C A L L F O R P A P E R S ******************************* Nineteenth International Unicode Conference (IUC19) Unicode and the Web: the Global Connection September 10-13, 2001 San Jose, California 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 highly portable applications, Unicode makes a solid foundation for the network, global enterprises, and software users everywhere. The Nineteenth International Unicode Conference (IUC19) will address topics ranging from Unicode use in the World Wide Web and in operating systems and databases, to the latest developments with Unicode 3.1, Java, Open Source, XML and Web protocols. 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: May 11, 2001 Notification date: May 25, 2001 Camera ready papers due: June 29, 2001 CONFERENCE WEB SITE http://www.unicode.org/iuc/iuc19 THEME & 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: - Internationalization features of portable devices - Implementing new features of Unicode Version 3.1 - Unicode normalization, collation - Programming Languages and Libraries (Java, Perl, et al) - 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) - 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. CONFERENCE LANGUAGE The Conference language is English. All submissions, papers and presentations should be provided in English. 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: Nineteenth International Unicode Conference c/o Global Meeting Services, Inc. 4360 Benhurst Avenue San Diego, CA 92122 USA Tel: +1-858-638-0206 Fax: +1-858-638-0504 For e-mail submissions, use the following subject line: Proposal for IUC 19 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 CONSORTIUM The Unicode Consortium was founded as a non-profit organization in 1991. It is dedicated to the development, maintenance and promotion of The Unicode Standard, a worldwide character encoding. The Unicode Standard encodes the characters of the world's principal scripts and languages, and is code-for-code identical to the international standard ISO/IEC 10646. In addition to cooperating with ISO on the future development of ISO/IEC 10646, the Consortium is responsible for providing character properties and algorithms for use in implementations. Today the membership base of the Unicode Consortium includes major computer corporations, software producers, database vendors, research institutions, international agencies and various user groups. For further information on the Unicode Standard, visit the Unicode Web site at http://www.unicode.org or e-mail (R) 'Unicode' is a registered trademark of Unicode, Inc.