LavaCon will be held October 27-30 in New Orleans, LA. The conference “for advanced technical communication professionals interested in learning how to deploy and manage technical communications projects,” will feature Indiana Chapter Treasurer Greg McCormick presenting “Project Planning: The Key to Success” and chapter Webmaster Scott Abel presenting “Understanding Web 2.0 and Its Impact on Technical Communication.”

Conference registration for LavaCon is open now.

DocTrainEAST will be held October 16-20 in Lowell, MA. The conference “designed to help you improve the skills and expertise you’ll need to future-proof your career and improve your value as a professional technical communicator,” will feature chapter Vice President Amanda Cross presenting “Strategies for Communicating the Value of Structured XML Authoring to Authors” and “One Writer’s Perspective: How Structured XML Authoring Changes How You Work.”

Conference registration for DocTrainEAST is open now.