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LocWorld Silicon Valley Submission Form
Before submitting your proposal, please read and accept the Speaker Agreement at the bottom of this form. We will only accept speakers who can abide by the points outlined in the agreement.
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If you are submitting this proposal on behalf of the speaker, please include your email address below. We will copy you on the correspondence.
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Do you have company approval and funding to speak at LocWorld Silicon Valley November 1-3?
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Presentation Title (please do not include your company's name)
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Please keep the title to 15 words or less. If more than 15 words, we will need to shorten it. Please do not include your company name in the title.
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Presentation Format
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Select "Case Study" (30 minutes) for 1 presenter or 2 co-presenters (client only, or 1 vendor + 1 client). Select "Panel Discussion" (30-45 minutes) for up to 3 panelists and one moderator. Select "MicroTalk" (10 minutes) for 1 presenter to share an idea or experience (client or vendor welcome).
Case Study
Panel Discussion
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Brief Synopsis of Your Presentation
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A 100-word description in one paragraph. Please DO NOT USE bullet points or line spacing. If it is chosen, this text will be used to promote your presentation. If more than 100 words, we will need to shorten it. Please do not use your name or company name in the synopsis.
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What will the attendees learn or take away from your session?
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List 1 to 3 short takeaway points. Please be specific.
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In ONE sentence, tell us why you should speak in the conference program.
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Session Tags
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List 1 or 2 tags that can be used to find your session. Examples: quality, data, AI, terminology, evangelization
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Audience Interaction
If your session can be interactive, please tell us how.
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Topic Category
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Please read the following descriptions and select the topic category that best fits your proposal.
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Advanced L10n Management: The latest information on trends, processes, technologies and influences that shape the world of localization.
Content Management: the need for content strategy, content standards, repeatable processes and advanced information technologies, and the role of translation and localization in our mobile, global, on-demand world.
EDUinLOC: Systematic planning for education in localization to embrace the revolution brought by machine learning, bridge the gap between academia and industry, and prepare for the next generation localizers.
Global Business: Practical insights for companies that want to venture with confidence into new international markets and foster continued success by engaging users in those markets.
Global Web: Leading companies, each with an outstanding web presence, offer their expertise for launching and maintaining a worldwide web platform.
L10n Core Competencies: Introductory information for companies that need to localize, but are unsure where to start.
Technical: This track looks at maximizing global user experience with cutting-edge internationalization and localization technologies. More how, less why.
Trade Secrets: Information on doing business in the language industry. Topics include how to run a better organization, increase profitability, thrive in market swings and handle mergers.
Translation Automation/AI: Best practices and solutions for automation and artificial intelligence in the localization process, including machine translation, project management and translation quality evaluation, and how humans and machines all work together through standards and technological innovation.
Translators/Interpreters: The cornerstone of our business: discussions with practitioners for practitioners on how to successfully work in the localization space, how to expand chances for acceptance, what are current trends.
Audience Skill Level (please choose one)
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Beginner (up to 1 year of localization experience)
Intermediate (2-4 years of localization experience)
Advanced (5+ years of localization experience)
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Has this proposed presentation been presented recently?
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If yes, please provide the name(s) and date(s) of the event(s).
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Presenter Information:
If you are a language services provider, ADD A CLIENT CO-PRESENTER later in the form to be considered for the conference.
Presenter First Name
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Presenter Last Name
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Presenter Company
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Presenter Job Title
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Presenter Primary Email Address
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Presenter Biography
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100 word maximum in ONE paragraph please. A brief biography, in the third person, about your qualifications, education, experience and related interests. If more than 100 words, we will shorten it.
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In 50 words or less in ONE paragraph, please tell us what your company does.
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This is a
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Client company
Language service company (Remember to include a client co-presenter to be considered)
Academic institution
Other
If Other, please specify
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If you have a co-presenter, please fill out this section.
Please be sure the listed co-presenter knows you are submitting their name, company and e-mail address, as he/she will be informed of your submission status.
Is your co-presenter aware and in agreement that you are submitting their name on this proposal submission?
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Co-Presenter First Name
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Co-Presenter Last Name
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Co-Presenter Company
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Co-Presenter Job Title
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Co-Presenter Primary Email Address
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Co-Presenter Biography
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If you are proposing a panel discussion, please fill out this section.
We accept up to 3 panelists, in addition to the moderator.
Is each of your panelists aware and in agreement that you are submitting their name(s) on this proposal submission? We will contact them whenever we contact you.
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No (If no, you will need to inform the panelist, as we will be contacting him/her)
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Moderator: Name, Company, Email Address (if different from person submitting the proposal)
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Panelist A: Name, Company, Email Address
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Panelist B: Name, Company, Email Address
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Panelist C: Name, Company, Email Address (no more than 3 panelists may be proposed)
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Option 1
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By submitting a proposal to LocWorld, I agree to meet all deadlines and instructions that are outlined in the Speaker Agreement above, and all speaker correspondence.
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Once you click on Submit, you will receive a brief confirmation, and your proposal will go to LocWorld for consideration.
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