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Sponsorship & Exhibits

Current List of XML 2005 Exhibitors

Adobe Systems, Inc.
Antenna House
Arbortext
Astoria Software
Blast Radius
Bryght
Design Science
DocSoft, Inc.
Elkera Pty Limited
Exegenix
IBM
Justsystem
Mark Logic
Microsoft
OASIS
Quality Associates, Inc.
RenderX
SiberLogic, Inc.
Sun Microsystems
XyEnterprise

If you have any questions regarding the exposition, exhibit space, sponsorship or marketing opportunities, please contact:

Joy Blake
+1 910 215-8159
joy@longleafpr.com


Conference Chair

Lauren Wood
Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Planning Committee

Sharon Adler
IBM Corporation
Michael Champion
Microsoft Corporation
Marion Elledge
IDEAlliance
Jim Melton
Oracle Corporation
Brand Niemann
E.P.A.
Jon Udell
InfoWorld
Lauren Wood
Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Diamond Sponsors

Justsystem

RenderX
Sun Microsystems Inc.

Gold Sponsors

Blast Radius
Design Science
IBM Corporation
Microsoft

SiberLogic, Inc.

Co-Hosts

Health Level 7

Liberty Alliance

NISO

OASIS

RosettaNet

SICoP

W3C

WS-I

XML.gov


Media Partners

Application Development Trends

C/C++ Users Journal

DevTownStation

Dr. Dobb's Journal

eContent

Enterprise Systems

eWeek

Integration Developer News

Federal Computer Week

InfoWorld

IT Architecture

ACM Queue

Network Computing

Open Enterprise Trends

Oracle Magazine

SQL Server Magazine

SQLSummit

Web Services Journal

Web Services Summit

XML Journal


The reliable source for everything XML - XML 2005 is the largest independent XML conference, designed for professionals who want to use XML and related technologies to produce higher-quality data, increase production speed, and save money. The conference attracts leading experts and practitioners from around the world to explore the entire universe of XML-based technologies, including web services, publishing, data integration, information management, and evolving applications.

Conference Wrap-Ups

Here are some of the conference wrap-ups on the web, in no particular order.

More links are on the aggregator list.

XML Cup 2005 Awarded to Michael Kay and Norman Walsh

From left: Norman Walsh, Lauren Wood, & Michael Kay

The XML Cup 2005 for Services to the XML Community was awarded by Lauren Wood, Chair of the XML 2005 Conference, to Michael Kay and Norman Walsh during the opening keynote session.

Links to the press release on various sites:

Contact Information Update

IDEAlliance headquarters recently moved on Monday, November 7. Email correspondence is operational but phone communications have been intermittent. If you have any questions regarding the XML 2005 Conference & Exposition, please call 703-887-7682 and an IDEAlliance staff member will get back to you as soon as possible with a response.

Pre-Registration Deadline is November 7

Pre-registration deadline is this Monday, November 7.  Register before then to avoid a $75 onsite registration fee.  Please see Registration Information for prices and registration form.  After November 7, you may register onsite starting Monday, November 14 - Registration desk opens at 7:30am.

XML 2005 Conference wiki

The XML 2005 Conference wiki is now available. Please feel free to add content or pages to make the conference even more interesting and valuable to you and other attendees.

Late-Breaking News and Product Presentations Announced

Late-Breaking News & Product Presentations have been announced and posted on the XML 2005 web site.  Please see updated Schedule-at-a-Glance for presentation details.

XML Master Series Announced

IDEAlliance in its continued efforts to provide groundbreaking services to the XML community are introducing the XML Master Class Series the first of which will be held at XML 2005 in Atlanta, Georgia the week of November 14. The Master Class Series brings together successful XML use cases presented by users and industry experts to provide insight and practical guidance into today's XML standards, technologies and practices. Please see the XML Master Series page for more information.

Proceedings Paper Submission Form Posted

The XML 2005 Proceedings Paper Submission Form has been posted. XML 2005 presenters can now submit their presentation papers for inclusion in this year's proceedings. Go to Proceedings Paper Submission for more details.

Conference Schema

The Conference Schema and Guidelines are ready for speakers to download to create their proceedings papers at Conference Schema and Guidelines. Authoring tools vendors have made customized tools available; these are listed at XML Authoring Tools.

XML 2005 Keynote Speakers Announced

Soumitra Sengupta
Product Unit Manager, WebData XML Team, Microsoft Corporation, USA
Steven G. Harris
Vice President, Java Platform Group, Server Technologies, Oracle Corporation
Jim Hendler
Professor, University of Maryland & Director of Semantic Web and Agent Technology, Maryland Information and Network Dynamics Laboratory
David Megginson
Principal, Megginson Technologies Ltd.
Robert Picciano
Vice President, Data Management, IBM Corporation