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 very portable applications, Unicode makes a solid foundation
for the network, global enterprises, and software users everywhere.
The Fifteenth International Unicode Conference will address topics
ranging from Unicode use in the World Wide Web and in corporate
and government Intranets and databases, to the latest developments
with Java and XML. 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: April 30, 1999
Notification date: May 21, 1999
Camera ready papers due: June 11, 1999
CONFERENCE WEB SITES
http://www.unicode.org/unicode/iuc15
http://www.reuters.com/unicode/iuc15
THEME AND 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:
- Unicode normalization
- Unicode collation
- Java and Unicode
- 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)
- Business topics and market forecasts
- 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.
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:
Fifteenth International Unicode Conference
c/o Global Meeting Services, Inc.
6160 Charae Street
San Diego, CA 92122 USA
Tel: +1-619-638-0206
Fax: +1-619-638-0504
For e-mail submissions, use the following subject line:
Proposal for IUC 15
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 STANDARD
The Unicode Standard is a 16-bit character encoding encompassing the
world's principal scripts which provides the foundation for the
internationalization and localization of software. With its simple
and efficient approach to special and modified characters, the Unicode
Standard defines a new degree of data portability between platforms
and across borders. Software (especially modern, distributed systems)
can be adapted for particular countries far more easily than when
existing character sets are used. The Unicode Standard is code-for-
code identical to the International Standard ISO/IEC 10646.
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.