The language of business. The business of language.
The first-ever Globalization and Localization Association conference, GALA 2009: The language of business. The business of language. will feature the “wizard of local,” Craig Newmark, as the keynote speaker. Newmark is the founder and chairman of Craigslist, which is one of the top ten Internet companies in the world. He will speak at this translation and localization event about the future of online community and commerce, as one of its most successful innovators and practitioners.
As proud members of GALA since 2005, Ccaps is happy to announce this momentous achievement of the leading industry association. GALA 2009 will be held on September 14–16, 2009 at the J.W. Marriott in Cancun, Mexico, and will provide GALA members and industry professionals with language technology education, training and networking opportunities unparalleled in the localization and translation industry.
GALA 2009 attendees will hear Newmark’s secrets for effective internet marketing and customer service. “We are committed to creating a great meeting with many educational opportunities for localization and translation professionals,” said Jim Hollan, executive director of GALA. “Craig Newmark will offer invaluable insight that will help participants think out of the box in their own marketing and customer service activities. At the very least I am interested in the experiences and opinions of someone who has actually done it. I think we all can learn a lot from the Craigslist experience.”
Newmark is the guy who started Craigslist in his bedroom as a simple email exchange service, and now the site attracts 10+billion page views and 35 million visitors from more than 550 cities and 55 countries per month! Now this is what I call viral marketing! In 2008, Newmark was named one of the 25 Most Influential People on the Web by BusinessWeek magazine.
Ever thought of getting close to being one of the 25 Most Influential People in the Translation Industry? Then you should not miss this opportunity.
For more information and to register for “GALA 2009: The Language of Business. The Business of Language.”, please visit www.language-of-business.org or www.gala-global.org/conference.
See you there!
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