Groups - OASIS Second Annual Adoption Forum in Europe added

The OASIS Adoption Forum in Europe is being added to our calendar for
information at the request of the OASIS staff.  BPEL is on the agenda and
Dieter has agreed to provide a presentation.

More specific details may be found on the event web site at:
http://www.oasis-open.org/events/adoption_forum_2005/index.php.

 -- Diane Jordan


OASIS Second Annual Adoption Forum in Europe has been added by Diane Jordan

Date:  Monday, 17 October 2005
Time:  All Day

Event Description:
****OVERVIEW OF THE PROGRAM:

Users, vendors, governments, and researchers from Europe and around the world will come together for this one-day event to examine and discuss advances in open standards. Hosted by OASIS, the event will feature presentations that profoundly affect government, healthcare, and commerce, delivering insight and updates on work in Web services, tax, business
process, and localisation. 
The OASIS Adoption Forum will open with a keynote address from Ovum, the global analyst and consulting company.  This keynote will offer unique insights into the often-but-not always complimentary roles played by open standards and open source efforts in today's marketplace. The event will close   with a panel of representatives from Europe's most influential standards bodies. Leaders from BT, CEN/ISSS, and  ITU will join OASIS CEO, Patrick Gannon, to discuss how their organizations are responding to user outcry for more cooperation in the standards development arena. 

Additional Presentations Include:
Standards and Taxation by Terry Hawes, Head of Channels Architecture, HM Revenue and Customs

The Adoption and Evolution of the OASIS DITA Standard by Ian Larner, Information Architect and Software Engineer User Technologies, IBM Hursley Lab and Indi Liepa, OASIS DITA Technical Committee Representative/Senior Information Architect, Technology Platforms, Nokia

UK Leads the Adoption of e-Voting Standards by John Borras, CEO, UK Local e-Government Standards Body, OASIS Election and Voter Services Technical Committee Chair

eGovernment and Standards by Harm Jan van Burg of Netherlands Ministry of Finance, OASIS eGovernment Technical Committee Chair 

Harmonising eHealth by Melvin Reynolds, Senior Partner, AMS Consulting 

Web Services Business Process Execution Language (WSBPEL) by Dieter Koenig of IBM, OASIS WSBPEL Technical Committee Representative

Additional speaker and presentation details may be found at:
http://www.oasis-open.org/events/adoption_forum_2005/17.10.05.php





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