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| What Do LSPs Look for in Software They Buy? |
| Donald A. DePalma, Common Sense Advisory, Inc. |
| Ask any language service provider what distinguishes its offering from that of competitors and you'll hear the same refrain — quality, timeliness, and value. More. |
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| How TMS Developers Pitch Their Wares to LSPs |
| Benjamin B. Sargent and Donald A. DePalma, Common Sense Advisory, Inc. |
| The life of a language service provider can be difficult. Clients always want more work for less money in less time. Suppliers from lower wage countries undercut prices. More. |
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| The Importance of Localization Education: Goals of the Localization Certification Program |
| Dr. Nitish Singh, Boeing Institute of International Business, St. Louis University |
| Over 230 countries, 6,700 languages, 147 currencies, 24 time zones — the Web allows companies to traverse these barriers and reach consumers worldwide. More. |
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| Message from the Board Q4 2007 |
| Stephen Ryan, GALA Board Chair |
| Although we are winding down from a busy year of association growth and member activities, we're also gearing up for an exciting three years ahead for GALA. In the past year, GALA has worked to accomplish association goals aimed at providing maximum member benefit. More. |
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| Thank you, GALA Volunteers! |
| GALA would like to acknowledge and thank the many member volunteers who contributed to association activities in 2007. Most of GALA's initiatives are made possible through GALA member support. 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 |
| Visit LocalizationCAREERS.net, GALA's full-service online career center for the language technology and services industry. The site is designed as a resource to connect employers in the industry with qualified professionals. More. |
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| Upgraded Language Technology & Services Directory |
| Search GALA's newly upgraded directory to find member partners and suppliers. This resource connects enterprises of all sizes with language suppliers, services and technologies from around the world. More. |
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| Localization World Seattle Post-event Report |
| Xavier Maza, iDisc Information Technologies |
| Seattle hosted over 500 old friends and newcomers at the tenth edition of the Localization World Conference, where people exchanged information, business cards and enthusiasm in a comfortable environment by Elliot Bay. There were also chances to relax, enjoy live music, experience real "by the sea" navigation and envision the future of our industry based on collaboration and automation. More. |
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| tcworld 2007 Post-event Report |
| Matthias Caesar, GALA Board |
| 2007 was GALA's second year of collaborating with tekom to produce the Localization Forum. The GALA-hosted localization track of the program included twenty-two sessions, hosted mostly by GALA members. More. |
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| IUC 31 Post-event Report |
| Stacy Bersbach, Globalization Partners International |
| The 31st Internationalization and Unicode Conference (IUC 31) was held on October 15 in San Jose, CA. Attendees consisted of a mix of software developers and academics, globalization consultants and IT managers. More. |
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Q4 2007 |
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| GALA Board Chair Stephen Ryan spoke about GALA's industry promotion efforts during the GALA 2010 Plan presentation at GALA's annual meeting in Seattle |
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| Hannah Grap (Language Weaver) and Leif Sonstenes (Locatech GmbH) chat during the mid-morning meeting break at Localization World Seattle |
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| Members took part in a lively question and answer session during the GALA Annual Meeting in Seattle |
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| GALA's Association Development Manager, Laura Brandon and Membership & Administrative Coordinator, Amy Ephrem, at the GALA booth in Seattle |
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| GALA Board Chair Stephen Ryan presented a travel voucher at Localization World Seattle to David Irwin, the winner of the Passport to Localization Activity; 23 member companies contributed to the grand prize |
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| Laurent Legallis (Techword), Johannes Purer (PURETRANS), Robinson Kelly (Clay Tablet Technologies), Thomas Deijberg (TLT Documents) and Rick Woyde (Detroit Translation Bureau) at the GALA group booth at tcworld |
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| Michael Stephenson, TOIN's business development manager for Europe, served sushi at the TOIN booth during the tekom conference |
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| Stacy Bersbach and Mariano Drzazga from member company Globalization Partners International represented GALA at IUC 31 |
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