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| Positive Outlook on Hiring in Localization…Finally! |
| Denise Spacinsky and Inger Larsen, Larsen Globalization |
| Hiring is back! Isn’t that good to hear? It is even better to write… We are excited to say that after more than a few calm months of recruitment in the localization industry, business is now heating back up. In fact, the GALA Third Quarter Member Pulse Survey indicates that nearly half of member respondents are planning to hire in the next three months. More. |
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| Spotlight on a Localization Professional: from Translator to Chief Language Officer. |
| Mark Ritter, McElroy Translation |
| Late last year, our president, Shelly Priebe, asked me to consider taking on a new position, to which we ultimately gave the title Chief Language Officer. It was flattering, but a little daunting as well, like anything new. But over time I have realized that Shelly’s challenge was not about me—it was about our company. More. |
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| Community |
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| GALA’s Member Pulse Survey, Third Quarter 2009 |
| Industry still suffers from recession, but demand shows signs of recovery. |
| In August, the Globalization and Localization Association conducted its third Member Pulse Survey for 2009. As in quarters past, we asked members about the economy and its impact on business. We also revisited general questions about language services, including language pairs handled and industries and regions served. More. |
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| GALA LinkedIn Group |
| The GALA group on LinkedIn includes GALA member company employees as well as end users and consultants. Click to join this group of over 1000 professionals. More. |
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| Follow GALA on Twitter! |
| In addition to letting folks know about the services we are offering, we also will tweet about industry trends, great blogs, news and more. Follow us at GALA_Global—and we’ll follow you! More. |
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| Meet GALA's Newest Member Companies |
| GALA would like to welcome its newest members. GALA's member companies worldwide include translation agencies, localization service providers, globalization consultants and technology developers. More. |
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| LocalizationCAREERS.net |
| Find the talent that your organization needs to be successful! LocalizationCAREERS.net hosts over 1500 registered job seekers worldwide looking for career opportunities in the localization sector. Post jobs and search the site to find qualified candidates today. More. |
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| Events |
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| GALA 2009: The language of business. The business of language. |
| 14-16 September 2009. Cancun |
| Join us in Cancun for thought-provoking discussions, fabulous networking, and good fun! Check out recent program additions including Speed Networking and a session on "The Plight of the Localization Buyer." See the full program online. More. |
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| GALA Webinar Series. Call for expert and tools presentations proposals. |
| GALA is currently accepting proposals for the autumn webinar series. The GALA Webinar Series is designed to spotlight the latest technologies, trends, and topics for our industry. If you would like to submit a proposal, please contact us. More. |
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| AGIS’09 and LRC XIV |
| 21-25 September. Limerick |
| The Localisation Research Centre will host a week of events in Limerick, Ireland, beginning with the community event AGIS’09 and culminating with the industry event LRC XIV. More. |
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| LISA China Focus |
| 16-18 November. Beijing |
| What must localization companies do to take advantage of Greater China's emergence as a global economic power? Attend LISA at a discounted GALA price to find out. More. |
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Newsletter |
Q3 2009 |
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| Grzegorz Wójcik (MAGIT) recently accepted the Ambassador of Polish Economy award, a title given to Polish entrepreneurs and companies successful in international markets. |
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| GALA member company Hermes Traducciones y Servicios Lingüísticos SL, was recently awarded the Linguistic Quality Certificate by the Foundation for Urgent Spanish (Fundéu) |
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| In collaboration with California State University Chico and The Localization Institute, GALA hosted the May Localization Certification Program in Cologne, Germany. |
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| Jurek Nedoma (right) of member company Lido-Lang Technical Translations participated in ELIA Networking Days Amsterdam. GALA was an association sponsor. |
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| István Lengyel of Kilgray Translation Technologies (right) enjoys some dancing at Plunet's 6th Anniversary Party in June. |
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| Christian Frick of Plunet (left) and Facundo Fernandez-Irujo of SpanSource at the festivities for member company Plunet's 6th Anniversary Party. |
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| GALA members Omnilingua and SDL Trados competed in the Plunet LocWorld Kicker Cup at Localization World in Berlin. |
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