Save with early registration-26th Unicode Conference - Sept 7-10, 2004 - San Jose, CA

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Registration includes free admission to Transdex!
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                         Unicode and Internationalization:
                       Best Practices in the Networked World
                             http://www.unicode.org/iuc/iuc26
                                   San Jose, CA., USA
                                  September 7-10, 2004

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IUC26  Highlights
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*** Industry leaders and experts discuss new developments, including:

- The Common Locale Data Repository (CLDR) moves under the Unicode Consortium
- Internationalized Web addresses: International Domain Name Architecture
      is now a standard. Internationalized Resource Identifiers (IRI) is
      proposed for standardization.
- Replacement for RFC3066 language tagging is proposed
- Supplementary characters supported in Java 1.5
- Growing emphasis on Indic script development and deployment

*** Training, Case Studies, and Best Practices

- The only Unicode tutorial officially sanctioned by the Unicode Consortium.
- 13 additional tutorials updated with the latest information on
      internationalization and localization practices for the  Web, .NET,
      scripts, and more
- Broad platform coverage, including: Windows, Unix, Java, Mac OS, and ICU.
- 50+ breakout sessions and panel discussions

           Want to know more? See the program details:
           http://www.unicode.org/iuc/iuc26/program.html

*** Transdex admission is included
   Free admission to a forum covering GILT (Globalization, 
Internationalization,
    Localization and Translation) topics and run by organizations at the
    forefront of the localization industry, ACCTI, CSN, and GALA.
    The Transdex program agenda is at:
  http://www.the-iclc.org/pdf/TRANSDEX_Combined_Agenda.pdf.

*** Exhibitor's Showcase and Panel Sessions:
    Registration also gives admission to the conference Showcase where you can
    learn about the latest in GILT products and services that can help you
    globalize/localize your software, documentation and Internet content.
    (To exhibit in the Showcase, please see:
     http://www.unicode.org/iuc/iuc26/showcase.html )

    Showcase Exhibitors include:
    ACCTI
    Antenna House
    ClientSide News (CSN)
    GALA (Globalization and Localization Association)
    The Language Technology Centre (UK)
    Multicorpora
    PASS Engineering GmbH
    Symbio
    TOIN Corporation
    Venturi

Register now for IUC26, including admission to both Transdex and the Showcase.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

As the premier technical conference worldwide for both software and Web
internationalization, this conference is ideal for those involved in
internationalization of software and the Web, or Unicode-enabling software.

If you have a limited training budget, this is the one Internationalization
conference you need.  Send staff that are involved in either
Unicode-enabling software, or internationalization of software and the
Internet, including: managers, software engineers, systems analysts, font
designers, graphic designers, content developers, Web designers, Web
administrators, system administrators, technical writers, and product
marketing personnel.

CONFERENCE WEB SITE, PROGRAM and REGISTRATION

The Conference Program and Registration form are available at the
Conference Web site:

       http://www.unicode.org/iuc/iuc26

CONFERENCE SPONSORS

World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
XenCraft

CONFERENCE VENUE

The Conference will take place at the:

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

      Tel:  (408) 453-4000
      Fax:  (408)-437-2899


CONFERENCE MANAGEMENT

         Global Meeting Services Inc.
         8949 Lombard Place, #416
         San Diego, CA 92122, USA

         Tel: +1 858 638 0206 (voice)
         +1 858 638 0504 (fax)

         Email: info@global-conference.com
         or: conference@unicode.org

For information on the Unicode Standard, visit the Unicode Web
site at http://www.unicode.org

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Received on Sunday, 22 August 2004 08:25:25 UTC