Multilingual Digital Terminology Today

Design, representation formats and management systems

Conference theme

Topics for submissions include but are not limited to

• Terminology Resource Design
• Terminology Resource Implementation
• User Information Needs
• Specialized Translation
• Specialized Lexicography
• Technical Communication
• Terminological Standards and Standardisation
• Terminological Management Systems
• Multilingualism
• Linguistic Linked Open Data
• Semantic Web
• Knowledge Representation
• Knowledge Organization
• Ontologies
• FAIR Principles
• Open Science
• Usability and Evaluation of Terminological Tools
• Information Retrieval 
• Natural Language Processing
• Large Language Models
• Machine Learning for Terminology Extraction
• Metadata and Data Management and Curation
• Terminological Data Quality
• Digital Humanities
• Collaborative Terminology Management
• Pedagogical Aspects of Terminology Management

Submissions

Important dates

General Chairs

Federica Vezzani - Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy
Giorgio Maria Di Nunzio - Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy
Larisa Grčić - University of Zadar, Croatia
Ana Ostroški Anić - Institute for the Croatian Language, Croatia

Program Chairs

Larisa Grčić - University of Zadar, Croatia
Ana Ostroški Anić - Institute for the Croatian Language, Croatia

Local Organization Chairs

Larisa Grčić - University of Zadar, Croatia
Maja Bahnik - University of Zadar, Croatia
Martina Pavič - Institute for the Croatian Language, Croatia
Kristian Pintar - University of Zadar, Croatia

Proceedings Chair

Vanessa Bonato - Università degli Studi di Padova, Italy

Scientific committee

Martina Bajčić - University of Rijeka, Croatia
Andrea Bellandi - Istituto di Linguistica Computazionale "A. Zampolli", CNR, Italy
Úna Bhreathnach - Dublin City University, Ireland
Lynne Bowker - Université Laval, Canada
Ivana Brač - Institute for the Croatian Language, Croatia
Marija Brkić Bakarić - University of Rijeka, Croatia
Sara Carvalho - Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Elena Chiocchetti - Eurac Research, Italy
Rute Costa - Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
Pamela Faber - Universidad de Granada, Spain
Cécile Frérôt - Université Grenoble-Alpes, France
Larisa Grčić - University of Zadar, Croatia
Koen Kerremans - Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Anas Fahad Khan - Istituto di Linguistica Computazionale "A. Zampolli", CNR, Italy
Natalie Kübler - Université Paris Cité, France
Pilar León Araúz - Universidad de Granada, Spain
Elpida Loupaki - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Rodolfo Maslias - TermNet
Bruno Nahod - Institute for the Croatian Language, Croatia
Marija Omazic - University of Osijek, Croatia
Ana Ostroški Anić - Institute for the Croatian Language, Croatia
Maria Papoutsoglou - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Martina Pavič - Institute for the Croatian Language, Croatia
Mojca Pecman - Université Paris Cité, France
Silvia Piccini - Istituto di Linguistica Computazionale "A. Zampolli", CNR, Italy
Chiara Preite - Università degli Studi di Milano Statale, Italy
Ivanka Rajh - University of Zagreb, Croatia
Natascia Ralli - Eurac Research, Italy
Arianne Reimerink - Universidad de Granada, Spain
Christophe Roche - University Savoie Mont-Blanc, France
Micaela Rossi - Università di Genova, Italy
Ana Salgado - Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Antonio San Martín – Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada
Raquel Silva - Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
Rita Temmerman - Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
Dalibor Vrgoč - Institute for the Croatian Language, Croatia
Maria-Cornelia Wermuth - KU Leuven, Belgium

Conference Venue

The 5th International Conference on "Multilingual digital terminology today. Design, representation formats and management systems" MDTT 2026 will be hosted at University of Zadar, Croatia
Address: Obala kralja Petra Krešimira IV, 2

Travel Information

Arriving by Plane: From Zadar Airport, you can either take a taxi directly to the university or use the shuttle bus service to Zadar’s main bus station and continue on foot from there. For details on the airport shuttle, visit Zadar Airport Transport.

Arriving by Bus: If you arrive at Zadar’s main bus station, it’s approximately a 20-minute walk to the university building. Information on local bus services is available here: Zadar Bus Station.

From Zagreb Airport: You can take a shuttle bus from the airport to Zagreb’s main bus station, where buses to Zadar depart every 3-4 hours. The journey takes around 3.5 hours. For more details on bus schedules in Zagreb, visit the following link: Autobusni kolodvor Zagreb – najjeftinije online karte za autobus (akz.hr).

From Split Airport: Take bus no. 37 from the airport to Trogir, and then continue your journey to Zadar by bus. The trip takes approximately 3 hours and provides scenic views of the Adriatic coast.

Accommodation in Zadar

Zadar is a popular tourist destination with a variety of accommodation options available, ranging from hotels to private rentals. For more information on accommodation, dining, and sightseeing, please visit the Zadar Tourist Board website.
Discounted prices for MDTT 2026 participants are available in Amare Hotel (contact: info@hotelamare.com).
Other options we can recommend are:

• Boutique Hostel Forum
• Mediteran Hotel
• The Hostel

Keynote Speakers

We have the pleasure to announce the following keynote speakers:

Mojca Pecman

Université Paris Cité, Paris, France

Titre : Étude des termes émergents à impact sociétal : vers une analyse terminologique critique fondée sur corpus, assistée ou entravée par l’IA ?

Résumé : Cette présentation interroge la place des termes émergents à impact sociétal (TEIS) dans l’analyse terminologique. Les TEIS (tels que data pollution, doomscrolling ou 3D food printing) reflètent les progrès, les préoccupations contemporaines et les dynamiques sociales en mutation. Leur étude contribue à éclairer les débats, à favoriser le dialogue entre experts et société, et à développer une analyse terminologique critique (ATC) inspirée de l’analyse critique du discours. À la croisée des néologismes et des formules, les TEIS nécessitent des protocoles spécifiques permettant de rendre compte de leur circulation, de leur variation et de leurs enjeux définitoires. La communication abordera également le double rôle de l’intelligence artificielle générative (IAG) dans ce contexte : d’une part, pour définir et comprendre les TEIS, les usagers ont de plus en plus tendance à se reposer sur les outils d’IAG ; d’autre part, la présence même de ces technologies nous invite, en tant que chercheurs, à les évaluer de manière expérimentale pour ce type d’usage généralisé, ainsi que pour les besoins d’analyses portant sur ce type de termes.

Biographie : Mojca Pecman est professeure à l’Université Paris Cité (UFR Études interculturelles de langues appliquées (EILA), Laboratoire ALTAE) où elle enseigne la terminologie, la phraséologie, la représentation des connaissances, la conception de dictionnaires spécialisés et la traduction spécialisée. Ses axes de recherche portent sur l’analyse du discours scientifique, la construction des connaissances spécialisées, la variation terminologique, les groupes nominaux complexes, la phraséologie spécialisée et transdisciplinaire, ainsi que sur la traduction spécialisée. Elle est responsable du projet Aide à la Rédaction de TExtes Scientifiques qui porte sur le développement de la base de données ARTES destinée à soutenir la formation en terminologie et traduction spécialisée, ainsi que la communication scientifique. Depuis 2014, elle est membre du comité de lecture de la revue Terminology. Elle est également auteure de l'ouvrage Langue et construction de connaisSENSes : énergie lexico-discursive et potentiel sémiotique des sciences, paru en 2018 chez L'Harmattan. Depuis 2025, elle est directrice du laboratoire ALTAE - Approches Linguistiques Théoriques, Appliquées et Expérimentales : langues et cultures connectées.

Laurent Romary

Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique (INRIA), France

Title: Modelling language profiles for multilingual lexical resources

Abstract: An ever-recurring issue in describing language resources, and in particular lexical resources, is being able to precisely identify the linguistic varieties that are actually represented in them. Beyond the generic set up provided by ISO 639 combined with the BCP 47 framework for describing language tags, we need to have a real data model that allows one to precisely document such varieties at any level of granularity, from full languages down to specific idiolects when appropriate. To this end, we propose a customization of the TEI <language> element that allows one to qualify any level of a linguistic variety. This proposal integrates the recent developments within the ISO 21636 series (A framework for language varieties), and is planned to be part of the meta-data component of the TEI Lex 0 initiative for documenting lexical resources.

Biography: Laurent Romary is Director for Scientific Information and Culture at Inria (France) and former initiator and director general of the DARIAH European infrastructure. He has conducted research in the areas of natural language processing and semi-structured document modeling, with a particular focus on texts and linguistic resources. He has also played an active role in standardization efforts within ISO committee TC 37 as chairman (2016-2024) and the Text Encoding Initiative. He currently chairs the ISO 639 maintenance agency.

Program Outline

Sponsors

Call for Sponsorships

We offer three levels of sponsorship as described in the packages below. We will work with individual sponsors to help tailor their sponsorship needs to support the events, services or functions of greatest interest to them. The conference organizers are also happy to discuss alternative opportunities to best suit your needs. If you have any creative or interactive ideas of activity we would be interested to talk to you about how we can incorporate them into a personalized package. All sponsorship levels are quoted in euro. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with us if you have any questions or suggestions for the conference and the engagement of attendees with the sponsors. You can send an email to the official email of the conference, mdtt2026@gmail.com. Thank you very much in advance for your attention and your support!

• Silver Sponsor (300 Euro)
  • Special thanks during the opening and closing of the conference.
  • Logo and link to the sponsor's page on MDTT 2026 website.
  • Post-conference sponsorship report.
  • Conference attendance (coffee breaks and lunches included) for one sponsor delegate (any additional delegate will have a 50% discount on the industry registration fee).
• Gold Sponsor (500 Euro)
  • Projection of logos in virtual rooms/waiting rooms/physical rooms before technical sessions.
  • Promotional items in (virtual and physical) conference bags (coupon, job posts, brochure).
  • + All the items included in Silver sponsor package.
• Platinum Sponsor (1000 Euro)
  • Ten minute presentation in a dedicated session to sponsors, and a 2-minute video to share on social media.
  • Sponsor Profile in CEUR-WS proceedings (1 page).
  • + All the items included in the Gold sponsor package.

Registration

MDTT 2026 will be an onsite event.

Previous Conferences

The 1st International Conference on "Multilingual digital terminology today. Design, representation formats and management systems" (MDTT 2022) was held in Padova, Italy You can find the CEUR-WS proceedings of the conference here.

The 2nd International Conference on "Multilingual digital terminology today. Design, representation formats and management systems" (MDTT 2023) was held in Lisbon, Portugal. You can find the CEUR-WS proceedings of the conference here.

The 3rd International Conference on "Multilingual digital terminology today. Design, representation formats and management systems" (MDTT 2024) was held in Granada, Spain. You can find the CEUR-WS proceedings of the conference here.

The 4th International Conference on "Multilingual digital terminology today. Design, representation formats and management systems" (MDTT 2025) was held in Thessaloniki, Greece. You can find the CEUR-WS proceedings of the conference here.