Early Bird Registration: LISA Forum USA - Washington DC - December 8-11

["Alex Lam" <alex@lisa.org>]

The LISA Forum USA
ACCELERATING GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING
Through best practice - Services - Language Technology and Open
Standards

December 8-11, 2003  *  Washington D.C.

The Localization Industry Standards Association's 47th international
conference is the GILT industry's most visible platform for language
technology solutions, open standards, best practice and networking with
influential buyers and service providers. 

EARLY BIRD        http://www.lisa.org/events/2003dc/registration.html
PROGRAM OVERVIEW  http://www.lisa.org/events/2003dc/index.html

The irreversible process of globalization and web-based services
continue to change the way enterprises and governments do business and
communicate worldwide. Internationalization, localization and
translation play increasingly important roles in helping companies to
reduce operating costs across countries, languages and cultures. 

Through case studies, business advisories, workgroup discussions and
management seminars participants will examine today's market sectors and
growth in the localization industry. 

Topics include:

* Language and Technology requirements
  - How to do business with US Government agencies
* Implementing Global Content Management Systems 
  - Getting it right the first time!
* Process Outsourcing: 
  - Developing offshore localization & partnership networks

* Maintaining Global Context - Managing content across borders
* Open standards - Moving business communications beyond the PC
* Developing global ready voice applications

* Vendor Selection 
  - Choosing the right partner and technology
* Streamlining content, coding and workflow management systems
* SME Focus - Industry Consolidation - Commoditization - Growth 
* Translation Ethics - Professionalism in the GILT community

* CASE STUDIES 
  - Enterprise Content Management 
  - Implementing Cross-platform TM 
  - Machine Translation 

  - Localizing Graphics 
  - Localization Workflow 
  - Web services 
  - Enterprise Terminology

* LISA WORKSHOPS 
  - Defining Globalization Requirements           
  - Internationalization and Localization Testing 
  - Creating Multilingual Websites                
  
  - Automating Localization Workflow              
  - XML and Localization 
  - Managing Localization Projects

--Workgroup, advisory leaders and invited speakers include-- 
* Asian Development Bank *  Apple Computer * Canadian Translation Bureau
* CNN.com * CLS Corporate Language Services * Connect Global Solutions *
Department of Defense * Documentum * eBay * EMC Corporation *  FBI *
Foreign Language Technology Center * Google * Hewlett-Packard * i18N
Inc. * IBM  * International Monetary Fund * JD Edwards * Logitech *
Microsoft * Motorola * Multilizer * Neoteny * Nokia  * NTT * NVTC *
Oracle * RWS Group * SDL International * TRADOS * USA-INSCOM * XML.Intl
* Welocalize * World Bank * Yahoo * 

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**LISA Forum USA Exhibitor**
TRADOS


**LISA Forum USA Sponsors**

RWS Group * CLS Corporate Language Services * IBM * Lionbridge
Technologies * 
 
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- Notices -
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Founded in 1990, LISA is the premier professional organization for the
GILT (Globalization, Internationalization, Localization, and
Translation) business community. With more than 400 members from the
high-tech and vertical market sectors, LISA is well-known for its best
practice guidelines for language technology standards and enterprise
globalization. It's the organization to join when you're serious about
international business. 

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