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+\centerline{\bf \MarkUp}
+\medskip
+\noindent
+\MarkUp\ was again organised by the Graphic Communication
+Association. It is an international conference which
+gives those who are involved in the development of the
+Standard Generalized Markup Language (\SGML) and those who
+are interested in its application an opportunity
+to share the current progress
+and to discuss the future.
+
+The venue for this year's conference was Torremolinos,
+Spain. I can almost hear your reaction now! However, it
+proved very worthwhile for those of us who braved the
+merry quips of our colleagues about the conference being a
+cover for a few days' holiday. Who would have suspected that
+such excellent conference facilities were lurking in these
+surroundings?
+
+As you may be aware the Spanish are well known for their
+siesta time and following the local custom the itinery
+showed quite clearly a morning session, a siesta and
+a late afternoon\slash evening session (how civilised). I think
+it reflects the dedication of all who took part in the conference
+that in fact full use was made of the ``siesta time''
+for meetings\slash practical demonstrations\slash informal discussions, thereby
+packing as much as possible into the days available.
+
+In October last year a milestone in the life of \SGML\
+was reached --- it received approval from the
+International Standards Office and is now formally
+known as {\sc iso 8879} \SGML. The first presentation
+given at the conference was by Charles Goldfarb who,
+together with his team, has spent ten years developing
+this language. The title of his paper was
+{\sl The \SGML\ Finalization Process and Application
+Responsibility}. He outlined the final stages which saw the
+completion of the developmental work on \SGML\ and then proceeded to identify areas in the
+applications field which will need particular attention to
+ensure the language is used effectively.
+
+Craig Smith and Dr Manfred Kr\"uger made their presentations
+next. They both emphasized the importance of accurate
+analysis as part of the design and creation of the document type
+definitions which form the basis of any project using
+\SGML. Manfred also chaired the first two days of the conference
+which ensured that they ran very smoothly.
+
+The next session of the conference dealt with the development
+of \SGML\ Applications. Joan Smith gave us the benefit
+of her experience on the British Library \SGML\ document
+type and also gave details of {\sc docmanusc}, a {\sc CEC} sponsored project
+to promote the use of \SGML\ throughout Europe.
+
+Further \SGML\ applications were
+described during the second day of the conference.
+Christian Guittet explained how the
+Project {\sc fame} (Formex Applied to Multilinguism in Europe)
+used \SGML\ based coding to handle the publication of documents for the Office for
+Official Publications of the European Communities.
+This enables the documentation to be published in all the languages
+required using the same source coding.
+
+John R. McFadden described the applications that the
+company {\it Software Exoterica Corporation} have developed for use
+by the Canadian Government. Pamela Gennusa explained
+how \SGML\ has been used within the Department of Defense in the United
+States to enable the technical documentation to be created
+and updated in a way which meets the very tough criteria under
+which DoD operates.
+
+An \SGML\ based project has been successfully created in England
+which operates under very strict time constraints.
+Tony Rowley described how {\it Pindar Infotek},
+under the guidance of Peter Howgate can handle the data
+relating to the registration of patents which
+is controlled by the Patents Office in Munich.
+
+The last day of the conference looked at the current
+situation from a different viewpoint. Michael Buckingham chaired
+this day of the conference and started the proceedings with
+his thoughts of the potential of \SGML\ as seen by the
+British. Franco Mastroddi explained the European Community
+approach to electronic publishing and imagebanks, and Steven Brown
+explained the principles of integrated database publishing.
+
+During the two days before the conference itself,
+several of the delegates had attended a practical
+tutorial on \SGML. They were given invaluable guidance
+on the approach to using \SGML. Those of us who did
+not attend the tutorial were able to see demonstrations
+of two pieces of commercially available
+software which allow the ``lay user'' to make use of
+\SGML\ in the capture of their documentation. The demonstrators
+also gave presentations during the conference to explain the technical
+advantages of their products. One, Writerstation, operates on
+an {\sc ibm} pc (or clone), and the other, fondly known
+as {\sc fred}, runs on the Apple Mac. No doubt software packages based on \SGML\
+will become more readily available now that it has been accepted by {\sc iso}.
+
+Next year's conference will be held in Ottowa, Canada,
+on 23rd--25th May 1988, and I am sure by then there will be several
+more products being demonstrated.
+
+\rightline{\sl Geeti Granger, John Wiley \& Sons Ltd}