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LavaCon 2025 Atlanta Menu Now Posted!

The LavaCon staff believes you should get more than rubber chicken with a side of steamed vegetables for your conference dollar, and shouldn't suffer sub-par food if you have dietary restrictions. So we collaborated with the hotel chef to create a menu that we hope you will enjoy.


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20 Minute Tuesdays


Building Trust and Credibility: Creating an Enterprise Content Strategy from Scratch




Samantha Azzarello,  Executive Dir. Global Research, JPMorgan

J.P.Morgan Global Research publishes ~130k pieces of research per year, covering more than 3000k companies, with research analysts in 25+ countries. Building a new Content Strategy function from scratch in a well-established organization has requires a mix of functional deliverables and a culture shift.


In this session Samantha will provide a case study of learnings from the experience standing up a Content Strategy function thus far and iterating on longer run strategy given real time developments.



Watch this presentation recorded live at LavaCon 2023 San Diego!

Samantha Azzarello is an Executive Director and Head of Content Strategy for J.P.Morgan Global Research, based in New York. She works with Researchers, Engineers and Designers to transform the technology, distribution channels and overall experience clients have with J.P.Morgan’s institutional research. She also publishes research that synthesizes and curates views related to economics and financial markets from thought leaders across Global Research. 

10 July Webinar

Empowering Non-Writer Contributions to Tech Docs

Documentation thrives on contributions, but many potential contributors hesitate to edit docs because uncertainty about style, structure, and quality standards. This presentation from Manny Silva, head of documentation for SkyFlow, demonstrates how modern tooling can create a supportive environment that empowers non-writers to confidently contribute to documentation.


Key Takeaways:


  • How to implement documentation tooling that guides non-technical contributors through the writing process
  • Practical strategies for using templates, AI assistance, and automated checks to maintain documentation quality
  • Steps to create a streamlined editing workflow that builds contributor confidence while preserving documentation standards
  • Real-world examples of successful documentation democratization using modern tools


Join us Thursday, 10 July at 10am PDT


Register by clicking the graphic or using this link: https://tinyurl.com/bdh8hp7f


Can't make it? As always, register for the webinar and watch the recording at your convenience.

Register by 30 June to save $400 off Conference Tuition

In-person and virtual registration is now open which means BOGO registration is closed. Know that you would like to send multiple team members? Email Jack@lavacon.org for group rates.


Attach a copy of the Schedule at a Glance to your training request and highlight the sessions that will help solve your organizations' content challenges.

Then register by 30 June and save $400 off in-person conference tuition!

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