Call for Papers - 19th Unicode Conference - September 2001 - San Jose, CA

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          Nineteenth International Unicode Conference (IUC19)

              Unicode and the Web: the Global Connection

                         September 10-13, 2001

                         San Jose, California

The Internet and the World Wide Web continue to change the shape of
computing.  The goal of network computing and understandable text access
across wide, diverse groups of people has brought great momentum to
computing environments that build Unicode into their foundation.
Whether it's Internet commerce, network access to data, or highly
portable applications, Unicode makes a solid foundation for the network,
global enterprises, and software users everywhere.

The Nineteenth International Unicode Conference (IUC19) will address
topics ranging from Unicode use in the World Wide Web and in operating
systems and databases, to the latest developments with Unicode 3.1,
Java, Open Source, XML and Web protocols.  Conference attendees will
include managers, software engineers, systems analysts, and product
marketing personnel responsible for the development of software
supporting Unicode, as well as those involved in all aspects of the
globalization of software and the Internet.

DEADLINES

   Submissions due:          May 11, 2001
   Notification date:        May 25, 2001
   Camera ready papers due:  June 29, 2001

CONFERENCE WEB SITE

   http://www.unicode.org/iuc/iuc19

THEME & TOPICS

Computing with Unicode is the overall theme of the Conference.
Presentations should be geared towards a technical audience.  Suggested
topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Internationalization features of portable devices
- Implementing new features of Unicode Version 3.1
- Unicode normalization, collation
- Programming Languages and Libraries (Java, Perl, et al)
- The World Wide Web (WWW) and Unicode
- Character set issues
- Web search engines and Unicode
- Library and archival concerns
- Unicode in operating systems
- Unicode in databases
- Unicode in large scale networks
- Unicode in government applications
- The results of using Unicode applications (case studies, solutions)
- Language processing issues with Unicode data
- Migrating legacy applications to Unicode
- Cross platform issues
- Printing and imaging
- Optimizing performance of Unicode systems and applications
- Testing Unicode applications
- Usability evaluations of Unicode applications
- Internationalization and Localization

SESSIONS

The Conference Program will provide a wide range of sessions including:
- Keynote presentations
- Technical presentations
- Panel sessions
- Open discussion sessions
- Workshops/Tutorials

All sessions except the Workshops/Tutorials will be of 40 minute
duration.  In some cases, two consecutive 40 minute program slots may be
devoted to a single session.

The Workshops/Tutorials will each last approximately three hours.  They
should be designed to stimulate discussion and participation, using
slides and demonstrations.

PUBLICITY

If your paper is accepted, your details will be included in the
Conference brochure and Web pages and the paper itself will appear in
the book of Conference Proceedings.

CONFERENCE LANGUAGE

The Conference language is English.  All submissions, papers and
presentations should be provided in English.

SUBMISSIONS

Submissions MUST contain:

1. An abstract of 150-250 words, consisting of statement of purpose,
   paper description, and your conclusions or final summary.

2. A brief biography.

3. The details listed below:

   NAME:   Dr/Mr/Mrs/Ms:     _________________________________________

   TITLE/POSITION:           _________________________________________

   ORGANIZATION/AFFILIATION: _________________________________________

   ORGANIZATION'S WWW URL:   _________________________________________

   OWN WWW URL:              _________________________________________

   ADDRESS FOR PAPER MAIL:   _________________________________________

                             _________________________________________

                             _________________________________________

   TELEPHONE:                _________________________________________

   FAX:                      _________________________________________

   E-MAIL ADDRESS:           _________________________________________

   TITLE OF SESSION:         _________________________________________

   TYPE OF SESSION:          [ ] Keynote presentation

                             [ ] Technical presentation

                             [ ] Panel session

                             [ ] Open discussion session

                             [ ] Workshop/Tutorial

   TARGET AUDIENCE (you may select more than one category):

                             [ ] Manager

                             [ ] Software Engineer

                             [ ] Systems Analyst

                             [ ] Marketer

                             [ ] Other: ______________________________

   LEVEL OF SESSION:         [ ] Beginner

                             [ ] Intermediate

                             [ ] Advanced


Submissions should be sent to the following address by e-mail, post, or
fax:

   Nineteenth International Unicode Conference
   c/o Global Meeting Services, Inc.
   4360 Benhurst Avenue
   San Diego, CA  92122  USA
   Tel:   +1-858-638-0206
   Fax:   +1-858-638-0504

For e-mail submissions, use the following subject line:

   Proposal for IUC 19

E-mail submissions should use ASCII, non-compressed text and should be
sent to either of the following addresses:

   papers@unicode.org
   info@global-conference.com

EXHIBIT OPPORTUNITIES

The Conference will have an Exhibition area for corporations or
individuals who wish to display and promote their products, technology
and/or services.

Every effort will be made to provide maximum exposure and advertising.

Exhibit space is limited.  For further information or to reserve a
place, please contact Global Meeting Services at the above location.

CONFERENCE VENUE

   DoubleTree Hotel San Jose
   2050 Gateway Place
   San Jose, CA 95110
   USA

Telephone number: +1-408-453-4000
Facsimile number: +1-408-437-2898

THE UNICODE CONSORTIUM

The Unicode Consortium was founded as a non-profit organization in 1991.
It is 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.  In addition to cooperating with ISO on the future development of
ISO/IEC 10646, the Consortium is responsible for providing character
properties and algorithms for use in implementations.  Today 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>


(R) 'Unicode' is a registered trademark of Unicode, Inc.




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