Unicode Technology Workshop 2025
Event program for the Unicode Technology Workshop 2025, Nov. 11-13, hosted at Microsoft at its Silicon Valley campus
Join us at Microsoft’s Silicon Valley campus in Mountain View, California for one, two, or all three days of community building around the Unicode technology that makes software work for billions of people.
🗓️ November 11 - Tutorial Day on Unicode Technologies
🗓️ November 12-13 - Unicode Technology Workshop 2025
Expect workshops, seminars, free-form discussions, and lightning talks centered around i18n libraries, locale data frameworks, globalization tooling, localization pipelines, input methods, and text rendering. Network with the developers and users to help shape the future of Unicode technology.
You will come away with deeper knowledge on how to solve tough problems in the i18n and l10n space and how to engineer products that work better for global users. To encourage maximum collaboration amongst the attendees, this is an in-person-only event.
💲Discounts
You can use this early bird registration code for a discounted price on your registration: UTW2025Early. ⏳
Special rates available to current Unicode members, students, and academics. Students and academics also receive one year of Unicode individual membership with their registration. The early bird discount code is not required for students or academics.
Complete your registration here or by clicking the Register button below.
🫶 Sponsorship Opportunities
Sponsorship opportunities are available at various levels. Sponsorship benefits include complimentary registrations, opportunities to lead a session or workshop, recognition on the event website, program and event materials, visibility on social media, and much more. Specific offerings vary by sponsorship level.
If you want to demonstrate your industry leadership, enhance your brand, share your knowledge, promote your products and services, and foster community building, contact events@unicode.org today to learn more. Sponsorship discounts are available to Unicode Full and Supporting Members.
📣 Call for Submissions Now Open!
Unicode is also accepting session proposals for workshops, seminars, case studies, and tutorials that center around:
- Unicode i18n libraries
- Locale data frameworks
- Globalization tooling
- Localization pipelines
- Input methods
- Character encoding
- Text rendering
- …and more!
Tutorial topics might include: font design and Unicode properties, introduction to Software Internationalization (i18n), and how to best support Bidirectional text.
Share your knowledge and experience with other Unicode users, and help us envision the future of Unicode technology. You will also leave with deeper knowledge on how to solve tough problems in the i18n and l10n space and how to engineer products that work better for global users. Program and product managers who work with engineering teams are also strongly encouraged to join and propose sessions.
Deadline for submissions is July 31, 2025 by 5:00PM PT. Proposals will be reviewed in July and session hosts will be notified late July.
🗓️ Mark Your Calendars for Key Dates!
- July 31 - Call for Submissions Closes - All Proposals, including Tutorials, Due
- August 18 - Program Committee Notifications Go Out
- August 31 - Early Bird Registration for Tutorials and UTW 2025 Closes
- September 1 - Regular Registration for Tutorials and UTW 2025 Opens
