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Subject: OASIS Symposium | Early-Bird Discount Ends This Friday
OASIS SYMPOSIUM 2006 Website: http://www.oasis-open.org/events/symposium_2006/ Dates: 9-12 May 2006 Location: San Francisco, California, USA ~ EARLY-BIRD DISCOUNT ENDS THIS WEEK ~ Register for the Symposium before 31 March to take advantage of the early-bird discounted fee of 400 USD for OASIS Members and 500 USD for Non-Members. After the early-bird deadline, the cost increases by 50 USD. Symposium registration includes access to all Symposium sessions, luncheons, coffee breaks, reception, tutorials, workshops, and associated materials. http://www.oasis-open.org/events/symposium_2006/registration.php. ~ KEYNOTES ~ Peter J. Quinn, the former CIO of Massachusetts, will deliver the opening keynote address on Tuesday, 9 May. Mr. Quinn will discuss one example of the journey to institutionalize open standards and the cultural, political and commercial impediments encountered on the road to "open". On Thursday, 11 May, the Symposium will close with a keynote from Randy Heffner, Vice President of Forrester's Application Development & Infrastructure Research Group. Mr. Heffner will share Forrester's vision for the future of IT, Digital Business Architecture, as a framework to outline standards requirements for the future of business interoperability. ~ OASIS TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEETINGS ~ OASIS thanks the following Committees for supporting the Symposium by meeting in conjunction with the event. Co-location of TC meetings offers the opportunity for productive collaboration, networking, and communication. See http://www.oasis-open.org/events/symposium_2006/tc_meetings.php for a complete schedule. OASIS Emergency Management TC OASIS ebXML Messaging Services TC OASIS ebXML Registry TC OASIS ODF Adoption TC OASIS Semantic Execution Environment TC OASIS SOA Reference Model TC OASIS SOA RM TC RS STC OASIS XDI TC Special Note: OASIS TC Lightning Rounds will be held on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. All OASIS TCs are strongly encouraged to participate by providing a representative to deliver a three-minute presentation on the status of the Committee's work. The Lightning Rounds promise to be a great opportunity to educate members and non-members on accomplishments and synergies. ~ TABLE-TOP EXHIBITS ~ New this year: Symposium sponsors will showcase demonstrations of standards-related products and services and provide information of interest to attendees in a table-top exhibit area. The exhibits will be accessible by all attendees throughout the event and highlighted during special networking functions. Space is limited; for more information on sponsoring, contact peter.roden@oasis-open.org. ~ BOOK TABLE ~ The Symposium Book Table will showcase the growing body of books that feature information on OASIS Standards and specifications. This is not a book sale, but an opportunity to give attendees a first-hand look at the range of available titles. A handout listing all books, including information on purchasing options, will be provided. Books will be on display for two days during the Symposium and raffled off to attendees at the reception following the AGM. Authors, publishers, or collectors interested in donating books should contact events@oasis-open.org by 10 April. ~ SPONSORS ~ Funding for the OASIS Symposium and Committee Meetings is provided by BEA Systems, EDS, IBM, Intel, PTC, SAP, and Sun Microsystems. OASIS gratefully acknowledges their support. ***************** DATES TO REMEMBER ***************** ~ Early-bird Registration Discount - 31 March http://www.oasis-open.org/events/symposium_2006/registration.php ~ Hotel Room Block Deadline - 15 April http://www.oasis-open.org/events/symposium_2006/hotel_info.php ~ Book Table Donations - 10 April http://www.oasis-open.org/events/symposium_2006/related_events.php#booktable
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