RE: [huml] May Minutes

XML 2003 Call for Presentations, Tutorials, Exhibits, and Sponsors

December 7-12, 2003

Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

http://www.xmlconference.org

Submission deadline for tutorials and presentations (except product

and late-breaking presentations): June 2nd, 2003

"Now We're Cooking" is the XML Conference theme for this year. XML is

now used in many different ways and in many different applications.

Leading (best) practices are starting to emerge, and recipes for

success are starting to be reliable and reproducible. The Conference

this year is dedicated to telling people what they need to know to

get their systems working.

This is where you come in. We are looking for top-quality tutorials

and talks that help attendees understand what the leading practices

are, how to use them, what to watch out for, and how to solve

problems that show up. They also want to know which new technologies

are coming down the pipeline. The attendees at XML 2003 want to hear

first hand from the experts which products will solve their problems

and which methodologies will meet their needs. Whether as

speaker, tutorial presenter, exhibitor, or sponsor, you will find

that XML 2003 provides the best forum to share your knowledge or

demonstrate your products.

We already have some excellent keynote speakers confirmed: Adam

Bosworth (BEA), Jon Udell (InfoWorld), and Shantanu Narayen (Adobe)

and expect to confirm others shortly.

Please forward this message to anyone you think might be interested

in speaking or exhibiting at XML 2003.

Conference Topic Areas

Speaking sessions: Suggested topic areas are Case Studies, Core

Technologies, Integration, B2B, Vertical Industries, Government,

Graphics and Multimedia, Knowledge Management, Publishing, Storing

XML, Web Services, Wireless. Other ideas are welcome. For

descriptions of these areas, please see

http://www.xmlconference.org/xmlusa/2003/sessiondetails.asp

Talks can be introductory or advanced, geared to implementers or

executives. We are not looking for extremely technical developer

content or introductory talks about what XML is (although

introductory tutorials are welcomed). All Conference submissions with

a June 2nd deadline will be blind reviewed by a panel of 80 experts.

They grade the abstract for interest and look for evidence that the

speaker knows the subject and can explain it.

Product presentations: We have renamed the Vendor Presentation track

to Product Presentation, since open source and products produced by

non-vendors are also welcome. Products that are new, standards-based

and interoperable with other products will be given preference.

Town Hall Meetings: Held throughout the conference, these

interactive forums are designed to allow all attendees to join open-

mike town-hall forums. This is a great way to ask questions, listen

to suggestions, soak up praise, endure abuse, hold straw polls, or go

into more detail on particular issues not possible during other

presentations.

All interested parties are invited to submit proposals.

Presentations will be chosen to fit 45-minute time blocks (usually 40

minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for questions). A version of

the paper must also be written in XML for publication in the

Proceedings (with the exception of product demonstrations).

We expect XML authoring tool vendors to make XML authoring software

available. Further instructions will follow upon acceptance of a

presentation. Electronic conference proceedings will be produced and

made available on the Website and CD-ROM.

All selected speakers will receive a free registration for the

conference (December 9-12), provided their paper, tagged in XML, is

received by the October 15, 2002 deadline. In addition, all

submitters of complete abstracts not chosen for the conference will

automatically receive a discount of $100 off the conference

registration amount. Registration instructions will be forwarded.

Submissions must be made online by June 2, 2003 at

http://www.xmlconference.org

Call for Tutorials

IDEAlliance is seeking highly qualified instructors to lead

tutorials, which will be selected based on merits of the topic and

instructor. Tutorials will be one-half or full-day workshops.

Please be sure to indicate any special requirements and the length of

your tutorial on the submission form. A complete handout for the

tutorial will be required.

Selected instructors will receive a free Gold Pass registration

(December 7-12), provided their tutorial handout is received by the

November 10, 2003 deadline. In addition, all submitters of complete

abstracts not chosen for the conference will automatically receive a

discount of $100 off the conference registration amount.

Registration instructions will be forwarded.

Submissions must be made online by June 2, 2003 at

http://www.xmlconference.org

Please note: Marketing/promotional presentations will not be

considered for tutorials or presentations, although "how to use"

tutorials that concentrate on a particular product are allowed, if

clearly described in the abstract. Material must reflect information

as described in the acceptance abstract and must be original work of

professional quality. Selected authors will be notified and guideline

materials will follow.

Call for Exhibitors & Sponsors

The XML Conference has earned a reputation for excellence, providing

vendors access to a very well-informed and well-qualified audience.

We invite you to join the exhibiting companies at this year's event.

The conference and exposition also has sponsorship opportunities

available. Organizations interested in participating as an exhibitor

or sponsor should contact:

Julie Desmond

jdesmond@idealliance.org

Joy Blake Scott

joy@longleafpr.com

Associated, Affiliated, and Related Meetings

IDEAlliance encourages other organizations (especially standards

activities groups) to meet the week before or after XML 2003. We will

be happy to assist you with your planning. Please contact

Dave Kunkel, Program Manager

Dkunkel@idealliance.org

for information on organizing a related activity.

You may leave a Technical Committee at any time by visiting http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/announce/members/leave_workgroup.php

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