UnicodeIUC12
Conference Program
Day 1: Wednesday, April 8
Tutorials

Track A

Track B

Track C

Character SetsJavaDatabases
Session TA1:
9:00 am - 12:10 am
The Unicode Standard: A Tutorial
Hideki Hiura, Architect/Sr. Staff Engineer, Sun Microsystems, Inc., USA
Tatsuo Kobayashi, Director, JUSTSYSTEM Corporation, Japan
Session TB1:
9:00 am - 12:10 am
Developing Internationalized Applications/Applets with Java
Tom McFarland, Internationalization Architect, Hewlett-Packard Company, USA
Session TC1:
9:00 am - 12:10 am
Unicode in Databases
Stefan Buchta, Principal Product Manager, Oracle Corporation, USA



Internet StandardsInternationalization & LocalizationOperating Systems & Toolkits
Session TA2:
1:25 pm - 3:35 pm
Unicode and HTML: Status and Developments
Martin J. Dürst, Associate Professor (W3C Project), Keio University, Japan
François Yergeau, Senior Technology Advisor, Alis Technologies, Canada
Gavin Thomas Nicol, Systems Architect, Inso EPS, USA
Session TB2:
1:25 pm - 3:35 pm
Cultural Issues with On-Screen Information
Richard Ishida, Globalisation Consultant, The Document Company, Xerox, UK
Session TC2:
1:25 pm - 3:35 pm
Unicode and Win32 Internationalization
Dr. William S. Hall, President, MLM Associates, Inc., USA



Internet StandardsInternationalization & LocalizationOperating Systems & Toolkits
Session TA3:
3:50 pm - 5:15 pm
Unicode, XML, XLL and XSL
Jon Bosak, Online Information Technology Architect, Sun Microsystems, Inc., USA
Makoto Murata, Engineering Manager, Fuji Xerox Information Systems, Japan
Gavin Thomas Nicol, Systems Architect, Inso EPS, USA
Session TB3:
3:50 pm - 5:15 pm
Non-Latin Writing Systems: Characteristics and Impacts on Multinational Product Design
Richard Ishida, Globalisation Consultant, The Document Company, Xerox, UK
Session TC3:
3:50 pm - 5:15 pm
Unicode and Win32 Internationalization - Continued
Dr. William S. Hall, President, MLM Associates, Inc., USA



Internet StandardsInternationalization & LocalizationCharacter Sets
Session TA4:
5:20 pm - 6:00 pm
Unicode, XML, XLL and XSL - Continued
Jon Bosak, Online Information Technology Architect, Sun Microsystems, Inc., USA
Makoto Murata, Engineering Manager, Fuji Xerox Information Systems, Japan
Gavin Thomas Nicol, Systems Architect, Inso EPS, USA
Session TB4:
5:20 pm - 6:00 pm
Non-Latin Writing Systems: Characteristics and Impacts on Multinational Product Design - Continued
Richard Ishida, Globalisation Consultant, The Document Company, Xerox, UK
Session TC4:
5:20 pm - 6:00 pm
Survey of Character Encodings
David Goldsmith, Architect, International Text & Graphics Dept., Apple Computer, Inc., USA

Day 2: Thursday, April 9
Opening Addresses and Keynotes

Plenary Session
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Welcome
Tatsuo Kobayashi, Co-Chair, Twelfth International Unicode/ISO10646 Conference

Keynote Address
9:10 am - 9:45 am
A Brief History of the Japanese Printing Industry and Kanji Typesetting
Hidehiko Nakanishi, Vice President, Nakanishi Printing Co., Ltd., Japan

Plenary Session
9:45 am - 10:20 am
Unicode and ISO 10646: Achievements and Directions
Mike Ksar, Globalization Manager, Corporate External Standards, Hewlett-Packard Company, USA

Presentations

Track A

Track B

Track C

Input MethodsOperating Systems & ToolkitsCase Studies
Session A1:
10:40 am - 11:20 am
Unicode Based Input Method and Han-Character Search
Takashi Maruyama, Assistant Manager of Product and Technology Management, JUSTSYSTEM Corporation, Japan
Session B1:
10:40 am - 11:20 am
Unicode: An Interoperability Enabler in HP-UX
Susan L. Kline, Unicode Architect, Hewlett-Packard Company, USA
Session C1:
10:40 am - 11:20 am
Unicode and Largest Business Application Software
Nobuyoshi Mori, Development Manager, SAP AG, Germany



Input MethodsOperating Systems & ToolkitsCase Studies
Session A2:
11:25 am - 12:05 pm
IIIMF - Distributed Input Method Architecture for the Internet, Network Computer, and Java
Hideki Hiura, Architect/Sr. Staff Engineer, Sun Microsystems, Inc., USA
Session B2:
11:25 am - 12:05 pm
World Ready Java - The Next Step - Part 1: General I18N, Text Layout and User Interface
Brian Beck, Software Engineer, Sun Microsystems, Inc., JavaSoft Division, USA
Session C2:
11:25 am - 12:05 pm
Multilingual Internet Commerce: A Case Study
Tim Greenwood, Internationalization Architect, Open Market Inc., USA



Input MethodsOperating Systems & ToolkitsCase Studies
Session A3:
1:20 pm - 2:00 pm
World Ready Java - The Next Step - Part 2: Input Method Framework
Masayoshi Okutsu, Staff Engineer, Nihon Sun Microsystems K.K., JavaSoft Asia/Pacific, Japan
Norbert Lindenberg, Staff Engineer, Sun Microsystems, Inc., JavaSoft Division, USA
Session B3:
1:20 pm - 2:00 pm
Unicode Locale Support in Solaris
Ienup Sung, Member of Technical Staff, SunSoft, Inc., USA
Session C3:
1:20 pm - 2:00 pm
Case Study: Unicode in Large Network Systems Management
David Hetherington, Manager TME 10 Internationalization, Tivoli Systems, USA



Input MethodsOperating Systems & ToolkitsCase Studies
Session A4:
2:05 pm - 2:45 pm
Unicode, Java and Input Methods
Kok Yong Leong, Systems Analyst, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Session B4:
2:05 pm - 2:45 pm
IBM AS/400 Unicode Support
Shigeru Shimada, Software Developer, IBM Rochester, USA
Session C4:
2:05 pm - 2:45 pm
Global Access to Technical Documentation
William Smith, Engineering Manager, Sun Microsystems, Inc., USA
Don Stinchfield, Project Lead, INSO Corp., USA



Input MethodsOperating Systems & ToolkitsCase Studies
Session A5:
2:50 pm - 3:30 pm
A Flexible IME Implementation
Murray Sargent III, Senior Software Design Engineer, Microsoft Corporation, USA
Session B5:
2:50 pm - 3:30 pm
IBM Graphical Locale Builder
Steven Atkin, Development Lead, Internationalization, IBM Corporation, USA
Session C5:
2:50 pm - 3:30 pm
Unicode on a Budget: A Case Study for Embedded Products
Joann Girard, Lead Engineer, Motorola, Inc., USA
R. Douglas Nordeman, Senior Software Engineer, Motorola, Inc., USA



KanjiOperating Systems & ToolkitsInternationalization & Localization
Session A6:
3:50 pm - 4:30 pm
Development of a Japanese Kanji Character Frequency List
Nobuko Chikamatsu, Assistant Professor, DePaul University, USA
Shoichi Yokoyama, Senior Research Scientist, The National Language Research Institute, Japan
Session B6:
3:50 pm - 4:30 pm
Unicode and Internationalization Support on Netscape ONE
Tague Griffith, Internationalization Engineer, Netscape Communications Corporation, USA
Session C6:
3:50 pm - 4:30 pm
A Rule-Based Approach to Number Spellout
Richard T. Gillam, Advisory Software Engineer, IBM Center for Java Technology, USA



KanjiOperating Systems & ToolkitsInternationalization & Localization
Session A7:
4:35 pm - 5:15 pm
Coincidence and Clash of Jitai
Hiroyuki Sasahara, Research Scientist, The National Language Research Institute, Japan
Session B7:
4:35 pm - 5:15 pm
Language Engineering with Unicode
François Yergeau, Senior Technology Advisor, Alis Technologies, Canada
Session C7:
4:35 pm - 5:15 pm
Internationalization of the Handle System - A Persistent Global Name Service
Sam X. Sun, Member of Technical Staff, Corporation for National Research Initiative, USA



KanjiOperating Systems & ToolkitsInternationalization & Localization
Session A8:
5:20 pm - 6:00 pm
Exploring the Potentials of Web Technologies for the Handling of Rare Ideographs and Ideograph Variants
Martin J. Dürst, Associate Professor (W3C Project), Keio University, Japan
Session B8:
5:20 pm - 6:00 pm
The Document Object Model: What it is, and what it means
Gavin Thomas Nicol, Systems Architect, Inso EPS, USA
Session C8:
5:20 pm - 6:00 pm
Unicode Issues and Localization of Software in Indian Languages
Uppuluri Murty, Visiting Faculty, Assistant Professor, University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA

Reception and Exhibits
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Day 3: Friday, April 10
Presentations

Track A

Track B

Track C

ApplicationsInternet StandardsDatabases
Session A9:
9:00 am - 9:40 am
Microsoft Office97 and Unicode
Christopher Pratley, International Program Manager, Microsoft Corporation, USA
Session B9:
9:00 am - 9:40 am
Multilingual, and Parallel Aligned Texts: Putting XML and XLL to Work
Gavin Thomas Nicol, Systems Architect, Inso EPS, USA
Session C9:
9:00 am - 9:40 am
Use of Unicode by World-Class Database Vendors
Mike McKenna, Globalization Strategist, Sybase, Inc., USA



ApplicationsFonts & TypographyDatabases
Session A10:
9:45 am - 10:25 am
Developing a Unicode Desktop Publishing Application based on Windows NT and Windows95
Thomas Nielsen, Director of Development, MGI Software Corp., Canada
Session B10:
9:45 am - 10:25 am
The Netscape Dynamic Font Architecture
Tague Griffith, Internationalization Engineer, Netscape Communications Corporation, USA
Session C10:
9:45 am - 10:25 am
Migration of a 4GL and Relational Database to Unicode
Tex Texin, Manager of International Products, Progress Software Corporation, USA



ApplicationsInternet StandardsDatabases
Session A11:
10:45 am - 11:25 am
Developing a Unicode GIS Application for Microsoft Windows and UNIX
Yan Li, Development Programmer, Team Leader, ESRI (Environmental System Research Institute), USA
Session B11:
10:45 am - 11:25 am
Equivalence vs. Normalization: The Case of Identifiers
Martin J. Dürst, Associate Professor (W3C Project), Keio University, Japan
Session C11:
10:45 am - 11:25 am
Unicode Inside: A View from the Trenches
Gary Roberts, Consulting Scientist, NCR, USA



ApplicationsInternet StandardsDatabases
Session A12:
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
Java Kanji Flashcard 500: Kanji, Java and the World Wide Web
Stephen Wood Ryner Jr., Lead Instructional Applications Developer, DePaul University, USA
Nobuko Chikamatsu, Assistant Professor, DePaul University, USA
Session B12:
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
Web Internationalization
Panel of speakers
Session C12:
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
Unicode and Proposed Changes to the SQL Standard
Stefan Buchta, Principal Product Manager, Oracle Corporation, USA
Michael McKenna, Globalization Strategist, Sybase Inc., USA



ApplicationsFonts & TypographyCharacter Sets
Session A13:
1:25 pm - 2:05 pm
Eudora and Unicode: Internationalizing the P.O.
Pete Resnick, Senior Engineer, Qualcomm, Incorporated, USA
Session B13:
1:25 pm - 2:05 pm
Unicode & Fonts
Kamal Mansour, Manager of Non-Latin Products, Monotype Typography Inc., USA
Session C13:
1:25 pm - 2:05 pm
Dispelling the Myths: The Truth about Unihan
Yasuo Kida, Architect and Manager, OS Engineering, Apple Computer, Inc., Japan



ApplicationsFonts & TypographyCharacter Sets
Session A14:
2:10 pm - 2:50 pm
Internet Explorer Internationalization
Takao Suzuki, Program Manager, Microsoft Corporation, USA
Session B14:
2:10 pm - 2:50 pm
Worldwide Typography and how to apply JIS X-4051-1995 to Unicode
Michel Suignard, Senior Program Manager, Microsoft Corporation, USA
Session C14:
2:10 pm - 2:50 pm
User Defined Character Set Support in Unicode
Jianping Yang, Development Manager, Oracle Corporation, USA



SearchingFonts & TypographyCharacter Sets
Session A15:
3:10 pm - 3:50 pm
Considerations for Unified Han character search operations, input, and output, in multi-lingual environment
Takaaki Shiratori, Staff Software Engineer, IBM Japan, Japan
Session B15:
3:10 pm - 3:50 pm
Handling Complex Unicode Rendering Problems
David Goldsmith, Architect, International Text & Graphics Dept., Apple Computer, Inc., USA
Session C15:
3:10 pm - 3:50 pm
Mapping Between Unicode and Other Character Sets: Methods and Issues
Lloyd Honomichl, Senior Consulting Engineer, Novell, Inc., USA



SearchingFonts & TypographyCharacter Sets
Session A16:
3:55 pm - 4:35 pm
Unicode Based Chinese Text Retrieval
Jack Chen, Senior Technical Staff, Oracle Corporation, USA
Session B16:
3:55 pm - 4:35 pm
The design of an International Web Font Extension for Cascading Style Sheets
Chris Lilley, Graphics and Fonts Guy, The World Wide Web Consortium, France
Session C16:
3:55 pm - 4:35 pm
Supporting Multiple Character Sets on the Internet
David Goldsmith, Architect, International Text & Graphics Dept., Apple Computer, Inc., USA

Plenary Session
4:45 pm - 6:00 pm
Unicode in Japan
Panel of speakers

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