TOTh Workshop 2015: Terminology and Standards

 

TOTh BUENOThe Directorate-General for Translation (DG TRAD) of the European Parliament and its Terminology Coordination Unit will be hosting for the first time a big international terminology event, the TOTh (Terminology & Ontology: Theories and applications) 2015 workshop.

The event will take place on the 3rd of December 2015 in the historic Chamber of the European Parliament in Luxembourg (Place de l’Europe, Plateau de Kirchberg, 2929 Luxembourg).

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TOTh Workshop

The success of the TOTh conferences since their inception five years ago shows the widespread interest in linking terminology and ontology, two disciplines which, although different, share common concerns.

The TOTh conferences, with the scientific backing of an international committee, have achieved a stable structure. Preceded by a training session, they encompass an open-minded conference comprising items of research and of application as well as wide-ranging debate on items of study and investigation.

The need is now felt to put in place some TOTh workshops in order to go into individual subjects in depth in relation to the themes of the TOTh conferences. The workshops are organised and accommodated by a partner (a university or organisation) in agreement with the TOTh programme committee. Lasting one day, they are planned midway between two successive June TOTh conferences.

 

Workshop TOTh 2015: Terminology and Standards

In a globalised society, where objects multiply, specialise and connect (Linked and Open Data), Terminology plays a key role in accessing and managing information: we cannot communicate and share that information unless we agree on the terms being used.

The changes regarding information and language processing demanded by this evolution of society have consequences for Terminology itself and for the standards that govern it. The current revisions of the ISO standards on Terminology, its vocabulary (ISO 1087-1) and its principles and methods (ISO 704) also reflect this.

The 2015 TOTh Workshop aims to focus on Terminology and its standards in the changing context of our information society. Some of the topics to be addressed include (this is a non-exhaustive list):

  • Standards for Terminology and on Terminology :
    • The ISO international standards from TC 37 ;
    • The standards concerning the principles and methods, terminography and lexicography, terminology, knowledge and content management systems, management of language resources, translation and interpretation;
    • W3C standards.
  • Applications that mobilise a terminological approach within:
    • Translation;
    • Information and knowledge processing and management;
    • Language processing and language resources;
  • The role of Terminology in the drafting of standards.
  • The terminology commissions.

For more detailed information, please visit the TOTh website. See below the TOTh Workshop final programme.

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