!!!       The submissions deadline is October 30, 1998       !!!
    !!!  You have just one more week to send in your submission  !!!

                L A S T   C A L L   F O R   P A P E R S
               *****************************************

              Fourteenth International Unicode Conference

               Unicode and the Web: the Global Connection

                           March 22-25, 1999

                         Boston, Massachusetts

 The Internet and the World Wide Web continue to change the shape of
 computing. The goal of network computing and understandable text
 access across wide, diverse groups of people has brought great
 momentum to computing environments that build Unicode into their
 foundation. Whether it's new internet commerce, network access to
 data, or very portable applications, Unicode makes a solid foundation
 for the network, global enterprises, and software users everywhere.

 The Fourteenth International Unicode Conference will address topics
 ranging from Unicode use in the World Wide Web and in corporate
 and government intranets and databases, to the latest developments
 with Java, CSS, XML and XSL. Conference attendees will include
 managers, software engineers, systems analysts, and product
 marketing personnel responsible for the development of software
 supporting Unicode as well as those involved in all aspects of
 the globalization of software and the Internet.

 DEADLINES

    Submissions due:          October 30, 1998
    Notification date:        November 20, 1998
    Camera ready papers due:  January 8, 1999

 THEME & TOPICS

 Computing with Unicode is the overall theme of the Conference.
 Presentations should be geared towards a technical audience.
 Suggested topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
 - Unicode normalization
 - Unicode collation
 - Java and Unicode
 - The World Wide Web (WWW) and Unicode
 - Character set issues
 - Web search engines and Unicode
 - Library and archival concerns
 - Unicode in operating systems
 - Unicode in databases
 - Unicode in large scale networks
 - Unicode in government applications
 - The results of using Unicode applications (case studies, solutions)
 - Business topics and market forecasts
 - Language processing issues with Unicode data
 - Migrating legacy applications to Unicode
 - Cross platform issues
 - Printing and imaging
 - Optimizing performance of Unicode systems and applications
 - Testing Unicode applications
 - Usability evaluations of Unicode applications
 - Internationalization and Localization

 SESSIONS

 The Conference Program will provide a wide range of sessions
 including:
 - Keynote presentations
 - Technical presentations
 - Panel sessions
 - Open discussion sessions
 - Workshops/Tutorials

 All sessions except the Workshops/Tutorials will be of 40 minute
 duration.  In some cases, two consecutive 40 minute program slots may
 be devoted to a single session.

 The Workshops/Tutorials will each last three hours.  They should be
 designed to stimulate discussion and participation, using slides and
 demonstrations.

 PUBLICITY

 If your paper is accepted, your details will be included in the
 Conference brochure and Web pages and the paper itself will appear in
 the book of Conference Proceedings.

 SUBMISSIONS

 Submissions MUST contain:

 1. An abstract of 150-250 words, consisting of statement of purpose,
    paper description, and your conclusions or final summary.

 2. A brief biography.

 3. The details listed below:

    NAME:   Dr/Mr/Mrs/Ms:     _________________________________________

    TITLE/POSITION:           _________________________________________

    ORGANIZATION/AFFILIATION: _________________________________________

    ORGANIZATION'S WWW URL:   _________________________________________

    OWN WWW URL:              _________________________________________

    ADDRESS FOR PAPER MAIL:   _________________________________________

                              _________________________________________

                              _________________________________________

    TELEPHONE:                _________________________________________

    FAX:                      _________________________________________

    E-MAIL ADDRESS:           _________________________________________

    TITLE OF SESSION:         _________________________________________

    TYPE OF SESSION:          [ ] Keynote presentation

                              [ ] Technical presentation

                              [ ] Panel session

                              [ ] Open discussion session

                              [ ] Workshop/Tutorial

    TARGET AUDIENCE (you may select more than one category):

                              [ ] Manager

                              [ ] Software Engineer

                              [ ] Systems Analyst

                              [ ] Marketer

                              [ ] Other: ______________________________

    LEVEL OF SESSION:         [ ] Beginner

                              [ ] Advanced


 Submissions should be sent to the following address by e-mail, post,
 or fax:

    Fourteenth International Unicode Conference
    c/o Global Meeting Services, Inc.
    6160 Charae Street
    San Diego, CA  92122  USA
    Tel:   +1-619-638-0206
    Fax:   +1-619-638-0504

    For e-mail submissions, use the following subject line:
       Proposal for IUC 14

    E-mail submissions should use ASCII, non-compressed text and
    should be sent to either of the following addresses:
       [log in to unmask]
       [log in to unmask]

 EXHIBIT OPPORTUNITIES

 The Conference will have an Exhibition area for corporations or
 individuals who wish to display and promote their products, technology
 and/or services.

 Every effort will be made to provide maximum exposure and advertising.

 Exhibit space is limited.  For further information or to reserve a
 place, please contact Global Meeting Services at the above location.

 CONFERENCE VENUE

                    Cambridge Center Marriott
                    2 Cambridge Center
                    Cambridge, MA  02142
 Telephone number:  +1-617-494-6600
 Facsimile number:  +1-617-494-6565

 THE UNICODE STANDARD

 The Unicode Standard is a 16-bit character encoding encompassing the
 world's principal scripts which provides the foundation for the
 internationalization and localization of software.  With its simple
 and efficient approach to special and modified characters, the Unicode
 Standard defines a new degree of data portability between platforms
 and across borders.  Software (especially modern, distributed systems)
 can be adapted for particular countries far more easily than when
 existing character sets are used.  The Unicode Standard is code-for-
 code identical to the International Standard ISO/IEC 10646.

 For further information on the Unicode Standard, visit the Unicode Web
 site at <http://www.unicode.org> or e-mail <[log in to unmask]>


 (R) 'Unicode' is a registered trademark of Unicode, Inc.












------------------------------------------------------------------------
Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual  sender,
except  where  the  sender  specifically  states them to be the views of
Reuters Ltd.