LRC
2004
Open
Source Localisation
The
9th Annual International Localisation Conference, organised
by the Localisation Research Centre (LRC)
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21-22 September 2004
Informatics Building,
University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
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PROGRAMME
Pre-conference
Workshops - 21
September 2004
Conference
- 22
September 2004
The
pre-conference day will provide delegates with an opportunity to
discuss important issues in a smaller, more informal workshop
setting. The Institute of Localisation Professionals (TILP) will
introduce its Certified Localisation Professional (CLP) programme,
the LRC will discuss its localisation research efforts, the
Localisation Teaching, Training and Research Network (LttN) will
hold its annual meeting and a number of stakeholders will discuss
the proposed IGNITE initiative on localisation standard validation.
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08:30
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Registration
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09:00
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Welcome
Anthony Cahill (Head of Department,
Computer Science and Information Systems, University of
Limerick)
Reinhard
Schäler (Director, Localisation Research Centre)
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09:15
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Workshop
1
TILP:
The Certified Localisation Professional (CLP)
Chair:
John Malone
CLP - overview, Reinhard Schäler
(LRC)
The Training Provider’s
Perspective, Siobhan King-Hughes (Globalanswers)
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10:20
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Break
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10:40
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Workshop
2
Localisation
Research: Opportunities and Direction
Chair:
Sharon O’Brien
Research
projects at the LRC, Patrice
Fanning (University of Limerick)
The
suitability of a CL/MT solution for the automatic translation
of virus alerts, Fred Hollowood (for Johann Roturier)
Translating
into the Digital Age: The
expanding horizons of localisation,
Minako O’Hagan (Dublin City University)
Localisation and the digital divide, Pat
Hall (Open University)
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12:30
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LUNCH
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14:00
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Workshop
3
The
Localisation Teaching, Training and Research Network (LttN)
Chair:
Debbie Folaron
The cooperation
between (translator) training institutions and the
localisation industry: a report of a small-scale survey. Marcel
Thelen (Maastricht School of International
Communication, Zuyd University)
Discussion of Action
Plan for LttN 2004/2005 activities
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15:20
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Break
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15:40
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Workshop
4
IGNITE:
Linguistic
Infrastructure for Localisation: Language Data, Tools and
Standards
Chair:
Reinhard Schäler
Participants:
PASS Engineering, Vivendi Universal, LRC, (IGNITE partners)
This
workshop will discuss the aims and objectives of the IGNITE
initiative, first introduced at LRC ’03. The organisations
that are supporting this initiative will briefly introduce
their interest in the project and then discuss in a panel
session the potential outcome of this initiative.
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17:00
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Close
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University
of Limerick, Glucksmann Library and Information Services
Building, Board Room
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17:15
– 18:45
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LRC
Industrial Advisory Board (IAB)
Members
only
Chair:
Alan Barrett
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19:00
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The
Institute of Localisation Professionals (TILP) – Annual
General Meeting
Members
only (with the option to participate via telephone
conference)
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Castletroy Park Hotel,
Ballroom
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20:00
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The
Third Annual TILP Localisation Social Event and Dinner
Announcements
Newly admitted
Professional Members
The 2004/2005 TILP
Council
Winners of the LRC
Best Scholar and Best Thesis Awards
Entertainment
Live Irish Music
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Employing
open-source software can cut costs, dispel security concerns and
also prevent companies from becoming too dependent on a foreign
supplier. There is however another huge benefit: because it can be
freely customised and tailored to suit specific needs, open-source
software is also easier to localise for use in a particular language
or culture. This year’s LRC conference will explore the technical
challenges, commercial realities and the social impact of open
source localisation paired with practical case studies.
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08:30
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Registration
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09:00
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Welcome
Roger
Downer (President, University of Limerick)
Reinhard
Schäler (LRC)
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09:15
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The
Second Annual International Best Global Website Award, sponsored
by EuroRSCG
Announcement
of the winner Mario DeBortoli (EuroRSCG Interaction)
Presentation
by the winner |
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09:45
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Keynote
- Open
Source: the new paradigm for international digital content
development?
Paul Gampe, Director of Engineering,
RedHat Asia Pacific
This keynote will examine
current developments in international digital content
development, especially in relation to open source. How has
the open source movement been able to achieve such a depth and
breadth of language coverage in such a short period of time?
What do the large multinational digital content providers have
to learn from the success, and how can the open source
movement leverage the existing developments of the proprietary
localisation industry to take it to the next step?
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10:30
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Break
and Exhibition
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West
is Best - Localisation in the West of Ireland
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11:00
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Session
1: Technical
challenges
& Standards
How
can open source content be localised? Which tools and
technologies are available? Can industry-standard localisation
environments and processes easily be applied to open source
localisation projects? Are international standard
organisations providing sufficient support for open source
localisation projects? – Tools developers and experts in
open source localisation provide answers.
Chair: Liam
Cronin (Microsoft)
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Open
Source - A Software Globalization Perspective in an
Enterprise Mobile and Wireless World (Abdelfhafour Saidi, Patrick O’
Sullivan, IBM)
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XLIFF
- the XML based open standard for localisable content (Tony
Jewtushenko, Oracle)
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Trans-WS
– the translation web services open standard (Peter
Reynolds, Bowne Global Solutions)
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12:30
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LUNCH,
Exhibition and Product Demonstrations
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eContent
Village Meeting Place
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14:00
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Session
2: Commercial Realities
for Publishers
Should
low cost of acquisition be the only factor when choosing open
source in an international computing environment? Has the lack
of standardisation and controlled support in open source
computing an impact its commercial viability? – Commercial
companies active in developing open source solutions in an
international environment examine these questions.
Chair:
Eugene McGinty (Connect)
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The
Java Desktop System (JDS): Challenges Encountered and
Methodologies Used in the provision of a Localised Desktop
composed of Open Source Components
(Damien Donlon, SUN
Microsystems)
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Everything
has changed, except our thinking (Tony O’Dowd, MD, Alchemy
Software Development)
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The
Big Blue: Open Source in IBM (Ray
Loughran, IBM)
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15:20
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Break
and Exhibition
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eContent
Village Meeting Place
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15:40
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Session
3: Success
stories
When
is open source the ideal solution for collaboration in a
global computing environment? Are certain applications better
suited than others for open source? – Case studies will
offer an insight into success stories – and failures – of
open source computing around the world.
Chair:
Pat Hall (Open University)
| Towards Lower Barriers in
International Knowledge Transfer by Means of Open Source
Approaches (Nils
Magnus, Oliver Zendel, Program Chairs LinuxTag
Conferences) |
| Simship.com - Open
Standard Service Offering
(Stephen Flinter, Connect Global
Solutions) |
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17:00
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Close
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Note:
This programme may be subject to change without special notice.
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