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Time to Book Your Room at the Hilton Atlanta

Thursday Webinar

Register by 30 July to save $300 off Conference Tuition

Welcome Our 2025 Sponsors

Time to Book Your Room at the Hilton Atlanta

The Hilton Atlanta is the conference hotel for 2025.


  • Prime Downtown Location: The hotel is situated in Downtown Atlanta, conveniently located near major attractions like the Georgia Aquarium and Centennial Olympic Park, and is close to State Farm Arena and Mercedes-Benz Stadium. It also offers access to Peachtree Center and a MARTA station, with a skybridge connection to the ATL airport.


  • Diverse Dining Options: With four on-site restaurants, including Nikolai's Roof (AAA Four-Diamond European fine dining) and the famous Trader Vic's Polynesian experience, voted two of Atlanta's Top 10 restaurants.


  • Pet-Friendly: Bring your furry friend along (under 75 pounds) to enjoy the trip with you.



  • The Hilton Atlanta boasts over 129,000 square feet of flexible event space, including Georgia's largest hotel ballroom.


Group rate: $249/night.


To book your room at the conference hotel, use the landing page or call (404) 659-2000 and say you are with the LavaCon Conference.


Notes:

  • The conference rate is good three days before and after the conference (based on availability). If you are arriving early or departing late, please call the hotel to make your reservation using a combination of group rate and best available rate for the other nights.
  • If you encounter any problem making your hotel reservation, please email us a screen shot so we can get it fixed, thanks!


SCAM ALERT: LavaCon has not authorized any third party to help with hotel reservations. Beware of unauthorized emails and phone calls offering to sell you the LavaCon Conference attendee list and Hotel Reservations.

ALWAYS book your hotel room through the landing page or call (404) 659-2000 and say you are with the LavaCon Conference.. Please report any such attempts immediately.

Thursday 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 this 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 July to save $300 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 Wednesday, 30 July and save $300 off in-person conference tuition!

Welcome 2025 Sponsors

Exclusive Diamond Sponsor

Adobe Systems

Sapphire Sponsors

Heretto


RWS


Acrolinx


Madcap Software


Paligo


Argos Multilingual

Platinum Sponsors

DITA Strategies / Intuitive Stack


Bluestream Software


Fluid Topics by Antidot


Ingeniux


Scriptorium


Precision Content


Congree

Gold Sponsors

Stilo


Miramo by Datazone


Morningside, a Questel Company


Author-it

Silver Sponsors

Comtech Services


ProSpring Staffing


Antenna House

Other Sponsors

MultiLingual


TechWhirl


TechSmith


Zaon Labs


Component Content Alliance

Jack Molisani
Executive Director
The LavaCon Conference
+1 562-726-1800 x201