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LRC 2002 eContent Localisation:
Conference and Industry Showcase

12-13 November 2002
O'Reilly Hall, 
University College Dublin


Pre-conference Workshop: Localisation Teaching and Training
Monday, 11 November 2002

Session 1: 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

Session 2: Striking a Balance Between Basic Research and Liberal Education, and Economic Growth and Vocational Training
Tim Altanero, Community College Austin, Texas, USA

Session 3: Discussion: The Localisation Teaching and Training Network (LttN)
Moderator: Reinhard Schäler, LRC

LRC 2002 Conference
Tuesday, 12 November 2002    

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

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

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

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

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

Localisation - A south Asian perspective 
Durgesh Rao, DR Systems, India

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)

LRC 2002 Conference
Wednesday, 13 November 2002

   

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

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
Renee Sztabelski, Hitext S.A and GALA
Localisation - A New Model
Donald Barabe, Head of Localisation, Canadian Bureau of Translation

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
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

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

The Translation Vendor Web Services Standards Group  

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

 

ELECT Expert Group Meeting
Thursday, 14 November 2002   

09:30 – 13:00, Montrose Hotel, Donnybrook, Dublin 4

The first meeting of the ELECT Expert Council took 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 was to review with the Expert Council details of the ELECT project, the accomplishments so far as well as work in progress.

Agenda
The European Localisation Exchange Centre – Review
 

Introduction and Overview
Angelika Haas, Project Manager

electonline.org – The Localisation Portal
Damian Scattergood

Courses: Internationalisation and Localisation of eContent
Antóin Ó Slatara

LOTS – The Localisation Technology Laboratory and Showcase
Rafael Guzman

ELECTawards
Angelika Haas

 

 
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