XTech 2006 Updates
-Keynote Update - Barcamp Amsterdam II<o:p></o:p>

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<span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>XTech 2006 - 16-19 May - Hotel Grand Krasnapolsky - <st1:City
w:st="on">Amsterdam</st1:City>, The <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
 w:st="on">Netherlands</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p>

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<span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Mozilla keynote added to agenda - <o:p></o:p>

<span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Brendan Eich, CTO, Mozilla has been confirmed as a keynote for XTech 2006.
His presentation, "JavaScript 2 and the Future of the Web", takes
place on Friday afternoon, 19 May. Alex Russell is now confirmed to open the
AJAX Developers' Day. For full XTech program details, see http://xtech06.usefulinc.com/schedule<o:p></o:p>

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<span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>BarCamp Amsterdam II -<o:p></o:p>

<span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The organizers of BarCamp have confirmed their next event in
conjunction with Xtech 2006.  BarCamp is an ad-hoc un-conference born from
the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an
intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from attendees. BarCamp
Amsterdam II is scheduled for 19-21 May. For more details visit, http://xtech06.usefulinc.com/.
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<span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Hotel reservations deadline nears - <o:p></o:p>

<span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The deadline for hotel reservations for XTech 2006 is 14 April. The
IDEAlliance negotiated room rate is 199 euros single/double. May is an
extremely busy tourist month in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Amsterdam</st1:City></st1:place>.
The hotel will sell out. Make your reservations today. For more information on
the hotel and to make reservations, http://xtech06.usefulinc.com/content/venue<o:p></o:p>

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<span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>XTech 2006 sponsors and participating companies -<o:p></o:p>

<span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>IDEAlliance appreciates the support of the following participating
sponsors and exhibiting companies: Adobe, IBM, JustSystems, Antennae House,
DocSoft, and Stilo, others to be confirmed<o:p></o:p>

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<span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Sponsorship opportunities still available -<o:p></o:p>

<span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>For more information on remaining sponsorship opportunities, see http://xtech06.usefulinc.com/content/sponsor
For maximum exposure, sign up now.<o:p></o:p>

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<span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Register today -<o:p></o:p>

<span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>XTech 2006 offers a complete schedule of highly relevant technology
topics from knowledgeable and well respected authorities on the particular
subject matter. This is your chance to mingle, chat, and induce critical
thought to a community of your peers and industry experts. For full
registration information and to register, http://xtech06.usefulinc.com/content/registration<o:p></o:p>

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<span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Xtech 2006 partners -<o:p></o:p>

<span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Mozilla.org www.mozilla.org and W3C www.w3.org<o:p></o:p>

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<span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Join IDEAlliance today and save on Xtech 2006 and take advantage of a
number of membership benefits. Review the benefits and membership rates at: http://www.idealliance.org/membership/benefits.asp
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<span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Marion L. Elledge<o:p></o:p>

<span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>VP, Information Technologies Programs<o:p></o:p>

<span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>IDEAlliance http://www.idealliance.org <o:p></o:p>

Celebrating 40 years -
1966 - 2006<o:p></o:p>

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<span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Watch for upcoming events:<o:p></o:p>

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<span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>XTech 2006 <o:p></o:p>

<span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Building Web 2.0<o:p></o:p>

<span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>16-19 May - Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky<o:p></o:p>

<st1:City w:st="on">Amsterdam</st1:City>, The <st1:country-region
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Netherlands</st1:place></st1:country-region><o:p></o:p>

<span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>http://www.xtech.org
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<span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Extreme Markup Languages<o:p></o:p>

<span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>7-11 August <o:p></o:p>

<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Montreal</st1:City>, <st1:State
 w:st="on">Quebec</st1:State>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p>

<span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>http://www.mulberrytech.com/Extreme/<o:p></o:p>

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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p>

<span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>XML 2006<o:p></o:p>

<span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>December 5-7 - Sheraton Boston Hotel<o:p></o:p>

<span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Boston, MA<o:p></o:p>

<span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Watch for details coming soon!<o:p></o:p>

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