Send in your submissions now! Due date is May 20!

                           Call for Papers!  

   Twenty-eighth Internationalization and Unicode Conference (IUC28)
   
     Unicode 4.1 - Multilingual Challenges and Solutions for 2006

                           See Call for Papers at:
                  http://www.global-conference.com/iuc28

                            September 7-9, 2005
                           Orlando, Florida, USA

                        Send in your submission now!  

                    Submissions due: May 20, 2005
                  Notification date: June 10, 2005
                         Papers due: July 15, 2005

        Unicode 4.1 - Multilingual Challenges and Solutions for 2006

The Internationalization and Unicode Conference (IUC) is the premier
technical conference for software and multilingual computing, and it is
your source for the latest information on advances in the globalization
of software and the Internet. The 28th IUC features a number of
presentation formats including tutorials, workshops, lectures, and
panel discussions to support different learning styles

The release this year of version 4.1 brings us closer to 100,000
characters in the Unicode Character Standard.  Leaders in Software
and Web Internationalization will share their expertise and
best practices in working with the expanding character set and
identify new challenges and opportunities in multilingual computing.

You are invited to contribute to the discussion.  All topics related to
Unicode, software and Web internationalization, and specific regional
challenges are relevant, but emphasis will be given to topics that fit
this theme with a focus on actual practice.  The conference will also
explore how to make internationalization and localization more efficient
even when extending support to languages with complex processing and
rendering behavior.  There will be a track devoted to localization
standards, tools, methodologies and techniques.

The conference web site has more details and numerous example topics:
http://www.global-conference.com/iuc28


ATTENTION WEBSITE and SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS!

Share your ideas for best practices for designing applications that can
accommodate any language.  If you are using Unicode in software or on
the Web, bring your experience, knowledge and any remaining questions
to light!  We invite you to submit papers describing challenges you
faced, lessons learned, and ideas for future implementation.  Our
audience is very interested in how Unicode and internationalization
are being applied in the real world.  Come and share your ideas with
the peers and industry experts in attendance.

INVITATION TO SUBMIT PAPERS

This is the premier technical conference for software and Web
internationalization and your source for the latest information on
standards, best practices, development tools and advances in the
globalization of software and the Internet.  The Internationalization &
Unicode Conference features a number of presentation formats including
tutorials, workshops, lectures, and panel discussions to support
different
learning styles. The conference also provides a forum for identifying
and
discussing new issues in internationalization.

Attendees benefit from the wide range of basic to advanced topics
and the opportunities for dialog and idea exchange with experts
and peers. We invite you to submit papers on the conference themes or
topics that relate to Unicode or any aspect of software and Web
Internationalization.

You can view the programs of previous conferences at:
http://www.unicode.org/unicode/conference/about-conf.html


COLLABORATION WITH TILP

The Institute of Localisation Professionals (TILP) will chair a
track during the conference, devoted to localization standards,
tools, methodologies and techniques. Improving efficiencies in
localization is key to enabling cost-effective, quick-to-market
support of new language versions of software.

Registration for the conference will grant access to the TILP
localization track. Speakers therefore will have opportunities to
reach a wider audience of localization and internationalization
management and professionals. We invite papers that are appropriate
for this expanded audience.

CONFERENCE ATTENDEES

Conference attendees are generally involved in either the
development and deployment of Unicode software, or the
globalization of software and the Internet.  They include
managers, software engineers, testers, systems analysts, program
managers, font designers, graphic designers, content developers,
web designers, web administrators, site coordinators, technical
writers, and product marketing personnel.

EXHIBIT OPPORTUNITIES

The Conference SHOWCASE area is for corporations and individuals
who wish to display and promote their products, technology and/or
services. Every effort will be made to provide maximum exposure,
advertising and traffic.

Exhibit space is limited.  For further information or to reserve a
place, please contact Global Meeting Services at
info@global-conference.com.

THE UNICODE CONSORTIUM

The Unicode Consortium is a non-profit organization 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.  The Consortium also defines character
properties and algorithms for use in implementations.  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 info@unicode.org
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