Manchester tech doc conference: Technical translation specialists Salford Translations Ltd are the headline sponsors of a two-day technical documentation conference in Manchester in November. STC UK, the UK chapter of the Society for Technical Communication (STC) will be running a two-day seminar aimed at technical authors, and covering topics such as the DITA (Darwin Information Typing Architecture) open standard for technical manuals, the use of XML in technical documentation, and using FrameMaker for round tripping to publish XML data. The conference with special guest presenter Alan Houser will be held at the Novotel in Manchester on 10th and 11th November 2007. Discounted booking rates for delegates are available until 19th October 2007, so book early!