Submission Areas
CO - Collaboration
The use of technologies such as blogs, wikis, and hybrid systems for collaboration.
CS - Case Studies
The application of some XML technology to a project that has moved well into the implementation stage, and preferably to the production stage. The talk should concentrate on the lessons learned during implementation and production, particularly if these lessons can be generalized.
CT - Core Technologies
The basic standards and specifications that are the foundation of XML technologies and systems.
DX- Deploying XML
The challenges and techniques involved in deploying XML systems.
EA - End-User Applications
Applications of XML that are focussed on the user experience, including desktop applications and graphics and multimedia.
GV - Government
XML and government related projects.
IT - Large-Scale Architectures
Integrating products from different parts of a company, or different companies, to enable information to be transferred from one application to another, or to enable combining of information from more than one application. This area includes business-business communication, ebXML, Service-Oriented Architectures, and Web Services. It also includes identity management and security for these systems.
KM - Knowledge Management
Tools, techniques,and strategies for formalizing the patterns implicit in unstructured or semi-structured content, and in the relationships among people who create and use the content.
LB - Late Breaking News
Sessions reserved for bringing you up-to-date news on a technology or case study. The deadline for late-breaking news is in September.
MS - Metadata and Semantics
XML Technologies (DC, RDF, Topic Maps, OWL, SPARQL) used to describe and infer the practical meaning of specific data. This area includes approaches such as "folksonomies" and other informal tagging systems.
PP - Product Presentations
Presentations which allow vendors the opportunity to showcase the latest in XML-related products and/or services. The deadline for product presentations is in September.
PB - Publishing
All aspects of publishing information, including publishing to print, online, CD-ROMs, and on demand.
SR - Storing XML
Storing and retrieving XML, including databases of all types and content management systems.
TH - Town Halls
Interactive forums designed to allow all attendees (and non-attendees) the opportunity to voice their opinion in an open session.
VI - Vertical Industries
The systems and markup languages in use in different vertical industries. Talks should concentrate on application in the industry rather than the details of Yet Another Markup Language. In particular we are looking for interesting applications from the fields of health care, finance, insurance, automotive, and mobile/telecom technologies.