/////\\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\///\\\/\ \ / \ Welcome to the SGML Newswire! \ / / \ To subscribe, send email to sgmlinfo@avalanche.com \ \ with body of message SUBSCRIBE 'your emailaddress' / / To unsubscribe, send message 'unsubscribe' \ \ To receive SGML FAQ, send message 'send FAQ' / / \ \ To receive a current table of contents, and / / instructions for ordering back issues, \ \ specify 'send toc' in the body of your / / message. Please also pass along info \ \ to interested colleagues. / / \ ////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\////\\\\///\\\\/// THE ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP AND NEWSLETTER: ================================================================ This information is from Chris Ziener, Managing Director of EPSIG: The Electronic Publishing Special Interest Group (EPSIG) was launched in 1986 to serve two primary purposes: 1) promoting the use and continuing development of ISO 12083, the International Electronic Publishing Standard, which is based on the original standards development undertaken by the AAP; and 2) providing services, including training programs, a quarterly newsletter, publications, and solutions to problems created by the emergence of new technologies for its members in the electronic publishing and related industries. Subscriptions to the EPSIG Newsletter are $50, individual EPSIG memberships are $200, and corporate memberships are $500. One of the benefits of an EPSIG membership is Eric van Herwijnen answers questions through the newsletter. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Some upcoming events for EPSIG: May 1-3 Direct! Conference, The Adolphus Hotel, Dallas, TX (This conference is for companies who are working with direct-to-press or computer-to-plate technologies) May 12, World Wide Web Tutorial, Munich Park Hilton, Germany May 13, "Practical SGML" and ISO 12083 Tutorial, Munich Park Hilton, Germany May 12-16, SGML Europe, Munich Park Hilton, Germany August 25-29, InfoTech Week, Seattle, WA (EPSIG tutorials to be held) November 18-21, SGML '96, Sheraton Boston Hotel and Towers, Boston, MA ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ For more information please contact: EPSIG c/o GCARI Fourth Floor 100 Daingerfield Road Alexandria, VA 22314-288 Phone: 1/703/519-8184 Fax: 1/703/548-2867 Email: epsig@aol.com