IDEAlliance Announces Keynote Speakers for XTech 2006

Industry leaders to address current and future trends for web developers  

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, USA – April 10, 2006 – IDEAlliance (www.idealliance.org), an established industry organization that develops, educates and validates best practices in publishing and information technology, announced today the keynote speakers for XTech 2006 (www.xtech-conference.org/), the premier European conference for developers and managers working with XML and web technologies. Industry leaders will present keynotes on topics including new and emerging web services for developers, building software with human intelligence, and current web technologies. Mozilla Corporation and W3C are co-hosts for XTech 2006, and current sponsors of the event include Justsystem, IBM and Adobe. XTech 2006 will be held May 16-19 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Keynote speakers and their topics confirmed for this year’s conference include:

• Yahoo! Developer Network lead, Jeffrey McManus, discussing the Web’s movement to a participatory, user-centric model based on user-generated content, social networks and two-way conversations. The presentation will show new and emerging services that will transform the platform for developers.
• Amazon's web services evangelist, Jeff Barr, focusing on building software with human intelligence, and what Amazon Mechanical Turk can do for you and your customers.
• Mozilla Corporation’s CTO, Brendan Eich, presenting on JavaScript 2 and the future of the web.
• Industry-leading essayist and developer, Paul Graham, discussing his work on a new programming language and its impact on future web development.

“This year’s keynotes follow in XTech’s tradition of inspiring, challenging and informing,” said Edd Dumbill, XTech 2006 conference chair. “As we learn about cutting-edge initiatives from Amazon and Yahoo!, we will discover the future in the new models they present for web applications. Paul Graham will challenge the way we think about computing and communication, and Mozilla will inspire us with what’s now possible on the web.”

The theme for this year’s conference “Building Web 2.0” recognizes the key role of standards-based and open technology in enabling the next generation of web applications. This year’s tracks include applications, browser technology, core technologies and open data with presentations on topics such as Rails, Semantic Web, AJAX, XQuery, and network security. The current program schedule, with session descriptions, is available at www.xtech-conference.org/.

Michael Miller, vice president of Antenna House and an exhibitor at XTech 2006 said, “Having attended IDEAlliance events in Europe for more than ten years, I have always found them to be both educational and a great venue to meet and exchange ideas with others involved in the world of XML. The keynote speakers and presentations planned for XTech 2006 are sure to provide an informative view of the ever-changing world of XML and other web applications.” 

About IDEAlliance
IDEAlliance (International Digital Enterprise Alliance) is an established industry organization with a diverse and impressive membership that has been developing, educating and validating best practices in publishing and information technology for 40 years. Through special interest groups, conferences and its active membership, IDEAlliance offers its members an inside track into how the publishing and content-driven supply chain can and will be exploited to respond to both traditional and emerging pressures to reduce cost, increase the top line, and develop new lines of business. To learn more about IDEAlliance, please visit www.idealliance.org/, or call 703-837-1070.

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