Friday, September 27, 2024

Unicode Technology Workshop on October 22-23 – Program Updates!

By the UTW 2024 Program Committee


Join us for two days of community building around the Unicode technology that makes software work for billions of people. With a deeper emphasis on case studies, unconference, and workshop-style sessions, this event will enable participants to collaborate and learn from each other to tackle the latest challenges. Register Now for this in-person-only event hosted at Google in Sunnyvale, CA. The full program, including session details and bios, is available here:

UTW 2024 Event Website !

⭐ Highlights:

  • Build connections within the internationalization community
  • Learn best practices from peers and case studies
  • Network with the developers and users to help shape the future of Unicode technology
  • Deepen knowledge of how to solve tough problems in the i18n and l10n space and how to engineer products that work better for global users

๐Ÿ“ข Confirmed Sessions!

  • “A User-Centric Approach to a Bidi Text Interface” with Adil Allawi
  • “Common Locale Data Repository - Using the Survey Tool to Expand Language Coverage” with Conrad Nied
  • "Talking Emoji ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ˜ฎ‍๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿชฆ๐Ÿ’€๐Ÿท๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜ค" with Jennifer Daniel
  • “Design Deep-Dive” with Mark Davis
  • “How Would You Like Your Text Today?” with John Hudson
  • "Indic Script Policy & Planning in the Digital Age" with Karthik Malli
  • “Language and Direction Metadata on the Web” with Addison Phillips
  • “MessageFormat 2 Technical Preview: Where Are We Now?” with Addison Phillips
  • “Tracking Language Digitization in the UNESCO World Atlas” with Jeannette Stewart and Tex Texin
  • “Why Does Unicode Do That?” with Mark Davis
  • "Volunteers for Keyboards for Indigenous Language Communities" with Tex Texin
  • "Optimizing Glyphs for Real-Time Vector Rendering" with Eric Lengyel
  • "How To Not Run Towards The Bear: Directionality & Emoji" with Kamilรฉ Demir and Ben Joeng (Yang)
  • "What is a Valid Person Name?" with Michael McKenna
  • “Case Study - Solving Inflection” with Nebojลกa ฤ†iriฤ‡ (Chair of the Unicode ICU-Language Inflection Working Group) and George Rhoten
  • “Bridging Languages in ICU4X: How Diplomat Brings i18n to the Web and Beyond” with Tyler Knowlton
  • “We Need a New Message Resource Format” with Eemeli Aro
  • "New in CLDR/ICU" with Mark Davis
  • "Could You Give Me an Example? Simplifying the CLDR Survey Tool" with Helena Aytenfisu and Emiyare Ikwut-Ukwa
  • “ICU4X 2.0: Next Level i18n” with Shane F Carr (Chair of the Unicode ICU4X Technical Committee)
  • "From Oral to Digital in One Generation - An Exploration of Amazonian Languages and Their Path to Digital Inclusion" with Samuel Minev-Benzecry
  • “Encoding Expectations: How Long Does It Really Take?” Anushah Hossain and Ahad Bashir
  • "Indic Script Policy & Planning in the Digital Age" with Karthik Malli
  • "Date, Time, and Timezone for Netflix Live Events” with Shawn Xu and Chester Fung
  • "Behind the Curtains: Unicode Technical Groups” with Mark Davis (Unicode Co-founder and CTO)
  • “Ask Unicode Anything” with Toral Cowieson, Mark Davis, Cathy Wissink
Please note that sessions are continually being added for the two tracks.

๐Ÿ‘ Expect workshops, seminars, free-form discussions, and lightning talks on:

  • i18n libraries
  • locale data frameworks
  • globalization tooling
  • input methods
  • text rendering
  • localization pipelines

❓Who should attend?:

  • Whether you’re an experienced GILT professional, an internationalization or Unicode enthusiast, just starting out, or a student, the UTW 2024 sessions will enrich your understanding of key issues!

❗Space is limited so be sure to secure your spot today!

  • Discounts are available for Unicode members and students. Registration fees include continental breakfast, lunch, refreshments, and Mix & Mingle at the end of the first day.

Register Now !


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