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# Lost in translation .. redux
- URL: https://www.lorcandempsey.net/lost-in-translation-redux/
- Published: 2011-04-30T15:55:21.000Z
- Updated: 2020-10-28T09:06:06.000Z
- Author: Lorcan Dempsey
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I am at [The 9th Annual Library Leadership Institute](https://lib.hku.hk/leadership/2011.html?ref=lorcandempsey.net) in Bangkok. This event is organized by The University of Hong Kong [Libraries](https://www.lib.hku.hk/?ref=lorcandempsey.net) and brings together librarians from around Asia. It has a dual purpose: to develop and enhance management and leadership qualities and to enhance collaboration and foster relations between libraries.  
There are just over 40 delegates and there is plenty of interaction. I am enjoying it – in general I very much prefer smaller intimate events where you get a chance to hear people discuss their achievements and challenges in a more extended way. From my point of view, as I don’t actually work in a library, this is quite important. This event has a special interest given the diversity of nationalities represented. It is interesting seeing common issues expressed against some difference of national policy and funding regimes.  
In the last few years I have found larger, commercial events of less and less interest. While I understand that much of the value is in networking, I increasingly find that one is likely to have a good sense of what many speakers will say from exposure to their network presences – blogs, twitter, or papers.  
I am writing this at 3.00 AM Thai time, however. I hope to go back to sleep soon 🙂 but it did bring to mind my comments [several years ago](https://blog.oclc.org/lorcand/archives/000243.html?ref=lorcandempsey.net) about Lost in Translation, slightly edited here:

> [Lost in Translation](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0335266/?ref=lorcandempsey.net "Lost in Translation (2003)") got the screenplay Oscar. I saw this on the flight to Australia, appropriately, and again on DVD. I liked the way it showed the dislocating effect of jet lag, and the glancing sense of elsewhere the brief business visit gives.  
> Note 25 March: Noted [comments](https://dervala.net/2004/02/27/lost-in-translation/?ref=lorcandempsey.net) by Dervala on *In America* and *Lost in Translation*.

p.s. I had a special interest in the Oscars that year as my [brother in law](https://www.worldcat.org/wcidentities/lccn-no2004-80421?ref=lorcandempsey.net) was the co-producer of [*In America*](https://www.worldcat.org/title/in-america/oclc/054792166?ref=lorcandempsey.net) which lost out to [*Lost in Translation*](https://www.worldcat.org/title/lost-in-translation/oclc/53816203?ref=lorcandempsey.net).  
p.p.s. It is a while since I have looked at [Dervala.net](https://dervala.net/?ref=lorcandempsey.net). I notice it has not been updated for a while. When memes were popular I listed it as one of my favorite non-library blogs ([Memetic](https://blog.oclc.org/lorcand/archives/001318.html?ref=lorcandempsey.net)). “[My blog is a message in a bottle with a FedEx tracking number](https://dervala.net/about/?ref=lorcandempsey.net).”