EVENTS

Executive Online Certificate in Web Globalization Management

Jonckers Translation & Engineering is sponsoring the Executive Online Certificate in Web Globalization Management is offered by the Executive Education Program of the John Cook School of Business at Saint Louis University. This is an international online program for professionals involved with any aspect of conducting global business and e-commerce. Participants in the online program will learn strategies to leverage the web for tapping global markets, conducting international e-commerce, managing virtual teams, developing network alliances, getting high search engine rankings, attracting and retaining global consumers, achieving culturally consistent global communications, and much more. Registration is now open for the class!  For more information please visit: http://www.globalizationexecutive.com/

 



Game Developers Conference 09 March 23-27, San Francisco, CA

If you only attend one game conference in 2009, make sure it’s the Game Developers Conference. With over 18,000 attendees, 400+ sessions, nine focused summits, and the industry's most robust Career and Show Expo, the GDC brings opportunities and growth to all participants within the games industry.

For more information please visit: http://www.gdconf.com/



eLearning Guild 2009 Orlando, March 9-12th

The next evolution of learning is the integration of your current learning initiatives with emerging technologies that truly enable learning anytime and anywhere – and doing this in an environment characterized by extreme budget cuts and increasing demands. Now, more than ever, results matter. You need to produce effective e-Learning content in the most efficient manner possible to ensure maximum impact on performance and the bottom line. That is what the AG|09 is all about – helping you identify technologies and strategies for driving organizational value while enhancing your personal skills and knowledge.  Please join Jonckers, Joe DiDamo, as he speaks about learning localization at this conference. 

For more information please visit: http://www.elearningguild.com/content.cfm?selection=doc.1087



Learning Technologies 2009, London January 28th
As the field of workplace learning and development grows, so does the Learning Technologies conference and in January 2009 more than 40 speakers and over 350 delegates will gather to share experiences on organisational learning and the ever-changing technology used to support learning in the workplace. For more information on the conference please visit http://www.learningtechnologies.co.uk/conference/conference.cfm?CFID=1678043&CFTOKEN=12417314


World of Learning 2008- November 19th
The World of Learning Conference & Exhibition is a premier event, dedicated to providing learning and development professionals with the latest in business learning solutions and services. Featuring the UK’s leading training suppliers and training venues, a highly respected conference, educational seminars and workshops and interactive feature areas, the event provides a complete blend of learning products, solutions and ideas. The World of Learning is a national event taking place in Birmingham.


tcWorld Conference November 5-7th Germany

For decades, tekom has promoted the occupational image of technical communicators and supported their education and training. The tekom conferences provide excellent opportunities to exchange knowledge, learn about new technologies and get in touch with experts and developers. The 5th tcworld conference offers seven tracks covering the entire chain of information development – from the original creation of documents to the preparation of product-specific information for multiple markets and languages. Please join Ian Butler, VP of European Sales for Jonckers, as he presents Developing a Localization Strategy on Thursday, November 6th to learn valuable insight and best practices. 

For more information, please visit: http://www.tekom.de/tagung/tagung.jsp



Elliott Masie Learning 2008 October 26-28th

Learning 2008 is designed by and for learning implementers and convenes October 26th-28th in Orlando, FL. Learning 2008 is "All About Learning".  Classroom, e-Learning, Gaming, Coaching and even Reading Books. Jonckers, as a major sponsor of the event, will be presenting to main session on the agenda that include best practice behind the strategies as well as the tactics behind successful learning localization.

For More information about Learning 2008, please visit: http://www.learning2008.com/



Localization World Madison October 13-15th

Localization World will be held in Madison, WI October 13-15th.  Industry experts will come together to discuss topics from localization business models, to strategies for localizing global content, to leveraging TM's. Jonckers, as a sponsor of this event, will be participating in two main session of the agenda.  Tuesday's schedule will include a point/counter-point session with Nic McMahon of Jonckers, and Kirsten Sutton from Business Objects titled, "Why Are We Paying Twice for Our Translation?"  On Wednesday, the agenda includes another session on localization economics in which Jonckers founder, Marc Jonckers will be speaking.

To learn more about the conference, please visit: http://www.localizationworld.com/index.php


The Internationalization & Unicode Conference Sept 8th-10th

Jonckers will be participating in the Internationalization & Unicode Conference (IUC32) September 8th-10th in San Jose, CA.  IUC32 is the premier technical conference for both software and Web internationalization as well as a great opportunity for networking with other practitioners. The three-day conference will again feature a full day of tutorials followed by two days of presentations, panels and discussions. There will also be technology exhibits and demonstrations. There will be plenty of opportunity for networking at birds-of-a-feather special interest gatherings and at the meeting breaks, lunches and receptions. Sessions will cover a range of topics including internationalization, globalization, the Web, security, and localization to name a few. There will be a mix of case studies, panel discussions and technical discussions geared towards beginner, intermediate and advanced practitioners.

 For More information please visit http://www.unicodeconference.org/jc

 



LISA Forum US, June 23rd San Francisco, CA

Managing your content globally is just one piece of building a globally integrated organization. We invite you to join Jonckers and other globalization professionals for the LISA Forum USA 2008 to find out how global organizations are moving on from content to integrate globalization in the back office to hit the ground running on day 1, and the metrics that are being used to measure success/failure. Come listen to Nic McMahon of Jonckers speak about "Bringing Global Resourcing to Financial Effect," and stop by to see us at the show!

For more information on the conference please visit: http://www.lisa.org/events/2008sfo/ 

 



Localization & Project Manangement Certification Program June 16-20th
Jonckers will be speaking and participating at the workshop supporting CHICO's upcoming certification programs.  The Localization & Project Management Certification Programs were developed by industry experts, representing the leading professional associations, publishers, and academic institutions in the field, in response to the growing demand for localization professionals. The program provides a unique educational opportunity to learn and demonstrate competency in the emerging localization and international e-business field.

For more information please visit http://rce.csuchico.edu/localize/



TAUS Global Support Summit June 11 - 13, 2008, Berlin, Germany
The Global Support Summit in Berlin will bring together representatives from TAUS and the Consortium for Service Innovation. This will be a unique opportunity for both communities to learn from each other and define a new common space of 'Global Customer Support'. Participating in this Summit is limited to around 60 delegates. This TAUS Global Support Summit will bring together executives from support and from localization/globalization background to discuss the common challenges of responsive customer support and engagement of user communities. Following presentations of user cases and best practices from among others Microsoft, Novell, JP Chase Morgan, Symantec, Philips and Intel. For more information on TAUS http://www.translationautomation.com


Localization World Berlin June 9th-11th

Localization World Berlin will be held June 9th-11th in Germany.  As the global economy continues to change, it becomes more important for international companies to serve their clients as efficiently as possible. Companies seeking to develop customers around the world need to proceed with caution and with a judicious use of resources. There has never been a more challenging time for the localization industry with issues such as cost control, efficiency and value for money now at a premium. Localization World is a conference focused on these issues. Organized by a strong advisory board, the conference program's provide a worthwhile assortment of sessions with valuable takeaways for the attendees.

For More information about the show, please visit http://www.localizationworld.com/

 



The eLearning Guild 2008 Annual Gathering: April 14th-16th Orlando, FL

The eLearning Guild Annual Gathering is where everyone interested in maximizing the impact of e-Learning in their organizations get together each year to expand their knowledge, build their expertise, and connect with the largest community of e-Learning professionals in the world. Nic McMahon, Jonckers' VP GM US,  will be speaking at the conference about learning on a global basis.

The Annual Gathering 2008 addresses every aspect of putting e-Learning to work in your organization — from the foundations to the cutting-edge — you'll find it all here. It also addresses the needs of e-Learning professionals at every level of expertise — from the novice to the advanced. The program is designed to equip you to manage e-Learning for better results so its depth and breadth are simply unequaled.

http://www.elearningguild.com/content.cfm?selection=doc.834



TAUS Summit III: March 19th-21st 2008 Boston

Harnessing the value of linguistic resources through an industry co-operative. The third TAUS Summit is scheduled for March 19-21, 2008 in Boston. Its key aim is to reach a consensus on the structure and the business model for the language data sharing co-operative. The user and technology scenarios will be reviewed in detail. The benefits of pilot projects will be benchmarked and the implementation schedule will be established. The goal is to found the Co-operative during June 2008.

Decision makers representing corporate and institutional users of translations, practitioners and technology companies have come to TAUS Summits to define a new business model for the cross-industry sharing of language resources. We welcome executives, strategists and technology leaders from the TAUS member companies and beyond to join in this brainstorming exercise.

www.translationautomation.com



LISA Forum Asia: March 10th-12th 2008, Beijing, China

CHINA Forum 2008, located in Beijing, will build on the themes from last year’s conference: improving localization quality, the consequences of increased Chinese prominence in global markets, and content creation for international markets. It will address how Chinese companies can take advantage of the major business opportunities created by China’s emergence as an international market leader and how companies looking to China for comprehensive globalization-related services can best achieve their goals. It will also deal with issues of how to manage growth in China and how to find and keep qualified staff in a competitive market.

http://www.lisa.org/events/2008beijing



Game Developers Conference: February 18th-22nd 2008 San Francisco, CA

The Game Developers Conference is the largest annual gathering of professional video game developers, focusing on learning, inspiration, and networking. The event comprises of an expo, networking events, awards shows such as the game festival and the choice awards. You will also find at the conference tutorials lectures, and roundtables by industry professionals on game-related topics covering programming, design audio, production, business and management, and visual arts. Jonckers will be participating at the conference February 18th-22nd at the Moscone Center located in San Francisco, CA.

www.gdconf.com

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