From: Mark Davis (mark.davis@icu-project.org)
Date: Wed Sep 27 2006 - 12:00:06 CST
I'd like to make you all aware of the upcoming Internationalization &
Unicode Conference (IUC 30), which will be the only one held in the US until
the fourth quarter of 2007. The program offers excellent tutorials covering
Unicode and internationalization in depth, and new, detailed presentations
on adapting software to meet the requirements of different markets around
the world. I'd urge anyone working with Unicode to attend.
Building on the success of IUC 29, the program features case studies from
Google, eBay and others covering concrete aspects of implementations, not
just the theories involved. In one of my presentations, for example, I'll
talk about many of the facets of dealing with very large scale use of
Unicode here at Google, as well as some surprising and useful statistics
about the use of Unicode on the web. It's also time to learn about the
features of Unicode 5.0 -- see
http://www.unicode.org/press/pr-5.0preorders.html for more information on
this major new release.
The conference offers strong coverage of internationalization issues with
sessions in four tracks:
- Web Internationalization,
- Techniques/Case Studies,
- Applications, and
- Languages/Scripts.
We've got a great keynote presentation by Nicolas Negroponte, chairman of
One Laptop Per Child. We are also going to have an exclusive book signing of
the all-new Unicode 5.0 book. As usual, people will have the great
networking opportunities they've come to expect from this conference. We're
excited about the program and know that attendees are going to get a lot of
value out of their participation. If you have not yet taken a look, I'd
encourage you to visit
http://www.unicodeconference.org/conference-at-a-glance.htm.
We are hoping for a strong turnout from the members of the Unicode
Consortium and others connected with Unicode. To register for the
conference, visit http://www.unicodeconference.org/registration.htm.
Register before October 2, 2006 to receive the early-bird discount in
addition to your Unicode membership discount. If you have any questions
about the conference, please contact Kevin Loughry, loughry@omg.org or
+1-781-444 0404. I look forward to seeing you at IUC 30.
Regards,
Mark Davis
President and co-founder, Unicode Consortium
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