LRC Summer School
The 6th LRC Internationalisation and Localisation Summer School will
take place from the 12th to the 15th of June 2006 at the University of
Limerick in Ireland. The Summer School will offer attendees an in-depth look at, and hands-on experience of, localisation - from basic introductions to advanced concepts, and will include an intensive one day course in .NET
localisation.
This year’s LRC Summer School includes an overnight trip (by bus & plane) to the Aran Islands, off the west coast of Ireland.
Participants will have the unique opportunity to compare notes and network, while enjoying one of the most scenic places on earth.
Click here for
further details.
Professional
Development Courses
From the 13th to the 16th
of February, the LRC ran four Professional Development courses for
students of the Graduate Diploma in Software Localisation at the
University of Limerick. All courses took place
in the Localisation Technology Laboratory and Showcase (LOTS) at
the University of Limerick and the programme was as follows:
Programme
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Monday
13th February |
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Day
1: Project
Management
Tutor:
Frank Bergmann - ]Project Open[ |
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Tuesday
14th February |
|
Day
2: Translation
Tutor:
Martin Beuster - con[text]
|
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Thursday
16 February |
|
Day
3: Localisation Engineering
Tutors:
Patricia McKenna, Clement Blessington -
Alchemy Software Development
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The LRC would like to thank all the trainers and
companies (Alchemy
Software, con[text]
and ]Project Open[) that
contributed to these successful courses.
Evidence
of successful completion of these Professional Development Courses (PDC)
is considered as part-fulfilment of the requirements for professional
membership of The
Institute of Localisation Professionals (TILP).
2006
LRC Awards
The
2006 LRC Awards
program has just been launched. Entries are now being accepted for all of
the LRC Awards.