Baltimore, MD, January 31, 2017 - On April 24, 2017, the National Information Standards Organization (NISO) will host "
XML for Standards Publishers: A NISO Connections Live Event." This free symposium will be held at the Library of Congress and
RSVPs are welcome.
The event, sponsored by NISO members The American Society of Mechanical
Engineers (ASME), ASTM, IEEE, Inera, and Mulberry Technologies, and by
Edaptive Technologies, FEDLINK, Innodata, Typefi, and XSB, is related to
NISO's ongoing efforts to help standards publishers improve their
production processes, improve end-user services, and apply
NISO's development of Standard Tag Set.
XML for Standards Publishers will demonstrate how XML solves
issues associated with the use of PDFs, which lack the flexibility
needed to meet current and future market demands. XML can help to
improve publishing processes and bring business value to organizations.
"When an organization faces a daunting technological switch, it's vital
to confer with others facing the same challenges and to hear from
experts who have in-depth knowledge of the new technology," says NISO
Executive Director Todd Carpenter. "NISO Connections Live events offer
just that chance. Standards publishers who want to use XML in their
workflow will benefit enormously from this event. It will help them not
only to avoid reinventing the wheel, but to learn the benefits of using
standards to enhance productivity."
Attendees at this symposium will learn how XML can:
-Facilitate interoperability between standards organizations
-Aid content reuse for additional products and revenue
-Reduce costs to publish with standards-based publishing systems
-Create multiple publication formats for different devices
-Support accessible publications for the visually impaired
Planned Speakers and Topics
Opening remarks
Todd Carpenter, Executive Director, NISO
Implementing and Leveraging an XMLV Workflow at ISO
Laurent Galichet, Head of Publishing, Senior Leader, ISO
XML: Use It Yourself
Tommie Usdin, President, Mulberry Technologies and NISO Board Chair
NISO STS: An XML Standard for Standards
Rob Wheeler, Director, Publishing Technology, ASME
Howard Gilson, Director of Information Technology, ASTM
Workflow Choices: When and Where Do I Introduce XML
Bruce Rosenblum, Chief Executive Officer, Inera
Incorporating XML into a Standards Environment: False Starts, Successes, and Challenges
Kim Breitfelder, Director, Content Production & Management, IEEE
Putting Structured Documents to Work
Lesley West, Director, Product Development, ASTM
Leveraging XML to Enhance the Semantic Value of Standards
Rupert Hopkins, Chief Executive Officer, XSB
Using XML to Create Accessible Publications
Chandi Perera, Chief Executive Officer, Typefi
Event Details
XML for Standards Publishers: A NISO Connections Live Event
Monday, April 24, 2017
9:30am - 5:00pm, EST
Mumford Room
James Madison Memorial Building
The Library of Congress
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20540
Please note that space is limited, so
RSVP here soon!
About NISO
NISO, based in Baltimore, Maryland, fosters the development and
maintenance of standards that facilitate the creation, persistent
management, and effective interchange of information so that it can be
trusted for use in research and learning. To fulfill this mission, NISO
engages libraries, publishers, information aggregators, and other
organizations that support learning, research, and scholarship through
the creation, organization, management, and curation of knowledge. NISO
works with intersecting communities of interest and across the entire
lifecycle of information standards. NISO is a not-for-profit association
accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). For
more information, visit the
NISO website.