LINGUIST List 21.2443 Wed Jun 02 2010 Confs: Socioling/Germany Editor for this issue: Amy Brunett <brunettlinguistlist.org> LINGUIST is pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new feature: Easy Abstracts! Easy Abs is a free abstract submission and review facility designed to help conference organizers and reviewers accept and process abstracts online. Just go to: http://www.linguistlist.org/confcustom, and begin your conference customization process today! With Easy Abstracts, submission and review will be as easy as 1-2-3! Directory         1.    Juliane Walter, Languages & The Media Message 1: Languages & The Media Date: 02-Jun-2010 From: Juliane Walter <juliane.waltericwe.net> Subject: Languages & The Media E-mail this message to a friend Languages & The Media Short Title: L&M Date: 06-Oct-2010 - 08-Oct-2010 Location: Berlin, Germany Contact: Janina Knoche Contact Email: infolanguages-media.com Meeting URL: http://www.languages-media.com Linguistic Field(s): Sociolinguistics Meeting Description: Languages & The Media is a biennial international conference dedicated to the subject of language transfer in a changing media landscape (Video, DVD, digital TV, cinema and social networks). The conference themes include innovations and latest developments in dubbing, subtitling, voice-over and translation for the media. Participants of this year's conference will discuss pivotal topics such as the impact of Facebook, MySpace, and other social networks on audiovisual media. Community translations (crowdsourcing), as well as the adaptation of games to specific cultures (games localisation) are also at the top of the agenda. International experts will further discuss topics such as national and international language policies in the media, multilingual access to global media as well as the distribution and quality of content. The conference is accompanied by an exhibition where vendors and manufacturers of language services and technology products are represented. The conference language is English. Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 02-Jun-2010       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.