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Software
Pioneer James Clark among Keynote Speakers at XML 2001 Conference
and Exposition
Influential
developer to examine advances, top challenges faced by end-users
ALEXANDRIA,
VA (November 14, 2001) - James Clark, internationally renowned
developer and pioneer in the evolution of XML standards and open-source
software, will address conferees this December at XML 2001, the
world's leading XML conference and exposition.
Clark's
keynote address will examine the short-term benefits of recent advances
in XML, and the foremost challenges facing end-users today. People
planning to implement XML in their organizations will find a wealth
of insights and new ideas.
Clark,
founder of Thai Open Source Software Center, has been involved with
XML and SGML for more than 10 years. He was technical lead of the
XML Working Group during the creation of the XML 1.0 Recommendation,
and editor of the XPath and XSLT Recommendations. He was also the
primary author of the DSSSL (ISO 10179) standard. Currently, he
is chair of the OASIS RELAX NG Task Committee and editor of the
RELAX NG specification. The open-source software that Clark has
written includes SGML parsers (sgmls and SP), a DSSSL implementation
(Jade), XML parsers (expat and XP), an XPath/XSLT processor (XT)
and a RELAX NG validator (Jing). Prior to his involvement with SGML
and XML, he wrote the GNU groff typesetting system.
Three
additional influential leaders will join Clark as keynote speakers
during XML 2001:
- Lauren Wood
is XML 2001 conference chair and director of product technology
at SoftQuad Software. Wood plays a major part in the design of
SoftQuad's tools for XML-based e-commerce and e-publishing, as
well as representing SoftQuad on several technical committees.
She chaired the W3C Document Object Model Working Group for almost
four years and has been an active member of the CSS and Formatting
Properties Working Group, the XML Working Group, the XSL Working
Group, and the original HTML Working Group.
- David Reed
is general manager of XML and data technologies, Microsoft Corporation.
Technologies that Reed is responsible for include MSXML, System.XML,
ADO.net, ODBC, OLE DB, and the SOAP Toolkit. Prior to leading
the XML efforts at Microsoft, he was on the original development
team of Microsoft Transaction Server version 1.0, through the
release of COM+ in Windows 2000. Before joining Microsoft in 1995,
he developed Saber-C++, a UNIX based C/C++ programming environment
at Saber Software. Reed had been building commercial software
since 1983 and is a frequent contributor to developer-oriented
technical conferences.
- Larry Cable
is chief Web architect, application and integration services,
iPlanet. Cable has worked for Sun Microsystems since 1989. He
has contributed to the Window Systems Group, working on X11, OpenLook
and CDE; and to the Object Products group working on CORBA and
OpenStep. He also spent three years at Java Software, where he
contributed to a variety of projects and specifications, including
JavaBeans, Swing, AWT, Infobus, JSP, and J2EE. Before joining
Sun, Cable worked for a variety of companies, including Digital
Equipment Corporation, Spider Systems, Office Workstation, Ltd.,
Burrourghs, The Turing Institute and ICL.
XML 2001, produced
by IDEAlliance-formerly the Graphic Communications Association-will
take place Sunday, December 9 through Friday, December 14 at Walt
Disney World Dolphin Hotel in Orlando, Florida, USA.
Wood and Clark
will deliver their addresses Tuesday, December 11; Reed will deliver
his Wednesday, December 12; and Cable will deliver his Friday, December
14.
"Our four fine
keynote speakers bring decades of experience and insight to conferees,"
says David Steinhardt, president and CEO of IDEAlliance. "Attendees
will find their grasp of the technical issues incomparable-and their
recommendations invaluable."
"XML is becoming
an integral part of information technology but we still face challenges
with it," says keynoter and conference chair Wood. "Having a thinker
and trail-blazer of the caliber of James Clark as a core part of
our conference is a tremendous advantage to participants."
In addition
to the four keynote addresses, XML 2001 offers participants more
than 170 technical sessions and tutorials, three plenary sessions,
and a variety of informal business receptions, discussion groups
and social events. XML 2001 will also feature nearly 150 providers
of XML-based products and services offering hands-on demonstrations
and displays December 11 through 13.
Participants
can register for XML 2001 on line by visiting www.xmlconference.org.
A discount is available to every participant who registers before
November 30. Special discounts are also available to academics and
members of organizations affiliated with IDEAlliance.
About IDEAlliance
IDEAlliance
(International Digital Enterprise Alliance) is a not-for-profit
membership organization. Its mission is to advance user-driven,
cross-industry solutions for all publishing and content-related
processes by developing standards, fostering business alliances,
and identifying best practices. IDEAlliance has been a leader in
information technology since 1966 (founded as Graphic Communications
Association) having fostered the development and adoption of standards
such as ADIS, GRACoL, ICE, JIFFI, Mail.dat, papiNet, PRISM, PROSE
XML, SPACE XML, SGML, and XML. Learn more about IDEAlliance at www.idealliance.org.
Contact
Tanya Bosse
703.443.1717
tbosse@idealliance.org
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