Localization Latin America — The Business of Localization

Localization Latin America is a new, cutting-edge international conference dedicated to the business of localization in and for Latin America and other Spanish and Portuguese speaking markets. Conference features will include workshops, seminars and roundtables devoted to South and Central America, Spanish-speaking markets in the USA, and Spanish and Portuguese markets in other parts of the world.

Localization Latin America is brought to you by the team that organizes the localization industry’s leading global event, Localization World.

When and where:

November 17-20, 2008
Abasto Plaza Hotel, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Conference highlights:

Pre-conference days with workshops, seminars and roundtables
1-1/2-day main conference with keynote and three simultaneous tracks
Exhibit area with tool and service providers

Who should attend:

Product managers with responsibility for Latin American markets
Buyers of localization services
Localization engineers and testers
Buyers of related technologies
Localization project managers
Service and tool providers
Managers of localization companies
Managers of government agencies dealing with multilingual issues
Educators interested in helping to train translators and interpreters equipped to handle new tools and technology
Translators and editors

Program Advisory Board Members:

Teddy Bengtsson
Idea Factory Languages

Renato Beninatto
Common Sense Advisory

Charles Campbell
spanishbackoffice SA

José Eduardo De Lucca
The Federal University of Santa Catarina and Softex

Ulrich Henes
The Localization Institute

Mark Lammers
Microsoft

Maria Gabriela Morales
Rosario Translation and Services

Donna Parrish
MultiLingual magazine

Robson Teles
Nokia

Djali Valois
LIS Tecnologia and GeNESS/UFSC