Localization World Bonn

Networking service

Meet the right people. Find out what they know. Localization World offers a unique structured Networking Service that maximizes the value participants will get out of the conference in return for the time and expenses they invest.

What it is. How it works.

The Localization World Networking Service is a Web-based service where attendees to Localization World conferences can plan their networking at the conference rather than just leaving it to the coincidental chats during coffee breaks and luncheons. They can schedule meetings with new "unknown" contacts based on a selection of points of interest and lists of names, and they can schedule meetings with known contacts. The Networking Service is exclusively available to registered attendees.

When the service is activated, conference attendees will receive an e-mail from Localization World with a special access key to register in the Networking Service. This is a separate secured area on the Localization World Web site. In this Networking Service site attendees can view the list of attendees (only company and person names) and separately a collective list of all the points of interest.

Examples of points of interest are:

• I am interested in talking to real users of GMS applications.
• I am in search of a software localization tool for medical software.
• I need a specialist Japanese localization resource for a financial application.
• I am a specialist vendor in mathematical software localization looking for customers.
• I need a machine translation solution for customer support in German.

Features of the Localization World Networking Service

The Localization World Networking Service provides the following features:

1. View list of registered attendees (only company names and person names). Clicking on a name will display points of interest that the registrant to the conference has submitted. The viewer can then send a request directly from the conference Web site to meet this person. The requester must add a motivation for his or her meeting request. Localization World will issue an e-mail to the other registrant. The receiver of the meeting request can now review the request and the motivation for the meeting and simply click on an "Accept" or "Decline" button. Only after the receiver of the request clicks on "Accept" will Localization World establish direct contact between the requestor and receiver by issuing an e-mail to both with a suggestion for a meeting point at the conference, plus a suggestion that they will exchange direct e-mails to make their meeting arrangements.
2. View list of points of interest. Clicking on a specific point of interest displays the name(s) of the attendee(s) who has (have) submitted this point of interest. If the attendee who submitted the interest wish, the name will not be shown. From here the viewer can follow exactly the same steps as above — submit a request for a meeting, add motivation and so on.
3. Schedule "Point-of-Common-Interest Sessions." Localization World will automatically track the points of interests being raised by registrants and sort them on key words. In this way "Points-of-Common-Interest" are identified. Localization World may schedule special Networking sessions at the conference for these identified "Points-of-Common-Interest."

Benefits of the Networking Service

The benefits of the Localization World Networking Service are the following:

• Targeted networking. For most conference attendees networking is as important — if not more important — than the content of the conference. But often people do not get to talk to exactly the right people. Networking is often limited to the occasional chat during coffee breaks and luncheons. This unique Networking Service allows them to plan conference breaks and make sure that they can compare notes with the people they like to see.
• Filter unsolicited selling. Many customers in the localization industry feel overwhelmed by solution providers at conferences. This Networking Service will help to filter out unsolicited selling during the conference. Vendors are offered the opportunity to establish contact beforehand. The customer is free to accept or decline this request.
• Establish peer groups. Listing and categorizing common points of interest helps attendees to the conferences to have fruitful discussions and exchanges of experiences in focused sessions.
• Maximize value from conference. Attendees to the conference will take more out of the conference than just the programmed content.