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Purpose:

The goal of the workshop is to bring together users, developers, and researchers of Translation Memory (TM) to engage the community on TM current practices, successes, barriers and future directions; specifically focusing on:

  • What motivates people to use translation memory and what is preventing potential users from employing it?
  • What are the appropriate metrics and measures that should be applied to assess translation memory?
  • What is desired and planned in the next generation of translation memory technology to expand its usage, improve its capabilities and better address the needs of the users?

Sponsor(s):

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), National Virtual Translation Center (NVTC), Naval Research Lab (NRL).

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Agenda:

7:30 8:30 Arrival/Registration/Coffee
8:30 9:00 Welcome/Introduction/Goals/Agenda
9:00 9:20 Presentation 1 - Overview of TM
9:20 9:40 Presentation 2 - Overview of Metrics
9:40 10:10 Break
10:10 10:30 Presentation 3 - from User Community
10:30 11:30 Panel- What are the current practices, successes, and challenges for users working with TM? What motivates people to use TM? What are the barriers preventing potential users from employing TM?
11:30 12:30

Lunch
12:30 12:50 Presentation 4 - from Research Community
12:50 13:50 Panel Discussion - Where is the current state of research of TM and where is it expanding? What are the appropriate metrics and measures that should be applied to assess TM?
13:50 14:20 Break
14:20 14:40 Presentation 5 - from Development Community
14:40 15:40 Panel Discussion - What metrics are currently used to drive technology development and validate performance? What is the planned next generation of TM technology in order to expand its usage, improve its capabilities and better address the needs of the users?
15:40 16:20 Road Ahead
16:20 16:30 Wrap Up and Adjourn


Details:

Start Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009
Location: NIST/AML Conference Room/Gaithersburg, Maryland
Format: Workshop

Registration:

  • Space is limited to 50 registrants
  • Registration is open to all U.S. citizens

The registration link is: https://www.fbcconferences.com/nist_TransMem/atreg1.aspx.

Registration Contact:

Mary Lou Norris, NIST, phone: 301/975-2002, email: marylou.norris@nist.gov

Accommodations:

There is a block of rooms reserved at the Gaithersburg Hilton for the event. The room block is under “Translation Memory Workshop”. The web site to the Gaithersburg Hilton is www.gaithersburg.hilton.com.

Technical Contact:

Brian Weiss

Craig Schlenoff