm giving an introductory talk on DocBook XSL in the San Francisco Bay
Area next week.  Here are the particulars.  There's no cost and you don't
have to be a member to come.

August 17th Meeting, Silicon Valley STC Technical/API Docs SIG

"DocBook XSL Stylesheets"
Presented by Bob Stayton,
author of "DocBook XSL: The Complete Guide"

Wednesday, August 17th, 2005, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

San Jose State Extension Professional Development Center
2160 Lundy Avenue
San Jose, CA 95131
Directions at http://iesweb.sjsu.edu/profdev/about/locations.html

6:30 to 7:00 Networking and announcements
7:00 to 8:30 Presentation and Q&A

Title:
DocBook XSL Stylesheets

Abstract:
This presentation is an introduction to XSL
stylesheets for those who are using or
thinking of using DocBook tools to single source
technical publications.

Single sourcing provides the ability to
output to multiple formats such as PDF and HTML from
one source document and thus results in significant
savings in such areas as translation and revision costs.

DocBook is a free, open source publishing system
used to publish a variety of formats from a single,
XML-based document. Understanding XSL stylesheets
is key to successful publishing using DocBook.

Speaker Biography:
Bob Stayton, author of "DocBook XSL: The Complete Guide,"
is a DocBook luminary. He has been engaged in computer-based
publishing since 1980. As Architect of Technical Publications
at The SCO Group from 1989 to 2003, Bob designed and implemented
computer-based publishing systems for technical documentation.
Bob works with technical writers and documentation managers to
create systems that really work.

Bob is a member of OASIS, and Secretary for the DocBook Technical
Committee that develops and maintains the DocBook DTD standard.
He is a member of the technical team for the DocBook Open
Repository Project on SourceForge, as well as a frequent
contributor to the docbook-apps mailing list.

Bob has been involved with DocBook since its beginning in 1991.

Reservations:
Please R.S.V.P. to vmaki@bitzone.com by Tuesday, August 16th.

Please note that there is no cost to attend this meeting and it
is open to all. You do not need to be a member of the SIG nor
even a member of STC to attend.

Bob Stayton
Sagehill Enterprises
DocBook Consulting
bobs@sagehill.net