Design Science News

STREAM Tools Workshop for simplified professional technical publishing

STREAM Tools is a system created by Professor Alex Mamishev for writing scientific papers in collaborative environments using Microsoft Office, MathType, and other tools. He will be hosting The STREAM Tools Workshop next Friday, August 12, in Seattle. Workshop participants will learn how easy it is for teams to produce a stream of high quality, complex technical documents using modern software tools and methodologies. By attending the workshop, you will receive a copy of Dr. Mamishev's book and a special discount on MathType.

We appreciate systems like STREAM Tools because they reduce issues experienced in collaborative environments and have a low learning curve. To find out more about STREAM Tools or to register for the workshop, see the STREAM Tools website. You may also want to check out our website for Solutions for STM (Science/Technical/Medical) Publishers.

Online Presentation: Building the future of technical publishing with MathFlow, MathType, and MathML

The XML standards framework underlying many technical publishing challenges and opportunities of the last decade has noticeably matured in recent years. A long list of technologies such as HTML, DITA, MathML, SVG, CSS and PDF now have very full and stable feature sets that are more and more widely and dependably implemented. As a predictable consequence, the energy of early adopters is again on the move, shifting toward creative combination and reuse of these technologies. Web applications for collaboration, social networking and distributed authoring web applications are proliferating at a tremendous pace. eBooks are increasingly popular, with readers seeking access not only from desktops but a variety of readers, devices and tablets, where electronic ink is an input format.

Join Design Science's very own Robert Miner and Autumn Cuellar in a presentation hosted by Arbortext PTC/User Group this Saturday, 25 September 2010, 9:00-10:30 AM Pacific/US. In this presentation, they’ll discuss the future of technical publishing, both from the point of view of taking advantage of the maturation of the traditional XML standards framework, as well as the perspective of putting yourself in a position to get out in front of emerging trends.

The online presentation is free, but you need to register ahead of time, here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/788343867

Learn how to enhance your math instruction with MathType at CAMT '09

Next week in Houston, about 6,000 math teachers will gather for the annual Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching. You'll be able to see, learn, and share techniques to enhance your instruction, and to become a more effective communicator. I'll be there, and will present a session titled Equation Editor and MathType—Top Tips from an Expert. I'll present this session on Wednesday July 15, with an encore presentation on Friday July 17. Some of the tips I'll be demonstrating are in the MathType Tips & Tricks section of our website, but there will be quite a few new ones as well.

If you can't attend the session, please look for me in the exhibit hall.  In addition to seeing the latest MathType features, stop by and see how MathDaisy is changing the way students with vision disabilities access classroom material. The MathType by Design Science booth is just inside the main entrance—booth 610. To see other conferences where we'll be exhibiting and speaking, refer to the Events page on our website.

The path to accessible math at U Guelph conference

The University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada is hosting Aiming for Accessibility: Creating Barrier-Free Information and Communication, a conference aimed at raising awareness of IT-related accessibility issues and providing techniques for addressing them. Part of the motivation for having the conference is the pending requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), which may have important impacts on Universities in Ontario. The conference is in Rozanski Hall, University of Guelph on May 27.

I'll be presenting a session in the Accessible Web Programming, Document and Multimedia Design "stream" titled The Path to Accessible Math.  My talk starts at 1pm and will cover how to create and deliver documents that contain accessible math.  I'll give some background on the topic first, and then get into the creation and delivery aspects.  Even though I'm giving the talk remotely, I'm going to be leaving lots of time for Q&A.

To see other conferences where we'll be exhibiting and speaking, refer to the Events page on our website.

Equation Editor and MathType—Top Tips from an Expert at CAMT

At the annual Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching (CAMT), teachers of math and science from grades Kindergarten through University level are able to see, learn, and share techniques to enhance their instruction, and to become more effective communicators. This year's conference is at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, July 15-17.

To help you communicate math more effectively, I'll be presenting a session titled Equation Editor and MathType—Top Tips from an Expert on Wednesday July 15, from 1:00-2:00 PM, in Convention Center room 382C, and repeated Friday July 17 from 8:00-9:00 AM in the same room. Some of the tips I'll be demonstrating are in the MathType Tips & Tricks section of our website, but there will be quite a few new ones as well. If you can't attend the session, please look for me in the exhibit hall. The MathType by Design Science booth is just inside the main entrance—booth 610. To see other conferences where we'll be exhibiting and speaking, refer to the Events page on our website.

At the annual Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching (CAMT), teachers of math and science from grades Kindergarten through University level are able to see, learn, and share techniques to enhance their instruction, and to become more effective communicators. This year's conference is at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, July 15-17.

To help you communicate math more effectively, I'll be presenting a session titled Equation Editor and MathType—Top Tips from an Expert on Wednesday July 15, from 1:00-2:00 PM, in Convention Center room 382C, and repeated Friday July 17 from 8:00-9:00 AM in the same room. Some of the tips I'll be demonstrating are in the MathType Tips & Tricks section of our website, but there will be quite a few new ones as well. If you can't attend the session, please look for me in the exhibit hall. The MathType by Design Science booth is just inside the main entrance—booth 610. To see other conferences where we'll be exhibiting and speaking, refer to the Events page on our website.

NCTM: See how MathType 6.5 can revolutionize the way you work with math

We will be showing off MathType 6.5 during the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Annual Meeting & Exposition at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington DC. Exhibits are Thursday through Saturday, April 23-25. MathType has worked with Microsoft Office for years, but here are just a few of the products and websites you can use MathType with:

• Apple iWork '09
• Maple
• Math Help Forum
• Wikipedia
• Wimba

Stop by booth 1600 and see if your favorite applications or websites are among the 100s that MathType now works with. For information on this and other conferences where we will be exhibiting, see our events schedule.

Equation Editor and MathType—Top Tips from an Expert at T3

At the annual Teachers Teaching with Technology (T³) International Conferences, teachers of math and science from middle grades through University level are able to see, learn, and share techniques to enhance their instruction with educational technology. This year's conference is at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle, February 27-March 1.

I'll be presenting session #296, titled Equation Editor and MathType—Top Tips from an Expert on Saturday February 28, from 2:15-3:45 PM, in Convention Center room 611. Some of the tips I'll be demonstrating are in the MathType Tips & Tricks section of our website, but there will be quite a few new ones as well. If you can't attend the session, please look for me in the exhibit hall. The MathType by Design Science booth is just inside the main entrance—booth 101. To see what other conferences we'll be exhibiting and speaking at, refer to the Events page on our website.

ICTCM Conference in San Antonio, March 6-8

We will be exhibiting at the International Conference for Technology in Collegiate Mathematics at the Marriott Rivercenter Hotel in San Antonio TX. Exhibits are Thursday March 6 through Saturday March 8. Stop by booth 110 and see the new features of MathType 6 for Windows, including TeX input and copy/paste from Wikipedia, PlanetMath, and many blogs. For information on this and other conferences where we will be exhibiting, see our Events Schedule.

T3 International Conference, Dallas TX, Feb 29-Mar 1

We will be exhibiting at the Teachers Teaching with Technology Conference at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dallas TX. Exhibits are Friday February 29 and Saturday March 1. Stop by booth 101 and see the new features of MathType 6 for Windows. For information on this and other conferences where we will be exhibiting, see our Events Schedule.

Math on the Web at the Joint Mathematics Meetings

For the sixth year in a row, a consortium of software vendors has teamed up with the American Mathematical Society to present the Math on the Web Pavilion at the Joint Mathematics Meetings. This year's meeting was held in San Diego with the most varied slate of speakers ever, both from business and academia. Twelve speakers presented a total of fifteen sessions, including these from Design Science:

• Managing Math in Moodle, by Bob Mathews
• Speaking of Math: Spoken Math and Accessibility, by Neil Soiffer (presented by Bob Mathews)
• MathType ∈ Word ∩ TeX ∩ Wikipedia, by Robert Miner

It was good to see such enthusiasm among the JMM attendees for our new MathType 6 release for Windows, which includes TeX input and Wikipedia copy/paste. Read more at JMM Math on the Web Pavilion 2008.