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Make your website speak your customers language!

Have you ever wondered how to build your website so that it can easily be adapted and translated (or localised) for your customers in different countries? Have you ever wondered what is involved in localisation and how much it costs? – If so, then join the ELECT courses in eContent Internationalisation and Localisation, running free of charge this September in 4 European capitals:

	Munich - 8. & 9. September 2003 (in association with Bowne Global Solutions) *
	Prague - 11. & 12. September 2003 (in association with Moravia-IT) *
	Madrid - 15. & 16. September 2003 (in association with Universidad Europea De Madrid) *
	Athens - 18. & 19. September 2003 (in association with Archetypon) *

Experts will share with you their knowledge on how to prepare your digital material for the global markets in a series of two-day Executive Briefings and Hands-on Courses.

(* A multilingual version of the information displayed on this page is available for download in our Localisation Europe newsletter.)

Who should attend

This course is aimed at managers and employees of small and medium-sized enterprises who have existing, or are about to create eContent material, and who want to make that material available to the widest possible global audience.

Although no knowledge of localisation or internationalisation is required, a reasonable knowledge of computing is necessary. Ideally, attendees should have a basic knowledge of HTML and a good understanding of standard office applications such as MS Word and email.

The Executive Briefings will bring businesses interested in selling globally together with localisation companies that can help them localise their content.

The Foundation courses will provide them with basic skills that will allow them to be proactive in the localisation of their eContent.

Executive Briefing - Globalisation of eContent

The Executive Briefing will be of two hours duration and will cover the following topics:

	What is localisation?
	What are the benefits of localisation?
	The ELECT project and how it can aid businesses.
	Helping businesses make contacts within the localisation industry in their local areas.

All attendees at the briefing will also be invited to a lunch hosted by the ELECT team.

Foundation Course - Globalisation of eContent

For those interested in pursuing localisation further, ELECT will run a one and a half day course on the subject of "The Internationalisation and Localisation of eContent". This course will begin directly after the Executive Briefing lunch and will run for 1.5 days. The course has been divided into two distinct sections:

Introduction to Internationalisation

The elements of this part of the course are as follows:

	Basic concepts - internationalisation, localisation, eContent
	The business case for internationalisation and localisation
	Computer interpretation of human languages
	Markup languages - programming for the Internet
	Global culture - how to avoid offending potential customers
	Preparing for localisation
	Managing internationalisation

Introduction to Localisation

The elements of the localisation course are as follows:

	Choosing target markets
	Choosing a localisation vendor
	Preparing eContent files for localisation
	Translation technology
	Post-localisation testing
	Managing localisation projects

How to register

Click here to download a registration form or for further details, contact:

Karl Kelly, Event Coordinator
Localisation Research Centre (LRC)
Department of Computer Science and Information Systems (CSIS)
University of Limerick
Limerick
Ireland
Email: karl.kelly@ul.ie
Tel.: +353-61-202748

Click here for a preliminary schedule for the Executive Briefings and Foundation Courses.