The KantanMT team are excited to be exhibiting for the first time at the tekom Trade Fair and tcword conference. This year, the event has found a new home at the International Congress Centre (ICS) Messe Stuttgart. This event, which is the largest of its kind is the biggest market place for technical communication in the world.
Not only will the KantanMT flag be flying high at the largest global TC event. But, KantanMT will also be taking part in sessions, tool presentations and offering personalized demos throughout the conference week. KantanMT are also offering its members a complimentary ticket to the tekom Fair with their registration.
Session: How does your machine Translation system measure up?
Tony O’Dowd, Founder and Chief Architect will be giving a presentation on evaluating machine translation. The presentation; ‘How does your machine Translation system measure up?’ is for localization professionals and will cover some of the most common yet critical issues for users of machine translation:
- Measuring performance of Statistical MT
- Recent advances in MT and data visualization techniques
- Tracking MT efficiency in the translation process
Find it
What: Session
Where: Room C7.1OG
When: Wednesday 12th November @16:00 – 16:45
Joint Tool Presentation – Machine Translation for Translation Buyers: What is available and what is expected!
On the following day, KantanMT will be taking part in a joint tool presentation with German Language Service Provider (LSP) bmmt. Tony O’Dowd and Maxim Khalilov from bmmt will discuss ‘machine translation for translation buyers: what is available and what is expected’. In this presentation, Tony and Maxim will give an overview of the current post-edited MT landscape and discuss with examples the formula for successful MT adoption, as well as what tools are available for global translation buyers. The full tool presentation program is available online on the tekom website.
Find it
What: Tool Presentation
Where: Room C10.1
When: Thursday 13th November @ 11:15 – 12:00
Personalized Platform Demonstrations
At the KantanMT exhibition booth, the KantanMT team will be giving personalized platform demonstrations that provide an ‘under the bonnet’ look at the cloud-based platform. The booth will be located in Hall C2 at booth A10, right next to bmmt; German LSP and KantanMT preferred partner.
Find it:
What: Personalized Platform Demonstrations
Where: KantanMT exhibition booth Hall C2, booth A10
When: Tuesday 11th – Thursday 13th November
Get the most out of the tekom/tcword conference – meet the teams
Large conferences and events can often be overwhelming and it’s easy to lose track of time and get wrapped up in the buzz and excitement of the event. To make sure you get the most from the conference, keep organized and make an appointment to speak with a member of the KantanMT or bmmt team.
KantanMT team – contact Louise Irwin (louisei@kantanmt.com)
Bmmt team – contact Peggy Lindner (peggy.lindner@bmmt.eu)
See you in Stuttgart!