Program for Sept. 19th SGML Forum/Open seminar in New York

[Chet Ensign <Chet_Ensign%LDS -at- NOTES -dot- WORLDCOM -dot- COM>]

Here is the preliminary program for the all-day SGML/HTML seminar being held
Tuesday, September 19th at the McGraw-Hill building in New York City. Speakers
include Chuck Myers of Frame Technology, Mark Walter of Seybold Publications,
David Harkness of Novell and Jerry Michalski of Ester Dyson's "Release 1.0."

The seminar, "SGML: Open for Business," is cohosted by the SGML Forum of New
York (the tri-state area SGML users group) and SGML Open (the SGML industry
consortium). I have attached information on registering to the end of this
message.

Best regards,

/chet

Chet Ensign
Logical Design Solutions
571 Central Avenue                      http://www.lds.com
Murray Hill, NJ  07974                  censign -at- lds -dot- com [email]
908-771-9221 [Phone]                  908-771-0430 [FAX]

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* Program * -----------

 8:30 am                Registration and continental breakfast

 9:15 am -  9:25 am     Welcome and Introductions
                        Cesare Del Vaglio, President, SGML Forum of NY

 9:25 am - 10:00 am     Plenary Address
                        Mary Laplante, Director, SGML Open

10:00 am - 10:15 am     Break

Business Track --------------
10:15 am - 10:45 am     Assessing Business Needs for SGML
                        Robert J. Glushko, Passage Systems

10:45 am - 11:30 am     User Panel: SGML in Business
                        Moderator:  Chet Ensign, Logical Design Solutions
                        Panelists:  Mark Walters, Seybold Publications;
                                    Dale Waldt, Research Institute of America;
                                    Cyndie Cooper, C.C. Data Systems;
                                    Jim Lytle, ICS;

11:30 am - 12:15 pm     Practical Strategies for Selling the Concept
                        Martin Hensel, Martin Hensel Corporation

Technical Track ---------------
10:15 am - 10:45 am     Planning a Conversion Strategy
                        Mark Gross, Data Conversion Laboratory

10:45 am - 11:30 am     Building a Data Repository: SGML and Databases
                        Michael Maziarka, Xyvision, Inc.

11:30 am - 12:15 pm     Vendor Panel:  Approaches to SGML Authoring
                        Moderator:  Mary Laplante, SGML Open
                        Panelists:  Chuck Myers, Frame Technology Corporation;
                                    Mark Ketzler, ArborText;
                                    David Harkness, Novell
                                    Joe Davidson, SoftQuad

12:15 pm -  1:30 pm     Lunch, Vendor expo opens

 1:30 pm -  2:30 pm     SGML and Internet Publishing: Business and Technical
                        Perspectives
                        Jerry Michalski, Release 1.0
                        Kent Summers, Electronic Book Technologies, Inc.
                        Others, TBA

 2:30 pm -  5:00 pm     Vendor Info-mercials (10 minute presentations by vendors
                        for demoing products, making announcements, etc.)

 5:00 pm -  6:00 pm     Open Mike Session: Attendees Talk Back

 6:00 pm                Expo and program close



Time and Place =====

September 19, 1995

8:30 am - 5:00 pm

McGraw-Hill Building 1221 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 2nd Floor
conference center (take escalators to right of main doors)


How to Register =====

Registration for "Open for Business: The SGML Standard" is limited, so reserve
your space early.

The seminar fee is $99.00 U.S. Members of the SGML Forum of New York or SGML
Open qualify for a discounted rate of $35.00.

Join the SGML Forum of New York for the annual membership fee of $40.00 and be
eligible for the discounted admission to the seminar! For information on Forum
membership, contact Chet Ensign at +908-771-9221, email: censign -at- lds -dot- com -dot- 

To register for "Open for Business: The SGML Standard" contact SGML Open at
+412-264-4258, email: info -at- sgmlopen -dot- org -dot-  Fax this reply card to +412-264-6598,
or mail it with a check made payable to:

    SGML Open
    910 Beaver Grade Road, #3008
    Coraopolis, PA 15108


__ Enclosed is my check for ________________________________

__ Invoice my company. P.O.#________________________________


Name _______________________________________________________

Title ______________________________________________________

Company ____________________________________________________

Address ____________________________________________________

City, State, Zip ___________________________________________

Phone ______________________________________________________

Fax ________________________________________________________


Others from my company who plan to attend:

Name _______________________________________________________

Name _______________________________________________________



The Sponsors   ============

SGML Open is a non-profit international consortium of providers of products and
services, dedicated to accelerating the further adoption, application and
implementation of SGML.

The SGML Forum of New York is a non-profit organization devoted to the exchange
of ideas and information about SGML. Members represent a wide variety of
industries including publishing, financial services, insurance, securities,
telecommunications, defense and pharmaceuticals.


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