diff --git a/AUTHORS.rst b/AUTHORS.rst
index 029aca1..19af02b 100644
--- a/AUTHORS.rst
+++ b/AUTHORS.rst
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ Development Lead
 Contributors
 ------------
 
-None yet. Why not be the first?
+* Dag Wieers <dag@wieers.com>
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index cace635..1a21896 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -39,12 +39,16 @@ can be converted into this data structure (which also a valid JSON object)::
 This uses the `BadgerFish`_ convention that prefixes attributes with ``@``.
 The conventions supported by this library are:
 
+* `Abdera`_: Use ``"attributes"`` for attributes, ``"children"`` for nodes
 * `BadgerFish`_: Use ``"$"`` for text content, ``@`` to prefix attributes
+* `Cobra`_: Use ``"attributes"`` for attributes (even when empty), ``"children"`` for nodes, values are strings
 * `GData`_: Use ``"$t"`` for text content, attributes added as-is
 * `Yahoo`_ Use ``"content"`` for text content, attributes added as-is
 * `Parker`_: Use tail nodes for text content, ignore attributes
 
+.. _Abdera: http://wiki.open311.org/JSON_and_XML_Conversion/#the-abdera-convention
 .. _BadgerFish: http://www.sklar.com/badgerfish/
+.. _Cobra: http://wiki.open311.org/JSON_and_XML_Conversion/#the-cobra-convention
 .. _GData: http://wiki.open311.org/JSON_and_XML_Conversion/#the-gdata-convention
 .. _Parker: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/JXON#The_Parker_Convention
 .. _Yahoo: https://developer.yahoo.com/javascript/json.html#xml
@@ -148,7 +152,9 @@ Conventions
 To use a different conversion method, replace ``BadgerFish`` with one of the
 other classes. Currently, these are supported::
 
+    >>> from xmljson import abdera          # == xmljson.Abdera()
     >>> from xmljson import badgerfish      # == xmljson.BadgerFish()
+    >>> from xmljson import cobra           # == xmljson.Cobra()
     >>> from xmljson import gdata           # == xmljson.GData()
     >>> from xmljson import parker          # == xmljson.Parker()
     >>> from xmljson import yahoo           # == xmljson.Yahoo()
diff --git a/tests/test_xmljson.py b/tests/test_xmljson.py
index c81541c..2f1e991 100644
--- a/tests/test_xmljson.py
+++ b/tests/test_xmljson.py
@@ -537,3 +537,99 @@ def test_xml_fromstring(self):
         j2x_strings({"x": True}, '<x>True</x>')
         j2x_convert({"x": False}, '<x>false</x>')
         j2x_strings({"x": False}, '<x>False</x>')
+
+
+class TestAbdera(TestXmlJson):
+    @unittest.skip('To be written')
+    def test_etree(self, converter=None):
+        'Abdera conversion from data to etree'
+        pass
+
+    @unittest.skip('To be written')
+    def test_html(self):
+        'Abdera conversion from data to HTML'
+        pass
+
+    def test_data(self):
+        'Abdera conversion from etree to data'
+        eq = self.check_data(xmljson.abdera)
+
+        # Dicts
+        eq('{"x": {"a": {}}}', 
+           '<x><a/></x>')
+        eq('{"x": {"attributes": {"x": 1}}}',
+           '<x x="1"/>')
+        eq('{"root": {"children": [{"x": {"attributes": {"x": 1}}}, {"y": {"z": {}}}]}}',
+           '<root><x x="1"/><y><z/></y></root>')
+
+        # Attributes
+        eq('{"p": {"attributes": {"id": 1}, "children": ["text"]}}',
+           '<p id="1">text</p>')
+        eq('{"div": {"attributes": {"id": 2}, "children": ["parent-text", {"p": "text"}]}}',
+           '<div id="2">parent-text<p>text</p></div>')
+
+        # Text content of elements
+        eq('{"alice": "bob"}',
+           '<alice>bob</alice>')
+
+        # Nested elements become nested properties
+        eq('{"alice": {"children": [{"bob": "charlie"}, {"david": "edgar"}]}}',
+           '<alice><bob>charlie</bob><david>edgar</david></alice>')
+
+        # Multiple elements at the same level become array elements.
+        eq('{"alice": {"bob": "charlie"}}',
+           '<alice><bob>charlie</bob></alice>')
+        eq('{"alice": {"children": [{"bob": "charlie"}, {"bob": "david"}]}}',
+           '<alice><bob>charlie</bob><bob>david</bob></alice>')
+
+        # Attributes go in specific "attributes" dictionary
+        eq('{"alice": {"attributes": {"charlie": "david"}, "children": ["bob"]}}',
+            '<alice charlie="david">bob</alice>')
+
+
+class TestCobra(TestXmlJson):
+    @unittest.skip('To be written')
+    def test_etree(self, converter=None):
+        'Cobra conversion from data to etree'
+        pass
+
+    @unittest.skip('To be written')
+    def test_html(self):
+        'Cobra conversion from data to HTML'
+        pass
+
+    def test_data(self):
+        'Cobra conversion from etree to data'
+        eq = self.check_data(xmljson.cobra)
+
+        # Dicts
+        eq('{"x": {"attributes": {}, "children": [{"a": {"attributes": {}}}]}}',
+           '<x><a/></x>')
+        eq('{"x": {"attributes": {"x": "1"}}}',
+           '<x x="1"/>')
+        eq('{"root": {"attributes": {}, "children": [{"x": {"attributes": {"x": "1"}}}, {"y": {"attributes": {}, "children": [{"z": {"attributes": {}}}]}}]}}',
+           '<root><x x="1"/><y><z/></y></root>')
+
+        # Attributes
+        eq('{"p": {"attributes": {"id": "1"}, "children": ["text"]}}',
+           '<p id="1">text</p>')
+        eq('{"div": {"attributes": {"id": "2"}, "children": ["parent-text", {"p": "text"}]}}',
+           '<div id="2">parent-text<p>text</p></div>')
+
+        # Text content of elements
+        eq('{"alice": "bob"}',
+           '<alice>bob</alice>')
+
+        # Nested elements become nested properties
+        eq('{"alice": {"attributes": {}, "children": [{"bob": "charlie"}, {"david": "edgar"}]}}',
+           '<alice><bob>charlie</bob><david>edgar</david></alice>')
+
+        # Multiple elements at the same level become array elements.
+        eq('{"alice": {"attributes": {}, "children": [{"bob": "charlie"}]}}',
+           '<alice><bob>charlie</bob></alice>')
+        eq('{"alice": {"attributes": {}, "children": [{"bob": "charlie"}, {"bob": "david"}]}}',
+           '<alice><bob>charlie</bob><bob>david</bob></alice>')
+
+        # Attributes go in specific "attributes" dictionary
+        eq('{"alice": {"attributes": {"charlie": "david"}, "children": ["bob"]}}',
+            '<alice charlie="david">bob</alice>')
diff --git a/xmljson/__init__.py b/xmljson/__init__.py
index 37a83ae..327650b 100644
--- a/xmljson/__init__.py
+++ b/xmljson/__init__.py
@@ -193,7 +193,106 @@ def data(self, root, preserve_root=False):
         return result
 
 
+class Abdera(XMLData):
+    '''Converts between XML and data using the Abdera convention'''
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        super(Abdera, self).__init__(simple_text=True, text_content=True, **kwargs)
+
+    def data(self, root):
+        '''Convert etree.Element into a dictionary'''
+
+        value = self.dict()
+
+        # Add attributes specific 'attributes' key
+        if root.attrib:
+            value[u'attributes'] = self.dict()
+            for attr, attrval in root.attrib.items():
+                value[u'attributes'][unicode(attr)] = self._fromstring(attrval)
+
+        # Add children to specific 'children' key
+        children_list = self.list()
+        children = [node for node in root if isinstance(node.tag, basestring)]
+
+        # Add root text
+        if root.text and self.text_content is not None:
+            text = root.text.strip()
+            if text:
+                if self.simple_text and len(children) == len(root.attrib) == 0:
+                    value = self._fromstring(text)
+                else:
+                    children_list = [ self._fromstring(text), ]
+
+        count = Counter(child.tag for child in children)
+        for child in children:
+            child_data = self.data(child)
+            if count[child.tag] == 1 and len(children_list) > 1 and isinstance(children_list[-1], types.DictType):
+                # Merge keys to existing dictionary
+                children_list[-1].update(child_data)
+            else:
+                # Add additional text
+                children_list.append(self.data(child))
+
+        # Flatten children
+        if len(root.attrib) == 0 and len(children_list) == 1:
+            value = children_list[0]
+
+        elif len(children_list) > 0:
+            value[u'children'] = children_list
+
+        return self.dict([(unicode(root.tag), value)])
+
+
+# The difference between Cobra and Abdera is that Cobra _always_ has 'attributes' keys,
+# 'children' key is remove when only one child and everything is a string.
+# https://github.com/datacenter/cobra/blob/master/cobra/internal/codec/jsoncodec.py
+class Cobra(XMLData):
+    '''Converts between XML and data using the Cobra convention'''
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        super(Cobra, self).__init__(simple_text=True, text_content=True, xml_fromstring=False, **kwargs)
+
+    def data(self, root):
+        '''Convert etree.Element into a dictionary'''
+
+        value = self.dict()
+
+        # Add attributes to 'attributes' key (sorted!) even when empty
+        value[u'attributes'] = self.dict()
+        if root.attrib:
+            for attr in sorted(root.attrib):
+                value[u'attributes'][unicode(attr)] = root.attrib[attr]
+
+        # Add children to specific 'children' key
+        children_list = self.list()
+        children = [node for node in root if isinstance(node.tag, basestring)]
+
+        # Add root text
+        if root.text and self.text_content is not None:
+            text = root.text.strip()
+            if text:
+                if self.simple_text and len(children) == len(root.attrib) == 0:
+                    value = self._fromstring(text)
+                else:
+                    children_list = [ self._fromstring(text), ]
+
+        count = Counter(child.tag for child in children)
+        for child in children:
+            child_data = self.data(child)
+            if count[child.tag] == 1 and len(children_list) > 1 and isinstance(children_list[-1], types.DictType):
+                # Merge keys to existing dictionary
+                children_list[-1].update(child_data)
+            else:
+                # Add additional text
+                children_list.append(self.data(child))
+
+        if len(children_list) > 0:
+            value[u'children'] = children_list
+
+        return self.dict([(unicode(root.tag), value)])
+
+
+abdera = Abdera()
 badgerfish = BadgerFish()
+cobra = Cobra()
 gdata = GData()
 parker = Parker()
 yahoo = Yahoo()