It is the end of another week. Here I am sitting at my desk, looking back at my past. With numerous ups and downs in the personal and professional journey, I have arrived at a point where I can clearly see the vivid colors which filled my life. People might look at the traces of […]
Tell us who you are Elizabeth Hawkes Where around the world are you based? Carmel Valley, CA What do you do in the localization/globalization world? I am currently a translation and localization M.A. student at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey in my second year. I specialize in Russian-English translation (bidirectionally). After graduation, […]
As you can tell by its name, Terminotics is the meeting point of three different disciplines – Terminology, Linguistic Engineering and Computational Linguistics – and it relies on electronic corpora to extract and collect terms. How Terminotics works What is Terminotics in practice? First, we will explore three powerful tools: Terminology management systems Terminology extractors […]
Localization has become a more robust and well-delimited industry over the last decade, but we must not forget that it is still relatively new, with most specialized companies and positions established during and after the 1990s. I talked with Konstantin Dranch, a localization expert with a background in journalism, market research and technology and he […]
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, USA, November 17, 2020. Women in Localization (W.L.), the leading professional organization for women in the localization industry, is excited to announce the launch of a new Chapter in Greece. This will be W.L.’s twenty-seventh (27th) chapter. Leading the Women in Localization Greece (WLGR) chapter is Chapter Manager Yota Georgakopoulou from Athena […]
Tell us who you are I am an Italian native speaker, residing in Los Angeles, and working as an EN/ZH>IT freelance translator. Where around the world are you based? Los Angeles What do you do in the localization/globalization world? I localize video game, IT, mobile app, and website content from English and Chinese to Italian. […]
Take a young Italian mum, add passion for the translation industry, season with a pinch of freshly ground career move, toss a global pandemic into the mix and you will have Giada, a strong woman in localization who has been juggling work-life balance after the birth of her first child, right in the middle of […]
Tell us who you are? Hello Everyone! I’m Elizabeth Butters, working as a Business Development Manager for XTM International, helping LSPs find a great TMS system. I’m also the UK Chapter Sponsorship Manager, and Global Sponsorship Liaison for Women in Localization. I manage Sponsorship for the UK Chapter and liaise between our Chapters and Global […]
Women’s Status in the Localization Industry Although there are more women than men working in the localization industry, and localization workers earn good pay despite it being seen as “women’s work,” we still face many of the same gender equality issues that plague the rest of society. While our industry is better than average for […]
Women in Localization (W.L.) has been a high-motivating, career-focused volunteer organization in the localization industry. It plays such an important role that it offers its volunteers great opportunities for learning and experience. This article features Mimi Moore and Jennifer Vela-Valido, who both recognize that they would not hold their current positions if it weren’t for […]