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Program Detail
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| Preconference Day (P01 Begins Sunday afternoon) |
Monday, October 10, 2011 |
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Session |
| 8:00 |
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Registration Opens |
9:00-12:00
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Full Day | P01: Life Sciences Business Round Table (2:00-5:30 Sunday, October 9 and 9:00-5:30 Monday, October 10, 2011) Speakers: Simon Andriesen (MediLingua), Jason Arnsparger (ForeignExchange Translations, Inc.), Stacey Ellul (NeuroPace, Inc.), Brenda Inman (St. Jude Medical), Richard Korn (St. Jude Medical), Sandra La Brasca (ForeignExchange Translations, Inc.), Joy Matsumoto (St. Jude Medical), Michael Oettli (nlg GmbH), Jennifer Smiley (CaridianBCT), Jaap van der Meer (TAUS) Moderator: Clio Schils We welcome clients and vendors, as well as life science professionals from other disciplines — procurement, software engineering, life sciences consultancy. However, vendor participation will be limited and subject to screening. If you would like to participate in the round table, please contact Clio Schils or Richard Korn to obtain a session code to register. |
| Full Day | P03: Driving Global Growth: A Marketing Round Table Speakers: Mark Flanagan (VistaTEC), Salvatore Giammarresi (Yahoo! Inc.), Mimi Hills (Research In Motion), Fred Hollowood (Symantec), David Lin (SAP), Kathleen McBride (Think Passenger, Inc.), Rashmi Schaefers (SAP), Gene Schriver (GLOBO Language Solutions) Moderator: Ulrich Henes Space for this session is limited. Please contact us to obtain a session code to register. |
| Half Day | P04: TAUS: Best Practices for Post-editing Speakers: Rahzeb Choudhury (TAUS), Ana Guerberof (Logoscript, S.L.) Host: Jaap van der Meer If you are a member of TAUS, please contact us for your discount code. |
| Full Day | P07: TAUS: Collaborative Translation Round Table Speakers: Dirk Meyer (Adobe Systems Inc.), Liz Nagle (Kiva), Jason Rickard (Symantec) Host: Alain Désilets |
| Full Day | P08: GlobalSight Boot Camp Speaker: Derek Coffey (Welocalize) |
| Half Day | P09: Future LSP Business Models and the Role of Across Speaker: Eric Neigher (Across Systems Inc.) |
| Half Day | P12: Implementing a Content Management System (CMS) — What Does This Mean for Your Processes, Workflows and Language Assets? Speakers: Kåre Lindahl (Venga), Jose Palomares (TILP), Angelika Zerfaß (zaac) |
| Half Day | P14: Defining Standard Services Speakers: Arle Lommel (GALA), Alan Melby (Brigham Young University Translation Research Group) |
| Full Day | P16: Localization Project Management Seminar (PMI Certified) Speaker: Willem Stoeller (The Localization Institute) |
| 12:00-1:30 |
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Lunch |
1:30-5:30
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Full Day | P01: Life Sciences Business Round Table (2:00-5:30 Sunday, October 9 and 9:00-5:30 Monday, October 10, 2011) (continued) Speakers: Simon Andriesen (MediLingua), Jason Arnsparger (ForeignExchange Translations, Inc.), Stacey Ellul (NeuroPace, Inc.), Brenda Inman (St. Jude Medical), Richard Korn (St. Jude Medical), Sandra La Brasca (ForeignExchange Translations, Inc.), Joy Matsumoto (St. Jude Medical), Michael Oettli (nlg GmbH), Jennifer Smiley (CaridianBCT), Jaap van der Meer (TAUS) Moderator: Clio Schils We welcome clients and vendors, as well as life science professionals from other disciplines — procurement, software engineering, life sciences consultancy. However, vendor participation will be limited and subject to screening. If you would like to participate in the round table, please contact Clio Schils or Richard Korn to obtain a session code to register. |
| Full Day | P03: Driving Global Growth: A Marketing Round Table (continued) Speakers: Mark Flanagan (VistaTEC), Salvatore Giammarresi (Yahoo! Inc.), Mimi Hills (Research In Motion), Fred Hollowood (Symantec), David Lin (SAP), Kathleen McBride (Think Passenger, Inc.), Rashmi Schaefers (SAP), Gene Schriver (GLOBO Language Solutions) Moderator: Ulrich Henes Space for this session is limited. Please contact us to obtain a session code to register. |
| Half Day | P05: TAUS: How to Implement Open-source MT Solutions Speakers: Rahzeb Choudhury (TAUS), Achim Ruopp (Consultant) Host: Jaap van der Meer If you are a member of TAUS, please contact us for your discount code. |
| Full Day | P07: TAUS: Collaborative Translation Round Table (continued) Speakers: Dirk Meyer (Adobe Systems Inc.), Liz Nagle (Kiva), Jason Rickard (Symantec) Host: Alain Désilets |
| Full Day | P08: GlobalSight Boot Camp (continued) Speaker: Derek Coffey (Welocalize) |
| Half Day | P10: Introduction to Localization Speakers: Richard Sikes (MultiCorpora), Angelika Zerfaß (zaac) |
| Half Day | P13: Give Up the Illusion of Control: How to Support User-driven, Needs-based Translation and Localization Scenarios! Speakers: Eoin Ó Conchúir (LRC/CNGL ), Reinhard Schäler (The Rosetta Foundation) |
| Half Day | P15: The Language Interoperability Portfolio (Linport) Project Speakers: Arle Lommel (GALA), Alan Melby (Brigham Young University Translation Research Group) |
| Full Day | P16: Localization Project Management Seminar (PMI Certified) (continued) Speaker: Willem Stoeller (The Localization Institute) |
| 6:30-9:00 |
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Opening Reception |
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| Day 1, Main Conference |
Tuesday, October 11, 2011 |
Global Business
Best Practices
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Global Web

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Localization
Core Competencies
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Advanced Localization
Management
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Inside
Track
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| 7:30 |
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Registration Opens |
| 8:45-10:00 |
| K1: Brilliant, Crazy, Cocky: How the Top 1% of Entrepreneurs Profit from Global Chaos Speaker: Sarah Lacy (TechCrunch.com) |
| 10:00-10:30 |
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Break, Exhibits Open |
| 10:30-11:30 |
 | A1: Innovative Ways to Build Your Network of Colleagues Panelists: Melissa Biggs (Oracle Corporation), Elizabeth Gschwind (FICO), Minette Norman (Autodesk), Jessica Roland (Yahoo! Inc.) Moderator: James J. Kim |
 | B1: Localizing Your Content for the Spanish-language Market Speakers: Joe Kutchera (Acento), Isidra Mencos (Johnson & Johnson’s BabyCenter®) Host: Cecilia Piaggio |
 | C1: Why Localization Standards Matter, Even If You Think They Don’t Speaker: David Filip (LRC/CNGL), Patrick Guillemin (ETSI), Arle Lommel (GALA), Jaap van der Meer (TAUS) Moderator: Mary Laplante |
 | D1: How NetApp Set Up a Solid In-country Review Infrastructure Speakers: Anna Schlegel (NetApp), Emma Young (Acclaro Inc.) Host: Aki Ito |
 | E1: The State of TMS Speakers: Don DePalma (Common Sense Advisory), Ben Sargent (Common Sense Advisory) |
| 11.30-12:00 |
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Break, Exhibits Open |
| 12:00-1:00 |
 | A2: Re-defining Localization at Yahoo! as a Corporate Strategic Growth Driver Speaker: Salvatore Giammarresi (Yahoo! Inc.) Host: Rebecca Ray |
 | B2: Global Social Media: What Works, What Doesn't . . . Panelists: Lucy Allen (LEWIS PR), Matt Sanford (Twitter), Adam Singer (LEWIS PR) Moderator: Kathleen Bostick |
 | C2: A Buyer’s Guide to the Localization Standards Landscape Panelists: David Filip (LRC/CNGL), Patrick Guillemin (ETSI), Arle Lommel (GALA), Jaap van der Meer (TAUS) Moderator: Mary Laplante |
 | D2: Journey of Collaboration Panelists: Fernando Blasi (Alpha CRC), Gavin Grimes (Welocalize), Hui May Koh (Autodesk), Vladimir Reiff (Moravia Worldwide), Wutai Shi (hiSoft Technology International Limited) Moderator: André Pellet |
 | E2: Nonprofit Contributions to a For-profit World Speakers: Alexandra Jaffe (Kiva), Debra Lewis (Online Computer Library Center), Reinhard Schäler (The Rosetta Foundation), Lori Thicke (Lexcelera/Translators without Borders) Moderator: Terena Bell |
| 1:00-2:30 |
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Lunch, Exhibits Open |
| 2:30-4:00 |
 | A3: Business Maturity Panel Panelists: Mark Flanagan (VistaTEC), Fred Hollowood (Symantec), Eva Klaudinyova (VMware, Inc.), Anja Schaefer (Lionbridge) Moderator: Ulrich Henes |
 | D3: The Joys and Pains of Acquisitions Panelists: Richard Korn (St. Jude Medical), Nic McMahon (viaLanguage, Inc.), Francis Tsang (Adobe Systems Inc.) Moderator: Donna Parrish |
 | E3: Common Sense Advisory Buy-side Colloquium: Blow Your Cover! How to Break Globalization Out of Hiding Speakers: Don DePalma (Common Sense Advisory), Rebecca Ray (Common Sense Advisory)
Open to language service buyers only. Space is limited, please contact us to reserve your seat for this three hour session.
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| 4:00-4:30 |
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Break, Exhibits Open |
| 4:30-5:30 |
 | A4: Overcoming Global Brand Challenges While Keeping Consistency in a Multiconsumer Base Speakers: Gabriela Contreras (Continental Airlines), Yvan Hennecart (SDL) Host: Muntsa Cuchí-Robinson |
 | B4: Managing the International Digital Footprint of a Large Corporation: Cisco.com Speaker: Philippe Pieri (Cisco Systems, Inc.) Host: Jeff Kiser |
 | C4: Creating an Internationalization and Localization Plan Speakers: Adam Asnes (Lingoport), Kent Grave (Cisco Systems, Inc.) Host: Willem Stoeller |
 | D4: A Unified Global Translation Process: Lessons Learned at 3M Speakers: Nancy Nelson (3M), Shannon Zimmerman (Sajan) Host: Sergio Pelino |
 | E4: Common Sense Advisory Buy-side Colloquium: Blow Your Cover! How to Break Globalization Out of Hiding (continued) Speakers: Don DePalma (Common Sense Advisory), Rebecca Ray (Common Sense Advisory) Open to language service buyers only. Space is limited, please contact us to reserve your seat for this three hour session. |
| 5:30 |
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Adjourn |
| 7:00-10:00 |
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Dinner |
| Day 2, Main Conference |
Wednesday, October 12, 2011 |
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Global Business
Best Practices
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Global Web
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Localization
Core Competencies
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Advanced Localization
Management
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Inside Track
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| 8:30 |
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Registration Opens |
| 9:00-10:00 |
| K2: Innovative Strategies for Global Success Speakers: James Carroll (Yahoo! Inc.), Mark Tapling (SDL) Moderator: Ulrich Henes |
| 10:00-10:30 |
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Break, Exhibits Open |
| 10:30-11:30 |
 | A5: Tactile Tips and Tools for Entering International Markets: From Export Strategies to Cross-cultural Communication Speakers: Talia Baruch (Copyous), Shannon Fraser (U.S. Commercial Service) Host: Renato Beninatto |
 | B5: Microsoft/Bing Translator Speaker: Vikram Dendi (Microsoft) Host: Betsy Fallon |
 | C5: Demo Derby Moderators: Willem Stoeller (The Localization Institute), Angelika Zerfaß (zaac) |
 | D5: HP's Global Journey: On the Edge Speakers: Venugopal Shan (Hewlett-Packard), Alison Toon (Hewlett-Packard) Host: Salvatore Giammarresi |
 | E5: tekom Certification Program Speaker: Michael Fritz (tekom) |
| 11:30-11.45 |
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Break, Exhibits Open |
| 11.45-12:30 |
 | A6: Brands Without Borders Speakers: Mark Flanagan (VistaTEC), Mimi Hills (Research In Motion) Moderator: Ben Sargent |
 | B6: Achieving ROI Through SAP’s 360° Approach to Web Localization Speaker: Rashmi Schaefers (SAP) Host: Dirk Meyer |
 | C6: Metadata in Translation Tools: Importance, Usage, Storage Speakers: Richard Sikes (MultiCorpora), Angelika Zerfaß (zaac) Host: Donna Parrish |
 | D6: Establishing Value in the “In-house” Service Model Speaker: James Grealis (Symantec) Host: Carrie Fischer |
 | E6: Automate the Translation Quality Control Speaker: Caroline Ouyang (Intel Corporation) Host: Jaap van der Meer |
| 12:30-2:00 |
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Lunch, Exhibits Open |
| 2:00-3:00 |
 | A7: How Oxford University Publishing Rewrote Localization in Africa Speakers: Ian Henderson (Rubric), Sonette Hill (Web-lingo), Anthea Oosthuizen (Oxford University Press Southern Africa) Host: Lori Thicke |
 | B7: Increase Your “Y”: Web Traffic, Users, Donors, Sales and Profit Speakers: Minna King (SurveyMonkey), Jack Welde (Smartling) Host: Ben Sargent |
 | C7: Beyond the RFP Speaker: Wayne Bourland (Dell) Host: Nic McMahon |
 | D7: End-to-end Globalization: Where Are You on the Scale? Speakers: Minette Norman (Autodesk), Rebecca Ray (Common Sense Advisory), Beth Robb (Workday, Inc.), Amy Tesch Strickland (Avid), Jean-François Vanreusel (Adobe Systems Inc.) Moderator: Paul Mangell |
 | E7: MT: The Free Ride Is Over Panelists: Julie Chang (Intel Corporation), Don DePalma (Common Sense Advisory), Anna Simpkins (Applied Language Solutions), Andrejs Vasiļjevs (Tilde/SIA) Moderator: Jaap van der Meer |
| 3:00-3:30 |
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Break, Exhibits Open |
| 3:30-4:20 |
 | A8: Using Web Analytics for Globalization Decisions Speaker: Janice Campbell (Adobe Systems Inc.) Host: Michael Klinger |
 | B8: International SEO Panel Panelists: Andrew Bredenkamp (Acrolinx), Tim Coughlin (Translations.com), Gustavo Lucardi (Trusted Translations, Inc.) Moderator: David Lin |
 | C8: Software Localization: Hot Topics for 2012 Panelists: John Doue (Philips Healthcare), Mika Pehkonen (F-Secure), Kai Simonsen (Crimson Life Sciences), Makarand Tankhiwale (Verint Systems Inc.) Moderator: Enda McDonnell |
 | D8: O Sport, You Are Multilingual: Preparing for a Major Sporting Event Speaker: Dmitry Molodyk (Janus WWI) Host: Willem Stoeller |
 | E8: TAUS Industry Initiatives Speakers: Rahzeb Choudhury (TAUS), Jaap van der Meer (TAUS) |
| 4:20-4:30 |
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Break |
| 4:30-5:00 |
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Closing/Prize Drawing |
| 5:00 |
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Adjourn |
Program subject to change without notice. |
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