Conference Topics Presented

1. What's the Big Deal? Who is Involved?
   • Why there is a need for Bible translation
   • The global alliance of Bible translation organizations
   
2. From 妈妈骂马 to Ilkla Moor baht 'at
   • Tones and pitches
   • Participate in a humorous translation demonstration
3. Can You Hear Me Now?
   • Challenges and solutions to field communications
   • Hi-Fi radios, cell phones to satellite terminals
4. IT Live! - Tour the Operations
   • Guided tour of our IT facilities
   • Talk with IT staff and view work areas
5. Mission Business Systems
   • Business software purchased and/or developed
   • Used to support mission operations
6. Language Media Strategies
   • How culturally appropriate media tools are used
   • Stories of the impact made
7. What's Family Life Like on the Field?
   • Three couples share their experiences
   • Marriage, church involvement, children's schooling, and more
8. Let Me Show You
   • The realities of training non-Western partners
   • Differences, methods and programs
9. Antidisestablishmentarianism for Dummies
   • Software tools
   • How they are used to assist the translation process
10. Life on the Field Live!
    • View photos while Skyping with an IT worker overseas
    • Opportunity to ask questions
11. Could You Write That Down Please?
    • The Non-Roman Script Initiative (NRSI)
    • The digital realities of writing system creation, rendering and use
    
12. Halt, Who Goes There?
    • Keeping data and equipment secure
    • Security tools
13. A Bible Translator's Software Library
    • Range of software tools
    • Quality translations produced
14. So You Would Like to Be a Missionary
    • The member process
    • Requirements
    • Determing an assignment
15. How Do I Volunteer?
    • Various examples of involvement
    • The application process
16. Ways to Fulfill the Great IT Commission
    • Changes in today's missions environment
    • Ways you can use your IT skills to support translation
17. A Translator's Story
    • A personal story of God's hand in Bible translation
    • Struggles and victories
    • The end result
18. What's Hot?
    • Cutting edge technologies
    • 3-D animation for sign languages
    • Future possiblilities
19. Question and Answer Panels
    • Your chance to ask questions about any missionary subject
    • Families share experiences and answer questions about family life on the field
20. What Should I Do?
    • With everything you have learned, what is your next step?