Workshop 2
Cultural Issues when Designing Multi-lingual Web Pages

ISO/IET 10646 The Unicode Standard
Mike Ksar, Hewlett Packard Co.
Non-Latin Writing Systems
Richard Ishida, Xerox Ltd

Workshop 3
Localisation Skills Requirements: Job Market and Training Opportunities

Postgraduate Diploma in Software Engineering
Howard Duncan, DCU
Postgraduate Degree in Software Localisation and Research at UL
Dr. Richard Sutcliffe, University of Limerick
CSR Challenges in Recruiting Localisation Personnel
Elizabeth Neligan, Computer Staff Recruitment
Salaries and Benefits in the Localisation Industry
Paul Carroll, Computer Placement
The Certified Localisation Professional
Una Murphy, Tele-Learning Services International (TELSI) Ltd.


17th October 1997: Conference

Session 1:   Tools and Standards

XML: The New Standard for Web Data
John Bosak, Chairman XML Working Group of the WWW Consortium, USA
Tools for Web Page Localisation
David Murphy, Software Development Manager, Berlitz


Session 2: Applications and Strategies

Microsoft's European Web Localisation Strategy
Tony Burke, Director Web Localisation Strategy, Microsoft WPG Ireland
Oracle and the Localisation of JAVA Products
John Norton, Project Manager, Oracle World-Wide Translation Group
Apple's Localisation Strategy: Tools and Standards
Tom Connolly, European Localisation Manager, Apple Computers


Session 3:   Localisation and Web Publishing

Localisation and the Web: Usability Issues
Pat Fehin, Principal Human Factors Engineer, Digital Equipment Corporation
JAVA: Localisation for Global Publishing Solutions
Paul McBride, Business Unit Manager, LioNBRIDGE Technologies
The Localisation Industry in Ireland: A Sacred Cow?
Wendy Hamilton, Vice-President of Strategy and Northern European Operations, Bowne Global Solutions