[Fwd: [announce] What's Happening at the Upcoming OASIS Adoption Forum]

[Monica J Martin <Monica.Martin@Sun.COM>]

Jane Harnad wrote:

>What's Happening at the Upcoming OASIS Adoption Forum
>17-18 October 2005
>Hilton London Metropole Hotel
>London, UK
>http://www.oasis-open.org/events/adoption_forum_2005/
>
>~ What's New...
>
>The Event Expands to Include an Add-On OpenDocument and DITA Special
>Event, Sponsored by Sun Microsystems and IBM.
>
>Following the OASIS Adoption Forum will be a half-day program showcasing
>two newly approved OASIS Standards, OpenDocument and the Darwin
>Information Typing Architecture (DITA). DITA builds content reuse into
>the authoring process for document creation and management. OpenDocument
>provides a royalty-free, XML-based file format that covers features
>required by text, spreadsheets, charts, and graphical documents.  
>
>This new special event will be free to all registered OASIS Adoption
>Forum attendees. Individuals interested in attending this half-day event
>only may register online at
>http://www.oasis-open.org/events/adoption_forum_2005/registration.php.
>The fee for the half-day only program on the 18th is 60 USD for OASIS
>members and 90 USD for non-members.
>
>The program also expands to include two new presentations on the
>Universal Business Language (UBL) and a Norwegian e-health
>infrastructure case study based on XML, ebXML, and PKI.
>
>In addition to all the new programming, OASIS is pleased to announce
>that Xenos will host an evening reception on Monday night.
>
>Xenos is the most recent sponsor to support the event. Other sponsors
>include: Foundational Members, BEA Systems, Innodata Isogen, SAP, and
>Sun Microsystems, and event sponsors, HP and IBM.
>
>~ Event Recap...
>
>The event will be chaired by John Borras, the CEO of the UK's Local
>e-Government Standards Body. Bola Rotibi, a senior analyst from
>Ovum will provide a keynote discussing how open standards and open
>source relate, how they differ, and what the future holds for both. The
>agenda includes presentations from HM Revenue & Customs on standards and
>taxation, from the Netherlands Ministry of Finance on best practices for
>e-government, and from the Norwegian Insurance Administration on its
>ebXML-based national e-health infrastructure. Rounding out the first day
>will be featured panel on open standards and the need for coordination
>between standards organizations. The panel will bring together
>representatives from the most influential standards organizations in
>Europe, including: CEN/ISSS, GS1, ICTSB, and ITU.
>
>~ Affordable Meeting Fees... 
>
>The 50 USD early-bird registration discount ends 19 September. An
>additional discount is available to all OASIS members (100 USD). The fee
>to attend the Forum (before the early-bird deadline) is 250 USD for
>OASIS members and 350 USD for non-members. This meeting fee includes
>access to all sessions (both on Monday and Tuesday), luncheon, coffee
>breaks, reception, and associated materials. Register now at
>http://www.oasis-open.org/events/adoption_forum_2005/registration.php
>
>~ Committee Meeting...
>
>The OASIS eGov TC will hold a F2F meeting during the event.  For more
>details on the meeting, please refer to the OASIS eGov TC web site:
>http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/egov. All OASIS eGov TC members are
>welcome to begin registering for this meeting online at
>http://www.oasis-open.org/events/adoption_forum_2005/registration.php.
>
>~ Don't Forget to Book Your Hotel - Deadline Approaching...
>
>The OASIS group rate at the Hilton Metropole is £119 + VAT for a single
>occupancy, including American breakfast. To receive the
>group rate, attendees should contact the hotel directly at +44(0)207 616
>6570 and provide the group reference number “OASI161005”.
>Reservations must be made directly with the hotel by 01 October 2005 to
>ensure that you receive the discounted group rate. After
>that date, reservations are only on a space/rate availability basis.
>Reservation questions may be directed to: Kerry Reardon at
>+44(0)207 616 6570.
>
>We hope you will consider joining us in London. This event is the
>perfect opportunity to examine and discuss advances in open standards
>and network with those in the standards community. The event promises to
>bring together OASIS Technical Committee members and participants from
>other prestigious standards organizations such as:  CEN/ISSS, GS1,
>ICTSB, ITU, and LISA (all of which are supporters of the event).  
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