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Question to the listserv: Is DITA of enough interest to you to warrant more local programming on it? Please indicate your interest level: Low—just want to know what is going on around me; medium—could consider it for future reference; high—involved now or need to be.

Thanks!

Mary Knepper

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Subject: Dive into DITA with free webcasts from Scriptorium Publishing

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