GALA Volunteers

GALA’s success is thanks to talented members who are passionate about furthering the industry and working together for mutual benefit.  Members volunteer in numerous ways to contribute to GALA’s activities, including speaking at events, presenting webinars, hosting local networking events, authoring articles, providing pro bono localization for GALA materials, and speaking to the media about member areas of expertise. 


Thank you to all the members and sponsors who make our activities possible!

 2012 Volunteers
2011 Volunteers
2010 Volunteers
2009 Volunteers
2008 Volunteers
2007 Volunteers
Past Board Members

Board of Directors

  • Diego Bartolomé (tauyou <language technology>)
  • Terena Bell (In Every Language)
  • Fabiano Cid (Ccaps Translation and Localization)  
  • Robert Etches (TextMinded Danmark)
  • Kim Harris (text & form GmbH)
  • Véronique Özkaya (Xplanation)
  • Joël Sigling (AVB Translations)

GALA 2013 Miami Sponsors

  • 1-Stop Translation
  • Adobe
  • Contrad
  • exe, spol. s r. o.
  • GeoWorkz
  • In Every Language
  • Lucy Software and Services
  • Rheinschrift Translation & Localization
  • Smartling, Inc.
  • STP Nordic
  • SYSTRAN
  • Translated in Argentina
  • Viva Translations
  • Welocalize
  • XTM International Ltd.

GALA 2013 Film Fest and Videographers

  • Terena Bell (In Every Language)
  • Fabiano Cid (Ccaps)
  • Olga Fomenko (InText Translation Company)
  • Gordon Husbands  (Wordbank)
  • Virginia Minhondo (delsurtranslations)
  • Gary Muddyman (Conversis)
  • Angelica Perez (delsurtranslations)

Local Event Hosts and Organizers

  • Terena Bell (In Every Language)
  • Aki Ito (TOIN Corporation)
  • Dawni Jacobs (PTIGlobal)
  • Eithne McCann (CNGL)
  • Xavier  Maza (iDisc Information Technologies)

GALA Webinar Series: Expert Presentations

  • David Canek (MemSource Technologies)
  • Mitch Donaldson (Interpro Translation)
  • Arle Lommel (DFKI)
  • Luigi Muzii (sQuid)
  • Isha Sahu (Braahmam Net Solutions)
  • Lucia Specia (University of Sheffield)
  • Andrzej Zydron (XTM International)

GALA Webinar Series: Tool Demonstrations and Trainings

  • Pierre Bernassau (SYSTRAN)
  • David Canek (MemSource Technologies)
  • Josef Kubovsky (MemSource Technologies)
  • Vladimir Pedchenko (Advanced International Translations)
  • Jack Welde (Smartling)

Member Discount Offers

  • Advanced International Translations
  • ATRIL
  • Constant Contact
  • Dell
  • ETP Ireland
  • HP
  • Inttranews
  • Kilgray Translation Technologies
  • LTC Worx
  • MadCap Software
  • MultiLingual
  • Palex
  • Payment Practices
  • Plunet
  • SDL Language Technologies
  • The Localization Institute
  • Ukrainian Translation Industry Conference
  • Wordbee
  • Wordfast
  • XTM International
  • XTRF

Presenters


GALA 2013 (Miami)

  • Tunde Adegbola (African Languages Technology Initiative), Emre Akkas (Globalme), David Ashton (SDL), María Azqueta (SeproTec Multilingual Solutions), Pablo Badía Mas (Linguaserve I.S. S.A.), Dwayne Bailey (Translate House), Diego Bartolomé (tauyou <language technology>), Terena Bell (In Every Language), Olga Beregovaya (Welocalize), Jennifer Brundage (Lucy Software and Services), David Canek (MemSource), Christopher Carter (aLanguageBank), George Chew (Amway), Jeremy Coombs (Multiling), Fernando D'Aloia (Latin-data), Jörgen Danielsen (Eule Lokalisierung), Don DePalma, (Common Sense Advisory), Kathleen Diamond, Pedro Díez-Orzas (Linguaserve I.S. S.A.), Stephen Doherty (Dublin City University), S. Mitchell Donaldson (Interpro Translation Solutions), Loic Dufresne de Virel (Intel Corporation), Harald Elsen (DELTA International CITS), Richard Estevez (Trusted Translations, Inc.), Stefan Gentz (TRACOM), Neal Goodman (Global Dynamics Inc.), Daniel Grasmick (Lucy Software), Catherine Guinon (Amway Corporation), Meritxell Guitart (Hogarth Americas), Mohamed Hassan (Arabize), Maya Hess (Red T), Tom Hoar (Precision Translation Tools Co., Ltd. ), Maxwell Hoffmann (Adobe), Cecilia Irós (suma), Aki Ito (LocalizationGuy, LLC), Riz Karim (SDL), Andrew Lawless (Dig-IT, Rockant), Horst Liebscher (text & form GmbH), Arle Lommel (DFKI), Gustavo Lucardi (Trusted Translations, Inc.), Miguel Martinez (Hogarth Worldwide), Quynn Megan Le (Adobe Systems Incorporated), Alan Melby (Brigham Young University), Rebecca Metcalf (Rubric), David Orban (Dotsub, Singularity University), Shelly Priebe (Priebe & Associates), Arturo Quintero, Andy Reid (SDL), Reinhard Schäler (Rosetta Foundation), Páraic Sheridan (CNGL), Richard Sikes (Localization Flow Technologies), Lucia Specia (University of Sheffield), Lori Thicke (Translators Without Borders), John Watkins (ENLASO Corporation), Alex Yanishevsky (Welocalize), Andrzej Zydroń (XTM International),

Innovations in Language Technology (Dublin)

  • Steve Götz (CNGL)
  • Arle Lommel (DFKI)
  • Tony O’Dowd (Kantan)
  • Phil Ritchie (VistaTEC)
  • Reinhard Schäler (CNGL; Rosetta Foundation)
  • Vinny Wade (CNGL)

memoQfest (Budapest)

  • Robert Etches (TextMinded Danmark)
  • Kim Harris (text & form GmbH)
  • Raisa McNab (STP Nordic)

Committees


CRISP Advisory Board (formerly GALA Standards Initiative)

  • Kim Harris (text & form GmbH), Barbara Inge Karsch (BIK Terminology), Alan Melby (Brigham Young University), Bill Rivers (JNCL- NCLIS), Alison Toon (HP), John Watkins (ENLASO, USA)

GALA 2013 Program Committee

  • Terena Bell (In Every Language), Fabiano Cid (Ccaps), Jörgen Danielsen  (Eule Lokalisierung), Joseph Gomes (Viva Translations), Catherine Guinon (Amway Corporation)

LT Advisor Project (formerly Tools Corner)

  • Diego Bartolomé (tauyou <language technology>), Tom Brophy (Conversis Ltd.), Klaus Fleischmann (Kaleidoscope GesmbH), Julian Gaulon-Brain (e2f translations, inc.), Achim Hermman (Passolo SDL), Juliet Macan (Arancho Doc Group), Uwe Muegge (CSOFT), Jose Palomares (Venga), Richard Sikes (Localization Flow Technologies), John Watkins (ENLASO Corporation), Grzegorz Wójcik (MAGIT)

GALAxy Authors and GALA Blog Contributors

  • Zeeshan Ahmed (Centre for Next Generation Localisation)
  • Jeff Allen
  • María Azqueta (SeproTec Multilingual Solutions)
  • Diego Bartolomé (tauyou <language technology>)
  • Terena Bell (In Every Language)
  • Wayne Bourland (Dell)
  • Dr João Cabral (Centre for Next Generation)
  • Kevin Carl (Accenture)
  • Fabiano Cid (Ccaps)
  • Jörgen Danielsen  (Eule Lokalisierung)
  • Stephen Doherty (Centre for Next Generation Localisation)
  • Robert Etches (TextMinded Danmark)
  • Olga Fomenko (InText)
  • Joseph Gomes (Viva Translations)
  • Kåre Lindahl (Venga)
  • Uwe Muegge (CSOFT)
  • Tony O’Dowd (KantanMT)
  • Aida Opuku-Mensah (United Nations)
  • Sandor Papp (Kilgray)
  • David Schwartz (Thompson Hine LLP)
  • Éva Székely (Centre for Next Generation Localisation)
  • Robson Teles (Nokia)
  • John Watkins (ENLASO)


If you have contributed to GALA and don't see your name listed, please let us know. We want to be sure you are recognized for the time effort you have given to GALA! Contact   to be added to our volunteer list.