DG Translation 27 Nov 2009, Brussels 10.00 – 10.20 Welcome and opening remarks Karl-Johan Lönnroth, Director-General of DG Translation (DGT) 10.20 - 11.00 The economic value of multilingualism: private, social, and macroeconomic perspectives Prof. François Grin, University of Geneva 11.00 – 11.30 The size of the language industry in the European Union – Presentation of the
27 Nov 2009, Brussels
10.00 – 10.20 Welcome and opening remarks Karl-Johan Lönnroth, Director-General of DG Translation (DGT)
10.20 - 11.00 The economic value of multilingualism: private, social, and macroeconomic perspectives Prof. François Grin, University of Geneva
11.00 – 11.30 The size of the language industry in the European Union – Presentation of the
'STUDY ON THE SIZE OF THE LANGUAGE INDUSTRY IN THE EU' Conference for the presentation of the 'STUDY ON THE SIZE OF THE LANGUAGE INDUSTRY IN THE EU' DG Translation 27 Nov 2009, Brussels CONFERENCE FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE "STUDY ON THE SIZE OF THE LANGUAGE INDUSTRY IN THE EU" 10.00 – 10.20 Welcome and opening remarks Karl-Johan Lönnroth, Director-General of DG Translation (DGT) 10.20 - 11.00 The economic value of multilingualism: private, social, and macroeconomic perspectives Prof. François Grin, University of Geneva 11.00 – 11.30 The size of the language industry in the European Union – Presentation of the study - Part I Dr. A. Rinsche, N. Portera-Zanotti, The Language Technology Centre 11.30 – 12.00 Break and Technical press briefing 12.00 – 12.15 The size of the language industry in the European Union – Presentation of the study - Part II Dr. A. Rinsche, N. Portera-Zanotti, The Language Technology Centre 12.15 – 12.45 Q&A session 12.45 – 14.15 Lunch 14.15 – 14.45 N. Kelly, Common Sense Advisory (CSA) Preliminary findings of CSA research on the European market sizing and industry distribution for language services 14.45 – 15.00 Q&A with the audience 15.00 -15.30 Break 15.30 – 16.45 Round-Table moderated by K-J. Lönnroth The role of the language industry in a multilingual Europe: challenges and perspectives 16.45 – 17.15 Q&A with the audience 17.15 – 17.30 Conclusions by the Director-General
Conference for the presentation of the 'STUDY ON THE SIZE OF THE LANGUAGE INDUSTRY IN THE EU'
DG Translation
11.00 – 11.30 The size of the language industry in the European Union – Presentation of the study - Part I Dr. A. Rinsche, N. Portera-Zanotti, The Language Technology Centre
11.30 – 12.00 Break and Technical press briefing
12.00 – 12.15 The size of the language industry in the European Union – Presentation of the study - Part II Dr. A. Rinsche, N. Portera-Zanotti, The Language Technology Centre
12.15 – 12.45 Q&A session
12.45 – 14.15 Lunch
14.15 – 14.45 N. Kelly, Common Sense Advisory (CSA) Preliminary findings of CSA research on the European market sizing and industry distribution for language services
14.45 – 15.00 Q&A with the audience
15.00 -15.30 Break
15.30 – 16.45 Round-Table moderated by K-J. Lönnroth
The role of the language industry in a multilingual Europe: challenges and perspectives
16.45 – 17.15 Q&A with the audience
17.15 – 17.30 Conclusions by the Director-General