| dana@omg.org 2006-04-07, 7:07 pm |
| Subject:
Unicode Consortium Announces Call for Participation for 30th
Conference; November 15-
17, 2006; Washington, D.C., USA
What: The 30th Internationalization & Unicode Conference
When: November 15-17, 2006
Where: Washington, D.C., USA
Info: http://www.unicodeconference.org/iuc30call
The Unicode=AE Consortium today announced a call for participation in
The Thirtieth Internationalization
& Unicode Conference (IUC), taking place in Washington, D.C., USA on
November 15-17, 2006. The
call for participation runs until May 15. The conference is produced by
The Object Management Group=99
(OMG=99). Details about the conference and details about the call for
participation are available at
http://www.unicodeconference.org/iuc30call.
The Internationalization & Unicode Conference is the premier technical
conference focusing on
multilingual, global software and Web internationalization. Each IUC
conference features a variety of
tutorials and conference sessions that cover current topics related to
Web and software
internationalization, globalization, and Unicode.
IUC 30 will include sessions with a special focus on the
internationalization and globalization challenges
faced by governmental, national, and international organizations as
they s to better communicate
globally. Organizations are specifically invited to submit case studies
on their globalization efforts.
The conference Program Committee is also sing technical and
business-focused presentations on case
studies, experience reports, evaluations or research papers on topics
relevant to (but not limited to):
- Internationalization challenges for NGOs and governments
- Encoding and internationalization standards in government
- Internationalization or enabling of applications or Web sites
- Implementation of Unicode
- Working with multilingual text and data
- New and upcoming technologies
- Security and phishing
- Making scripts and languages accessible
- Global development best practices
- Business cases and technical issues for globalized software
- Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR)
- Publishing and broadcasting for a global audience
Tutorial Sessions are an important part of the conference. The Program
Committee is sing proposals
on topics of interest to general software users, to project and program
managers, and to technical
attendees who need to build basic knowledge of Unicode and software
internationalization. Tutorial
topics can include (but aren't limited to):
- Program and project management of internationalization
- Case studies: internationalizing existing systems
- Best practices in localization process and technology
- Users: making the most of international features in common
applications
Tutorial presenters receive complimentary registration, an honorarium
and two nights lodging. Session
presenters receive a fifty percent conference discount and two nights
lodging. See the web site for full
details and restrictions.
Proposals for panel sessions in any of the above areas are also
welcomed. Those interested in holding
Birds-of-a-Feather meetings should contact Kevin Loughry with their
suggestions at loughry@omg.org,
+1-781-444 0404.
Internationalization and Unicode experts, implementers, clients and
vendors are invited to attend this
unique conference. The interactive format makes the
Internationalization & Unicode Conference a great
place to meet and exchange ideas with leading experts, find out about
the needs of potential clients, or get
information about new and existing Unicode-enabled products.
Interested individuals or organizations are invited to submit a brief
(up to 600 word) abstract of their
proposed conference presentation by May 15 using this web form:
http://www.unicodeconference.org/abstracts.
The Program Committee will select presentations for inclusion in the
program and notify authors by June
1=2E Final presentation materials will be required from all selected
presenters by October 23. The
conference agenda will be available by June 7 and posted at
http://www.unicodeconference.org.
Sponsorships and exhibit space are available; for more information on
sponsoring, exhibiting or other
questions contact Kevin Loughry at loughry@omg.org, +1-781-444 0404.
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About The Unicode Consortium
The Unicode Consortium is a non-profit organization founded to develop,
extend and promote use of the
Unicode Standard and related globalization standards.
The membership of the consortium represents a broad spectrum of
corporations and organizations in the
computer and information processing industry. Members are: Adobe
Systems, L'Agence
Intergouvernementale de la Francophonie, Apple Computer, Basis
Technology, Denic e.G., Google, Inc.,
Government of India - Ministry of Information Technology, Government of
Pakistan - National Language
Authority, HP, IBM, Justsystem, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, Sun
Microsystems, Sybase, The University of
California at Berkeley, VeriSign, Yahoo! and about one hundred
Associate, Liaison, and Individual
members.
For more information, please contact the Unicode Consortium
(http://www.unicode.org/).
About the Event Producer
The Object Management Group=99 (OMG=99) is the new Event Producer for
the Internationalization &
Unicode Conferences. The OMG is an open membership, not-for-profit
consortium that produces and
maintains computer industry specifications for interoperable enterprise
applications. Our specifications
include MDA=AE, UML=AE, CORBA=AE, MOF=99, XMI=AE and CWM=99. OMG's
specifications are all
available for download by everyone without charge.
For more information about OMG, visit us online at http://www.omg.org.
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About The OMG
The Object Management Group=99 (OMG=99) is an international, open
membership, not-for-profit computer industry standards consortium. OMG
member companies write, adopt, and maintain its standards following a
mature, open process. OMG's standards implement the Model Driven
Architecture=AE (MDA=AE), maximizing ROI through a full-lifecycle
approach to enterprise integration that covers multiple operating
systems,
programming languages, middleware and networking infrastructures, and
software development environments. OMG's standards include: UML=AE
(Unified Modeling Language=99); CORBA=AE (Common Object Request Broker
Architecture); CWM=99 (Common Warehouse Metamodel); and
industry-specific standards for dozens of vertical markets. OMG has
offices at 140 Kendrick Street, Building A, Suite 300, Needham, MA
02494=20
USA.
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