OASIS Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) TC

Folks, recently someone commented that DITA (and XML in general) is not useful for technical authors because it is developed by mathematicians and computer scientists. That made me wonder about the education background of voting members of the TC. As far as I know, quite a few of us have background in the humanities: Anderson Bissantz Day: English and Journalism Doherty: English Eberlein: History Hackos: English Hamilton Harrison Helfinstine Hudson Kimber Magliery Myers Nitchie Priestley: Drama If you are comfortable sharing this info, please send it to me either on or off list. -- Best, Kris Kristen James Eberlein Chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting www.eberleinconsulting.com +1 919 682-2290; kriseberlein (skype)

Title: [dita] Educational background of voting members of the TC Technical Journalism. --Scott Sent from my iPhone On Jan 15, 2014, at 5:22 AM, Kristen James Eberlein < kris@eberleinconsulting.com > wrote: Folks, recently someone commented that DITA (and XML in general) is not useful for technical authors because it is developed by mathematicians and computer scientists. That made me wonder about the education background of voting members of the TC. As far as I know, quite a few of us have background in the humanities: Anderson Bissantz Day: English and Journalism Doherty: English Eberlein: History Hackos: English Hamilton Harrison Helfinstine Hudson Kimber Magliery Myers Nitchie Priestley: Drama If you are comfortable sharing this info, please send it to me either on or off list. -- Best, Kris Kristen James Eberlein Chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting www.eberleinconsulting.com +1 919 682-2290; kriseberlein (skype) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this mail list, you must leave the OASIS TC that generates this mail.  Follow this link to all your TCs in OASIS at: https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/portal/my_workgroups.php ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the Symantec Email Security.cloud service. ______________________________________________________________________

This is fun to learn. I hope everyone comes clean. Any of those suspicious mathematicians in the mix? Sent from my iPad JoAnn Hackos Comtech Services Inc 710 Kipling Street Suite 400 Lakewood CO 80215 CIDM will be hosting the Content Management Strategies/DITA North America conference in April 2013. > On Jan 15, 2014, at 5:22 AM, "Kristen James Eberlein" <kris@eberleinconsulting.com> wrote: > > Folks, recently someone commented that DITA (and XML in general) is not useful for technical authors because it is developed by mathematicians and computer scientists. > > That made me wonder about the education background of voting members of the TC. As far as I know, quite a few of us have background in the humanities: > > Anderson > Bissantz > Day: English and Journalism > Doherty: English > Eberlein: History > Hackos: English > Hamilton > Harrison > Helfinstine > Hudson > Kimber > Magliery > Myers > Nitchie > Priestley: Drama > > If you are comfortable sharing this info, please send it to me either on or off list. > -- > Best, > Kris > > Kristen James Eberlein > Chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee > Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting > www.eberleinconsulting.com > +1 919 682-2290; kriseberlein (skype) > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this mail list, you must leave the OASIS TC that generates this mail. Follow this link to all your TCs in OASIS at: > https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/portal/my_workgroups.php

Mine was double major with Russian Studies and Computer Science. Robert D Anderson IBM Authoring Tools Development Chief Architect, DITA Open Toolkit ( http://dita-ot.sourceforge.net/ ) JoAnn Hackos ---01/15/2014 07:50:21---This is fun to learn. I hope everyone comes clean. Any of those suspicious mathematicians in the mix From: JoAnn Hackos <joann.hackos@comtech-serv.com> To: Kristen James Eberlein <kris@eberleinconsulting.com>, Cc: DITA TC <dita@lists.oasis-open.org> Date: 01/15/2014 07:50 Subject: Re: [dita] Educational background of voting members of the TC Sent by: <dita@lists.oasis-open.org> This is fun to learn. I hope everyone comes clean. Any of those suspicious mathematicians in the mix? Sent from my iPad JoAnn Hackos Comtech Services Inc 710 Kipling Street Suite 400 Lakewood CO 80215 CIDM will be hosting the Content Management Strategies/DITA North America conference in April 2013. > On Jan 15, 2014, at 5:22 AM, "Kristen James Eberlein" <kris@eberleinconsulting.com> wrote: > > Folks, recently someone commented that DITA (and XML in general) is not useful for technical authors because it is developed by mathematicians and computer scientists. > > That made me wonder about the education background of voting members of the TC. As far as I know, quite a few of us have background in the humanities: > > Anderson > Bissantz > Day: English and Journalism > Doherty: English > Eberlein: History > Hackos: English > Hamilton > Harrison > Helfinstine > Hudson > Kimber > Magliery > Myers > Nitchie > Priestley: Drama > > If you are comfortable sharing this info, please send it to me either on or off list. > -- > Best, > Kris > > Kristen James Eberlein > Chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee > Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting > www.eberleinconsulting.com > +1 919 682-2290; kriseberlein (skype) > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this mail list, you must leave the OASIS TC that generates this mail.  Follow this link to all your TCs in OASIS at: > https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/portal/my_workgroups.php   --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this mail list, you must leave the OASIS TC that generates this mail.  Follow this link to all your TCs in OASIS at: https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/portal/my_workgroups.php  

Electronic Engineering with Physics   From: dita@lists.oasis-open.org [mailto:dita@lists.oasis-open.org] On Behalf Of Robert D Anderson Sent: 15 January 2014 14:22 To: JoAnn Hackos Cc: DITA TC; Kristen James Eberlein Subject: Re: [dita] Educational background of voting members of the TC   Mine was double major with Russian Studies and Computer Science. Robert D Anderson IBM Authoring Tools Development Chief Architect, DITA Open Toolkit ( http://dita-ot.sourceforge.net/ ) JoAnn Hackos ---01/15/2014 07:50:21---This is fun to learn. I hope everyone comes clean. Any of those suspicious mathematicians in the mix From: JoAnn Hackos < joann.hackos@comtech-serv.com > To: Kristen James Eberlein < kris@eberleinconsulting.com >, Cc: DITA TC < dita@lists.oasis-open.org > Date: 01/15/2014 07:50 Subject: Re: [dita] Educational background of voting members of the TC Sent by: < dita@lists.oasis-open.org > This is fun to learn. I hope everyone comes clean. Any of those suspicious mathematicians in the mix? Sent from my iPad JoAnn Hackos Comtech Services Inc 710 Kipling Street Suite 400 Lakewood CO 80215 CIDM will be hosting the Content Management Strategies/DITA North America conference in April 2013. > On Jan 15, 2014, at 5:22 AM, "Kristen James Eberlein" < kris@eberleinconsulting.com > wrote: > > Folks, recently someone commented that DITA (and XML in general) is not useful for technical authors because it is developed by mathematicians and computer scientists. > > That made me wonder about the education background of voting members of the TC. As far as I know, quite a few of us have background in the humanities: > > Anderson > Bissantz > Day: English and Journalism > Doherty: English > Eberlein: History > Hackos: English > Hamilton > Harrison > Helfinstine > Hudson > Kimber > Magliery > Myers > Nitchie > Priestley: Drama > > If you are comfortable sharing this info, please send it to me either on or off list. > -- > Best, > Kris > > Kristen James Eberlein > Chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee > Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting > www.eberleinconsulting.com > +1 919 682-2290; kriseberlein (skype) > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this mail list, you must leave the OASIS TC that generates this mail.  Follow this link to all your TCs in OASIS at: > https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/portal/my_workgroups.php   --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this mail list, you must leave the OASIS TC that generates this mail.  Follow this link to all your TCs in OASIS at: https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/portal/my_workgroups.php   To ensure compliance with requirements imposed by applicable law, we inform you of the following: Name of Company Altera Europe Limited Company Registration # 2647731 Place of Registration Cardiff, Wales (Companies House) Registered Office Address Holmers Farm Way, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. HP12 4XF Confidentiality Notice. This message may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, disclosure, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message, or any attachments, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please advise the sender by reply e-mail, and delete the message and any attachments. Thank you.

English, Philosophy, Drama (a triple major) Michael Priestley, Senior Technical Staff Member (STSM) Total Information Experience (TIE) Technology Strategist mpriestl@ca.ibm.com http://dita.xml.org/blog/25 From:         Kristen James Eberlein <kris@eberleinconsulting.com> To:         DITA TC <dita@lists.oasis-open.org>, Date:         01/15/2014 07:22 AM Subject:         [dita] Educational background of voting members of the TC Sent by:         <dita@lists.oasis-open.org> Folks, recently someone commented that DITA (and XML in general) is not useful for technical authors because it is developed by mathematicians and computer scientists. That made me wonder about the education background of voting members of the TC. As far as I know, quite a few of us have background in the humanities: Anderson Bissantz Day: English and Journalism Doherty: English Eberlein: History Hackos: English Hamilton Harrison Helfinstine Hudson Kimber Magliery Myers Nitchie Priestley: Drama If you are comfortable sharing this info, please send it to me either on or off list. -- Best, Kris Kristen James Eberlein Chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting www.eberleinconsulting.com +1 919 682-2290; kriseberlein (skype) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this mail list, you must leave the OASIS TC that generates this mail.  Follow this link to all your TCs in OASIS at: https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/portal/my_workgroups.php

Wow. Me, too. BGS with concentrations in CS, Philosophy, and English. I also co-founded and ran a theater troupe for a while (which is still going strong, happy to say). Chris   From: Michael Priestley < mpriestl@ca.ibm.com > Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at 8:56 AM To: Kristen James Eberlein < kris@eberleinconsulting.com > Cc: DITA TC < dita@lists.oasis-open.org > Subject: Re: [dita] Educational background of voting members of the TC English, Philosophy, Drama (a triple major) Michael Priestley, Senior Technical Staff Member (STSM) Total Information Experience (TIE) Technology Strategist mpriestl@ca.ibm.com http://dita.xml.org/blog/25 From:         Kristen James Eberlein < kris@eberleinconsulting.com > To:         DITA TC < dita@lists.oasis-open.org >, Date:         01/15/2014 07:22 AM Subject:         [dita] Educational background of voting members of the TC Sent by:         < dita@lists.oasis-open.org > Folks, recently someone commented that DITA (and XML in general) is not useful for technical authors because it is developed by mathematicians and computer scientists. That made me wonder about the education background of voting members of the TC. As far as I know, quite a few of us have background in the humanities: Anderson Bissantz Day: English and Journalism Doherty: English Eberlein: History Hackos: English Hamilton Harrison Helfinstine Hudson Kimber Magliery Myers Nitchie Priestley: Drama If you are comfortable sharing this info, please send it to me either on or off list. -- Best, Kris Kristen James Eberlein Chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting www.eberleinconsulting.com +1 919 682-2290; kriseberlein (skype) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this mail list, you must leave the OASIS TC that generates this mail.  Follow this link to all your TCs in OASIS at: https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/portal/my_workgroups.php

BA in English with a Technical Writing focus. Any computer science or mathematics knowledge I have I learned on the street. Cheers, E. -- Eliot Kimber Senior Solutions Architect "Bringing Strategy, Content, and Technology Together" Main: 512.554.9368 www.reallysi.com www.rsuitecms.com On 1/15/14, 6:21 AM, "Kristen James Eberlein" <kris@eberleinconsulting.com> wrote: >Folks, recently someone commented that DITA (and XML in general) is not >useful for technical authors because it is developed by mathematicians >and computer scientists. > >That made me wonder about the education background of voting members of >the TC. As far as I know, quite a few of us have background in the >humanities: > >Anderson >Bissantz >Day: English and Journalism >Doherty: English >Eberlein: History >Hackos: English >Hamilton >Harrison >Helfinstine >Hudson >Kimber >Magliery >Myers >Nitchie >Priestley: Drama > >If you are comfortable sharing this info, please send it to me either on >or off list. >-- >Best, >Kris > >Kristen James Eberlein >Chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee >Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting >www.eberleinconsulting.com >+1 919 682-2290; kriseberlein (skype) > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from this mail list, you must leave the OASIS TC that >generates this mail. Follow this link to all your TCs in OASIS at: > https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/portal/my_workgroups.php >

I might be the odd duck here - Biology and Chemistry. - Deb -----Original Message----- From: dita@lists.oasis-open.org [ mailto:dita@lists.oasis-open.org ] On Behalf Of Kristen James Eberlein Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 5:22 AM To: DITA TC Subject: [dita] Educational background of voting members of the TC Folks, recently someone commented that DITA (and XML in general) is not useful for technical authors because it is developed by mathematicians and computer scientists. That made me wonder about the education background of voting members of the TC. As far as I know, quite a few of us have background in the humanities: Anderson Bissantz Day: English and Journalism Doherty: English Eberlein: History Hackos: English Hamilton Harrison Helfinstine Hudson Kimber Magliery Myers Nitchie Priestley: Drama If you are comfortable sharing this info, please send it to me either on or off list. -- Best, Kris Kristen James Eberlein Chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting www.eberleinconsulting.com +1 919 682-2290; kriseberlein (skype) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this mail list, you must leave the OASIS TC that generates this mail. Follow this link to all your TCs in OASIS at: https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/portal/my_workgroups.php

Inspiring! I've lapsed on my voting status for Adoption, but my educational background: BA in Germanic Studies (learned German and French) I was a lit geek while hacking HTML on the side. Troy On 1/15/2014 7:21 AM, Kristen James Eberlein wrote: Folks, recently someone commented that DITA (and XML in general) is not useful for technical authors because it is developed by mathematicians and computer scientists. That made me wonder about the education background of voting members of the TC. As far as I know, quite a few of us have background in the humanities: Anderson Bissantz Day: English and Journalism Doherty: English Eberlein: History Hackos: English Hamilton Harrison Helfinstine Hudson Kimber Magliery Myers Nitchie Priestley: Drama If you are comfortable sharing this info, please send it to me either on or off list.

Music and Computer Science. Dick Hamilton ------- XML Press XML for Technical Communicators http://xmlpress.net hamilton@xmlpress.net On Jan 15, 2014, at 4:21 AM, Kristen James Eberlein wrote: > Folks, recently someone commented that DITA (and XML in general) is not useful for technical authors because it is developed by mathematicians and computer scientists. > > That made me wonder about the education background of voting members of the TC. As far as I know, quite a few of us have background in the humanities: > > Anderson > Bissantz > Day: English and Journalism > Doherty: English > Eberlein: History > Hackos: English > Hamilton > Harrison > Helfinstine > Hudson > Kimber > Magliery > Myers > Nitchie > Priestley: Drama > > If you are comfortable sharing this info, please send it to me either on or off list. > -- > Best, > Kris > > Kristen James Eberlein > Chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee > Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting > www.eberleinconsulting.com > +1 919 682-2290; kriseberlein (skype) > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this mail list, you must leave the OASIS TC that generates this mail. Follow this link to all your TCs in OASIS at: > https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/portal/my_workgroups.php

As a matter of fact, all three of my university degrees are in Computer Science (2) and Mathematics (1). But I read non-technical books and do art a lot. :-) mag -----Original Message----- From: dita@lists.oasis-open.org [ mailto:dita@lists.oasis-open.org ] On Behalf Of Kristen James Eberlein Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2014 4:22 AM To: DITA TC Subject: [dita] Educational background of voting members of the TC Folks, recently someone commented that DITA (and XML in general) is not useful for technical authors because it is developed by mathematicians and computer scientists. That made me wonder about the education background of voting members of the TC. As far as I know, quite a few of us have background in the humanities: Anderson Bissantz Day: English and Journalism Doherty: English Eberlein: History Hackos: English Hamilton Harrison Helfinstine Hudson Kimber Magliery Myers Nitchie Priestley: Drama If you are comfortable sharing this info, please send it to me either on or off list. -- Best, Kris Kristen James Eberlein Chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting www.eberleinconsulting.com +1 919 682-2290; kriseberlein (skype) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this mail list, you must leave the OASIS TC that generates this mail. Follow this link to all your TCs in OASIS at: https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/portal/my_workgroups.php

Not a voting member. I am Computing Science major and Environmental Education minor. Grad courses in database. My specialty is database/data modelling. I think we have the right answer - we are diverse. Inclusive diversity is the best way to escape the ghetto of ignorance. We need solution domain as well as technical knowledge and experience. > -----Original Message----- > From: dita@lists.oasis-open.org [ mailto:dita@lists.oasis-open.org ] On Behalf Of > Kristen James Eberlein > Sent: January-15-14 4:22 AM > To: DITA TC > Subject: [dita] Educational background of voting members of the TC > > Folks, recently someone commented that DITA (and XML in general) is not useful > for technical authors because it is developed by mathematicians and computer > scientists. > > That made me wonder about the education background of voting members of > the TC. As far as I know, quite a few of us have background in the > humanities: > > Anderson > Bissantz > Day: English and Journalism > Doherty: English > Eberlein: History > Hackos: English > Hamilton > Harrison > Helfinstine > Hudson > Kimber > Magliery > Myers > Nitchie > Priestley: Drama > > If you are comfortable sharing this info, please send it to me either on or off list. > -- > Best, > Kris > > Kristen James Eberlein > Chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee > Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting www.eberleinconsulting.com > +1 919 682-2290; kriseberlein (skype) > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from this mail list, you must leave the OASIS TC that generates > this mail. Follow this link to all your TCs in OASIS at: > https://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/portal/my_workgroups.php

I have an Associates degree in Electronics Technology and a Bachelors degree in Computer Science and Mathematics. I also spent 17 years as a technical writer with AT&T and its descendants. Best Regards, Bob Thomas On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 5:21 AM, Kristen James Eberlein < kris@eberleinconsulting.com > wrote: Folks, recently someone commented that DITA (and XML in general) is not useful for technical authors because it is developed by mathematicians and computer scientists. That made me wonder about the education background of voting members of the TC. As far as I know, quite a few of us have background in the humanities: Anderson Bissantz Day: English and Journalism Doherty: English Eberlein: History Hackos: English Hamilton Harrison Helfinstine Hudson Kimber Magliery Myers Nitchie Priestley: Drama If you are comfortable sharing this info, please send it to me either on or off list. -- Best, Kris Kristen James Eberlein Chair, OASIS DITA Technical Committee Principal consultant, Eberlein Consulting www.eberleinconsulting.com +1 919 682-2290 ; kriseberlein (skype) ------------------------------ ------------------------------ --------- To unsubscribe from this mail list, you must leave the OASIS TC that generates this mail.  Follow this link to all your TCs in OASIS at: https://www.oasis-open.org/ apps/org/workgroup/portal/my_ workgroups.php -- Bob Thomas +1 720 201 8260 Skype: bob.thomas.colorado Instant messaging: Gmail chat ( bob.thomas@tagsmiths.com ) or Skype Time zone: Mountain (GMT-7)

Anderson: Russian Studies and Computer Science (double major) Bissantz: Biology and Chemistry Day: English and Journalism; Technical Communication and Computer Science Doherty: English Eberlein: History Hackos: English Hamilton: Music and Computer Science Harrison: Japanese and Asian Studies Helfinstine: Hudson: Technical Journalism Kimber: English with a Technical Writing focus Magliery: Computer Science and Mathematics Myers: Nitchie: General Studies, with concentrations in Computer Science, Philosophy, and English Priestley: English, Philosophy, Drama (triple major) Thomas:  Electronics Technology; Mathematics and Computer Science