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| Paid Research - Membership Required |
| Best and Worst Language Conferences |
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| Keywords |
| localization, translation, globalization, internationalization, conference, networking, education, membership meeting, trade associations |
Abstract |
In mid-2003 we asked industry professional which conference they should spend their hard-earned money on? We revisited the question this year, asking them what expectations they have for conferences; which are the best and worst conferences; and what are the factors that make a conference great or terrible. Three hundred third language industry professionals responded. Read the report and find out:
- Why do people go to conferences?
- Are they happy with what they get?
- Which event did respondents find the most valuable?
- Which did they find the worst?
Respondents unloaded on us what they liked most and least about the events they have attended and provided a wealth of insight about what works and what doesn't. In addition to structuring, cataloguing, and graphing this information, we also consider return on conference attendance ( ROCA) and recommend conference best practices to organizers, vendors, speakers, and attendees. This report should prove valuable to anyone who participates in industry conferences, as an organizer, speaker, delegate, vendor, or sponsor.
Members of our research program can read a bonus report – “Unplugged: Best and Worst Language Conferences.” This report categorizes all the responses to the open-ended questions in the survey. Find out which conference one respondent had in mind when he wrote, “I'd love to have gone to the XYZ conference just to say I don't go anymore.”
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Benefits |
| In General: Anyone who plans to organize, attend, speak at, or exhibit at a conference will find value in this report. It reproduces – in their own words – the full range of commentary that delegates had for the conferences they attended. |
| For Buyers: Buyers of language services and tools can find out which conferences really deliver on the things that matter most to them. |
| For Suppliers: Suppliers interested in where they should spend marketing dollars to exhibit, speak, or even attend will be interested in hearing what delegates have to say about conferences. Organizers will appreciate the insight to be found in the unexpurgated comments of their conference customers. |
Physical Details |
| Authors: Donald A. DePalma and Renato Beninatto |
| Date: 26 September 2005 |
| ISBN: 1-933555-23-8 |
| Pages: 42 |
Companies |
| Association of Canadian Corporations in Translation and Interpretation (ACCTI), AIIM - The ECM Association, Association de l'industrie de la langue - Language Industry Association (AILIA), Association of Language Companies (ALC), American Machine Translation Association (AMTA), American Translators' Association (ATA), the ATA's Translation Companies Division (ATA-TCD), Client-Side News, European Association for Machine Translation (EAMT), Institute of International Research (IIR), International Quality and Productivity Conference (IQPC), International Workshop on Internationalization of Products & Systems (IWIPS), The European Forum for Language Technology (LangTech), Localization Industry Standards Association (LISA), Localization Institute/Multilingual Computing/GALA, the Localisation Research Centre (LRC), and the Unicode Consortium |
Table of Contents |
- Topic
- Which Language Industry Conference Should You Attend?
- Who Should Read This Report?
- Read This Section before You Write That Letter to the Editor
- Context
- Why Do Language Industry Conferences Exist?
- Who’s Who in the Conference Space?
- Vox Populi
- How We Surveyed Language Professionals about Conferences
- Vendors and Freelancers Outnumber Clients in Conferences
- Respondents Ask Why Organizers Cannot Combine Conferences
- Potential Delegates Respond to E-Mail Solicitation
- Respondents Network and Get Educated at Conferences
- Business Issues and Case Studies Top Delegate Wish List
- For the Category of Best Conference, the Winner Is…
- Attendees Cite Topics, Speakers, and Planning of Best Conferences
- For the Category of Worst Conference, the Loser Is…
- High Cost Topped List of Worst Conference Sins
- Should Vendors Participate in Language Industry Conferences?
- Conference and Travel Costs Keep Many Away
- Implications
- Organizers: Deliver the Value You Promise
- Vendors: Find a Better Way to Interact with Clients
- Speakers: Share Your Expertise
- Clients: Share Your Experience
- Any Delegate: Take Part in the Conference
- Plus Ça Change, Plus C’est La Même Chose
- Appendix
- TOPIC
- What Do Delegates Have to Say about Conferences?
- Who Should Read This Report?
- CONFERENCE ISSUES
- Who’s There Affects the Quality of the Conference
- Cancelled Sessions Frustrate Delegates Who Came for THAT Session
- Too Many Conferences Compete for Too Little Budget
- Good Content Pulls in Delegates
- Cost Keeps People Away
- Location Matters to Many Delegates
- Networking Tops the List of Why People Attend Conferences
- Even Vendors Are Unsure about Vendor Participation at Conferences
- AD HOMINEM COMMENTS
- ATA
- LISA
- CSN
- Localization World
- Miscellaneous Conferences (One or Two Open-Ended Comments)
- Random Comments, No Specific Conferences in Mind
- ATA
- LISA
- CSN
- Localization World
- Miscellaneous Conferences (One or Two Open-Ended Comments)
- Random Comments, No Specific Conferences in Mind
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| Paid Research - Membership Required |
| Best and Worst Language Conferences |
| |
| Keywords |
| localization, translation, globalization, internationalization, conference, networking, education, membership meeting, trade associations |
Abstract |
In mid-2003 we asked industry professional which conference they should spend their hard-earned money on? We revisited the question this year, asking them what expectations they have for conferences; which are the best and worst conferences; and what are the factors that make a conference great or terrible. Three hundred third language industry professionals responded. Read the report and find out:
- Why do people go to conferences?
- Are they happy with what they get?
- Which event did respondents find the most valuable?
- Which did they find the worst?
Respondents unloaded on us what they liked most and least about the events they have attended and provided a wealth of insight about what works and what doesn't. In addition to structuring, cataloguing, and graphing this information, we also consider return on conference attendance ( ROCA) and recommend conference best practices to organizers, vendors, speakers, and attendees. This report should prove valuable to anyone who participates in industry conferences, as an organizer, speaker, delegate, vendor, or sponsor.
Members of our research program can read a bonus report – “Unplugged: Best and Worst Language Conferences.” This report categorizes all the responses to the open-ended questions in the survey. Find out which conference one respondent had in mind when he wrote, “I'd love to have gone to the XYZ conference just to say I don't go anymore.”
|
Benefits |
| In General: Anyone who plans to organize, attend, speak at, or exhibit at a conference will find value in this report. It reproduces – in their own words – the full range of commentary that delegates had for the conferences they attended. |
| For Buyers: Buyers of language services and tools can find out which conferences really deliver on the things that matter most to them. |
| For Suppliers: Suppliers interested in where they should spend marketing dollars to exhibit, speak, or even attend will be interested in hearing what delegates have to say about conferences. Organizers will appreciate the insight to be found in the unexpurgated comments of their conference customers. |
Physical Details |
| Authors: Donald A. DePalma and Renato Beninatto |
| Date: 26 September 2005 |
| ISBN: 1-933555-23-8 |
| Pages: 42 |
Companies |
| Association of Canadian Corporations in Translation and Interpretation (ACCTI), AIIM - The ECM Association, Association de l'industrie de la langue - Language Industry Association (AILIA), Association of Language Companies (ALC), American Machine Translation Association (AMTA), American Translators' Association (ATA), the ATA's Translation Companies Division (ATA-TCD), Client-Side News, European Association for Machine Translation (EAMT), Institute of International Research (IIR), International Quality and Productivity Conference (IQPC), International Workshop on Internationalization of Products & Systems (IWIPS), The European Forum for Language Technology (LangTech), Localization Industry Standards Association (LISA), Localization Institute/Multilingual Computing/GALA, the Localisation Research Centre (LRC), and the Unicode Consortium |
Table of Contents |
- Topic
- Which Language Industry Conference Should You Attend?
- Who Should Read This Report?
- Read This Section before You Write That Letter to the Editor
- Context
- Why Do Language Industry Conferences Exist?
- Who’s Who in the Conference Space?
- Vox Populi
- How We Surveyed Language Professionals about Conferences
- Vendors and Freelancers Outnumber Clients in Conferences
- Respondents Ask Why Organizers Cannot Combine Conferences
- Potential Delegates Respond to E-Mail Solicitation
- Respondents Network and Get Educated at Conferences
- Business Issues and Case Studies Top Delegate Wish List
- For the Category of Best Conference, the Winner Is…
- Attendees Cite Topics, Speakers, and Planning of Best Conferences
- For the Category of Worst Conference, the Loser Is…
- High Cost Topped List of Worst Conference Sins
- Should Vendors Participate in Language Industry Conferences?
- Conference and Travel Costs Keep Many Away
- Implications
- Organizers: Deliver the Value You Promise
- Vendors: Find a Better Way to Interact with Clients
- Speakers: Share Your Expertise
- Clients: Share Your Experience
- Any Delegate: Take Part in the Conference
- Plus Ça Change, Plus C’est La Même Chose
- Appendix
- TOPIC
- What Do Delegates Have to Say about Conferences?
- Who Should Read This Report?
- CONFERENCE ISSUES
- Who’s There Affects the Quality of the Conference
- Cancelled Sessions Frustrate Delegates Who Came for THAT Session
- Too Many Conferences Compete for Too Little Budget
- Good Content Pulls in Delegates
- Cost Keeps People Away
- Location Matters to Many Delegates
- Networking Tops the List of Why People Attend Conferences
- Even Vendors Are Unsure about Vendor Participation at Conferences
- AD HOMINEM COMMENTS
- ATA
- LISA
- CSN
- Localization World
- Miscellaneous Conferences (One or Two Open-Ended Comments)
- Random Comments, No Specific Conferences in Mind
- ATA
- LISA
- CSN
- Localization World
- Miscellaneous Conferences (One or Two Open-Ended Comments)
- Random Comments, No Specific Conferences in Mind
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