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June General Meeting
Character Encoding and Unicode
Speaker: Wanying Luo, Software Engineering Principal Engineer,
Black Duck
You probably thought that character encoding was straightforward, since a character is just a character and that's all there is to it. In the old ASCII days, that may have been true, but support for multiple languages and symbols has made things more complicated than you could imagine.
In this presentation, we'll look at various aspects of character encoding with a focus on Unicode. We'll try to clear up some common misconceptions that folks may have with character encoding. Developing a thorough understanding of the challenges and design rationales of Unicode is beyond the scope of this presentation (and not something one can expect to accomplish with a one-hour presentation). Our goal is to stimulate enough interest and hopefully give some basic knowledge so that folks may feel more comfortable studying the Unicode standard.
Wanying joined Coverity in 2012, initially working on compiler frontends. He later transitioned to the static analysis team, where he has served as a software architect since then. His primary focus and interests lie in utilizing static analysis technology to discover security vulnerabilities in source code.
707 Fifth
707 - 5 St. S.W.
Third floor conference room C
There is $3 parking after 16:00 one block south of the meeting location, at the Centennial Parkade (Lot 54).
5:30 PM, Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Snacks at 17:30. CUUG Annual General Meeting begins at 18:00. Presentation begins immediately after AGM.
Attendance is free for CUUG members, or $10 (cash or e-transfer) at the door for non-CUUG members.
RSVP to office at CUUG if you plan to attend.
Annual General Meeting and Elections
The Calgary UNIX Users' Group is holding its Annual General Meeting and election of the 2025/2026 Board of Directors. Nominees so far include the following:
If you would like to volunteer or nominate someone else, please contact cuugboard at CUUG.707 Fifth
707 - 5 St. S.W.
Third floor conference room C
There is $3 parking after 16:00 one block south of the meeting location, at the Centennial Parkade (Lot 54).
5:30 PM, Tuesday, June 24, 2025
Snacks at 17:30. Meeting begins at 18:00.
Attendance is free for CUUG members, or $10 (cash or e-transfer) at the door for non-CUUG members.
RSVP to office at CUUG if you plan to attend.
Membership Renewals Due
It is annual renewal time for CUUG memberships. Membership fees remain at
$50.00 (no GST), and cheques can be made payable to Calgary UNIX Users' Group.
You can also renew via e-transfer to "office@cuug.ab.ca".
Our mailing address is as follows:
Calgary Unix Users' Group
Box 878, Station M
Calgary, AB T2P 2J6
Invoices have been sent by email. If you have not yet received yours, please contact office at CUUG.