GALAxy NEWSLETTER

The GALA Standards Initiative Gathers Steam

Arle Lommel, GALA Standards Coordinator

The GALA Standards Initiative team has been reaching out to the globalization community to develop and implement comprehensive plans for education, promotion, and coordination of standards activities for the localization industry. This article presents an overview of current activities. More

Toshiba User Documentation: Automating the Process for Cost and Time Savings

Patrik Indola, Toshiba Europe

Toshiba Europe created an automated authoring and production process using structured FrameMaker 9.0 and XML/DITA to streamline localization of user documentation. The results were impressive, convincing management to apply the process to more products developed by Toshiba Europe. More

MT Post Editing: My Perspective Following a Lively Discussion at FIT

Michel Lopez, e2f translations

Michel elaborates on his deep knowledge of MT post-editing from a production perspective and provides related advice to linguists ready to take the plunge. More

Localization and the Wild Wiki

Kåre Lindahl, Venga

Kåre Lindahl recreates how Schneider Electric created a Support 2.0 community between company and users to meet demands from an agile environment and localization requirements. Kåre elaborates on his GALA Webinar Series discussion with Stanislav Kalianov, Localization Manager at Schneider Electric IT Denmark ApS. More

GALA’s Member Pulse Survey Results, Third Quarter 2011: Member Satisfaction & Needs

Rebecca Petras, GALA PR and Marketing Specialist

Each year, GALA asks members to share what they like, dislike and would like to see improve with the association. This year’s member satisfaction survey provided critical feedback that helps GALA see what is working and where we can improve. More

Message from GALA Q3 2011

Laura Brandon, GALA Managing Director

Members and GALA are a-buzz anticipating a full calendar of events and activities over the next few months. We hope to connect with you in person at one of our upcoming workshops, networking events, or GALA exhibits. And for those of you who are not traveling, you will have plenty of opportunities to engage with GALA and other members – right from your desktops. More

Meet GALA's Newest Member Companies

GALA welcomes its newest members to the association. With over 270 member companies from 50 countries, our membership includes translation agencies, localization service providers, globalization consultants, technology developers, and buyers of language services and technologies. More

GALAxy Member Company Spotlight: The Level

Michael Read

In this issue we speak with Michael Read, Founding Partner and CEO of The Level. Read shares how he started The Level and some of the company's innovative features. More

Interview with Reinhard Schäler, Director of the Localisation Research Centre and Founder of The Rosetta Foundation

Reinhard Schäler

GALAxy interviews Reinhard Schäler, the Director of the Localisation Research Centre and Founder of The Rosetta Foundation, who shares with us the vision of the Action for Global Information Sharing (AGIS) conference. More

GALA Board of Directors: Call for Candidates

Individuals from full member companies are invited to submit their candidacy by 23 September for the 2012-2013 GALA Board of Directors. Four positions will be open for election. Candidates should be at the decision-maker level and endorsed by their companies. More

GALA 2012: Call for Papers Open Through 21 October

Save the date! 26-28 March 2012 in Monaco

GALA is seeking energetic and dynamic presentations from experts in global content delivery. Download the call for papers and submit your session proposal for our next Language of Business conference. More

GALA CEO Forum

10 October 2011. Santa Clara, USA

The GALA CEO Forum offers the opportunity to channel the collective knowledge of a small group of leaders. The Forum seeks to solve real problems faced by real company leaders. Together collaborating, sharing, debating and resolving for the benefit of each individual…all in one day. More

Meet GALA at Localization World

10-12 October 2011. Santa Clara, USA

On 10 October, GALA will host the CEO Forum and two standards initiative working group meetings. Stop by the GALA exhibit booth during the main conference to meet with Laura Brandon, Managing Director, and Arle Lommel, Standards Coordinator, and learn about GALA membership, programs and the GALA standards initiative. Arle Lommel will also be speaking on the Interoperability and Standards Panel (11 October). More

Meet GALA at tcworld

18-20 October 2011. Wiesbaden, Germany

Join us at the tekom Trade Fair, the largest industry exhibition within the field of technical communication and information development, where GALA will be hosting a group exhibit. GALA collaborates with tekom each year to host the Localization Forum, 20+ sessions on language technology and process topics. More

Host a GALA Networking Event in Your City

Local GALA networking events are a great way to connect with other localization professionals in your area. Interested in hosting an event in your city? All you need to provide is ground support in reserving a venue. GALA will do the rest—send invitations, collect registrations, and get the word out More

GALA Webinar Recording: MT on a Shoestring

Mike Dillinger, Translation Optimization Partners

Download the recording from Mike Dillinger’s webinar on how small-scale, in-house MT systems let you test the usefulness of MT for your projects and develop the know-how to use it. (This download is available to GALA members only.) More