From: Houman Pournasseh (houmanp@windows.microsoft.com)
Date: Wed Dec 10 2003 - 13:36:10 EST
To add to what Michael wrote, GDDC's focus is on hands-on solutions and
coding techniques for developing world-ready applications and deploying
platforms in multilingual environment.
The Unicode conference on the other hand is a forum to showcase
breakthroughs in the area of internationalization.
You can learn more about GDDC at:
http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/gdc/gddchome.mspx
In other words, if you are shipping software on Windows platforms or
using Microsoft solutions in other markets, go to GDDC. If you are
looking at the latest trends and technologies in the industry, go to the
Unicode conference.
Houman
-----Original Message-----
From: unicode-bounce@unicode.org [mailto:unicode-bounce@unicode.org] On
Behalf Of Michael (michka) Kaplan
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 9:50 AM
To: Tom Tran; unicode@unicode.org
Subject: Re: Unicode Conferences - Which one?
I would have to say (as someone who is presenting at both of them!) that
it
really depends on the platform upon which you are developing and to some
extent how much you really feel you need to know about particular
topics.
The GDDC will cover more info about Microsoft technologies than the IUC
could possibly do, but the IUC casts a wider net and covers platforms
beyond
Windows, etc. Because of that, tts not even really good to consider it
an
either/or proposition (unless there are finanical reasons to do so) as
each
has a unique focus that allows them to complement each other.
MichKa [MS]
NLS Collation/Locale/Keyboard Development
Globalization Infrastructure and Font Technologies
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Tran" <tomtran@tomtran.com>
To: <unicode@unicode.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 9:03 AM
Subject: Unicode Conferences - Which one?
I need to get up to speed quickly on globalization and localization.
I've
heard about the Unicode Conference and the Microsoft Global Development
and
Deployment Conference. Does anyone have any advice on which one would
be
more useful to attend?
Tom
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