LISA Forum Europe
Succeeding in Global Markets
Automating Process Technologies and Open Standards for Managing Information Worldwide
Speakers' Guidelines
As a speaker at the LISA Forum Europe, your benefits are...
LISA's members and invited guests represent the most active companies in the globalization, internationalization, localization and translation (GILT) business. They are comprised of the leading users and developers of automated language workflow solutions and multilingual communications technologies. LISA Forum Europe attracts business, executive and technical experts in charge of implementing globalization solutions for their company or clients.
Present your ideas to a targeted audience of decision-makers that examine the B2B changes to Enterprise Globalization from all perspectives. Meet professionals who need to augment their understanding of current analysis of the global market and its growth potential. Compare how to implement globalization solutions according to application requirements, company resources and timetables.
- Recognition for you and your company on the LISA website
- Your professional bio and company profile featured on Event pages
- Your presentation published and distributed to all LISA corporate members
- Speaker dinner and introductions to other key industry players
- Company literature included on Registration Information table for Participants
- Participate in the entire event at a minimal fee
- Receive one-year LISA Newsletter and Globalization Insider Archives
Location
Zurich Marriott Hotel
Neumuehlequai 42
Zurich, 8001
Switzerland
Hotel Phone: +41 44 360 7070
Topic Description Deadline
Please submit your final topic description, session title (approx. 100 words), and the 'who should attend' recommendation list before July 15, 2005 to events@lisa.org or fill out the speaker proposal form.
GUIDELINES and DEADLINES...
Content Guidelines
Presentation slides should concentrate on the agreed topic and be more graphic rather than text oriented.
Except when otherwise noted, you are limited to only ONE introductory slide about your company or department organization. (Case Study or Operations Review excluded.) Absolutely no "selling" of products or services is permitted.
In addition, there will be an information desk so that you can freely place/distribute any published materials about your company or products. Please bring at least 100 copies.
Presentations Format
We can accept the following file formats. Please send appropriate FONTS (and state Name of Font) under separate transmission so that we can display and print to presentations@lisa.org.
Microsoft WORD (doc/rtf), POWERPOINT
Presentations Deadline
Please ensure your presentation slides is with us by September, 30 2005 - we need this time to produce copies of slides for handouts and to resolve any possible technical problems.
Submitting your slides
Your Final Presentation slides for inclusion in the Program Booklet must be sent via email to presentations@lisa.org.
Speaker Testing & Briefing Meeting
- The speaker testing session & speaker buffet will follow the Welcome Cocktail reception from 20:00 - 21:30 on Monday, November 7, 2005.
- Please confirm your attendance via return mail to events@lisa.org. We would like you to attend this session as this gives all speakers and session moderators a chance to meet and also provides time to review introductions, presentations, panel strategies and testing all presentations on the AV equipment.
- Please bring a copy of your final presentation to the event on either a diskette, CD, USB Flash Drive or MemoryStick.
MURPHY's LAW: If possible, please bring your portable computer as back-up to our main system.
- Your presentation will be made available on the LISA Web-site for members and all attendees. All rights are shared between the author and the LISA.
Audio Visual Support
Plenary Sessions:
An LCD Projector for PC and Macintosh portables.
LISA provides a portable running Windows XP.
Microphones and table microphones. All other equipment upon request only. Please contact us at events@lisa.org if you have a special request.
All other workgroup sessions:
An LCD Projector for PC and Macintosh portables.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Please specify any special requirements if not included above.
GENERAL INFORMATION AND POLICIES
Audience Profile
Attendees will include local, national, and foreign business and industry leaders, service professionals, and business and high tech reporters, Corporate Executives, International Managers, Enterprise Globalization Strategists, Company Directors, Knowledge Managers, Global Web-Development Specialists, Project Managers, and Localization Production Managers from both client and vendor companies seeking to learn more about how standards in technology and business processes are providing unprecedented ROI and strategic advantage in today's increasingly competitive global marketplace.
LISA Forum Europe attendees are decision makers and key suppliers, responsible for global information management systems, or the recommendation of the localization and translation operations for software publishing companies, telecom and Internet-service providers, localization service companies and internationalization consulting service groups.
An increasing number of participants come from the business sectors of finance, insurance, public relations, government trade groups, automotive, biotech, chemical, market research, pharmaceutical, management consulting, and education - and are responsible for Strategic Planning, International Business Development, Product Development and International Communications Strategies covering Web Management, e-Commerce, Customer Support, Public Relations, and Multimedia Development.
LISA Background Information
Below are the URLs for background information about the LISA and some previous events. Also included is our speaker policy as well as a list of speaker deadlines, activities and actions for the LISA Forum Europe.
This will be LISA's 52th international conference featuring localization business and production practices for translation, internationalization and language processing technology. We anticipate approximately 250 localization and globalization professionals joining us in Zurich.
http://www.lisa.org
http://www.lisa.org/info/about.html
http://www.lisa.org/info/cities.html
http://www.lisa.org/members_info/lisamembers.html
http://www.lisa.org/events/
http://www.lisa.org/press/
The Globalization Insider
Speaker Policy
LISA is a member driven, non-profit association funded by its constituency and event revenues. All commercial company representatives are asked to pay an event attendance fee. Speakers are offered a substantial discount due to their work and support of the event. In order that LISA may fulfill its industry mandate, we make exceptions to this policy for non-profit and educational institutions, as well as smaller organizations whose company policies may not otherwise permit them to contribute.
LISA is the premier organization providing the mechanisms and services to enable companies to exchange and share information on the development of localization processes, tools, technologies and business models so that they can become more effective in their own business.
All presentations submitted for LISA conferences and forums are copyright the author and LISA. By submitting your presentation you agree to allow LISA to make your presentation available from the LISA website for download to the LISA membership and the conference participants.
QUESTIONS?
Should you have any questions or concerns about the conference, please contact events@lisa.org.
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