IDEAlliance has posted the call for papers for XML 2006. The conference takes place in Boston December 4-7. This is the major North American XML show. I may attend this year. I haven't yet decided. They are planning four tracks this year:
According to David Megginson, the Hands-on XML track "will include workshops, tutorials, and the Masters' Series that started at XML 2005 (a makeover show for tech projects, where a panel of experts dissects what you've done and makes suggestions)." Proposals are due by June 19.