UnicodeIUC10
Conference Program
 
Day 1: Monday, March 10
 
Opening Addresses and Keynotes

Opening Address by Conference Chair
Misha Wolf, Globalisation Manager, Reuters Limited, UK

The Unicode StandardTM: Challenges and Opportunities
Asmus Freytag, VP Marketing, The Unicode® Consortium

Keynote Address
Ira Scharfglass, VP Global Applications, Netscape Communications Corporation, USA

 
Tutorials, lasting 3 hours, with a break for lunch

Track A

Track B

Track C

Track D

Web InternationalizationStandards and Case StudiesInternationalization and LocalizationDatabases
A:
Weaving the Multilingual Web: Standards and their Implementation
Martin J. Dürst, Senior Research Associate, University of Zurich, Switzerland
François Yergeau, Technology Adviser, Alis Technologies Inc., Canada
Gavin Thomas Nicol, Primary Engineer, Inso Providence Corporation, USA
B:
The Unicode Standard: Version 2
Asmus Freytag, President, ASMUS, Inc., USA
C:
Non-Latin Writing Systems: Characteristics and Impacts on Multinational Product Design
Richard Ishida, Globalisation Consultant, Rank Xerox Technical Centre, UK
D:
Language Support and Unicode in Relational Databases and SQL
Stefan Buchta, Group Manager, Software AG / Beacon Information Technology, Japan
Mike McKenna, Globalisation Architect, Sybase, Inc., USA

 
Presentations, lasting 40 minutes

Track A

Track B

Track C

Web InternationalizationText, Fonts and TypographyStandards and Case Studies
A1:
World Wide Web Consortium Activities in Internationalization
Bert Bos, Internationalization Coordinator, World Wide Web Consortium, France
B1:
Unicode and the New Information Appliances
Jim Welch, Director, Emerging Technologies, Bitstream, USA
C1:
ISO 10646 - Unicode: Continued Convergence
Michael Ksar, Hewlett-Packard Company, USA



Web InternationalizationText, Fonts and TypographyStandards and Case Studies
A2:
A Platform to Publish and Retrieve Multilingual Information on the WWW
Yean-Fee Ho, Director of Business Development and World-wide Solutions, Star+Globe Technologies, Singapore
B2:
Unicode & Fonts
Kamal Mansour, Manager of Non-Latin Products, Monotype Typography Inc., USA
C2:
Unicode - The Glue in the European Coding World - Some Case Studies
Wolfgang Keber, Senior Consultant and Project Leader, DIaLOGIKa, Germany



Web InternationalizationText, Fonts and TypographyStandards and Case Studies
A3:
Lotus, Domino, Notes and Java
Kevin Cavanaugh, VP International, Lotus, USA
B3:
Ultracode: A Barcode Symbology Encoding Unicode 2.0
Clive P Hohberger, VP, Technology Development, Zebra Technologies Corporation, USA
C3:
Conversion of a Multinational Software Developer to Unicode - A Case-history-to-date
Mike McKenna, Globalisation Architect, Sybase, Inc., USA

 
Day 2: Tuesday, March 11
 
Presentations, lasting 40 minutes

Track A

Track B

Track C

Web InternationalizationText, Fonts and TypographyPlatforms
A4:
Unicode and Internationalization in Netscape Communicator
Frank Yung-Fong Tang, Internationalization Engineer, Netscape Communications Corporation, USA
B4:
Microsoft Office97 and Unicode
Chris Pratley, Far East Program Manager, Microsoft Corporation, USA
C4:
Win32 and Unicode
William S. Hall, Program Manager, International, NETCOM On-Line Communications Services, Inc., USA



Web InternationalizationText, Fonts and TypographyPlatforms
A5:
Supporting Multiple Languages and Character Sets with Internet Explorer
F. Avery Bishop, Senior Program Manager, New Languages Enabling Group, Microsoft Corporation, USA
Lori Brownell, Senior Program Manager, Personal and Business Systems Group, Microsoft Corporation, USA
B5:
Unicode and Java - Design and Implementation of a Unicode Word Processing System in Java
Mirko Raner, Software Developer, Mathema Software GmbH, Germany
C5:
Unicode and Internationalization with UNIX and the X-Window System
Hideki Hiura, Architect / Sr. Staff Engineer, SunSoft, Inc., USA



Web InternationalizationText, Fonts and TypographyPlatforms
A6:
Java Internationalization Architecture
Asmus Freytag, President, ASMUS, Inc., USA
B6:
Developing a Unicode Desktop Publishing Application Based on Windows NT and Windows 95
Thomas Nielsen, Project Manager, R&D, Calamus, MGI Software Corp., Denmark
C6:
The Future of Unicode Support on the Macintosh
Merle Tenney, International Technologies Evangelist, Apple Computer, Inc., USA



Web InternationalizationText, Fonts and TypographyPlatforms
A7:
Java Internationalization Architecture - Continued
Asmus Freytag, President, ASMUS, Inc., USA
B7:
A Unicode Text Object Model (TOM)
Murray Sargent III, Senior Software Design Engineer, Microsoft Corporation, USA
C7:
Developing Applications Using Universal Language Support
Steve Atkin, Staff Programmer / Development Lead Universal Language Support, IBM Corporation, USA



Web InternationalizationText, Fonts and TypographyPlatforms
A8:
Migration to a Fully Supported Unicode WWW Server
Borka Jerman-Blazic, Head of Department, Institute Jozef Stefan, Slovenia
Andrej Gogala, Junior Researcher, Institute Jozef Stefan, Slovenia
Konstantin V. Chuguev, Chelyabinsk Technical University, Russia
B8:
Overcoming Search Ambiguities in Unicode 2.0
Jonathan Clark, Senior Development Engineer, International Communications(R) Inc., USA
C8:
Case Study of Two Multiscript Locales in Solaris
A Speaker, SunSoft, Inc., USA



Web InternationalizationText, Fonts and TypographyPlatforms
A9:
Making your Web Server Render Unicode Text for your Client Users
Leong Kok Yong, Research Programmer, National University of Singapore, Singapore
B9:
Application-Independent Representation of Multilingual Text
Chris A Rowley, Senior Lecturer and Staff Tutor, Open University, UK
Frank Mittelbach, System Engineer, Electronic Data Systems, Germany
C9:
Global Distributed Printing with Unicode
Dale Bethers, Senior Software Engineer, Novell, Inc., USA



Web InternationalizationText, Fonts and TypographyLibraries and Linguistics
A10:
Supporting Multiple Character Sets on the Internet
Peter Edberg, International Software Engineer, Apple Computer, Inc., USA
B10:
From Unicode to Typography, via Omega: Greek, Ancient and Modern
Yannis Haralambous, Atelier Fluxus Virus, France
John Plaice, Université de Laval, Canada
C10:
The CHASE Project - Experiments with Unicode in European Libraries
Anthony Brickell, Technical Manager, The British Library, UK



Web InternationalizationConversion and CompressionLibraries and Linguistics
A11:
Dynaweb: Content Generation Based on Client Preferences
Gavin Thomas Nicol, Primary Engineer, Inso Providence Corporation, USA
B11:
Character Mapping: Methods and Issues
Lloyd Honomichl, Internationalization Architect, Novell, Inc., USA
C11:
Unicode, Ancient Languages and the WWW
Carl-Martin Bunz, Academic Research Assistant, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Germany
Jost Gippert, Professor, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Germany



Web InternationalizationConversion and CompressionLibraries and Linguistics
A12:
Multilingual Template Pages for the WWW Based on Unicode
Judith Gilbert, Director of Engineering, vivid studios, USA
B12:
Reuters Compression Scheme for Unicode (RCSU)
Misha Wolf, Globalisation Manager, Reuters Limited, UK
C12:
Multilingual Bulletin of New Receipts of the Russian Library for Foreign Literature now on the Net
Ilya Gavrishin, System Engineer, Russian State Library for Foreign Literature, Russia

 
Day 3: Wednesday, March 12
 
Presentations, lasting 40 minutes

Track A

Track B

Track C

Web InternationalizationDatabasesCJK
A13:
Unicode: the Right Way to Develop Web Applications for Windows
Peter Amstein, Software Design Engineer, Microsoft Corporation, USA
B13:
Language Support and Unicode Features in the SQL Standards
Stefan Buchta, Group Manager, Software AG / Beacon Information Technology, Japan
Mike McKenna, Globalisation Architect, Sybase, Inc., USA
C13:
Kanji Database and Input Method of "Itaiji"
Eiji Matsuoka, Associate Professor, Director of Chinese Language and Literature, Tokyo-Gakugeidaigaku, Japan
Tatsuo Kobayashi, Director, Digital Culture Research, Justsystem Corporation, Japan
Koji Gotoda, Product Development Engineer, Justsystem Corporation, Japan



Web InternationalizationDatabasesCJK
A14:
Internationalization and Unicode in LDAP Directory Services
Jürgen Bettels, Internationalization Consultant, Global Ink Consultants, Switzerland / Netscape Communications Corporation, USA
B14:
Use of Unicode by World-Class Database Vendors
Mike McKenna, Globalisation Architect, Sybase, Inc., USA
C14:
East Asian Character Coding and New Software Implementations
Thomas H. Hahn, Librarian, Sinologist, University of Heidelberg, Germany



Web InternationalizationDatabasesInternationalization and Localization
A15:
Platform Independent Input Method Protocol for the Internet, Network Computer (NC) and Java
Hideki Hiura, Architect / Sr. Staff Engineer, SunSoft, Inc., USA
B15:
Character Set Definition and Conversion in Unicode
Jianping Yang, Senior Technical Staff, Oracle Corporation, USA
Gail Yamanaka, Principal Product Manager, Server Globalization Technology, Oracle Corporation, USA
C15:
Internationalisation: More than just Character Sets
Richard Ishida, Globalisation Consultant, Rank Xerox Technical Centre, UK



Web InternationalizationDatabasesInternationalization and Localization
A16:
Unicode and the Internet: Status and Developments
Martin J. Dürst, Senior Research Associate, University of Zurich, Switzerland
B16:
Unicode in Distributed Computing Environments
Mike McKenna, Globalisation Architect, Sybase, Inc., USA
C16:
Strategies for Globalizing Software
David Goldstein, Technical Product Manager, Accent Software International, Israel



Web InternationalizationComplex ScriptsInternationalization and Localization
A17:
Web Internationalization & Multilingualism Symposium - A Report
M.T. Carrasco Benitez, European Commission (on leave), Luxembourg
B17:
Handling Complex Unicode Rendering Problems
John H. Jenkins, International Software Engineer, Apple Computer, Inc., USA
C17:
LISA and Unicode
Michael Annobile, Director, The LISA Forum, Switzerland



Web InternationalizationComplex ScriptsInternationalization and Localization
A18:
Weaving the Multilingual Web: An Open Discussion Forum (BOF)
B18:
Complex Script Support in Microsoft® Windows NT
F. Avery Bishop, Senior Program Manager, New Languages Enabling Group, Microsoft Corporation, USA
C18:
Notes Global Designer - Developing Multilingual Notes Applications for the World
Thierry Mayeur, International Product Manager, Lotus, Canada



Web InternationalizationComplex ScriptsPlatforms
A19:
Weaving the Multilingual Web: An Open Discussion Forum (BOF) - Continued
B19:
Encoding Sense and Nonsense - The Arabic Ligature
Thomas Milo, President, DecoType, Netherlands
C19:
Writing World Ready Applications for Win32
Lori Brownell, Senior Program Manager, Personal and Business Systems Group, Microsoft Corporation, USA



Web InternationalizationComplex ScriptsPlatforms
A20:
Weaving the Multilingual Web: An Open Discussion Forum (BOF) - Continued
B20:
Unallocated
C20:
Unallocated

Each day's program starts at 09:00 and ends at 17:25,
except for Day 3 which ends at 16:40

Lunch breaks start at 12:10 and end at 13:30

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