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| Interview with Didier Hélin |
| Lionbridge Technologies |
| Last month, GALA interviewed Didier Hélin, the VP of Worldwide Vendor and Supply Chain Management at Lionbridge, to learn about how one of our industry's largest language service providers handles procurement and supplier management. More. |
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| Localization Vendor Selection 101: Best practices for selecting a localization service provider (LSP) |
| Nicholas McMahon, Jonckers |
| Buyers of translation and localization services are busy people with more important things to do than search for vendors. Yet they're under a lot of pressure to find top-notch resources that deliver high quality. The challenge will only grow as the demand for localization continues to grow exponentially in the coming years. More. |
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| Localization Vendor Management from the Buyer's Perspective |
| Don DePalma and Renato Beninatto, Common Sense Advisory, Inc. |
| In its research, Common Sense Advisory has found that nearly 90 percent of companies outsource some or all of their translation and localization work. Many use a mixture of language service providers and freelance translators to meet their needs in product localization, website globalization, printed collateral, online help systems, knowledge bases, technical user guides, and training materials. More. |
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| Currency Exchange Fluctuation in Localization |
| Libor Safar, Moravia Worldwide |
| Exchange rates have always been a concern in our industry, but in these past few quarters, many Language Services Providers (LSPs) have probably been checking the exchange rates of their local currencies more eagerly than ever. More. |
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| Message from the Board |
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| Message from the Board Q3 2008 |
| Kim Harris, GALA Board Chair |
| Summer is almost over for many of our members, and I hope that everyone was able to relax and enjoy themselves with friends and family before entering into a busy autumn season. Nevertheless, I'm sure most of you were also hard at work preparing and completing projects for the end-of-year rush. More. |
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| Introducing GALA's First Executive Director |
| Meet Jim Hollan |
| In August, after an extensive international search, the GALA Board announced the hiring of the association's first executive director. James F. Hollan III, CAE, a veteran of association and academic management, finance and marketing, will lead the association as it grows to more than 300 member companies. More. |
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| Community |
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| GALA Member Pulse Survey Results: Tools and Technology |
| Laura Brandon, GALA |
| GALA designs surveys to increase resources for members and to gather interesting and relevant data and content for the industry as a whole. This member survey focuses on trends in software and technology purchases as well as current events. 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 |
| LocalizationCAREERS.net hosts over 1100 registered job seekers worldwide looking for career opportunities in the localization sector. Post jobs and search the site to find qualified candidates today! More. |
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| Events |
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| Networking Days Lisbon |
| October 2-5. Lisbon |
| Choose from one and two-day workshops on project management, marketing, translation tools evaluation, and language partner selection. Enjoy networking with peers in beautiful Lisbon! More. |
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| GALA Member Meeting and Speed Networking |
| October 13. Madison |
| GALA will host a number of activities during Localization World Madison, including a member meeting, speed networking, a group exhibit, a “Passport to Localization” activity and the closing session prize drawings. More. |
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| Localization World Madison |
| October 13-15. Madison |
| The focus of Localization World Madison 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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| Localization Forum at tcworld conference |
| November 5-7. Wiesbaden |
| GALA will host the Localization Forum, a group exhibit and the "Localization Chill Zone" at tcworld. Members will educate professionals on a wide range of topics including terminology management, developing localization strategies, effective writing for localization, and vendor selection strategies. 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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| DocTrain East |
| October 29-November 1. Burlington |
| 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.
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| 5th Annual Gilbane Conference |
| December 2-4. Boston |
| Join the discussion with industry experts on the latest web content management, globalization, search and ERM technologies. The conference consists of six different tracks, per-conference workshops and the CM Pros Fall Summit. More. |
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Newsletter |
Q3 2008 |
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| Board members Matthias Caesar and Arancha Caballero presented during the GALA Annual Meeting in Berlin. |
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| Arabize Computer Services Ltd. was among the member companies that exhibited at Localization World Berlin. |
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| Nine member companies participated in the GALA Group Exhibit at Localization World Berlin. |
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| Inger Larsen of member company Larsen G11n Recruitment Ltd. updated members on the executive director search during the Annual GALA Meeting in Berlin. |
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| 70 GALA members participated in GALA Speed Networking during Localization World Berlin. |
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| GALA Board members Gabriela Morales (left) and Kim Harris present Henk Boxma an 850 EUR travel voucher for winning GALA's Passport to Localization drawing at the LW Berlin Closing Session. |
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| Almost 90 participants representing 46 strategic partner companies from 27 countries attended the Moravia Business Partner Summit in July. |
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| Moravia's Marketing Director, Stephen Ryan, chats with a colleague at the Moravia Partner Summit. |
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| GALA and the International Technical Communication SIG of the Society for Technical Communication co-hosted the International Pavilion at the 2008 STC Conference in Philadelphia. |
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| Conference attendees gathered at the STC International Pavilion to learn from cultural and industry educational presentations. |
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| The 2008 North American Localization Certification Program workshops were held in St. Louis in June. Participants from the project management program are pictured above. |
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| GALA staff recently met in Seattle. Pictured L-R: Amy Ephrem, Laura Brandon, Rebecca Petras and Jim Hollan |
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