ASSOCIATION OF TRANSLATION COMPANIES



ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2012

PROGRAMME AND PRESENTATION NOTES


Future Proofing the Language Industry

14th September 2012

School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London




PROGRAMME AND PRESENTATION NOTES



09:00 - 09:30 Registration and Coffee


09:30 - 09:40 Welcome & introduction to the ATC
Roy Allkin, Chairman of ATC


09:40 - 10.10 Creating & sustaining a market for language services
Doug Lawrence, Amicus


1010 - 10:40 Motivating your staff & connecting with your clients
Olga Fomenko, InText


10:40 - 11:10 Robust Operations as a Platform for Growth
Jack Waley-Cohen, Lingo24


11:10 - 11:15 Panel discusion and questions


11:15 - 11:30 Tea/Coffee


11:30 - 12:00 Head in the clouds or feet on the ground? Choosing between cloud computing and bespoke packages – the pros & cons
David Canek, MemSource and second speaker to be announced


12:00 - 12:30 Website localization made easy
Balazs Benedek, Skawa Innovation/EasyLing


13:00 - 14:15 Lunch


14:15 - 15:00 Parallel workshop sessions

Techology: Squaring the circle, SDL

Technology: Turning visions into standards: Flexibility and interoperability in software based Translation Management, Plunet

LSP operational: The 7 mistakes translation companies should avoid, Levent Yildizgoren, TTC Language Services

LSP operational: Sitting on the Fence or Bridging the Gap? Nigel Saych, Interlex


15:30 - 16:10 Launch of European placement scheme and update on Optimal initiative
Anne-Marie Graham, Arqueros UK and Professor Christina Schaeffner, Aston University


16:10 - 16:40 Online training: friend or foe?
Helena Elmasi


16:40 - 16:50 Panel discusion and questions


16:50 - 17:00 Summing up
Roy Allkin, Chairman, ATC











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