Working group to create an international organisation for XML

At Balisage 2026, more than two dozen participants resolved to sponsor a 
public meeting, to create a working group whose purpose is to establish 
an international organization whose core mission is to protect, promote, 
and advance Extensible Markup Language (XML) and related technologies, 
and to cultivate a diverse and international community of practitioners.


Invitees: Anyone interested in the establishment of an international 
organization for XML is welcome to attend, join the e-mail listserv, and 
participate in the inaugural meeting of the working group.


Date: Friday, September 25


Time: 15:00 - 17:00 Coordinated Universal Time

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(8-10 a.m. Los Angeles / 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. New York City / noon - 2 p.m. 
Rio de Janeiro / 4-6 p.m. London / 5-7 p.m. Berlin / 6-8 p.m. Cairo / 11 
p.m. - 1 a.m. next day Hong Kong / 1 a.m. - 3 a.m. next day Melbourne)


Venue:

https://psu.zoom.us/j/96781675161?pwd=Jb8VebO7b1RED8a7gqOEakJBPU1VrC.1 
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Password: 10xml10Meeting ID: 967 8167 5161

Any changes to the meeting details will be announced at the listserv.


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