LRC XV

Brave New World
The Future of Localisation Services

The 15th Annual Internationalisation and Localisation Conference 
organised by the Localisation Research Centre (LRC) & supported
by the Centre for Next Generation Localisation (CNGL)
&
The First International XLIFF Symposium

22-23-24 September 2010
Carlton Castletroy Park Hotel,
Limerick,  Ireland

 

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Thursday 23 September 2010 – Carlton Castletroy Park Hotel, Limerick, Ireland*

08:00

Registration and Coffee

08:30



9:00

Welcome:

Keynote

Introduction – Reinhard Schäler, Localisation Research Centre

The Future: Translation as an OpenUtility
Smith Yewell, Welocalize

09:50

Coffee Break

 

10:20


11:05

Session 1 

Next Generation Language Technology
Jeremy Harpham, SDL

Evolution and Challenges of Cloud Computing
Sakir Sezer, CSIT

12:00

Lunch Break



13:00


13:15

Demo Session

Localisation Knowledge Repository
Lorcan Ryan, CNGL- LRC, University of Limerick

XLIFF Phoenix and LMC Builder
Lucia Morado Vazquez & Seán Mooney, CNGL- LRC, University of Limerick

 

13:30



14:15

Session 2 

Brave New World: What it means for Next Generation LSP's and our view on what the future holds.
Mark Flanagan, VistaTEC

Usage centric localization: challenges and opportunities
Eric Blassin, Lionbridge

15:00

Coffee Break

15:15

LRC Awards 2010 Announcement. Awards sponsored by Symantec and con[text]

 

15:30

 

Session 3 

Office 2010 Localisation: Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue
Martin Ørsted, Dag Schmidtke, Microsoft European Development Centre

 

16:15

Strategic  Keynote

Translation in the 21st Century 
Jaap Van Der Meer, TAUS

Strategic Industry Panel - Chair: Fred Hollowood, Symantec, Ireland

Tex Texin, Keiran Dunne, Jörg Schütz & Dion Wiggins

17:30

Day One Close

19:00 

Conference Dinner – Castletroy Park Hotel 

 

Friday 24 September 2010 – Carlton Castletroy Park Hotel, Limerick, Ireland*

08:00

Registration and Coffee

08:40

 


9:00

Dynamic Coalition for a Global Localization Platform : Localization4All
Reinhard Schäler, Localisation Research Centre

Keynote

India: a Global leader in the Multilingual Knowledge Economy
Swaran Lata, Director & HOD TDIL Programme, India

09:50

Coffee Break

 

10:20


10:35

10:50


11:05

 

11:20


11:35

Session 1 – Localisation Research   

Categorising post-editing changes: applicability of the LISA QA Model
Phil Ritchie (on behalf of Giselle Almeida)

Meta-workflows – Their Methodology, Architecture and Why They Matter
David Filip & Christine Duran

Localization Data liberation - opportunities and challenges with hosted translation services
Asgeir Frimannsson & James Hogan

A web services approach to software localisation.
Bringing software localisation tools from the desktop to the cloud.

Jaime Mateos

The Added Value of MT
Valeria Cannavina & AnnaFellet

Localization, a networked Commodity?
Jörg Schütz & Alexandra Weissgerber




11:50

Session 2 – Access & Potential  

The Rosetta Foundation
Reinhard Schäler, Localisation Research Centre 

 

13:00

Lunch Break & Poster Session

14:00

Poster Session

 

 

14:30


15:15

Session 3 – Investment & Funding

European Union Funding Opportunities
Kimmo Rossi, European Commission

Foreign Direct Investment in Information and Communication Technologies
Donal Flavin, IDA Ireland

16:00

Closing Remarks

16:15

Conference Close

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* Programme may be subject to change

The Localisation Research Centre (LRC) provides a comprehensive information service to the localisation industry; conducts research and development in localisation and related areas, such as language engineering; produces a range of publications including Localisation Focus - the International Journal of Localisation; and oversees a number of education and training programs.

 

 

Supported by                 The Rosetta Foundation               

 

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