Keynote Speaker Announced for IUC 39

Arika Okdrent photo <http://arikaokrent.com/bio.html>

      *Babel Rousers: The 900 Year Quest to Build a Better Language*

*Arika Okrent* <http://arikaokrent.com/bio.html>

/Linguist and Author/

After a Monday full of tutorials for new attendees and those requiring a
refresher, join us Tuesday morning for a keynote presentation by Arika
Okrent, linguist and author of /In the Land of Invented Languages/
<http://inthelandofinventedlanguages.com/>. Arika will be illustrating
the history of approaches to language invention, both ingenious and
foolhardy, by looking at particular words from these languages.

*About IUC 39, October 26-28, 2015:* The Internationalization and
Unicode® Conference (IUC) is the premier event covering the latest in
industry standards and best practices for bringing software and Web
applications to worldwide markets. This annual event focuses on software
and Web globalization, bringing together internationalization experts,
tools vendors, software implementers, and business and program managers
from around the world. Read more
<http://www.unicodeconference.org/about-iuc.htm>.

http://blog.unicode.org/2015/08/keynote-speaker-announced-for-iuc-39_19.html

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