XML
2004, this November 16-18 in Washington DC will feature an Atom <o:p></o:p>

<span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Hackathon.
This event will take place on the exhibit floor during <o:p></o:p>

exhibit
hours: Tuesday, November 16th 5:30pm - 7:00pm Wednesday, November 17th 10:30am
- 2:00pm and 3:30pm - 7:00pm Thursday, November 18th 10:30am - 4:30pm <o:p></o:p>

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Participants,
who will have to register for an expo pass at <o:p></o:p>

http://www.xmlconference.org/xmlusa/2004/registration.html
(it's free <o:p></o:p>

if
you register before November 8), should bring their computers and <o:p></o:p>

Atom
publishing protocol implementations. 
Network connectivity will <o:p></o:p>

be
provided.<o:p></o:p>

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The
goal is to demonstrate interoperability between as many client- server
combinations as possible in doing four operations:  1. creating a new post that includes a
picture.  2. replacing the picture with
another.  3. changing the text of the
post.  4. deleting the post.<o:p></o:p>

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There
is a page on the Atom Wiki at <o:p></o:p>

http://www.intertwingly.net/wiki/pie/XML2004Hackathon
where <o:p></o:p>

participants
are preparing for the event.<o:p></o:p>

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<span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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<span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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