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:
⭐ 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
๐ข 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 ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐จ๐๐ชฆ๐๐ท๐๐ค" 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 ฤiriฤ (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
๐ 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.
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