Toward the establishment of an international organization for XML

At Balisage 2026, more than 30 participants resolved to sponsor a public meeting, to create a working group whose purpose is to establish an international organization whose core mission is to protect, promote, and advance Extensible Markup Language (XML) and related technologies, and to cultivate a diverse and international community of practitioners. 

Invitees: Anyone interested in the establishment of an international organization for XML is welcome to attend, join the e-mail listserv, and participate in the inaugural meeting of the working group. 

Date: Friday, September 25, 2026

Time: 15:00 - 17:00 Coordinated Universal Time 

Convert to a local time here: https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20260925T15&p1=1440

(8-10 a.m. Los Angeles / 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. New York City / noon - 2 p.m. Rio de Janeiro / 4-6 p.m. London / 5-7 p.m. Berlin / 6-8 p.m. Cairo / 11 p.m. - 1 a.m. next day Hong Kong / 1 a.m. - 3 a.m. next day Melbourne)

Venue: 

https://psu.zoom.us/j/96781675161?pwd=Jb8VebO7b1RED8a7gqOEakJBPU1VrC.1 

Password: 10xml10

Meeting ID: 967 8167 5161

Any changes to the meeting details will be announced at the listserv. 

Listserv details: 

• Request to join: https://lists.psu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=IOXML-L&A=1 
• List Address: IOXML-L@LISTS.PSU.EDU
• Archives: https://lists.psu.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=IOXML-L
• List Owners: IOXML-L-request@LISTS.PSU.EDU
• Unsubscribe: IOXML-L-signoff-request@LISTS.PSU.EDU

You can join the list by request (to be approved by the list owners).