Subject: EAMT '98 (update)
From: Colin Brace <cbrace@lim.nl>
To: elsnet-list@let.ruu.nl
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 1998 18:23:24 +0100


                   CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
                   **********************



                       EAMT Workshop

                 Geneva, 2-3 April 1998
  
                Translation technology: 
        integration in the workflow environment


Translation technology is maturing, becoming an increasingly  viable
option for companies and organizations looking for  ways to improve
their multilingual document management  capabilities. However, there are
still many hurdles  remaining before translation support software can be
 universally adopted within the professional translation environment.
The EAMT '98 Workshop will be an ideal  opportunity for translators,
document managers, software  localization engineers and linguists to
learn more about  translation technology, one of the most fascinating
branches  of the software world, and to discuss with others when to  use
the technology and when not.   

This workshop follows up two successful workshops in Vienna  in August
1996 and in Copenhagen in May 1997. Its theme is  the practical use and
integration of machine translation and  computer-based translation tools
in the workflow of a  variety of organisations. The two-day workshop
will be held  at the World Health Organization in Geneva, starting at
9.30  on April 2. 

The EAMT '98 Workshop will be the ONLY international  MT-specific event
taking place this year in Europe. 

The EAMT Organizing Committee has adopted a structure  designed to
maximize the interactive exchange of practical  knowledge among the
participants.  The workshop will include  two discussion sessions when
participants will have ample  opportunity for group discussion, for
questioning speakers  more fully, and for finding out how these tools
will help  them in their own situations. 

Please also note that the 1997 General Assembly of EAMT will  be held in
the afternoon of April 2, starting at 16.45.


Programme
(Changes of times may take place)


April 2

9.30 Registration and coffee

10.00 Welcome

10.15 Dmitri Theologitis (or another): latest developments  of EURAMIS,
a central translation memory system developed by  the European
Commission, comprising a linguistic resources  database of aligned
sentences and terminology, powerful  search and retrieval utilities.,
and access to MT systems.

10.55 Susan McCormick on SAP's terminology database 
(SAPTERM) and on the project led by SAP for the development  of a
multi-system interface (OTELO)

11.35 Lou Cremers on the installation and use of 
translation systems at Oci Technologies

12.05 Lunch

13.30 Doris Marty-Albisser on workflow within a 
translation service for Swiss banks.

14.10 Maghi King (ISSCO) on workflow, computer aids and 
organisational issues. Report of a project.

14.50 Ken Garner on the ALPNET translation service in 
Europe. ALPNET is a major user of computer-based translation 
technology.

15.30 Discussion

16.30 Break

16.45 General Assembly



April 3

9.00 E. Kool on PARS, a series of PC-based systems for  Russian,
Ukrainian and English: their features and their  users. 

9.40 Joerg Schuetz (IAI) on the MultiDoc project for a  number of major
car manufacturers, which combines  mutlilingual access to technical
information and  multilingual documentation.   10.15   Break

10.45 Pierre Lewelle  "The translator's workbench and 
beyond: off-line add-ons to on-line tools." Problems of selecting
appropriate computer  hardware and software platforms; some tools and
methods  currently under review in WHO will be outlined.

11.40 Monica Beltrametti on developments at Xerox 
(Grenoble) on translation tools, multilingual documentation  aids, and a
'translating copier'.

12.20 Lunch

13.30 Discussion (led by Dimitrios Theologitis) on 
integrating translation tools in the workflow of an 
organisation.

15.00 End


Fees


The registration fees for the two-day EAMT '98 Workshop are:

Regular fee:    400 SF
EAMT members:  250 SF
Student fee:    150 SF



Registration and payment


Please send the registration form to:

EAMT Workshop,
EAMT Secretariat, TIM/(ex-ISSCO), 
54 route des Acacias,
CH-1227 Carouge (Geneva),
Switzerland.

Please follow the instructions for payment given on the 
registration form.



Further information


VENUE: The Workshop will take place in Salle B, 3rd floor,  main
building, at the headquarters of the World Health  Organization (20
avenue Appia, CH-1211 Geneva 27) 
 
LOCAL ORGANISATION: Olivier Pasteur
  Computer-Assisted Translation and Terminology 
Unit 
  Room 3029
  Tel (41-22) 791 2317
  Fax (41-22) 791 3995
  e-mail: pasteuro@who.ch
 
PARKING OF VEHICLES:   Limited parking space are available  for visitors
at parking P4.
 
BUS SERVICE:   From Monday to Friday, the "8" bus run
according to the usual TPG timetable between Veyrier and WHO  (OMS) via
the Place Cornavin (railway station).  
 
TAXIS: Most Geneva taxi drivers know the WHO headuqarters
building as "OMS".
 
CATERING FACILITIES:
Restaurant :    11.30 - 14.00 
Cafeteria  :    11.30 - 14.00
Snack Counter : 08.00 - 17.30 
 
Free coffee and snacks will be served at the entrance of the  room
during morning and afternoon cofee breaks.
 
TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT:
Slide projector, overhead projector, flipchart, barco for 
computer presentation on screen, photocopy machine, 
telephone and fax, as well as computers with standard office 
applications, e-mail and Internet access.
 
NOTE:   Smoking is not allowed inside the WHO buildings!

HOTELS. We ask you to take care of hotel reservation 
yourself.  For your convenience we will send a list of 
hotels after registration.

FOR LATER INFORMATION, updated programme etc. see the EAMT  homepage:
http://www.lim.nl/eamt

We look forward to seeing you in Geneva!



Registration form

EAMT Workshop, Geneva 1998


Name..............................................

Organization.....................................

...................................................

Address.......................................

.................................................

Postal code...................... Country............

Tel...........................  
Fax.........................

E-mail...............................


I am (please indicate):
 ......... a member of EAMT (workshop fee = 250 SF.)
 ......... not a member of EAMT or any other 
association of IAMT (workshop fee = 400 SF.)
 ......... a full-time student (workshop fee = 150 
SF.)

Method of payment:
 .......  I enclose a cheque payable to EAMT
 ....... Banker's draft (copy enclosed), to account 
no. 351.091.40L,, Union Bank of Switzerland,
   Bahnhofstrasse 45, CH-8021 Zuerich, 
Switzerland
 ......  Please debit my credit card (Visa and 
Mastercard only)
   card no. 
............................................

   expiry date 
........................................

   name on card 
....................................

   
signature.........................................

Please return this form (before 25 March 1998) with payment  to:

EAMT Secretariat, TIM/(ex-ISSCO) 
54 route des Acacias
CH-1227 Carouge (Geneva),
Switzerland (Suisse/Schweiz)

Please note that we are not authorized to accept credit card payments
via Internet. 




-- 
Colin Brace <cbrace@lim.nl>
Amsterdam
NL