What I'd Like to See at the Next Localization Conference

June 15, 2010

OK, I’ll write a proper Blogos entry shortly. Honestly. But for now, I’d like to put down these ideas because I just know that somebody will try them and claim them as their own. And that would not be fair. So…

The top three things I would like to see at the next localization conference (I don’t actually care which one):

A promotional Facebook localization conference fan page game (how about that for a string of modifiers to screw up your Acrolinx IQ rules) called “Which translation tool are you?”
Fantasy LSP Management Team social event. Sorry, you’re done with that speed networking. It’s just so unedifying to see middle-aged men trying to be cool when they’d rather be in the bar anyway.
Vuvuzelas.

You may be able to think of others. Let me know…

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Ultan Ó Broin

Ultan Ó Broin (@localization), is an independent UX consultant. With three decades of UX and L10n experience and outreach, he specializes in helping people ensure their global digital transformation makes sense culturally and also reflects how users behave locally. Any views expressed are his own. Especially the ones you agree with.