[xquery-talk] XML/XQuery academic conferences ?

[Daniela Florescu]

On Oct 12, 2011, at 12:35 PM, Adam Retter wrote:

>>> 5. NoSQL conferences. Unfortunately, there are two problems.  
>>> First, NoSQL is
>>> still not accepted in academic conferences
>>> -- they have the same problem as XML itself. And second, they try  
>>> to stay
>>> away from XML like crazy ("angle brackets, not cool,man, not cool.  
>>> Not Web
>>> scale.").
>>
>> I believe we should be at these conferences, if not because NoSQL
>> crowd is about to have their own 'query wars' and it will be good to
>> be near (but on the sidelines of this).
>
> Completely agree. I will bring the pop-corn.

Adam, I think we need beer for that discussion. Or even something  
stronger :-)

http://twitter.com/#!/nielsenmb/status/124228491532173312

It's probably not ML's fault. It's only that they use the forbidden X  
word, sheesh ..... :-)

Cheers
Dana