Roadshow

SDL Trados Roadshow London

May 03 2018
9:00 AM8 h
London,
UK
Holiday Inn Regents Park,
Carburton St, Fitzrovia,
London
W1W 5EE

Take some time out of your working week and join us for an informative and entertaining day of information, reflection and ideas, along with some product training in the afternoon. Learn more about SDL and the solutions we offer and specifically how they address the challenges you face in your business.

An overview of the agenda for the day –

  • Stay ahead of the game: hear how SDL solutions support the business challenges of teams working in the localization industry
  • Explore the practical elements of how teams use Machine Translation (MT) in their translation environments
  • Challenge the concept of user experience in CAT tools and what it means in terms of your interaction with SDL Trados Studio
  • Ensure that quality remains the prime objective of successful workflows – see how SDL Trados Studio, SDL Trados GroupShare and SDL Apps including SmartQuery work in collaboration to support the delivery of excellence
  • Enjoy an afternoon of in depth training demonstrations and practical hints and tips on a selection of your favourite features
  • Share insights, discuss best practices and network with other translation professionals as well as meeting your SDL team

All attendees will receive a certificate of attendance, for collection at the event, which you may be able to use to support your Continuing Professional Development program.

The SDL Trados Roadshow series is always over-subscribed, attendance is free of charge and places get booked up quickly, so register today!

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Full Agenda

9.00am - 9.30am - Registration and coffee

Have a coffee with us - relax, and get ready for the day.

9.30am - 10.00am - Introduction and Opening Presentation

Introducing our topic - '5 future States of Content' and an overview of how SDL Translation Productivity solutions can help you solve the challenges you face each day.

10.00am - 10.45am - User Experience or 'UX' what exactly is it?

Join us for this exploration of the CAT tool user experience and where it's heading.

10.45am - 11.05am - Break and Networking

Join us for a coffee and a chat with other translation professionals.

11.05am - 11.35am - Machine translation, experimentation is key

A practical overview of where SDL MT solutions fit, and how you can make the most of it whether you are a translator, LSP or corporation.

11.35am - 12.00pm - 'Quality is still King' - How to make sure!

Understanding how collaboration using SDL Trados GroupShare, SDL Apps, Trados Studio, and other SDL solutions work together to improve overall quality.

12.00pm - 12.45pm - Product Spotlight

A chance for you to discover some key features of SDL Trados Studio.

12.45pm to 2.00pm - Join us for Lunch

Opportunity to join us for a delicious lunch - networking with old friends - and making new ones.

2.00pm - 3.15pm - Training - Part 1 and 2

Part 1 - Optimising your quality

  • Preparing source files in an optimum way to avoid errors downstream and provide context information to the translator
  • Setting up and agreeing on quality criteria to enable objective assessment of target texts during review to standardize the proofreading process
  • Provide feedback to the translator to make sure that the quality increases in subsequent projects

Part 2 - Making the most out of your Translation Memory

  • Practical tips for working with TMs
  • Making the most out of your assets with fragment recall
  • How to fine-tune your project settings to get the best possible result from your TM
  • How to prepare your TM for the new way of working

3.15pm - 3.30pm - Afternoon coffee

Take a break and get ready for the next training session.

3.30pm - 4.45pm - Training - Part 3 and 4

Part 3 - Efficient management of high volume and repetitive projects

  • Assigning work to translators and reviewers directly from Studio
  • Merging documents on the fly to ensure better consistency
  • Saving time with quick online project creation through templates in the Web
  • Tracking the project progress throughout the supply chain

Part 4 - Terminology - Creation, extraction and sharing

  • Defining a solid and future-proof termbase structure for all users
  • How to access terminology from anywhere
  • Making sure that all interested parties have the access level they need.

4.45pm - 5.00pm - Closing remarks

A brief reminder of what we have showcased today - and a last chance to ask our team your questions.

5.00pm - Event close

Meet us in London

David Marshall
David Marshall
Regional Sales Director
SDL
Camille Avila
Camille Avila
Senior Product Marketing Executive
SDL
David Morgan
David Morgan
Marketing Director
SDL
Fleur Schut
Fleur Schut
Business Consultant
SDL
Neil Ferguson
Neil Ferguson
Product Marketing Manager
SDL
Roman Jhukov
Roman Jhukov
Customer Success Representative
SDL