Re: Second International Symposium on Invisible XML

I think changing the name is a good idea.

P
On 18 August 2026 09:50:52 Steven Pemberton <steven.pemberton@cwi.nl> wrote:

> The time has come for us to discuss if and when we want to organise the 
> next symposium.
>
> I would like us to reconsider calling it "International Symposium on 
> Invisible Markup", since I know of at least one person who didn't come 
> because he had no interest in XML. I believe ixml people will understand 
> that it is principally about ixml, but we might just tempt people into the 
> XML community if we use the more inclusive terminology.
>
>
>
> The previous timeline was:
>
>  Call for presentations announced mid-October
>  Call for presentations open through 15 December 2025.
>  Preliminary program announced, 17 December 2025.
>  Symposium schedule announced, 3 February 2026.
>  Symposium 26/27 February
>  Slides published beginning 4 March 2026.
>
> The previous call is at https://invisiblexml.org/events/symposium2026/cfp.html:
>
>
> We invite proposals from new users and experts alike. Share your 
> experiences, techniques, ideas, implementations, use cases, grammars, and 
> anything else ixml-related.
>
> Presentations will be by Zoom. Timeslots are flexible, from 10 to 30 
> minutes in length, so each presenter can judge how long their talk requires.
>
> Proposals should include a title, requested timeslot duration, and summary 
> (100–200 words).
>
> There is no requirement for a written paper. Presenters will be asked to 
> submit a copy of their slides after the event. With presenter permission, 
> talks will be recorded and the videos published.
>
> You can submit your proposals to submit@invisiblexml.org, on or before 15 
> December, 2025.
>
> Accepted presenters can contact the committee if they would like to discuss 
> or ask for advice about any aspect of their presentation. Please contact 
> the committee before 19 February to ensure that there is time for 
> discussion before the symposium.
>
> Presentations may not be written in whole or part by a large language model 
> (LLM); authors who make use of an LLM or other generative AI tool must sign 
> a statement that the tool has been trained on data acquired legally and 
> with the informed consent of its original creators; please contact 
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