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2005 GALA Annual Meeting (Seattle): Small group discussion about Industry Promotion
GALA Standards Initiative Programming at LocWorld
10-12 October 2011. Santa Clara, USA
Join us at Localization World to learn about the GALA Standards Initiative. GALA will host two working group meetings during the preconference day on 10 October. Arle Lommel, GALA Standards Coordinator, will speak on the Interoperability and Standards Panel (11 October).
Preconference session details:
P14: Defining Standard Services
10 October 9:00AM-12:00PM
This session discusses efforts by the GALA Standards Initiative to develop common, agreed-upon definitions for basic services in our industry. Long range goals include production of business resources (model RFPs, SLAs, and other tools used within the localization supply chain) and improved procurement models for use by the buyer-side of the industry. This discussion will focus on the current state of this project and on gathering input and ideas for its further development.
Click here to learn more about this project.
Cost: $75 (note: all proceeds go to support the GALA Standards Initiative).
To register on the Localization World website, click here and select session P14 in the "Preconference-Morning" section in the "Preconference" tab.
P15: The Language Interoperability
Portfolio (Linport) Project
10 October 1:30PM-5:30PM
Localization companies currently spend millions of dollars a year on
dealing with manual tasks such as file handling, emailing and
clarifying job instructions, and managing deliveries and handoffs.
These tasks add no value to localization processes, yet they raise the
price for localization services.
The Language Interoperability Portfolio project, a joint effort of
GALA, the European Commission Directorate General-Translation, LTAC
Global, and the Brigham Young University Translation Research Group, is
developing a standard format for sending and receiving
translation/localization jobs with all needed project information in
order to reduce the burden these manual tasks impose on the
localization supply chain. This session will provide an overview of the
current state of the Language Interoperability Portfolio Project,
discuss develop needs, and describe how individuals can get involved in
its development.
Open to: Anyone with an interest in
interoperability and localization supply-chain issues.
Cost: $75 (note: all proceeds go to
support the GALA Standards Initiative).
To register on the Localization World
website, click here and select session P15 in the
"Preconference-Morning" section in the "Preconference" tab.
Main conference standards panel details:
11 October 10:30AM-11:30AM
Many organizations have a “so what?” attitude toward localization standards. Yet at the same time, they struggle with grossly inefficient processes, localization and translation costs that are far higher than they should be, an inability to quickly adopt new technology when it comes along, and a failure to capitalize on new regional market opportunities because localization systems aren’t scalable due to lack of automation and integration. If your organization is facing one or more of these challenges, then standards do, in fact, matter — and can have significant impact on the success of your global business initiatives. This session is designed for language and content management professionals who need to understand the business aspects of localization standards, perhaps educating themselves for the first time. We will cover topics such as the value propositions for localization standards; the standards landscape at a segment level such as interoperability, process, quality, content and data, to name a few; and the impact of adoption based on real-world examples. As a result of attending this session, you will be able to take a fresh look at existing or planned localization and content management investments and see potential opportunities for using standards to wring the most of out their performance.
C2: A Buyer’s Guide to the Localization Standards Landscape
11 October 12:00PM-1:00PM
Discussions about standards often leave us more confused than informed. Not this session! We will present an “alphabet soup” overview of localization standards but with the goal of creating a normalized view of the standards landscape. We will focus on what buyers of localization technologies and services need to know. Panelists representing the major standards initiatives will use a common framework to define and describe their standards activity, addressing topics such as the proposed scope and purpose of the standard, the friction it is meant to reduce, its impact once adopted and its current state of development. This session is designed for language, content and IT professionals who have hands-on responsibility for solution implementation and need to ensure a return on investment in localization solutions.