Date : 29-30 November 2012
Location: London
Profile of the event: An exhibition booth and oral presentation of the English white paper
Participants : Industries (including Microsoft) and researchers working in translation, machine translation and localisation
The event will be part of the Translating and the Computer Conference (http://www.aslib.co.uk/conferences/tc_2012/index.htm). The conference attracts international participants and speakers.
The English White Paper was launched at the 34th annual Translating and the Computer Conference held on 29th and 30th November 2012, in the very heart of London.
The conference took place in the impressive surroundings of One Birdcage Walk, regarded as one of the the finest examples of traditional architecture in Westminster, just a stone's throw from Buckingham Palace. META-NET was represented by John McNaught and Paul Thompson, from the National Centre for Text Mining at the University of Manchester.
The conference was attended by an international audience of translators, language technology and machine translation professionals, as well as researchers working in these areas.
The conference consisted of a number of talks concerning the latest developments in translation and machine translation, including a talk by John McNaught to introduce META-NET and the White Paper Series.
A META-NET exhibition booth was also strategically placed in the refreshment area, ensuring a large amount of interest from and interaction with conference delegates about the META-NET during coffee and lunch breaks. The booth included posters about META-NET, META-SHARE and the White Paper series, and take-home packs were available containing more detailed information about META-SHARE, and executive summaries of the English White Paper and the Strategic Research Agenda. Additionally, all delegate bags contained a META-NET flyer.
Given the recurring themes in the conference talks about increased use of technology in translation work, and the need for interoperability of technologies, the work of META-NET was considered particularly appropriate.
Location: London
Profile of the event: An exhibition booth and oral presentation of the English white paper
Participants : Industries (including Microsoft) and researchers working in translation, machine translation and localisation
The event will be part of the Translating and the Computer Conference (http://www.aslib.co.uk/conferences/tc_2012/index.htm). The conference attracts international participants and speakers.
The English White Paper was launched at the 34th annual Translating and the Computer Conference held on 29th and 30th November 2012, in the very heart of London.
The conference took place in the impressive surroundings of One Birdcage Walk, regarded as one of the the finest examples of traditional architecture in Westminster, just a stone's throw from Buckingham Palace. META-NET was represented by John McNaught and Paul Thompson, from the National Centre for Text Mining at the University of Manchester.
The conference was attended by an international audience of translators, language technology and machine translation professionals, as well as researchers working in these areas.
The conference consisted of a number of talks concerning the latest developments in translation and machine translation, including a talk by John McNaught to introduce META-NET and the White Paper Series.
A META-NET exhibition booth was also strategically placed in the refreshment area, ensuring a large amount of interest from and interaction with conference delegates about the META-NET during coffee and lunch breaks. The booth included posters about META-NET, META-SHARE and the White Paper series, and take-home packs were available containing more detailed information about META-SHARE, and executive summaries of the English White Paper and the Strategic Research Agenda. Additionally, all delegate bags contained a META-NET flyer.
Given the recurring themes in the conference talks about increased use of technology in translation work, and the need for interoperability of technologies, the work of META-NET was considered particularly appropriate.
