Fordham Localization Project Management Certificate Program

Get the localization project management, technical, and client communication skills and training to become a translation industry project manager in just six months! Learn localization engineering skills.

Benefits

A practical and highly marketable certificate
Learn tools, products, and technologies in the translation/localization industry
One-of-a-kind translation project management and localization engineering certificate program

Who the program is for

Employees in the translation industry looking to get formal training and Certificate.
Recent graduates who want to break into the translation industry.
Translators and interpreters who want to get into project management

Classes begin in January 2022

Course 1 – Introduction to the Language Services Industry
Course 2 – Localization Technology and Engineering
Course 3 – Translation and Localization Project Management I – Overview
Course 4 – Translation and Localization Project Management II – Advanced Topics

Join GoAP for a webinar
Solving the Localization Industry Talent Gap

This webinar is intended for language industry hiring managers, executives, company owners, and other interested stakeholders who have a stake in a healthy and vibrant labor ecosystem.

Moderator: Ágnes Gazsó, BeLazy
Panelists: Gilberto Segura, CTO, Compass Languages; Steve Lank, Vice President of Operations, Cesco Language Services; Steve Chu, President Treehouse Strategy; Jacqueline Yanus, Regional Program Director, RWS Group; Nicole Bryan, Associate Dean of Academic Programs, Fordham University

GoAP 2021 Annual Conference

The Second Annual GoAP Conference has come to a successful conclusion. We want to thank our sponsors and speakers for supporting and sharing their expertise at the conference.

This event is hosted by the Glocalization Organization of Asia Pacific (GoAP), with support from EUATC.

Glocalization Organization of Asia Pacific (GoAP)

Technology Showcase

The GoAP Technology Showcase will showcase and demonstrate exciting and enabling products, technologies, and solutions in the globalization and localization industry.

These companies will provide a live, hands-on demonstration of how their products can drive efficiency, innovation, and maximize opportunities for customer acquisition.

Christine Xaysakda, Language Business Solutions

Session 1: 09:00 GMT (London) / 16:00 Beijing Time
Session 2: 11:00 EDT (New York) / 16:00 GMT (London)

To sing up as a Technology Showcase company, register as an attendee, or sponsor the Technology Showcase, please go to the event page.

The GoAP Online Conference

Working During and After the Pandemic on June 18, 2020 is now available.

GoAP LocTrotters VIII

Virtual Cocktail / Virtual Networking

To continue with our LocTrotters networking series—which GoAP has acquired the rights from Treehouse Strategy—GoAP is proud to present LocTrotters VIII - Virtual Cocktail / Virtual Networking.

Discussion theme:

What tools and technology are you adopting both before and during the pandemic to help you accelerate growth/recovery?

Host/Facilitator: Sara Maria Hasbun, Meridian Linguistics.

This is a free, online event. Registration is required.

To RSVP, please go to

https://goap-global.com/events

The link to this networking event will be sent upon registration.

Join GoAP for free and receive our newsletter about industry intelligence and news and upcoming events.

https://goap-global.com/join-goap/

Hosted by the Glocalization Organization of Asia Pacific (GoAP). This event is co-sponsored by EUATC.

GoAP LocTrotters VII

Virtual Cocktail / Virtual Networking

As the global pandemic takes hold, industry professionals are hungry for an opportunity to connect with one another.

The Glocalization Organization of Asia Pacific (GoAP) is proud to present the LocTrotters networking series. A cocktail is highly recommended; dressing up is optional (though we recommend you at least get dressed if you plan to turn on your camera).

Discussion theme:

How are you doing sales and marketing during the pandemic?

This is a free, online event. Registration is required

To RSVP, please go to

https://goap-global.com/events

The link to this networking event will be sent upon registration.

Join GoAP for free and receive our newsletter about industry intelligence and news and upcoming events.

https://goap-global.com/join-goap/

Hosted by the Glocalization Organization of Asia Pacific (GoAP).

GoAP Online Conference

Working During and After the Pandemic

The COVID-19 global pandemic has changed the way we work and live. Join our expert speakers and panelists as they discuss how on how companies can adapt to this brave new world.

This event is hosted by the Glocalization Organization of Asia Pacific (GoAP)--in conjunction with Women in Localization.

Topics

Working with Asia Post Covid-19: Trends in Technology, Lifestyle, and Connections – Sara Maria Hasbun, Meridian Linguistics
Working remotely – maintaining organizational culture – Gloria Lee, Glocalize
Remote project management – Steve Chu, Treehouse Strategy
Disaster recovery – Chrysostomos Psaroudakis, Creative People
Covid-19’s Impact on the Remote Simultaneous Interpretation Industry in China – Alvaro Montoya, Akkadu
Video remote interpreting (VRI) via Boostlingo – Dieter Runge, Boostlingo
The Future of Multilingual Meetings – in Person, Online, or Hybrid? – Michelle Cartin, KUDO

Host – Shelley Halaba, Qwerty

Download the recording of the online conference, the presentations, and the certificate of attendance here:

https://goap-global.com/goap-online-conference-working-during-and-after-the-pandemic/

亚太全球化本地化协会将会提供同声传译

Join GoAP for free and receive our newsletter about industry intelligence and news and upcoming events.

https://goap-global.com/join-goap/

Hosted by the Glocalization Organization of Asia Pacific (GoAP), in conjunction with Women in Localization.

Brave New World

Working in the Time of Coronavirus

The COVID-19 outbreak has the potential to change fundamentally the way we work. Join the Glocalization Organization of Asia Pacific (GoAP) — in conjunction with Women in Localization and the European Union associations of Translation Companies (EUATC)—for an expert webinar on how companies can adapt to this brave new world.

Topics

Disaster recovery – Chrysostomos Psaroudakis, Creative People
Remote Project Management – Steve Chu, Treehouse Strategy
Video remote interpreting (VRI) via Boostlingo – Dieter Runge, Boostlingo
Conference Interpretation
Working remotely – maintaining organizational culture – Monica Bajaj, Ultimate Software

Join GoAP for free and receive our newsletter about industry intelligence and news and upcoming events.

https://goap-global.com/join-goap/

Download the recording of the online conference, the presentations, and the certificate of attendance here:

https://goap-global.com/online-conference-brave-new-world-april-2020/

Hosted by the Glocalization Organization of Asia Pacific (GoAP), in conjunction with Women in Localization.

Articles

Civic Discourse, Public Health, and Language Access—how Colorado Government Agencies Made Information Available to People with Limited English Proficiency

by Steve Chu

April 8, 2020

Articles

Language Industry Events Cancelled Due to the Coronavirus Outbreak

April 8, 2020

Articles

Love of Languages in the Time of Corona–Impact of the Coronavirus Outbreak on the Language Industry

April 8, 2020

Articles

The Glocalization Show Must Go On

April 8, 2020

GOAP 2019 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

The Glocalization Organization of Asia Pacific (GoAP)

We invite companies in both the private and public sectors,
in Asia or elsewhere, to submit a proposal.

Conference theme - "The Next Big Idea"

Bill Rivers

Brian Cho

Ioannis Kassios

Steve Chu

Andrey Moiseev

Frank Wei

Inkaliisa
Vihonen

Chrysostomos Psaroudakis

Maneerat Sawasdiwat

Gloria Lee

Jack Welde

Stephen Lank

Fardad Zabetian

About GoAP

The Glocalization Organization of Asia Pacific (GoAP) is a global industry and trade association that focuses on the globalization efforts of companies and localization industries in Asia, Oceania, and countries in the entire Asia-Pacific region. We are seeking to promote and foster the development of globalization and localization technologies in Asia, Oceania, and the Asia-Pacific region. The geographical focus of this region will be referred to as APAC.

Our Mission

Promote globalization of companies in Asia, Oceania, and the Asia-Pacific region by sharing localization best practices
Promote and advance the development and utilization of language technologies in Asia, Oceania, and the Asia-Pacific region
Facilitate APAC companies' entry into European and the North American and international markets
Promote and facilitate Pan Asian collaboration of companies engaged in globalization and localization (including localization and language services buyers, globalization marketers, and language companies)
Foster partnership and local support between European and North American companies and international companies doing business in APAC

JOIN GOAP

You and your staff will immediately enjoy the many membership benefits GoAP offers.

Membership Benefits

Discount to annual conferences and other events

Discounts to LocTrotters networking events

Discount to partner events and conferences

Discounts other to products and services

Quarterly newsletter with the latest industry news

First look at new opportunities when it comes to new products, services, as well as M&A opportunities

Free access to the webinar series (launching in 2020)

As members of Glocalization Organization of Asia Pacific (GoAP), you and your staff will have a unique opportunity to grow your organization, develop yourselves professionally, enhance the profile of your company, as well as help grow the Asia Pacific region and help APAC increase its profile worldwide.

You will also enjoy membership benefits such as opportunities to network with prospective clients, suppliers, partners, access to exclusive products and discounts.