Subject: [Ltru] Re: IUC 29; Note new e-mail address

From: "David Dalby" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 09:53:05 -0000

New address for David Dalby and for Linguasphere Observatory (Hebron SA34 0XT, Wales, UK) is now [email-masked] (replacing the speechways address from which this message is sent).
With thanks, David Dalby
tel +44 1994 419 660 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Dana Morris 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 5:36 PM
  Subject: IUC 29: New Program Content; Keynotes Cover Hot Topics

  Subject: IUC 29: New Program Content; Keynotes Cover Hot Topics

  What:              The 29th Internationalization & Unicode Conference

  When:                         March 6-8, 2006

  Where:            San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

  Info:                http://www.unicodeconference.org/kn

  The revitalized Internationalization & Unicode Conference is the premier technical conference for both software and Web internationalization. Unicode experts, implementers, clients and vendors are invited to attend this unique conference, which will be the first to cover Unicode 5.0. The conference program is full of new presentations covering cutting-edge trends and technology. Headlining the conference are three, all-new keynote presentations:

  Going Global with a Search Engine by Tuoc Luong, Senior Vice President, Engineering & Technology, Ask Jeeves, Inc.

  Taking a web service global is best done from the beginning. However, it is often the case that a software service is designed and implemented for the United States first, then re-designed later for other languages and markets worldwide. This was the case with the Ask Jeeves search service. This talk will touch on all issues (both technical and non-technical) dealing with such a re-design and move globally. The talk will give the audience a good flavor of the issues involved in moving a highly scaleable search engine international. 

  Unicode as a “Unifying Force” in Language Education by Colonel Daniel L. Scott, Assistant Commandant, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center

  In the aftermath of 9/11 and the subsequent Global War on Terrorism, a new family of languages has taken center stage. In this modern world conflict, it’s often the ancient languages that are emerging and important. Unfortunately, most of these ancient languages are not ready for prime time in terms of computer support. The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center mission is to train a new generation of linguists in these languages. Unicode will help us transform language training by streamlining curriculum, implementing web-based testing, conducting on-line classes, and fielding self-paced study and reference materials for linguists at all proficiency levels and anywhere in the world. In this sense, Unicode becomes a “unifying force” for language education and support. 

  The Effect of Unicode on Type Design by Charles Bigelow, Vice President, Bigelow & Holmes Inc.

  The widespread adoption of Unicode has affected type design in ways that were neither anticipated nor intended, but which may become even more significant in the future. The main factor is the creation of large fonts (“large” in the sense of many characters), which incorporate characters for several orthographies, scripts, and symbols. A second factor is the structure of the Unicode Standard, organized by named blocks of orthographies, scripts, and symbols. A third factor is conflict between Unicode's definitional distinction of glyphs from characters, and the naive user’s “common sense” view that the glyphs depicted in the Unicode manual are in fact the characters. Finally, there are legibility factors, user-interface issues, and security problems that arise when different characters are represented by glyphs, or combinations of glyphs, that appear similar or identical in some circumstances, especially on display screens at small sizes and low resolutions. This talk will be illustrated by examples of glyphs and fonts from a variety of typefaces, as well as scripts from Latin to Arabic to Kanji. 

  The conference is produced by The Object Management Group™ (OMG™) and is sponsored by: Gold Sponsor Translations.com (www.translations.com); Silver Sponsors IBM Corporation (www.ibm.com), Basis Technology (www.basistech.com); Media Sponsors MultiLingual Computing Inc. (www.multilingual.com), Localisation Research Centre (www.localisation.ie); and Organizational Sponsors Localization Industry Standards Association (LISA) (www.lisa.org) and the Globalization and Localization Association (GALA) (www.gala-global.org).

  The early-bird registration discount is available until February 1, 2006. To register, visit http://www.unicodeconference.org/registration.htm. Exhibit space is available; for more information on exhibiting contact Sandy Burke at [email-masked] or +1-781-444 0404. For sponsorship opportunities, contact Nicole Rikkinen at [email-masked]. For all other conference-related questions contact Kevin Loughry at [email-masked], +1-781-444 0404. IUC 29 Web site: http://www.unicodeconference.org/kn

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