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GALA Executive Forum New York
The GALA Executive Forum is a combination of interviews, storytelling, problem-solving, and networking. Join us in Brooklyn, New York on Thursday, 18 July for an evening of networking and learning. We'll provide the food, wine, and some conversation starters. You bring a willingness to share, listen, and grow.
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GALA 2020 San Diego
GALA 2020 will be held in San Diego, 15-18 March 2020 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt. Watch for further details as they become available and start planning your participation. If you're interested in speaking at the conference, the call for proposals will be issued in late July.
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The GALA 5 Year Roadmap
After many months of gathering input and conducting strategic planning exercises, we're proud to share our 5 Year Roadmap along with "Our Mission, Our Members, Our Value." We'd greatly appreciate your input! Learn how it was developed and what it means for the direction of the association and give your feedback.
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Resources
Blogs
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GALA Amsterdam Networking Event
It was just after GALA Munich that we were encouraged by a former Board member to host a GALA...
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5 Things We Do to Improve Mental Well-being at Language Insight
Last week was Mental Health Awareness Week 2019, and we recognise the responsibility that...
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A Path to Greater Value: GALA Dues Increase
As all of you know, it’s necessary from time to time to adjust for rising costs, to make new...
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Using “What If?” As A Language Industry Tool
At GALA 2019 Munich I had the privilege of hosting a panel (game show?) session called “What If?...
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Why the Localization Process Can’t Be Fully Automated
Localization is key for a business’ international expansion, and it goes beyond culturally-...
Videos, Webinars & Downloads
Videos, Webinars & Downloads
The Health of Your Terminology Database: Why Worry?
A translator who collects terminology in a simple spreadsheet generally does not worry about the...
Videos, Webinars & Downloads
Financial Returns for Buyer and Seller of Language Businesses
Sellers often seemed surprised and disappointed when they are told their $1 million company may not...
Videos, Webinars & Downloads
The Power of Words: Behind the Scenes of a Humanitarian Language Organization
From the recent Cyclone Idai crisis in Mozambique to the ongoing crises in Northeast Nigeria and...
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When Local Makes you Global
"Rotary is a global network of 1.2 million neighbors, friends, leaders, and problem-solvers who see...
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Designing the Language Experience for Chatbots
Chatbots are changing how enterprise workers perform simple, repeatable, data-light tasks or...
Articles
Articles
Will Localization Be the Key to Delivering True Hyper-Personalization in eCommerce?
Hyper-personalization. This has been a hot topic among marketers in recent years. Some call it...
Articles
A Question of Communication? Translating Expectations Between Industry and Higher Education
Events like GALA Munich 2019 provide a successful platform for industry members to get together and...
Articles
2019: The United Nations’ International Year of Indigenous Languages
Do indigenous languages matter? The politically correct answer is yes, of course—all languages...
Articles
Market selection for mobile games using a localization ROI model
Beginning developers often have questions like, “Does this project need to be localized? If so, how...
Articles
Human Problems: Machine Learning and the Language Industry
As part of the GALA Rising Star 2019 Scholarship Contest, students across the world were asked to...
