Dale Waldt has over 25 years working with SGML, XML, Publishing and Web technology. Dale teaches and consults on XML and related technology adoption worldwide, specializing in commercial publishing, government compliance, and legislative solutions. Previously he was a member of OASIS staff, a VP of Product Systems for RIA, the tax publishing division of the Thomson Corporation, as well as a technical developer for publishing and government organizations. Dale writes and speaks often on publishing technology and was co-author of the SGML Implementation Guide (Springer 1995). Dale has a BS in Publishing Technology (1983) and graduated from the Columbia Business School Executive Development Program (1996).

Brian Buehling is currently the Managing Director for Dakota Systems, a consulting firm specializing in XML-related technologies. Prior to Dakota, he worked in various capacities on content management systems for several companies including Wolters Kluwer Health, John Deere, and AT&T. His team's decision support system at John Deere Health was selected as a Finalist for Business Intelligence Applications at Comdex/Window World Open 1997 and was nominated for the 1997 Smithsonian Award for innovation in information technology. He has earned a M.B.A. with concentrations in Finance and Strategy from the University of Chicago and a M.S. in Systems Science and Mathematics as well as a M.S. in Engineering Management from Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. Additionally, he has been a visiting lecturer at both Ohio University's and Boston University's Center for Design and Imaging Arts teaching a wide array of subjects from business communication and application development to computational theory.