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The	
 state	
 of	
 the	
 
tech	
 comm	
 
industry Flickr: nickfitzApril 2013
A	
 few	
 notes
We are recording.
Attendees names do not
appear in the recording.
Please use the Questions
area to chime in with your
input.
Feel free to tweet. Our
hashtag is #techcomm2013.
Your	
 presenters	
 today
Scott Abel
Sarah O’Keefe
Race Bannon
Paul Perrotta
flickr: light_seeker
What	
 is	
 the	
 biggest	
 challenge?
flickr: usnavy
Tools	
 and	
 technologies
flickr: vkurland
What	
 is	
 the	
 industry	
 direction?
NASA, Hinode spacecraft
Business	
 relevance
NASA
Customers	
 contributing	
 content
NASA
Outsourcing	
 and	
 offshoring
flickr: Alaskan Dude
Future-proofing	
 a	
 
tech	
 comm	
 career
Questions?
Coming	
 attractions	
 
(scriptorium.com/events)
❖ May 5–8: STC Summit and Adobe Day, Atlanta
❖ May 14: DITA and localization webcast
❖ May 16: DITA metrics webcast
❖ May 21–22: DITA and customer experience,
DC area and Atlanta (SDL)
❖ June 11: Tech comm and marcomm webcast
❖ June 12: IXIASOFT User Conference

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