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| Caught between costs, quality, and risk: working with one versus multiple firms for translation projects |
| Jurek Nedoma, Lido-Lang Technical Translations |
| In running my translation agency for the last seventeen years, I have watched the market become increasingly diverse. More. |
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| SLVs vs. MLVs: A False Dichotomy |
| Julia Figueroa, Julia Figueroa ST&LS |
| Although the services offered by single language vendors and multi-language vendors might be essentially the same on a larger or smaller scale, our solutions are different because our targets are different. More. |
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| "Going to America" Survey |
| Gordon Husbands, Wordbank |
| Since the time of Columbus, many a European has dreamed of finding their own El Dorado by crossing the pond. More. |
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| Thought Leaders |
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| Why Sample Translations Break All the Rules |
| Kathleen Bostick, Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. |
| After more than thirteen years in the localization industry with three different language service providers, I continue to be amazed that we still receive RFPs with requests for sample translations. More. |
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| Message from the Board Q2 2008 |
| Kim Harris, GALA Board Chair |
| The GALA staff and board are continuing to work to achieve our goals set forth in the GALA 2010 Plan. This includes promoting our industry to media and providing valuable resources to the industry. More. |
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| Interview with John Kohl (SAS) |
| The author speaks with GALA about his recently published book, The Global English Style Guide: Writing Clear, Translatable Documentation for a Global Market. More. |
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| Member Pulse Survey Results Q1 2008 by Laura Brandon, GALA |
| Laura Brandon, GALA |
| GALA recently launched a series of quarterly member surveys to address select current events and trends in the industry. Our first effort garnered responses from 115 of our member companies — almost 40 percent. More. |
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| Introducing 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 |
| Browse LocalizationCAREERS.net to find job seekers in the areas of project management, business development and more. LocalizationCAREERS.net now boasts close to 1000 registered job seekers looking for career opportunities in the localization sector. One third of the job seekers have publicly visible profiles, and the remainder are registered to receive "job agents" — notifications when jobs that fit their interests are posted. More. |
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| CSU Localization Certification Program in Marseille, France (March 31-April 2, 2008) |
| Daniel Carter, Merger and Acquisition Consultant |
| Have you wondered why nearly 200 people have attended the California State University (CSU) Localization Certification Program over the past 2 ½ years? This was one of my questions to the participants in Marseille, France. More. |
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| GALA Annual Meeting and Speed Networking |
| June 9-11, 2008. Berlin |
| GALA will host the 2008 GALA Annual Meeting as well as Speed Networking at the Localization World conference in Berlin. More. |
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| Localization World Berlin |
| June 9-11. Berlin |
| The focus of Localization World Berlin is the localization business model. Buying and selling translation are still done on the basis of word counts, the business model having remained the same since the early days of the translation market. Sessions will look toward a new model, with efficiency improvement, service innovation and quality optimization at the forefront. More. |
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| GALA Webinar Series |
| Register today! |
| Join GALA members for educational webinars and tool demonstrations. The GALA Webinar Series is designed to spotlight the latest technologies, trends, and topics for our industry. More. |
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| Gilbane events |
| June 18-20. San Francisco |
| The Gilbane Conference is where industry experts educate on the latest web content management, search, globalization and ERM technologies. The conference consists of six different tracks, five post-conference workshops and the CM Pros Spring Summit. More. |
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| DocTrain events |
| The DocTrain Conference Series brings together industry professionals, management, vendors, standards bodies, and others interested in learning about the latest tools, processes, and technologies for technical communicators. More. |
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Q2 2008 |
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| I dreamed that they wanted a million words in 24 hours, and I had to guess the target language. |
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| GALA member companies exhibited at Translation World, a collaborative effort of AILIA, The Localization Institute and MultiLingual Computing, Inc. |
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| Conference sessions at Translation World included a keynote session "Consolidation on the Tools Front: What Are the Implications" and included GALA member panelists. |
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| 80 participants from 25 countries gathered together for Networking Days 4 Paris, March 13-16, 2008. This event was co-produced by ELIA and GALA. |
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| GALA member Gordon Husbands (Wordbank) presented a how-to session entitled "Crossing the Atlantic: Selling and Buying Services on Both Sides of the Pond" during ND4 Paris. |
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| Darlene and Milan Davidovic at Content Convergence & Integration 2008 Vancouver, Canada, March 12-14, 2008. |
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| Kent Taylor (acrolinx), Berry Braster (Tedopres International), Trevor Paterson (CHC Helicopters) and Rahel Anne Bailie (Conference chair, Intentional Design) at Convergence & Integration 2008 |
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| The 2008 Localization Certification Program workshops were held in Marseille, France, March 31-April 4. Participants in the Project Management program are pictured above. |
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| Leif Sonstenes from GALA member company Locatech GmbH presented on writing for an international audience during the Localization Certification Program in Marseille. |
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