Globalization Insider

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Management Fever (premium) • John Freivalds, JFA, Inc.
Director’s letter (premium) • Michael Anobile
ExCom Corner (premium) • Henri Broekmate, TRADOS Corporation
OSCAR Advances • Alan Melby, Brigham Young University
MARTIF Lite: User-driven Terminology Interchange • Robin Bonthrone, Fry & Bonthrone Partnerschaft
The KANT Translation System (premium) • Eric Nyberg, Carnegie Mellon University, Christine Kamprath, Caterpillar, Inc. & Teruko Mitamura, Carnegie Mellon University
‘What Will Be’ for the Localization Industry (premium) • Minako O’Hagan, School of Communications and Information Management, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
SLIG 1997 - Not Just Another Acronym (premium) • Theodora Landgren, BTS/Translation Group Ltd.

SLIG 1997 - Not Just Another Acronym

Theodora Landgren, BTS/Translation Group Ltd.

In this article, former LISA ExCom member Theodora Landgren assesses the localization scene in Ireland, the "capital" of localization, from the perspective of the Software Localisation Interest Group 1997 conference. Overviewing the presentations on topics such as staff grabbing and the "sacred cow syndrome", she points out the strengths and weaknesses of the Irish localization industry, and how we as a whole can learn from its experiences.

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