LISA Forum Europe
22-26 October 2007
Kempinski Hotel Bristol
Berlin, Germany
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Monday - October 22 / LISA Workshops and the LISA Forum Europe Welcome Reception
LISA Function /Session Topics
08:00-09:00 LISA Workshop Registrations and Hospitality desk
09:00-17:00 Introduction to GlobalizationRebecca Ray - LISA
09:00-17:00 Developing Products for Multinational Markets: Effective Terminology ManagementKara Warburton - IBM
09:00-17:00 LISA Executive Roundtable – Defining Globalization RequirementsInvitation Only
15:00-18:30 Forum Registration and Exhibition Opens
17:30-18:30 LISA Industry Introduction Session

LISA Executive Committee
18:30-20:00 LISA Forum Welcome Reception • Hosted by ADAPT
20:00-21:30 LISA Forum Speakers' DinnerInvitation Only

Tuesday - October 23 / Day 1 of the LISA Forum Europe
LISA Function /Session Topics
08:00-09:00 Forum Registration, Morning Coffee & Product Exhibition
09:00-09:05 Welcome and Introductions

09:05-09:15 Program Overview & Day One Objectives

09:15-10:30 KEYNOTE: Responding to Today’s Global Challenge – Globalization’s Key Business and Political Mandates

Mark Lancaster - CEO, SDL International
Karl-Johan Lönnroth - Director General, European Commission Directorate - General for Translation (DGT)
10:30-11:00 Refreshment Break & Product Exhibition
11:00-12:00 Scaling for Growth and Organizational Diversity

Karen Eden - Business Planning Director, Global Products & Industries Business Unit, Oracle Corp.
Philo K. Holland, III - Senior Program Manager, Globalization Services Initiative, T-Systems / Deutsche Telekom AG
12:00-13:30 Lunch & Product Exhibition
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - PLEASE NOTE TIMING
13:30-15:30 Customer Experiences Standards & Technology Resource Channel
13:30-14:00 China and Europe: What Does the Expanding Chinese Economy Mean for Europe?

Richard Lin - Managing Director, Celestone Systems International
13:30-14:00
OAXAL – Open Architecture for XML Authoring and Localization

Andrzej Zydroń - CTO, XML-INTL
13:30-14:00
10 Steps to a Better Localization Project

Lior Cohen - VP Marketing and Sales, Net-Translators Ltd.
14:00-14:45 e-Auctions: Overview of a Controversial Buying Process

Monique Floch - Vendor Manager, Hewlett-Packard
Christine Gussenhoven - Business Operations Manager, Hewlett-Packard
14:00-15:30
Global Authoring, Terminology, and Content Management. Considering Costs, Workflow, Standards and Technology

Moderated by Kara Warburton - Terminologist, IBM
Christie Fidura - Senior Product Marketing Manager, SDL International
Signe Rirdance - EuroTermBank Director, Tilde
14:00-14:30
Optimizing Multilingual Workflows and Business Information Management in a Global Economy

Dr. Adriane Rinsche - Managing Director, Language Technology Centre
14:30-15:00
Decontextualization in a Multilingual Environment

Karina Martínez Ferber - Operations Manager, euroscript International
14:45-15:30 Add Content Quality Management to Your Localization Process

Dr. Andrew Bredenkamp - Co-Founder and CEO, acrolinx
Chris Wong - Senior Software Engineer, Idiom Technologies
15:00-15:30
SDL TRADOS 2007 & SDL MultiTerm 2007 – What’s New

Michael Wetzel - Product Manager, SDL International
15:30-16:00 Refreshment Break & Product Exhibition
16:00-17:15 PANEL DISCUSSION: REGULATORY ISSUES IN THE LOCALIZATION INDUSTRY

Optimizing Business Compliance and Minimizing Risk in Today’s Global-Local Sales and Services Environment

Moderated by Michael Anobile - Managing Director, LISA
Claude Lamoureux - Multilingual Information Services Manager, PerkinElmer Life and Analytical Sciences, Wallac Oy
Donald Barabé - Vice President, Canadian Government Translation Bureau
Lyra Spratt-Manning - General Manager, USA - West, Interverbum Corporation
Michael Kemmann - Managing Director, ADAPT
17:15-18:45 LISA Forum Networking Reception • Hosted by SDL International
19:00-20:00 LISA General Assembly MeetingInvitation Only

Wednesday - October 24 / Day 2 of the LISA Forum Europe
LISA Function /Session Topics
08:00-09:00 Morning Coffee & Product Exhibition
09:00-09:15 Day One Summary • Program Overview

09:15-09:45 A Globalization Case Study – How to Measure in Korean

Alison Toon - Translation and Localization Manager, Content Management Services, Hewlett-Packard
09:45-10:15 Achieving “World Readiness” in a Software Company – Lessons Being Learned

Dirk Meyer - Product Manager, Adobe Systems Incorporated
10:15-10:45 The Business Demands for Terminology Standards

Kara Warburton - Terminologist, IBM
10:45-11:15 Refreshment Break & Product Exhibition
11:15-11:45 “Think Globally, Act Locally”: Business Process Integration for Multi-Subsidiary Organizations

Dr. Avi Wasser - Executive Director, ProcessGene Ltd.
11:45-12:15 Automating the Localization Process

A focus on tools, testing, and best practice for reducing costs

Marion Mordenti - Localization Program Manager, Hewlett-Packard
12:15-13:30 Lunch & Product Exhibition
CONCURRENT SESSIONS - PLEASE NOTE TIMING
13:30-15:30 Project Management Standards & Technology Resource Channel
13:30-14:30 Using Globalization Management Systems as Part of the Overall Content Lifecycle

Moderated by Eric Nicod
Paul Hampton - Product Marketing Director, SDL International
Yan Yu - Director of Business Development – Europe, Idiom Technologies
Simon Otter - Group Technology Manager, thebigword
Paul Mangell - Director, Alpha CRC
13:30-15:00
Translation Tools and Technologies: What the Future Holds

An analysis of today’s trends and tomorrow’s forecast

Lisa Seeman - CEO, UB Access
Vitaly Borok - CEO, Multilize
Kirti Vashee - VP of Sales and Marketing, Language Weaver
13:30-14:00
Outsourcing in Eastern Europe – Strengths and Hurdles to Be Overcome

Irina Niculiu - Global Marketing Manager, altalingua EES
14:00-14:30
MultiTrans 4.2

François Tardif - Head of Customer Service and Support – Europe, MultiCorpora
14:30-15:00 Project Management Cultural Communication Strategies, Tools and Logistics

Inese Auzina - Department Manager, Tilde
14:30-15:00
A Multi-level QA Infrastructure for Localization Projects

Kirill Solovyev - Software & Localization Engineer, ITI Ltd.
15:00-15:30 The Next Step in Translation Project Management Automation

François Tardif - Head of Customer Service and Support – Europe, MultiCorpora
15:00-15:30
Localization for Different Cultural Backgrounds - How Knowledge Technologies Can Change the Paradigm

Lisa Seeman - CEO, UB Access
15:00-15:30
Integrated Terminology Management - from Distribution to Contribution

Ioannis Iakovidis - General Manager/Technology, Interverbum Corporation
15:30-16:00 Refreshment Break & Product Exhibition
16:00-17:15 PANEL DISCUSSION: Why Terminology is Gaining So Much Attention in Today’s Global Business Community

Moderated by Rebecca Ray - Managing Editor and Consulting Partner, LISA
Kara Warburton - Terminologist, IBM
Signe Rirdance - EuroTermBank Director, Tilde
Christie Fidura - Senior Product Marketing Manager, SDL International
Christine Hug - Senior Terminotics Specialist, Canadian Government Translation Bureau
17:15-17:45 Wrap-up and Adjourn

17:45-19:00 LISA Forum Closing Reception • Hosted by Acclaro

Thursday - October 25 / LISA Workshops
LISA Function /Session Topics
08:00-09:00 LISA Workshop Registrations and Hospitality desk
08:45-12:15 Open Session for LISA Members about the Terminology SIG and about TBXTerminology SIG - LISA
09:00-17:00 How to Audit Your Business Processes for Globalization ReadinessRebecca Ray - LISA
09:00-17:00 Buying and Implementing Content Management and Global Translation Management SystemsAlison Toon - Hewlett-Packard
09:00-17:00 Project Management for Globalization Professionals (part 1)Volkmar Burke Siegemund - IBM
13:30-17:00 Terminology SIG MeetingInvitation Only

Friday - October 26 / LISA Workshops
LISA Function /Session Topics
08:00-09:00 LISA Workshop Registrations and Hospitality desk
09:00-17:00 Project Management for Globalization Professionals (part 2)Volkmar Burke Siegemund - IBM

 

Sponsors

Language Technologies, Tools, and Services Solutions Exhibition
· altalingua EES · euroscript International S.A. · Interverbum · ITI · Language Technology Centre · Multicorpora R&D Inc. · Net-Translators · PTSGI · Ryszard Jarza Translations · SDL International ·
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