I think organized translations only make sense if there are significant amounts of speakers/attendees with a certain language background that do not speak sufficient English. When you organize Wikimania in an English-speaking country, I don't think it would be very efficient to organize translations centrally (on a case by case basis you could ask a volunteer to help out a speaker), in Argentina and Egypt this was of course different (resp. for Spanish and Arab), and in Taiwan it might have helped to have Chinese translators.
So, I guess it could depend on the local situation and what attendees you expect. Edward, how many people do you currently expect from which countries? (rough estimate)? Lodewijk Lodewijk 2014-04-04 18:43 GMT+02:00 Edward Saperia <e...@wikimanialondon.org>: > As currently stands, our budget can't cover this. If someone can figure > out a way of doing it for cheap or free, we may be able to? > > *Edward Saperia* > Chief Coordinator Wikimania London <http://www.wikimanialondon.org> > email <e...@wikimanialondon.org> * facebook<http://www.facebook.com/edsaperia> > * twitter <http://www.twitter.com/edsaperia> * 07796955572 > 133-135 Bethnal Green Road, E2 7DG > > > On 4 April 2014 17:36, Samuel Klein <meta...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Simultranslation can be a lot of fun. >> >> We looked into simultranslators a number of years; Buenos Aires had a >> complete solution with headsets for attendees. Sometimes we've had a >> translator sit next to a presenter. This should be a standard option >> for organizers to consider any year. >> >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 2:42 PM, rupert THURNER >> <rupert.thur...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Hi, >> > >> > Would there be any possibility ro have simultaneous translation at the >> glam >> > podium discussion? The person whom we asked from the swiss national >> library >> > refused to take part as his English would not be up to a level allowing >> him >> > to sufficiently contribute. This would be German - English. >> > >> > Best regards, >> > >> > Rupert >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Wikimania-l mailing list >> > Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org >> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 >> 4266 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l > >
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