Zero to Digital: Unlocking Digital Inclusion

[In San Jose and online — See below to request livestream access]

Indigenous languages are disappearing. We're fighting back. We'll show you how we're empowering communities worldwide and how we ensure community needs and data sovereignty are respected.

Digital inclusion starts with language. Translation Commons is making it happen. We are actively working to preserve Indigenous languages with our "Zero to Digital" framework. Join us to see real projects in action, learn about our UNESCO partnership and how we provide language technology expertise to many of their programs.

Discover how you can make a difference through volunteering – whether you're a coder, a linguist, or just passionate about preserving culture. Come and join us and work on our projects ranging from research, authoring, programming, education, and more.
Together, let's digitize the world's languages.

Speakers:

• Patrick McLoughlin (in person): Introduction
• Smita Joshi (in person): Talent team
• Simone HK (video): L10n team
• Leonidas Pappas (video): Marketing team
• Lauren K (video): Website team
• Jeannette Stewart (in person): UNESCO Projects

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Admission is free for IMUG members and host company employees, and $5 for all others. No charge for livestream access. IMUG membership is only $20 for the first year, $15 for annual renewal, or $100 for lifetime membership. Click here to join, renew or pay a single non-member event fee via PayPal. Cash and checks also accepted at our events. http://imug.org/join

To attend in San Jose, please RSVP by noon on the Monday before this event to avoid waiting for your badge to be printed when you arrive.

To attend via the livestream, please RSVP and then message IMUG volunteer Axelle Melin. Meetup Plus members can contact her via the Chat button on her Meetup profile. Everyone else can message her via LinkedIn.

A recording of this event will be posted to the IMUG YouTube channel.

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Many thanks to Xiang Zhao and Adobe Globalization for hosting IMUG events!

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