From tex at i18nguy.com Wed Oct 8 21:59:55 2003 From: tex at i18nguy.com (Tex Texin) Date: Wed Oct 8 22:00:56 2003 Subject: [I18n-sig] IUC25 Call for Papers - March 2004 - Washington, D.C., USA Message-ID: <3F84C11B.C7542D61@i18nguy.com> IUC25 Call for Papers - March 2004 - Washington, D.C., USA >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Call for Papers! <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Twenty-fifth Internationalization and Unicode Conference (IUC25) Unicode in Government: Building a Multilingual Infrastructure See Call for Papers at: http://www.unicode.org/iuc/iuc25/iuc25call.html March 31 - April 2, 2004 Washington, D.C., USA >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Send in your submission now! <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Submissions due: Nov. 14, 2003 Notification date: Dec. 5, 2003 Papers due: Jan. 9, 2004 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Unicode in Government <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< This conference will focus on solutions that address the language and multilingual requirements of governments and industries around the world. Technologies built on the Unicode Character Standard make it feasible today to build a multilingual infrastructure that satisfies these requirements. This conference will examine the requirements and explore recent advances as well as traditional best-practices. The Washington DC venue was specifically chosen to allow discussion and peer networking around the needs of government including topics such as U.S. Homeland Security, and the European Union's challenges supporting all its official languages. The conference web site has more details and numerous example topics: http://www.unicode.org/iuc/iuc25/iuc25call.html INVITATION TO SUBMIT PAPERS The Internationalization & Unicode Conference is the premier technical conference worldwide for both software and Web internationalization. The conference features tutorials, lectures, and panel discussions that provide coverage of standards, best practices, and recent advances in the globalization of software and the Internet. The conference continues to provide a forum for identifying and discussing new issues in this field. New technologies, innovative Internet applications, and the evolving Unicode Standard bring new challenges along with their new capabilities. This technical conference will explore the opportunities created by the latest advances, how to leverage them, and the potential pitfalls. Their impact on business and the problem areas that need further research will also be identified. Best practices for designing applications that can accommodate any language will be demonstrated. Attendees benefit from the wide range of basic to advanced topics and the opportunities for dialog and idea exchange with experts and peers. We invite you to submit papers on the conference themes or topics that relate to Unicode or any aspect of software and Web Internationalization. You can view the programs of previous conferences at: http://www.unicode.org/unicode/conference/about-conf.html CONFERENCE ATTENDEES Conference attendees are generally involved in either the development and deployment of Unicode software, or the globalization of software and the Internet. They include managers, software engineers, testers, systems analysts, program managers, font designers, graphic designers, content developers, web designers, web administrators, site coordinators, technical writers, and product marketing personnel. EXHIBIT OPPORTUNITIES The Conference SHOWCASE area is for corporations and individuals who wish to display and promote their products, technology and/or services. Every effort will be made to provide maximum exposure, advertising and traffic. Exhibit space is limited. For further information or to reserve a place, please contact Global Meeting Services at info@global-conference.com. THE UNICODE CONSORTIUM The Unicode Consortium is a non-profit organization dedicated to the development, maintenance and promotion of The Unicode Standard, a worldwide character encoding. The Unicode Standard encodes the characters of the world's principal scripts and languages, and is code-for-code identical to the international standard ISO/IEC 10646. The Consortium also defines character properties and algorithms for use in implementations. The membership base of the Unicode Consortium includes major computer corporations, software producers, database vendors, research institutions, international agencies and various user groups. For further information on the Unicode Standard, visit the Unicode Web site at http://www.unicode.org or e-mail info@unicode.org * * * * * Unicode(r) and the Unicode logo are registered trademarks of Unicode, Inc. Used with permission. From tex at i18nguy.com Tue Oct 28 14:46:01 2003 From: tex at i18nguy.com (Tex Texin) Date: Tue Oct 28 14:46:52 2003 Subject: [I18n-sig] IUC25 Call for Papers - March 2004 - Washington, D.C., USA Message-ID: <3F9EC779.76B71508@i18nguy.com> Only 3 weeks left to propose papers for the next Unicode Conference! This conference will focus on solutions that address the language and multilingual requirements of governments and industries around the world. The conference will be held at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center in Alexandria, VA, USA Send in your submissions now! IUC25 Call for Papers - March 2004 - Washington, D.C., USA >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Call for Papers! <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Twenty-fifth Internationalization and Unicode Conference (IUC25) Unicode in Government: Building a Multilingual Infrastructure See Call for Papers at: http://www.unicode.org/iuc/iuc25/iuc25call.html March 31 - April 2, 2004 Washington, D.C., USA >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Send in your submission now! <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Submissions due: Nov. 14, 2003 Notification date: Dec. 5, 2003 Papers due: Jan. 9, 2004 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Unicode in Government <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Technologies built on the Unicode Character Standard make it feasible today to build a multilingual infrastructure that satisfies these requirements. This conference will examine the requirements and explore recent advances as well as traditional best-practices. The Washington DC venue was specifically chosen to allow discussion and peer networking around the needs of government including topics such as U.S. Homeland Security, and the European Union's challenges supporting all its official languages. The conference web site has more details and numerous example topics: http://www.unicode.org/iuc/iuc25/iuc25call.html INVITATION TO SUBMIT PAPERS The Internationalization & Unicode Conference is the premier technical conference worldwide for both software and Web internationalization. The conference features tutorials, lectures, and panel discussions that provide coverage of standards, best practices, and recent advances in the globalization of software and the Internet. The conference continues to provide a forum for identifying and discussing new issues in this field. New technologies, innovative Internet applications, and the evolving Unicode Standard bring new challenges along with their new capabilities. This technical conference will explore the opportunities created by the latest advances, how to leverage them, and the potential pitfalls. Their impact on business and the problem areas that need further research will also be identified. Best practices for designing applications that can accommodate any language will be demonstrated. Attendees benefit from the wide range of basic to advanced topics and the opportunities for dialog and idea exchange with experts and peers. We invite you to submit papers on the conference themes or topics that relate to Unicode or any aspect of software and Web Internationalization. You can view the programs of previous conferences at: http://www.unicode.org/unicode/conference/about-conf.html CONFERENCE ATTENDEES Conference attendees are generally involved in either the development and deployment of Unicode software, or the globalization of software and the Internet. They include managers, software engineers, testers, systems analysts, program managers, font designers, graphic designers, content developers, web designers, web administrators, site coordinators, technical writers, and product marketing personnel. EXHIBIT OPPORTUNITIES The Conference SHOWCASE area is for corporations and individuals who wish to display and promote their products, technology and/or services. Every effort will be made to provide maximum exposure, advertising and traffic. Exhibit space is limited. For further information or to reserve a place, please contact Global Meeting Services at info@global-conference.com. THE UNICODE CONSORTIUM The Unicode Consortium is a non-profit organization dedicated to the development, maintenance and promotion of The Unicode Standard, a worldwide character encoding. The Unicode Standard encodes the characters of the world's principal scripts and languages, and is code-for-code identical to the international standard ISO/IEC 10646. The Consortium also defines character properties and algorithms for use in implementations. The membership base of the Unicode Consortium includes major computer corporations, software producers, database vendors, research institutions, international agencies and various user groups. For further information on the Unicode Standard, visit the Unicode Web site at http://www.unicode.org or e-mail info@unicode.org * * * * * Unicode(r) and the Unicode logo are registered trademarks of Unicode, Inc. Used with permission.