# Topic Suggestions for Upcoming Meetups

**URL:** <https://forum.edch.eu/t/topic-suggestions-for-upcoming-meetups/855>\
**Category:** Single-Source Publishing\
**Tags:** publishing\
**Created:** [21 April 2026 14:31 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/topic-suggestions-for-upcoming-meetups/855 "2026-04-21T14:31:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![tarleb](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.edch.eu/tarleb/32/420_2.png) [@tarleb](https://forum.edch.eu/u/tarleb)\
**Post date:** [21 April 2026 14:31 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/topic-suggestions-for-upcoming-meetups/855/1 "2026-04-21T14:31:23Z")

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Please use this thread to suggest topics that you’d like to see discussed in one of the future (online) meetups of the Single-Source Publishing Community.

You can leave a reaction on suggestions to show your interest for the idea, or add a comment by hitting replying on a suggestion.

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**Author:** ![tarleb](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.edch.eu/tarleb/32/420_2.png) [@tarleb](https://forum.edch.eu/u/tarleb)\
**Post date:** [21 April 2026 14:53 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/topic-suggestions-for-upcoming-meetups/855/2 "2026-04-21T14:53:16Z")

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Suggestion: Introduction to File Formats. Which formats serve which purpose? How do similar formats like pdf, docx, html and epub compare to each other, and why does it matter for publishing?

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**Author:** ![tarleb](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.edch.eu/tarleb/32/420_2.png) [@tarleb](https://forum.edch.eu/u/tarleb)\
**Post date:** [19 May 2026 12:07 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/topic-suggestions-for-upcoming-meetups/855/3 "2026-05-19T12:07:12Z")

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Suggestion: Inform the group how to set up local LLMs and agents to experiment with

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**Author:** ![tarleb](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.edch.eu/tarleb/32/420_2.png) [@tarleb](https://forum.edch.eu/u/tarleb)\
**Post date:** [19 May 2026 12:09 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/topic-suggestions-for-upcoming-meetups/855/4 "2026-05-19T12:09:15Z")

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Suggestion: Understanding existing editing and publishing workflows and pain points (from a user experience / domain experts’ perspective)

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**Author:** ![tarleb](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.edch.eu/tarleb/32/420_2.png) [@tarleb](https://forum.edch.eu/u/tarleb)\
**Post date:** [19 May 2026 12:09 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/topic-suggestions-for-upcoming-meetups/855/5 "2026-05-19T12:09:48Z")

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Suggestion: Identifying components and processes that can be de-commodified (e.g. often done with proprietary tools or without standards compliance)

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**Author:** ![tarleb](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.edch.eu/tarleb/32/420_2.png) [@tarleb](https://forum.edch.eu/u/tarleb)\
**Post date:** [19 May 2026 12:10 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/topic-suggestions-for-upcoming-meetups/855/6 "2026-05-19T12:10:17Z")

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Suggestion: JATS and its validation

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**Author:** ![tarleb](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.edch.eu/tarleb/32/420_2.png) [@tarleb](https://forum.edch.eu/u/tarleb)\
**Post date:** [19 May 2026 12:10 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/topic-suggestions-for-upcoming-meetups/855/7 "2026-05-19T12:10:57Z")

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Suggestion: Human-computer interaction ideas, questions and findings regarding SSP (e.g., user interface and interaction challenges pertaining to working with multiple output formats in parallel).