AODC 2004
Manly Pacific Sydney
28th
to 30th April 2004
| The 7th Annual
Australasian Online Documentation and Content
Conference was held at the Manly Pacific, Sydney NSW
- seven
miles from Sydney CBD, and a thousand miles from care.
Many suggested it was the best AODC ever! Certainly the Conference venue
overlooking Manly beach was great, the sessions were interesting and
relevant, and both speakers and delegates enjoyed meeting each other and
discussing common issues. Highlights included the hilarious "new
product launch" session. Alan Pentland, the well known comedian but less
well known technical writer, delivered a highly entertaining hoax,
purporting to demonstrate a revolutionary new documentation tool, "Notepad
XS Pro." Perfect sunny weather set the scene for the picnic lunch on the
last day of the conference, with beach cricket proving to be a hit with
some, while a walk to "The Block" was a drawcard for others. |
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The social side of the agenda got off to a great start at
the MacroMedia Welcome Reception. Many of us then went on to dinner at one
of Manly's many restaurants. The Trivia Night was fabulous, with 41 The
Steyne proving to be a magnificent venue. Although not all were in agreement
with Tony Self's creative scoring technique, the "Natural Blondes" were
worthy winners of the Manly Beach souvenir beanies and the amazing
electronic shoe-shiner. |
On Tuesday 27th April, the day before the Conference proper,
two
specialised workshops were conducted: Online
Interactivity Techniques presented by Dave Gash and Separating Format from
Content with CSS presented by Char James-Tanny.
The AODC 2004 Photo Album
- Don't miss the photos of the
Sydney conference
About AODC
Since the
very first Australasian Online Documentation Conference in Melbourne in 1998,
the conference has developed a reputation as the premier event for technical
writers, help developers, Web authors and documentation developers from
Australia and New Zealand. Our speaker list reads like a Who's Who of
documentation, as we strive to ensure that experts in techniques and
technologies are available to share their knowledge and expertise. The conference
is also a great place to network with other documentation professionals.
AODC is jointly hosted by HyperWrite
and WinWriters, organisers of the famous Online Help Conference in the US. HyperWrite is an Australian hypertext and Internet
company that has been a local pioneer and continuing leader in online documentation
development.
Please join us in Melbourne in 2005,
back where it all began, for the Eighth Annual Australasian Online Documentation
and Content Conference!
Sponsors
HyperWrite would like to thank our sponsors and exhibitors, who
contribute greatly to the success of this event.
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