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         Nineteenth International Unicode Conference (IUC19)

             Unicode and the Web: the Global Connection

                       September 10-14, 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.