LRC 2002
eContent Localisation:

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Conference and Industry Showcase
12-13 November 2002
O'Reilly Hall, 
University College Dublin

Registration Form 

Exhibitor's Package  

O'Reilly Hall, UCD, Dublin

Map of Dublin  
Floor Plan for Exhibitors Map of University Campus
Venue  Accommodation
Tourist Information   Weather Forecast
TILP Social Event 

PROGRAMME  

Pre-conference    Conference    Post-conference    ELECT Meeting

Pre-conference Workshop
Monday, 11 November 2002

Localisation Teaching and Training
Organized by the Localisation Teaching and Training Network
(Lttn) under the umbrella of the LRC. This workshop will provide 3rd level based teachers and trainers to meet and discuss their approach to teaching localisation-related issues, to formulate their needs and requirements, and to consider co-operation between their organisations.  

09:00

Registration

09:30

Welcome
Reinhard Schäler, LRC

09:45

Session 1: Global Software Development – Proposal for a Postgraduate Course
Annette McElligott, University of Limerick

10:30

Coffee Break

11:00

Session 2: Localisation Training for Translators and the Professional Field of Translation – The Dutch Connection
Han van de Staaij and Marcel Thelen, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands

12:30

Lunch Break

14:00

Session 3: Striking a Balance Between Basic Research and Liberal Education, and Economic Growth and Vocational Training
Tim Altanero, Community College Austin, Texas, USA

15:30

Coffee Break

16:00

Session 4: Discussion: The Localisation Teaching and Training Network (LttN)
Moderator: Reinhard Schäler, LRC

16:30

Close

   

17:00- 18:30

LRC Industrial Advisory Board (members only)

LRC 2002 Conference
Tuesday, 12 November 2002    

08:30

Registration

09:00

Official Opening of the Conference, Exhibition and European eContent Village
Arthur Cater, Department of Computer Science, UCD
Reinhard Schäler, LRC, University of Limerick

09:15

Keynote Address: Developing eContent for the Global Market
Patrick Gannon, CEO OASIS, USA

10:00

Break and Exhibition

·         eContent Village: Product Demonstration (1)

10:30

Session 1: eContent Localisation Case Studies
Chair: David McDonald

 

Localisation/Adaptation of Financial Products in Microsoft
Liam Cronin, Microsoft

 

From Translation Memory to Authoring Memory
Diana Ballard, Logos Group, Italy

 

Marketing and Localisation
Jesús Maroto, Director Localisation, Euro RSCG, UK

12:00

Lunch, Exhibition and Product Demonstrations

·         eContent Village: Product Demonstrations (2,3,4)

13:30

Session 2: Global Content Management
Chair: John Malone

 

Linguistic Technology Breakthroughs in Globalisation Management Systems (GMS)
Clove Lynch, Principal Product Manager, GlobalSight, USA

 

Collaborative Globalisation Content Management
Michael Roche, Senior Architect/Development Manager, IBM

14:30

Session Session 3: Localisation Practice in India
Chair and Introduction: Pat Hall

 

Multimedia Localisation
Tapan Parikh, Media Lab Asia, Mumbai/India

 

Linux Localisation
Venketash Hariharan, IndLinux, India

15:30

Break and Exhibition

·         eContent Village: Product Demonstration (5)

16:00

Session 4: eContent Localisation: Technology and Client/Vendor Perspective
Chair: Arthur Cater

 

Organizing Large Scale eContent Localization Projects: Experiences and Challenges
Dirk Metzger, Translation Manager, SAP, Germany

 

eContent Challenges
Fiona Agnew, Vendor Development Manager, Novell

 

eContent Localisation Services Strategies
Vincent Henderson, Director Online Services Practice, Bowne Global Solutions

 

XLIFF - Update on the XML-based Localisation Interchange File Format
Peter Reynolds (Manager, Development Team, Bowne Global Solutions), Tony Jewtushenko (Oracle and Chair XLIFF Technical Committee, OASIS)

18:00

Close

   
18:00   The Localisation Forum – Organizations supporting the localisation industry explore opportunities for cooperation (by invitation only)  
   
19:30   TILP Social Event in the prestigious Gravity Bar, at the Guinness Storehouse

 

LRC 2002 Conference
Wednesday, 13 November 2002   

08:00

Registration

08:30

Keynote Address: The Global Market for eContent
Don dePalma, Common Sense Advisory, Inc.

09:15

Session 1: eContent Localisation – Approaches and Infrastructure
Chair: Tom Connolly (tbc)

 

ELECTonline - Europe's Localisation Portal
Angelika Haas, LRC, University of Limerick

 

The ELMA eContent Localisation Maturity Assessment Model
Jonathan Sage, PwC Consulting

 

Localisation - A New Model
Donald Barabe, Head of Localisation, Canadian Bureau of Translation

10:30

Break and

·         eContent Village: Product Demonstration (1)

11:00

Session 2: eContent Localisation Technology
Chair:
Seamus Gallen

 

Localisation Technology – Build or Buy?
Tony O'Dowd

 

The Implications of Fragmented eContent
Richard Crinion, Technical Services Manager, SDL Ireland

 

Building the Next Generation in Workflow Technology
Damian Scattergood

12:30

Lunch,

·         eContent Village: Product Demonstrations (2,3,4)

14:00

Session 3: Translation Vendor Web Services Standards
Chair: Alan Barrett

 

The business perspective
Jaap van der Meer, Consultant

 

Use Case for Translating Oracle Technology using Web Services
Tony Jewtushenko, Senior Tools Program Manager, Oracle Corporation

 

Building Web Services Made Simple
Bill Looby, Software Architect Web Globalisation Technologies, IBM, and
Peter Reynolds, Manager Development Group, Bowne Global Solutions

15:30

Close

Post-conference Workshop
The Translation Vendor Web Services Group – Inaugural Meeting

15:45

Opening and Welcome
Reinhard Schäler, LRC, University of Limerick

15:50

The Translation Vendor Web Services Standards Group  

        ·     Background
        ·     The Preparatory Phase (report)
        ·    
Current Status and Plans
        ·     Conditions for Joining

16:35

Discussion

17:30

Close

 

ELECT Expert Group Meeting
Thursday, 14 November 2002   

09:30 – 13:00 (followed by lunch)
Montrose Hotel
Donnybrook
Dublin 4

The first meeting of the ELECT Expert Council will take place following the LRC 2002 Conference.

The ELECT project
ELECT, The European Localisation Exchange Centre, is a project funded by the European Union’s eContent Programme. It is based at the LRC and run in partnership with Bowne Global Solutions (Germany).

ELECT Expert Group 
Localisation Experts can apply for membership of the Expert Group through the LRC’s web page (www.localisation.ie) or by contacting the ELECT project manager, Angelika.Haas@ul.ie, directly.

Aim
The aim of the meeting is to review with the Expert Council details of the ELECT project, the accomplishments so far as well as work in progress.

Cost
There will be no registration fee for this meeting (meeting material, refreshments and lunch included).

Preparation
Registered members will receive preparatory material ahead of the meeting

Agenda
The European Localisation Exchange Centre – Review
 

09:30

Opening and Welcome
Reinhard Schäler, LRC, University of Limerick

09:45

Introduction and Overview
Angelika Haas, Project Manager

10:00

electonline.org – The Localisation Portal
Damian Scattergood

10:30

Courses: Internationalisation and Localisation of eContent
Antóin Ó Slatara

11:00

LOTS – The Localisation Technology Laboratory and Showcase
Rafael Guzman

11:30

ELECTawards
Angelika Haas

11:45

Coffee Break

12:00

Discussion and Review

12:30

Planning

13:00

Close (followed by lunch)

 

Please contact the LRC for any further information or query.

In cooperation with:


European Localisation Exchange Centre


European Union eContent Programme


Dept.Computer Science, University College Dublin

Supported by:


Globalization and Localization Association


Multilingual Computing


Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards


The Localization Institute

 

 
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