Second Annual OASIS Adoption Forum in Europe

["Jane Harnad" <jane.harnad@oasis-open.org>]

Second Annual OASIS Adoption Forum in Europe
17 October 2005 - London

http://www.oasis-open.org/events/adoption_forum_2005/index.php

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EARLY-BIRD registration discount available until 5 September - receive a 50
USD discount off meeting fee if you register before the deadline!
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Event is sponsored by - BEA Systems, HP, IBM, Innodata Isogen, SAP, and Sun
Microsystems.  Sponsorship is still available - opportunities and
information are posted on the event web site at:
http://www.oasis-open.org/events/adoption_forum_2005/sponsorship.php
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~ PROGRAM IS ANNOUNCED

Users, vendors, governments, and researchers from Europe and around the
world will come together for this one-day event to examine and discuss
advances in open standards. Hosted by OASIS, the event will feature
presentations that profoundly affect government, healthcare, and commerce,
delivering insight and updates on work in Web services, tax, business
process, and localisation.

The OASIS Adoption Forum will open with a keynote address from Ovum, the
global analyst and consulting company.  This keynote will offer unique
insights into the often-but-not always complimentary roles played by open
standards and open source efforts in today's marketplace. The event will
close with a panel of representatives from Europe's most influential
standards bodies. Leaders from BT, CEN/ISSS, and ITU will join OASIS CEO,
Patrick Gannon, to discuss how their organizations are responding to user
outcry for more cooperation in the standards development arena.

Additional Presentations Include:

Standards and Taxation by Terry Hawes, Head of Channels Architecture, HM
Revenue and Customs

The Adoption and Evolution of the OASIS DITA Standard by Ian Larner,
Information Architect and Software Engineer User Technologies, IBM Hursley
Lab and Indi Liepa, OASIS DITA Technical Committee Representative/Senior
Information Architect, Technology Platforms, Nokia

UK Leads the Adoption of e-Voting Standards by John Borras, CEO, UK Local
e-Government Standards Body, OASIS Election and Voter Services Technical
Committee Chair

eGovernment and Standards by Harm Jan van Burg of Netherlands Ministry of
Finance, OASIS eGovernment Technical Committee Chair

Harmonising eHealth by Melvin Reynolds, Senior Partner, AMS Consulting

Web Services Business Process Execution Language (WSBPEL) by Dieter Koenig
of IBM, OASIS WSBPEL Technical Committee Representative

Additional speaker and presentation details may be found at:
http://www.oasis-open.org/events/adoption_forum_2005/17.10.05.php

~ ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

Register for the Adoption Forum before 5 September 2005 to take advantage of
the early-bird discounted fee of 250 USD for OASIS Members and 350 USD for
non-members. After the early-bird deadline, the cost increases by 50 USD.
Adoption Forum registration includes access to all sessions, luncheon,
coffee breaks, and associated materials.

Register now at
http://www.oasis-open.org/events/adoption_forum_2005/registration.php

~ OASIS TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEETINGS

OASIS Technical Committees are invited to hold face-to-face meetings in
conjunction with the OASIS Adoption Forum. OASIS will provide rooms at the
Russell Hotel on 18, 19, and 20 October for TC meetings. In order to assure
availability, TC chairs are asked to complete the online Meeting Space
Reservation Form no later than 31 August.

Space is limited and allocated on a first come, first served basis. OASIS TC
Representatives may link to Meeting Space Reservation Information and Form:
http://www.oasis-open.org/events/adoption_forum_2005/tc_meetings.php