SGML/XML Europe '98 - Paris. Call for Participation.

NOTE: Other information on SGML/XML Europe '98 is available from the Graphic Communications Association.

SGML/XML Europe is the GCA's annual comprehensive event on applications, trends, and the technologies that support the Standard Generalized Markup Language (ISO 8879) and the Extensible Markup Language.

If you are concerned about the creation, management, and delivery of documentary information, SGML/XML Europe offers the only European venue to hear, see, and learn about the important standards and technologies available to corporate and commercial publishers.

SGML/XML Europe '98 will have sessions for managers, users, and technical experts. Additionally, there will be a technology track for indepth presentations on new research, fledgling products, and exploratory technologies. An exhibit floor featuring over 40 vendor stands will complement the conference. For two days preceding the conference, there will be a wide range of one- and two-day tutorials.

Potential topics for this year's conference include:

Document markup languages
Style description languages
Complementary standards, such as EDI or STEP
Document repository methodologies
Data modelling and content management
Workflow management
Search technology
Industry applications
The bottom line - the business case
Intellectual Property Rights, liability, and other legal issues
Products and tools

Call for Papers

Interested parties are invited to submit proposals for presentations at SGML/XML Europe '98. Of specific interest are papers on any of the listed topics or related subjects that discuss implementation choices at the managerial, user, or technical expert level. Proposals for the Technologies Track are also welcome. All presentations will be given in English and will be in 45 minute blocks (30-35 minutes for presentation; 10-15 minutes for discussion). There will be electronic and paper conference proceedings.

Submissions must include:

presentation title
author's name and complete contact information (post, email, phone, and fax)
abstract of not less than 500 words
2-sentence description for publication
target audience (manager, user, technical expert)
author's biography

Call for Tutorials

The conference will be preceded by 2 days of seminars/tutorials. Proposals for 1- and 2-day seminars must include:

seminar/tutorial title
instructor's name and complete contact information (post, email, phone, and fax)
instructor's biography
course syllabus (approximately 1000 words) including pre-requisite skills, goals of the seminar/tutorial, and comprehensive outline
short description for publication
statement of technology requirements
presentation length (1 or 2 days)

Submission Schedule

All abstracts must be submitted in electronic form.

Deadline for complete proposals: Friday, 19 December 1997 (send to: europe98@dpsl.co.uk).

Notification of selection: 2 February 1998.

Full papers (marked up using designated DTD): 20 March 1998.

The Fine Print

Presentations will be made using LCD Panels or video projectors (conference will not supply laptops). Speakers must register for the conference (speaker discount will be available for one presenter per talk, if the full paper is received on schedule).

Presentations must be content- or technically-oriented. Product or service advertisements are not appropriate on the technical programme. The technology track is dedicated to discussions of new technologies.