“I appreciate very much the opportunity to meet peers, learn about new trends and tools and have a look beyond our own company.”
GALA 2012 will present a diverse program of presentations, small group discussions and product demos.
| SUNDAY 25 March | |
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| 12:00 | Registration will be open 12:00 - 17:30 |
| 17:00 | Speakers meeting 17:00 - 17:45 |
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| GALA Welcome Reception 18:00 |
| MONDAY 26 March | ||||
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| 08:30 | Exhibits open 08:30 - 17:30 | |||
| 09:00 | Conference Welcome and Keynote Address 09:00 - 10:30 |
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| 10:30 | Refreshment Break 10:30 - 11:00 | |||
| 11:00 |
Real-world MT: a Drama in Three Acts Jörgen Danielsen (Eule), Daniel Grasmick (Lucy), Harald Elsen (DELTA International CITS), Ingo Schumann (Eule) 11:00 - 12:30 |
Coffee, Clowns, Airplanes and Commodity Addiction Marcela Jenney-Reyes (Latitudes) 11:00 - 11:40 |
The Key to a Successful SEO Sales Strategy (The Long Tail) Gustavo Lucardi (Trusted Translations), Richard Estevez (Trusted Translations) 11:00 - 12:30 |
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Beyond Translation: what Globalization means for Content in 2012 Andrew Bredenkamp (Acrolinx) 11:50 - 12:30 |
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| 12:30 | Lunch 12:30 - 14:00 | |||
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In a Cloud or on a Server? What’s Best for Your Company? David Canek (Memsource), Mark Tapling (SDL) 14:00 - 14:40 |
Social Media Super Session: How to Make it An Integral Component of Any Marketing Plan Rebecca Petras (GALA), Gary Muddyman (Conversis), Marcela Jenney-Reyes (Latitudes), Gordon Husbands (Wordbank) 14:00 - 15:30 |
Become an Agile-ista! Wayne Bourland (Dell), Kare Lindahl (Venga), Stanislav Kalianov (Schneider Electric), Mika Pehkonen (F-secure) 14:00 - 15:30 |
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Optimizing your Vendor Management Cecilia Irós (IMTT) 14:50 - 15:30 |
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| 15:30 | Refreshment Break 15:30 - 16:00 | |||
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Keeping Promises: How Sales and Project Management can Work Together Bob Donaldson (Carson Strategy Group), Jessica Rathke (L10N Sales and Marketing) 16:00 - 16:40 |
How to Increase Prices, Improve Profit Margins and Keep the Customer Satisfied Rick Woyde (Language Arts & Science LLC) 16:00 - 16:40 |
Emerging Opportunities in Africa Reinhard Schäler (The Rosetta Foundation) 16:00 - 16:40 |
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Speed Networking Please sign up when you register for the conference 16:50 - 18:15 |
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| evening | GALA dinner | |||
| TUESDAY 27 March |
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| 08:30 | Exhibits open 08:30 - 17:30 | |||
| 09:00 | Plenary and GALA Film Fest 09:00 - 10:30 |
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| 10:30 | Refreshment Break 10:30 - 11:00 | |||
| 11:00 |
Back from the Brink: How Management by Objectives Drove a Remarkable Turnaround Demid Tishin (All Correct Language Solutions) 11:00 - 11:40 |
Synchronizing Strategy and Sales: Sales Execution as a Strategic Asset Ray Reyes (Latitudes) 11:00 - 12:30 |
Integrating Acronyms: How to Connect Your CMS with Your TMS Bob Donaldson (Carson Strategy Group), Loic Dufresne de Virel (Intel), Robinson Kelly (Clay Tablet Technologies), Emre Akkas (Globalme) 11:00 - 12:30 |
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TEP is Dead. Now What? Jeff Guillem (Moravia Worldwide) 11:50 - 12:30 |
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| 12:30 | Lunch 12:30 - 14:00 | |||
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Is Technology Pushing Small and Mid-sized LSPs Out of the Translation Supply Chain? Christopher Carter (aLanguageBank) 14:00 - 14:40 |
Why Localization Standardization Activities Matter to You Hans Fenstermacher (GALA), Arle Lommel (GALA), Pedro Diez-Orzas (W3C Multilingual Web/Linguaserve), Bill Rivers (Integrated Training Solutions) Serge Gladkoff (GALA) 14:00 - 15:30 |
Marketing on a Shoestring: What NGOs and LSPs Have in Common Rebecca Petras (GALA), Lori Thicke (Translators without Borders) 14:00 - 14:40 |
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Agile Sprint: Gaining Benefits from MT Relay 1: Needs Assessment Moderator: Jörgen Danielsen (Eule) 14:50 - 15:30 |
Agile Sprint: Growing your Business Relay 1: Laying the Foundation Moderator: Joseph Gomes (Viva Translations) 14:50 - 15:30 |
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| 15:30 | Refreshment Break 15:30 - 16:00 | |||
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Little Money, Great Expectations: How to Become a Company v2.5 Without Draining your Budget Jose Palomares (OpenMints) 16:00 - 17:30 |
Finding the Balance: Shifting Stress from People to Systems Michel Lopez (e2f translations) 16:00 - 16:40 |
Agile Sprint: Gaining Benefits from MT Relay 2: Analysis and Definition Moderator: Jörgen Danielsen (Eule) 16:00 - 16:40 |
Agile Sprint: Growing your Business Relay 2: Reaching the Customers Moderator: Joseph Gomes (Viva Translations) 16:00 - 16:40 |
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“Simply the Best”: Finding the Top Vendors Janaina Witner (WhP International SAS), Laurene Ballet (WhP International SAS) 16:50 - 17:30 |
Agile Sprint: Gaining Benefits from MT Relay 3: Solution Implementation Moderator: Jörgen Danielsen (Eule) 16:50 - 17:30 |
Agile Sprint: Growing your Business Relay 3: Maximizing Growth Moderator: Joseph Gomes (Viva Translations) 16:50 - 17:30 |
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| 17:30 | Happy Hour courtesy of GALA 2012 Gold Sponsor Adobe 17:30 - 18:30 |
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| WEDNESDAY 28 March | ||||
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| 08:30 | Exhibits open 08:30 - 12:00 | |||
| 9:00 |
Lessons Learned: Summaries and Take-aways of Agile Discussions Jörgen Danielsen (Eule), Joseph Gomes (Viva Translations) 09:00 - 10:00 |
Publishing, Listening and Dialogue: The Anatomy of Social Media Translation Gene Schriver (Globo) 09:00 - 10:00 |
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| 10:00 | Refreshment Break 10:00 - 10:30 | |||
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Building Digital LEGO Bricks: Integrated A-Z Approach for Localizing Digital Content at LEGO.com Chris Rowley (EICOM), Matthew Ogden (LEGO System A/S) 10:30 - 11:30 |
The DFKI EU Project Hanz Uszkoreit (DFKI) 10:30 - 11:30 |
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| 11:45 | Closing Session and Film Fest Awards 11:45 - 12:30 |
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| 12:30 |
GALA Member Meeting (GALA Members Only) 12:30 - 14:30 |
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