Global Talk

Localization World is the leading conference for localization and translation professionals, and the next US conference, Localization World is in Madison, Wisconsin, October 13-15, 2008.

This conference builds on the success of eleven previous conferences and continues the 2008 theme of “Innovating Localization Business Models.” Localization World conferences are 3-day events and more than 500 localization and translation professionals attend.

For more information please email info@localizationworld.com or visit http://www.localizationworld.com 

The second quarter issue of Carolina Communique, newsletter of the Carolina Chapter, has published “E-Globalization” by Sharmila M. Govindarajan. The article is Sharmila’s final project for completion of the Duke University Continuing Studies in Technical Communication Certificate program.

Berlin. June 17 to 19, 2007. http://www.localizationworld.com

Shanghai, People’s Republic of China. March 20 to 22, 2007. “Out of Asia” theme with sessions on various aspects of doing business in Asia and localization business in general. http://www.localizationworld.com/lwshang2007/program.htm

GALA and California State University, Chico. June 12 to 14. Chico, California. Details are posted for the April, 2007 offering.

Localization Certification Program and Localization Project Management Certification. GALA and California State University, Chico.

45 hours of self-paced, online instruction with 3 day hands-on workshop, Localization Certification Exam.

April 25 to 27, 2007 in Marseille, France and June 12 to 14, Chico, California. http://rce.csuchico.edu/localize/

STC ITC SIG localization lead Aki Ito completes his term as chair of GALA on December 31.

The members of the 2007 GALA Board and their positions are:

Chair
Stephen Ryan, Moravia Worldwide

Vice Chair
Kim Harris, text & form

Treasurer
Christiane Bernier, Lionbridge

Secretary
Matthias Caesar, Locatech

Member-at-Large
Arancha Caballero, TSG (Translation Services Glotas)

Aki continues his work as a liaison between STC and GALA.

Galaxy, the quarterly GALA newsletter, has three feature articles on maturity levels in localization, in the fourth quarter 2006 issue: http://www.gala-global.org/newsletters/newsletter_5927.html

California State University, Chico Continuing Education, Globalization and Localization Association (GALA), and The Localization Institute
2007 Localization Certification Program. Forty-five hours of self-paced, online instruction; a three-day intensive workshop; and a localization certification exam. 

 Two workshops for 2007: European Localization Certification Program, April 25-27, 2007, Marseille, France and North American Localization Certification, June 12-14, 2007, California State University, Chico, USA. The Chico site will also host Advanced Training in Localization Project Management June 15-16, 2007.

To enroll or learn more, please visit http://rce.csuchico.edu/localize or call CSU, Chico Continuing Education at +1-530-898-6105.

Seth Gottlieb has proposed levels of website localization:
http://contenthere.blogspot.com/2006/11/levels-of-localization.html

What would you add or take away?