To whom it may concern, My name is Karl Kelly, I am the event coordinator at the Localisation Research Centre (LRC) at the University of Limerick, Ireland. I am writing to you in connection with our annual localisation conference which will take place this September at the University of Limerick in Ireland. The theme of this year's conference is "Open Source Localisation", a topic that has been on the lips of many in our industry over the past few years, and a topic that we feel will play a huge role in the future of our industry. We feel that this conference will be a fantastic opportunity for the open source community to step forward and show why open source is going to be instrumental in expanding the versatility and usability of software on a world scale, already open source applications are beginning to outnumber proprietary software applications in relation to localisation and availability in multiple languages. As one of the most popular and widely used Linux Distributions I was wondering if a representative of Debian would be interested in participating in this year's conference. I am attaching a draft programme for this years conference. I would appreciate it if you could distribute this information to the relevant personnel and contact me if anyone would be interested in speaking on any of the subjects on the programme, or on any subject that they believe would be relevant but is not contained in the draft. Thanks for your time, Best Regards, Karl Kelly Localisation Research Centre (LRC) Department of Computer Science and Information Systems (CSIS) University of Limerick Limerick Ireland Tel. +353-61-202748 About the LRC The Localisation Research Centre provides a comprehensive information service to the localisation industry; conducts research and development in localisation and related areas, such as language engineering; organises regular conferences and meetings; produces a range of publications including Localisation Focus; and oversees a number of education and training programs. The LRC maintains strong links with industry through its industrial advisory board and project partnerships and has carried out consultancy work for the localisation industry, the Irish government and the European Commission. Its director authored the EU sectoral study on New Media Localisation and in 2001 the LRC carried out its first annual world-wide survey into salaries in the localisation industry. <<LRC 2004 Programme.doc>>
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