To help readers understand how the items are distinguished in the Encyclopedia, codes have been appended to the names in the list. At this stage, these codes are not of interest because only a portion f the database has been presented. Web search query URLs have been inserted into each profile, pre-formatted experimentally on the basis of the titles and keywords of each entry. They use the Altavista and Metacrawler search engines. We are extending to users the advantages offered by the Systran facility on the Altavista Translation Service search engine.
Users can now try out automatic translations of the demo profile entries from each profile page.
But this is quite an amazing facility for those who would prefer languages other than English. We hope the demo and list will help individuals and organizations to participate locally or globally in acting moire effectively in conferences, especially in an international and multi-cultural context. We would like to improve the profiles that you see in the demo, or for others you see in the list. Send us documents or indicate URLs. The UIA is a financially independent non-profit research centre and information clearing house.