GTB3 – Localization 101
Track: Global Toolbox | GTB3 | Beginner |
This session requires a minimum of 12, maximum of 30 participants
Tuesday, June 3, 2025, 9:00am – 12:30pm
Presenters:
Richard Sikes - memoQ
Angelika Zerfaß - zaac
Just starting out in the localization industry? Want to know what it is all about? Join us for this session to make sense of all the buzzwords you will hear including:
- Internationalization, localization, transcreation
- Linguistic assets, content, repositories
- MT, TM, AI, LLM, XLIFF, TBX, and TMX
- Workflow management and APIs
- TMS, BMS, Crowdsourcing
This session is best for participants who are new hires in the localization industry, recent graduates in translation studies, or current employees recently tasked with managing translation or localization activities.
Key Takeaways:
- Understand the basic concepts
- Be aware of potential problems
- Sense the importance of the mission
As an added benefit, participants in the Localization 101 morning session will be well prepared with the vocabulary and breadth of understanding to optimally benefit from the afternoon Global Strategy Playbook Workshop. Together, these two sessions will take participants from zero to hero in one information-filled day.
