SGML: SGML '96

Subject: Series of Releases on SGML '96

Date: Tue, 08 Oct 1996 15:34:20 -0400

From: dthieme@printing.org

Newsgroup: comp.text.sgml



To Users of SGML:

The following press release is being posted (10/7/96) in the interest of 
reaching the largest number of interested persons who may wish to attend 
GCA's SGML '96 Conference, November 18 - 21, 1996 in Boston.

For more conference agenda and registration details, visit 
http://www.gca.org/conf/sgml96/index.htm.

Thank you for sharing this information with your colleagues.

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DATE:  October 7, 1996
FOR RELEASE:  IMMEDIATE

GCA'S SGML '96 BOSTON CONFERENCE
TO HIGHLIGHT SUCCESSFUL PRODUCTS FOR DISABLED,
SGML FOR MEDICAL RECORDS, AND NEED FOR SGML WEB BROWSERS
                              
(Alexandria, VA) --

     Successful SGML products for the physically challenged, 
SGML standards for marking up patient medical records, and the quest for 
SGML-compatible Web browsers are among the many issues to be addressed at 
this year's SGML '96 Conference, November 18 - 21, 1996 in Boston.

     Conducted by the nonprofit Graphic Communications Association (GCA), 
this year's meeting will celebrate the 10th anniversary of SGML (Standard 
Generalized Markup Language) becoming an international standard (ISO 8879). 

     The conference will be held at the Sheraton Boston Hotel and Towers
and the Hynes Convention Center.

     Tuesday afternoon will include demonstrations of successful products 
that can be used by people with print disabilities to access publications,
a discussion of major problems in software design that deny access, and 
identification of resources to assist developers in creating accessible 
products in the future.  Speakers will include Murray Maloney, SoftQuad; 
George Kerscher, Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic; Michael Paciello, 
Webable! Solutions; and Jutta Trevranus of the Adaptive Technology Resource 
Centre, University of Toronto.

     Health Care Markup Language (HCML), a new initiative for SGML in the 
health care industry, will be introduced on Tuesday afternoon by Liora 
Alschuler, The Word Electric; Daniel Essin, Los Angeles County Hospital and 
the University of Southern California Medical Center; Dr. Thomas Lincoln, 
University of Southern California and Rand Corporation; and Dr. John 
Spinosa, Scripps.  The HCML concept is based on the premise that 
SGML-encoded patient medical records can be easily captured and placed into 
a manageable format for high-quality, cost-effective medical services.

     The W3C SGML Working Group will report on the status of XML,
eXtensible Markup Language, on Tuesday morning.  XML, which is an outgrowth
of an activity of the World Wide Web Consortium, is a subset of SGML
designed to be Web-friendly.

     Deborah H. Lapeyre, Mulberry Technologies and conference co-chair, says 
"The W3C's overall goal is to enable Web browsers to receive and process 
generic SGML in the same fashion as HTML.  Ultimately, we hope the dominant 
vendors of Web browsers will make SGML Web browsers available."

     The four day event is designed to accommodate three levels of interest: 
newcomers to SGML, users, and experts.  Before the conference opens, there 
will be twelve tutorials on Sunday, November 17.  The Exposition -- held on 
November 19 - 20 and managed by the Graphic Communications Research 
Institute (GCARI) -- will showcase over 40 vendors of SGML-aware products 
and services.   Recent additions to the exhibitor list include AIS, Active 
Systems, RJO, Euro Script, Infrastructures for Information, Inc., HEBCO, and 
Webcom Communications Corporation.

     Attendees may register by contacting the GCA offices, 100 Daingerfield 
Road, Alexandria, VA 22314-2888, 703-519-8167.  For more conference 
information, call Julie Morrison at 703-519-8174, or via e-mail at: 
jmorrison@gca.org. Exhibitors may call Chris Ziener at 703-519-8154 or via 
e-mail at: cziener@gca.org.

     GCA is the leading worldwide, nonprofit association that represents 
over 300 companies involved in electronic information management and various 
forms of publishing and distribution.

(End of Press Release)


CONTACT Don Thieme, 703-519-8190
        dthieme@gca.org
        Visit: http://www.gca.org  

NOTE:  The SGML'96 Conference brochure can be located on GCA's Web site at: 
     http://www.gca.org/conf/sgml96/index.htm.