30 Years of Standard Generalized Markup Language

SGML became ISO 8879 in 1986

Our current information ecosystem is largely (perhaps almost totally) unaware of SGML, yet it is totally dependent on SGML's progeny: HTML and XML. SGML may not have made much of a splash but the ripples it created are still spreading.

Can you believe it has been 30 years? Do you remember when SGML was shiny and new? When SGML conferences started with "SGML: The Year In Review", in which Yuri Rubinsky reported on new SGML products, projects, and even SGML documents? Did you work on, or with, SGML tools, SGML vocabularies, or SGML documents? Do you still remember how SHORTREF worked? Do you think exclusions might make XML modeling more convenient? Are there times when you want an alternate syntax? Can you spell SGML, DTD, and Doctype?

Come join us to celebrate this important anniversary.

• When: Tuesday 2nd August 2016
• Where: Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
  5701 Marinelli Road
  North Bethesda, Maryland 20852
  USA
• What:
  • 6:30 - small plates
  • 7:30 - tales and toasts
  • 8:00 - cake and ice cream
  • (cash bar throughout)
• If you can't make it: send the toast you would have given if you were there and we will post it on the Virtual SGML Birthday Party (see form below)
• Questions, Comments, Suggestions to info@balisage.net