Meet Central Europe 2024
Welcome to the sixth edition of the Meet Central Europe (MCE) Conference – our fifth live gathering – set in the captivating city of Prague. This is where the stakeholders of the translation and localization industry meets to share, discuss and shape its future.
MCE Conference 2024 is an in-person event for anyone working with
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All languages of the world
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Translation and Localization industry professionals
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LSCs and localization teams interested in linguistic talent management
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Freelance linguists and language service companies
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Project managers and vendor managers seeking insights and inspiration
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C-level management interested in meeting like-minded people
Podrobný program
October 13
- 10:00 - 13:00
- Jobs Fair Day 1
- A virtual event where professional translators meet face to face with translation company representatives and explore collaboration opportunities. Jobs Fair Day 1 is available to all: - freelance professionals with free registration - freelance conference ticket holders - Jobs Fair Exhibitors Free registration (Jobs Fair Day 1 access only) or paid conference access is necessary to enter the virtual venue
- 13:00 - 13:45
- Juremy through the eyes of translators: Case studies on speeding up terminology search
- (Henrik Kiefer, Robin Palotai, Timea Palotai-Torzsás)
- 13:45 - 14:00
- Break
- 14:00 - 14:15
- Welcome to MCE 2021 Virtual
- (Trisha Kovacic Young) Official opening and welcome to the Meet Central Europe 2021 Conference.
- 14:15 - 15:00
- Unleashing the Power of Collaboration
- (Sean Kennedy) The language industry is intensely collaborative. Delivering high-quality work requires collaboration with clients, colleagues, and a contingent workforce. It means subject matter experts, translators, and technical specialists all working together. When those people partner well with each other, great things can be achieved. However, effective collaboration doesn’t magically happen on its own. It’s hard work and it takes leadership.
- 15:00 - 15:45
- The magic wand of effective goals: PMs & VMs happily ever after
- (Daniela D’Amato, Giada Gerotto) Once upon a time, there were stressed PMs and discouraged VMs, living in a world where fighting each other was the norm.
- 15:45 - 16:00
- Break
- 16:0 - 16:45
- The elephant in the room – B2B vendor management
- (Nóra Zilahy) Talking about LSC supply chain management, most often we discuss sourcing freelance linguists and little emphasis is placed on working with other LSCs, that is B2B vendor management. This is something, however, we cannot neglect in our quest for the holy grail of the right vendor mix. In my presentation I’m going to talk about why it is worth including single language or regional translation companies in your vendor pool and how to find the best match for your company.
- 16:45 - 17:30
- Discussion groups
- 17:30 - 18:15
- Buyers panel: How do I promote translation internally in my company?
- (Jarek Hrstka, Tomas Pospisil, Olga Hergül, Vaclav Mikes) Translation and localization managers talking about their experience promoting translation internally in their companies.
- 18:15 - 23:59
- Fun & Networking
October 14
- 10:00 - 13:00
- Jobs Fair Day 2
- 13:00 - 13:45
- LBS Suite client experiences: 3 main steps to success story
- (Christine Xaysakda, Diego Caldognetto)
- 13:45 - 14:00
- Break
- 14:00 - 14:45
- Demystifying international SEO for LSPs
- (Udo Leinhäuser) International SEO isn’t something a brand can do between writing two blog posts or running marketing campaigns. Content marketing strategies should be implemented with SEO in mind. A series of elements must fall into place, so web content is search engine optimized.
- 14:45 - 15:30
- VM and Post Editors: Hunter or grower? MTPE a business opportunity for all stakeholders (customers, LSCs, freelancers)
- (Milena Spelta Parenti) Hard & Soft Skills to attract freelancers so that they can see post edting as an opportunity rather than a necessary evil.
- 15:30 - 15:45
- Break
- 15:45 - 16:30
- Vendor Manager: new data analyst of your company? How to optimize your resources through data-driven approach?
- (Anna Kozubek) Vendor Manager needs to handle not only relational and deeply emotionally intelligent aspect of the job, but also very analytic and data based attitude, to be able to keep the most convenient resources for the right moment.
- 16:30 - 17:15
- Discussion groups
- 17:15 - 18:00
- Buyers Panel 2
- (Josef Kubovsky, Josep Bonet, Valeria Nanni, Julia Cassidy) Translation and Localization buyers panel.
- 18:00 - 23:59
- Fun & Networking
October 15
- 10:00 - 13:00
- Jobs Fair Day 3
- 13:00 - 13:45
- Case Study
- Content to be specified.
- 13:45 - 14:00
- Break
- 14:00 - 14:45
- Vendor Manager in the Making
- (Luiza Szafrańska) When a company grows, changes that affect all employees are inevitable. What’s more, the changes are often resisted by those affected, no matter how necessary they may be. Some fear change, some are confused by it, and some squeeze the best out of it in the end. With that knowledge in mind, I would like to present to you on how the role of Vendor Manager was influenced by the massive change we faced at Argos.
- 14:45 - 15:30
- Translation Scams in the Language Sector
- (Carola F Berger) Scams are on the rise in online commerce, especially when transacted entirely online. Thus the language sector is particularly vulnerable to fraudulent schemes. The presenter has given numerous talks about scams targeting individual translators and interpreters. This presentation, on the other hand, will focus on scams that target language service providers, i.e. agencies. In one such scam, the scammers bombard language service agencies with fake CVs that have been modified from real translators’ CVs. Sometimes the scammers even set up elaborate, but fake social media profiles. We will discuss ways to distinguish real translators and interpreters from impostors. We will also briefly discuss phishing and other cybersecurity threats targeting smaller and medium sized businesses.
- 15:30 - 15:45
- Break
- 15:45 - 16:30
- Automation in Partner Relations; friend or foe?
- (Christiana Ioannou, Vasso Pouli) The world of a vendor manager is primarily related with correct screening, clear communications and relationship building. While requiring superb organizational skills, which can be automated to an extent, it also relies heavily on personal feeling, reading behind the lines, and accommodating exceptions, which is hard to frame more often than not.
- 16:30 - 17:15
- Discussion groups
- 17:15 - 17:30
- Closing Ceremony
- Closing and virtual farewell to all attendees.
