The next version of the Unicode Standard will be Version 5.2.0. The beta

information page for Unicode 5.2.0 is located at:

http://www.unicode.org/versions/beta.html

This version is planned for release in October 2009. A beta version of

the 5.2.0 Unicode Character Database files is also available for public

comment. We strongly encourage implementers to download these files and

test them with their programs, well before the end of the beta period,

August 3, 2009. These files are located in:

http://www.unicode.org/Public/5.2.0/

http://www.unicode.org/consortium/distlist.html#announcements