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With about one week to go before our yearly Revenue Forum event in Stockholm, it always makes me wonder why we do this. It is stressful, time consuming and risky, as organising events always comes with high costs. Though, it is also incredibly inspiring. With every speaker I meet I become a bit wiser. With over 100 properties and 50 customers, Taktikon Consultancy is one of the main Revenue Management consultancies in Europe. Though, being the biggest has never been our aim. We want to be the best and you cannot be the best without education. This is one of the main reasons why we organise events, seminars and webinars and work with various schools and universities in Europe. We love the hospitality industry and want to make it sustain! #taktikon #grf24 #taktikontalks #revenuemanagement #hospitality

Attending conferences can pull you away from your office and those all-important "billable hours." And, let's face it, there are TONS of conferences one could go to, right? The Annual DBE Workshop and Networking Summit last week in the Dells was worth every single second! The panels and speakers were topical and engaging, and the networking was right on target. What conferences do you go to that are in such great alignment with your work and mission? #professionaldevelopment #networking #DBE #strategicplanning

We're Buzzing for a Fully Booked HAUC(UK) Convention 2024! We're thrilled to announce that the HAUC(UK) Convention 2024 at Emirates Old Trafford is completely booked up! With over 25 industry sponsors https://bit.ly/3W2FkuN and more than 500 delegates registered, it's shaping up to be a fantastic day of collaboration. https://bit.ly/3X9oRCZ Important Note: Due to capacity limitations, we won't be able to accommodate walk-in registrations on the day. The agenda focuses on a critical topic: how to ensure our workforce has the skills and training needed to deliver exceptional street and road works. ️ This will directly impact how we meet the needs of our customers, constituents, and the traveling public. View the full agenda here: https://lnkd.in/ezby4xsA People: Discussions on government policy, training updates, and maintaining high-quality qualifications. Performance: Insights on inspections under the latest code requirements. We can't wait for a productive and engaging convention! #HAUC2024 #StreetWorks #Roadworks #SkillsDevelopment

In our next session "The 20x30 Challenge: Advanced Digital Skills in the European Context", we will explore the trends shaping the next decade and the evolving strategies needed to position Europe competitively in the future of digital skills. 🌐 We're thrilled to have Brendan Rowan, Managing Consultant at BluSpecs , leading our exploration of the trends shaping the next decade and the evolving strategies needed to position Europe competitively in the future of digital skills. Joining Brendan are Jack Hamande, bringing insights from FPS Policy and Support; Samia Ghozlane, Director General of Grande Ecole de Numerique; José Manuel Pingarrón, Secretary General for Universities, Spain; and Rehana Schwinninger-Ladak, Head of Interactive Technologies, Digital for Culture and Education at the European Commission. #20x30ADSSummit, #20x30DigitalSkillsSummit, #SmartTechEurope, #AdvancedSkillsSummit, #EUDigitalSkillsSummit

Tension is mounting …

As I reach the conclusion of my first full year with Spiro, it offers a valuable moment for reflection on the wealth of knowledge gained. My gratitude knows no bounds for the exceptional team, the dynamic business environment, and the clients with whom I've collaborated over the past 13 months. It has undeniably been an inspiring journey. Closing the year with Enlit Europe 🗼and Black Hat 🎡 was a remarkable experience, with both events exceeding expectations. The engagement with both familiar faces and new connections was truly inspiring, laying the foundation for exciting collaborations in the future. As we bid farewell 👋 to 2023, my heartfelt thanks extend to everyone who played a role in our journey this year. Your trust has been the linchpin of our success at Spiro. 🌍 Eagerly Awaiting 2024 Looking ahead, the prospects for the upcoming year fill me with anticipation. The insights garnered from these events rekindle our passion for creating extraordinary exhibition stands. 📢 What Awaits? If you're already mapping out your 2024 shows, let's connect. Whether we've collaborated in the past or you're a new connection, let's delve into how Spiro can elevate your brand. Thank you for contributing to the truly memorable moments of 2023. Feel free to drop a comment or a message to initiate a conversation about your 2024 show aspirations. #EventPromotion #ExhibitionShowcase #EventExcellence #Thanks2023 #EventSuccess #FuturePossibilities #2024Outlook #NewYearOpportunities #EventNetworking #ShowcaseSuccess #EventConnections #ThankfulThursday #LookingAhead #FutureOfEvents #ExhibitionExperience #2024Vision #NetworkingSuccess #NextLevelEvents

📣 In 21 days, XTM Live 🗽 will bring many industry experts together to re-connect and engage in what is next for the industry. As a sponsor we are able to highlight the advancements in the field and how our capabilities can improve processes and understandings. #machinelearning #globalization

XTM cloud was the first to implement NFA with Systran, for improving the MT by on-the-fly training of the inference model with a relevant fuzzy matched target. Some friends have asked me to explain the NFA, Neural Fuzzy Adaptation. I can show how easy it is to use it, by example. Translate from English:  "I like nfa, because it is simple and beautiful." I intentionally kept nfa in lowercase, as I want to show one thing that it can also do: fix the capitalization Another thing is help in using gender. In English it's just the NFA. But in French and other languages, is it le or la NFA? In German, is it der, die or das ? (masculine, feminine or neuter) The sentence doesn't have much content to help determine such little details. But NFA can add to it. When going without NFA, the logical default is to pick gender = masculine, so "le" NFA in French. It will likely also keep the acronym as is. Sample translation without NFA: output: "J'aime le nfa, parce qu'il est simple et beau" The gender is clearly masculine on this French result, as expected: il est beau. If it were feminine, it would change to: elle est belle. (she is beautiful). The API call for something like this might look similar to this: https://$serverurl/translation/text/translate?key=$apikey&target=fr&input=I like nfa, because it is simple and beautiful Other options can be added such as the source language (auto-detected in the above example) and many more, including back-translation to see if anything got lost in translation. Now, when you're adding NFA, you simply provide a fuzzy matched target from another sentence that's relevant in your translation project, as found in your translation memory, one that is validated and therefore properly spelled and capitalized. Such example of another sentence and its validated translation might be: English: We use NFA since last year. French:  Nous utilisons la NFA depuis l'an dernier. Simply add the extra target to your API call:   ....&fuzzy=Nous utilisons la NFA depuis l'an dernier. Note: The new server (v10) also can do this for you now, if your TM resides in the server. The resulting call: https://$serverurl/.....?....&input=I like nfa, because it is simple and beautiful&fuzzy=Nous utilisons la NFA depuis l'an dernier. And the new translation immediately fixes the capitalization of nfa to NFA, and sees the gender as "la" NFA, feminine, and consequentially changes the adjectives. output:  "J'aime la NFA, parce qu'elle est simple et belle." Comparison: before NFA:   "J'aime le nfa, parce qu'il est simple et beau"  after NFA:   "J'aime la NFA, parce qu'elle est simple et belle." Clearly a better translation on several levels (capitalization and gender): nfa  --> NFA il   --> elle beau --> belle There are roughly 10-12 tokens in that output, and with 3 words improved by NFA, you might argue that this improved the translation by 25%. Not a shaby ROI if you ask me. You might enjoy some of this at XTM Live

GDSC TIB Chapter'22-23 : ~ To our visionary GDSC Lead, the architect of our tech renaissance! 🚀 Your unwavering guidance in orchestrating a symphony of events, enlightening webinars, and fiercely competitive hackathons has been nothing short of extraordinary. We, on behalf of everyone from GDSC TIB, extend our profound appreciation for your indomitable dedication and your ability to navigate the intricate currents of our GDSC TIB Club, steering it towards a brighter horizon. 🌟💻 #GDSCTIB #InfiniteGratitude"