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Monday, 17 November – Workshops

P1: Project Management Round Table
Moderator: Richard Sikes, The Localization Institute
Board: Fiona Agnew, Idea Factory Languages; Christian Buratto, Loquant;  Charles Campbell, spanishbackoffice; Karen Combe, PTC ; Cecilia Piaggio, Moravia Worldwide; Natalia Tsvetkov, Microsoft
13:00 - 20:00

 

Tuesday, 18 November – Workshops

9:00-13:00
(lunch break)
14:30-18:30
P2: Advanced Trados
Angelika Zerfass, zaac
P4: Tools Overview
Richard Sikes, The Localization Institute
P5: Localization Engineering and Testing
Nerina Debat, Ushuaia Solutions
(en español)
P6: Project Management
Karen Combe, PTC


Wednesday Morning, 19 November – Workshops

8:30-12:30
P8: Traduciendo para el área de atención de la salud en los Estados Unidos
Linda Islas Durham
(en español)
P10: Multilingual DTP: Strategies for Quality and Efficiency Beyond Romance Languages
Carter Chen, Fabián Chol, LinguaGraphics
P11: PASSOLO Training
Richard Sikes, The Localization Institute


Wednesday Afternoon, 19 November – Conference

Time Track 1 Track 2 Track 3: Translators/Editors Track
13:30-14:00 Welcome
14:00-15:00 A1: Confessions of a Localization PM: The Secret of the 80/20 Rule
Natalia Tsvetkov, Microsoft
B1: Localization in Brazil
José Eduardo De Lucca, The Federal University of Santa Catarina and Softex;
Djali Valois, LIS Tecnologia and GeNESS/UFSC
C1: Traduciendo para el mercado de atención de la salud en los Estados Unidos
Linda Islas Durham
(en español)
15:00-15:45 Break, Exhibit Open House
15:45-16:45 A2: Different Flavors of Spanish
Moderator: Teddy Bengtsson
Panel : Eva Klaudinyova, VM Ware; Natalia Tsvetkov, Microsoft; Elena Vilalta, Oracle
B2: Localization Tools Overview
Richard Sikes, The Localization Institute
C2: File Preparation for DTP: Saving Time and Money
Carter Chen, Fabián Chol, LinguaGraphics
16:45-17:30 Break, Exhibits Open
17:30-18:30 A3: The Market for Spanish and Portuguese Localization
Renato Beninatto, Common Sense Advisory
B3: IDCP  o cómo olvidarse de las tareas de gestión. El sueño de un traductor 
Francesc Morelló, iDisc

(en español)

C3: Overview of Minimal Translation Management
Angelika Zerfass, zaac
21:00-23:00 Dinner

Thursday, 20 November – Conference

Time Track 1 Track 2 Track 3: Translators/Editors track
9:30-11:00 Keynote Panel: State of the Latin American Localization Industry
Moderator: Renato Beninatto
Panel: Alejandro Aguirre, OmniTechnologies; Teddy Bengtsson, IFL; Charles Campbell, spanishbackoffice; Fabiano Cid, Ccaps; Maria Gabriela Morales, Rosario Translation and Services; Cecilia Piaggio, Moravia Worldwide
11:00-11:30 Break, Exhibits Open
11:30-12:30 A4: Using Telephone Interpretation and Other On-Demand Language Services to Support Software in New Markets and Reduce Costs
Gene Schriver, Language Services Associates
B4: Evolution of a Localization Department
Karen Combe, PTC
C4: QA Tools to Keep Our Customers Delighted
Suzanne de Santamarina, Omni Technologies
12:30-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:00 A5:
B5 Buying Localization Services in Latin America
Eva Klaudinyova, VM Ware
C5 Machine Translation Post-editing
Juan Martín Fernández Rowda, Idea Factory Languages; Suzanne de Santamarina, Omni Technologies; Rosana Wolochwianski, CEIT
15:00-15:30 Break, Exhibits Open
15:30-16:30 A6: Outsourced Localization
Gabriela Moirano, Romina Pandiani, Globant
B6: Coopetition in a Brave New World
Maria Maldonado, IMTT; Angélica Pérez, Delsurtranslations
C6: Terminology Management
Angelika Zerfass, zaac
16:30-17:30 Break, Exhibits Open
18:00-21:00 Closing Reception sponsored by Moravia Worldwide and SpanSource

Program Committee
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

Program subject to change without notice