Presentations

SLIG/LRC: '97-'98 Overview & Future Strategies Reinhard Schäler, Manager LRC, Chairperson SLIG
'97-'98 General Meetings - The Host's Perspective
Christiane Rudat, Trados Ireland
'97 -'98 Workshop Series - Scope and Benefits
Peter Kjeldsen, Avalon Technologies
SLIG/LRC: '97-'98 Overview & Future Strategies Reinhard Schäler, Manager LRC, Chairperson SLIG

8th October 1998: Workshops

Workshop 1
Language Engineering in Europe

LE in the Fourth Framework Programme
Roberto Cencioni, Head of Unit, European Commission, DGXIII-E5, LE Sector
Concertation - Working Together Across Project Boundaries
Tony Hegarty, LINGLINK
OTELO - Open Translation Environment for Localisation
Allan Barrett, Director, Lotus Development Ireland
TransRouter - Translation Router
Reinhard Schäler, LRC, The TransRouter Consortium
Euromap - The First Phase
Alex Monaghan, School of Computer Applications, DCU
Euromap - The Second Phase
Bernice McDonagh, Localisation Resources Centre, UCD
DiET - Diagnostics and Evaluation Tools for Natural Language Processing Applications
Klaus Netter, DFKI, The DiET Consortium
DicoPro - Online Dictionary Consultation for Language Professionals on Internet
Susan Armstrong, ISSCO, The DicoPro Consortium

Workshop 2
Education and Training - The CLP Project

The CLP Project - Introduction and Update
Patricia Magee, representing TELSI
QA Engineer Role
Niall Bermingham, Senior QA Engineer, Symantec
Software Engineer Role
John Rowley, Senior Localisation Manger, Corel
Web-Based Certification Techniques
Dr Christine Horn, Director, Lionet Technologies
Internationalisation Enabling Specialist Role
Tom Garland, Internationalisation Manager, Sun Microsystems
Conor Toomey, Development Manager, Lotus Development
Certification Model Review
Eamonn Carey, FAS, Loughlinstown

Workshop 3
Facts, Figures and Trends

Industry Surveys - The Facts?
Paul Carroll, Computer Placement
Facts, Figures and Trends in the Localisation Industry
Michael Anobile, Managing Director, LISA
Current Industry Surveys
Con Greg, McIver Consultants


9th October 1998: Conference

Session 1: The Bigger Picture

Language Technologies: The Way Forward
Roberto Cencioni, Head of Unit, European Commission, DGXIII-E5, LE Sector
Multidoc - Multilingual Documentation
Bengt Gustafsson, Volvo Car Corporation, Project Manager, The Multidoc Consortium

Session 2: Strategic Approaches

Web Localisation
Kevin Cavanaugh, VP International Product Development, Lotus Development Corporation, an IBM company
Outsourcing Models for the Future
Claude Pesquet, Director, International Systems Engineering, Compaq Computer Corporation
XML: Implications for Global Publishing
Jon Bosak, Online Information Technology Architect, Sun Microsystems