LavaCon has a tradition of celebrating local food and music in each city we visit. We can honestly say there is no better place to experience local food and culture than New Orleans! We of course will accommodate attendees dietary restrictions, but here are the menus we are serving at... read more →
Aug
22
May
10
A Halloween parade rolls past the conference hotel on Saturday night! Watch a preview video, book your hotel room, then join us on the Canal Street balcony and catch some Halloween swag!
Oct
18
Immersive Reality and the Future of Content by Kit Brown-Hoekstra The future of technical communication is visual and interactive. This statement should not come as a surprise to anyone who’s been paying attention to the changing demographics of the workforce, the maturation of the technology that facilitates this, and to... read more →
Jul
16
LavaCon wants to help you tell YOUR story. At the closing session of LavaCon Las Vegas, Jack Molisani issued a challenge to attendees: Return to your organizations, apply what you learned at LavaCon, and come back to LavaCon prepared to share the story of how you made an impact in... read more →
Feb
06
Question: How do you convince your boss that attending The 2019 LavaCon Conference is a smart investment? Answer: Build a business case that shows how attending LavaCon will help solve your organization’s content challenges, reduce production costs, and generate revenue. Whether you want to improve your customers' experience, move towards structured... read more →
Sep
01
Webinar Date: September 14th, 2018, 10 a.m. PST / 1 p.m. EST [closed] Watch the webinar recording. Harness the power of infographics to improve understanding, recollection and adoption. Learn how to turn words, data and ideas into clear, compelling graphics. NO design... read more →
Nov
01
In this podcast, Eric Kuhnen and Michael Rosinski of Astoria Software join Ed Marsh to talk about their upcoming presentation at LavaCon, Making a Quantum Shift in Structured Authoring. According to Eric, one of the key changes in the content industry has become the inability for multiple groups within a department to... read more →
Oct
08
Chellie Campbell joined Ed Marsh to talk about her LavaCon keynote presentation, People Love to Give You Money! And Recognition! And Headcount! Chellie started her career as a musical comedy actress and then became a bookkeeper. When she learned that not many people could read their financial statements, she started... read more →
Oct
01
Keith Boyd recently talked to Ed Marsh about his upcoming keynote, How MOOCs, SPOCs, and Next Generation e-Learning are Impacting Content Strategy. The growing popularity of Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and Small Private Online Courses (SPOCs) provides the opportunity for traditional technical communicators to work with other teams and... read more →
Sep
24
How do you convince your boss that attending The LavaCon Conference is a smart investment? Build a strong business case that connects your organization's needs with the LavaCon program. Whether you want to improve your customers' experience, move towards structured authoring and XML, or strengthen relationships with stakeholders, LavaCon offers sessions... read more →