LRC Workshop: 
Standards in Localisation

On the 13th May, the LRC held a workshop on standards in localisation, in cooperation with the 21st International Unicode Conference in Dublin (Ireland). 

The attendees came from many different countries including Japan and the US. Special focus was put on the emerging XLIFF localisation standard and many interesting contributions were made by the participants during the discussion sessions. Alan Barret, the chairperson, was congratulated by the LRC's director, Reinhard Schäler, for his performance in the workshop. The speakers' profiles and their presentations are available here.

2nd LRC Localisation Summer School  2002

The LRC is pleased to announce its second International Summer School, which will be taking place in the University of Limerick next 17-20 June 2002. Details on the courses and fees will be made available shortly.

For information on the last year's Summer School, please click here. 

ELECT comes to the LRC

The European Localisation Exchange Centre (ELECT) will build on the foundations laid by the LRC and become the focus point for the multilingual digital content industries in Europe.

ELECT will provide reliable information on best practice, facilitate easy access to know-how and technology, make guidelines available on linguistics and cultural customisation, and enhance the visibility and recognition of this industry in Europe and worldwide with specific actions for experts and new entrants.