Call for Government User Presentations

MT Summit Government User presenters and participants will focus on the strategic nature and use of MT in governmental organizations. Most governmental entities are providing a benefit to their citizens and internal customers who require them to translate large volumes of information and make it available across multiple languages and varied network architectures. The need for language translation technology within governmental organizations is diverse and sometimes compartmented. Governments are looking to advances in technology that helps them deliver information not only in the country's native language but in other languages that helps them compete and promotes them globally. In an age when significant volumes of available data come in all languages, it is necessary to look to alternatives that assist in the translation process.

For this year's MT Summit we are asking government participants to consider topics that address the strategic challenges of applying MT tools and applications into their existing business processes. We are looking for representation from all government organizations that face language challenges to include: Health and Human Services, Human Resources, Defense, Commerce, Labor, Energy, Judiciary, Business, Trade, Transportation, and many others. Within the governmental organizations we are asking that leaders or their representatives attend that can address topics ranging from acquisition, funding, requirements development, computer systems and network architecture, research and development, and program management and how they apply to the integration and acceptance of MT tool usage.

The sessions will be structured to provide open and constructive dialogue among attendees with diverse technical backgrounds and areas of expertise. The secondary objective of this approach is to establish longer-term connections among participants and foster new cooperative efforts.

Topics

Topics for papers, presentations, and panel discussions should include but not be limited to:

• Strategic Views and Objectives pertaining to MT programs
• Employment of MT tools
• Challenges (IT, personnel, implementation)
• Achievable gains through usage and/or metrics
• Requirements development and management
• Policy and Oversight
• Budgeting and Contracting
• Research and Development

What to submit

Submissions should be 100-200 word summaries and may be sent directly in e-mail or as attachments in RTF format.

How to submit

Send submissions and questions to Government User program chair, Nicholas Bemish at Nicholas.Bemish@dia.mil

Important Dates

Last updated: Wed Jan 14 12:23:57 PST 2009