For users of DITA XML, the open-source authoring specification. The PDX DITA User's Group has been meeting for the last 7+ years.

We're holding an unprogrammed meetup for DITA practitioners, students, and the DITA-curious at the AppNexus offices near Pioneer Square. Come discuss current projects and future ideas over drinks and snacks.

At our quarterly meetup for DITA XML users, we'll be welcoming Josh Johnson of MapR Technologies, who will be speaking about "The Doc Pipeline: The Awkward Teenage Years." Josh is a DITA tools developer with 15+ years experience enabling tech doc and content management teams to provide state-of-the art content creation and delivery. Ask him your questions about how he's supported doc teams in evolving their DITA implementations from simply up-and-running builds to highly efficient systems that support key performance goals.

--Meetup from 6:30-8:00 PM on 8/14, with the talk beginning at 7:00.

--There will be food, and drinks in moderation!

--Please RSVP to [email protected] if you plan to come in person--or if you'd like a call-in option. We always plan veg options, but can handle other requests with advance notice. Hope to see you there!

So far, we have been a small group of local DITA users with intermediate to advanced experience. We hope you’ll join us!

So far, we have been a small group of local DITA users with intermediate to advanced experience. We hope you’ll join us!

Quarterly meetup of DITA XML users in the Greater Portland area. Free beer and food, geeky chitchat, discussion of DITA best practices and travails. Newbies to experts welcome. Please join us!

The Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) is an XML data model for authoring and, with the DITA Open Toolkit, publishing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_Information_Typing_Architecture

Join us to talk about all things DITA.