About GALA Global

全球化与本地化协会

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The Globalization and Localization Association (GALA Global) is a trade association — a nonprofit organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry. GALA serves and supports the global language services and technologies industry which comprises translation, interpreting, localization, and the technologies that support such activities.

全球化与本地化协会（GALA Global）是一家行业协会——它是一个由特定行业运营的企业创立和资助的非营利性组织。GALA为全球语言和技术行业提供服务，支持涉及笔译、口译、本地化以及辅助这些活动的相关技术。

We believe that a strong professional community makes for a strong industry. We focus on best-practices, knowledge-sharing, professionalism, and industry development. We know that language is a critical element of accessibility and inclusion and that it’s an investment worth making.  

我们相信，一个强大的专业社区能够成就一个行业的大力发展。我们专注于最佳实践、知识共享、专业精神和行业发展。我们深知，语言是实现无障碍交流与沟通包容性的关键因素，而且是一件值得投入的事业。

GALA delivers value to our member community by providing resources that help companies solve their business challenges. 

GALA通过提供资源助力公司解决自身业务难题，为成员社区创造价值。

· GALA is future-oriented and human-focused 

· 协会放眼未来、以人为本

· GALA provides access to expertise on industry trends, technologies, and best practices

· 协会在行业趋势、技术服务、最佳实践等方面能够提供专业途径

· GALA is a community and a platform where people learn, share, and inspire one another 

· 协会是一个互相学习、交流分享、鞭策勉力的社区和平台

· GALA supports the growth of professionals, businesses, and the global language industry

· 协会支持从业者、企业和全球语言行业的成长与发展

GALA is a nonprofit trade association. We serve an international community of organizations and individuals who work in the global language industry to facilitate multilingual communication and global business. GALA’s mission is to help our members succeed and to drive industry development by building professional communities, sharing knowledge, and advancing best practices.

该协会为非营利性行业组织。我们是一个服务于全球语言行业组织和个人的国际化协会，致力于促进多语言交流和推动全球事务。协会旨在通过构建专业社区、共享知识、推进最佳实践，助力协会成员获得成就，并且推动行业发展。

With a focus on professional development, GALA delivers programs, resources, and events that help our members perform better. We offer a non-biased platform for information-sharing and collaboration, and we build connections between industry stakeholders. GALA creates and supports initiatives that advance localization best practices and raises awareness about the value that our industry brings to global business.

GALA聚焦职业发展，发布项目，提供资源并且组织活动，协助我们的成员更佳表现。我们提供一个公平的平台，便于信息共享和协作，并且为行业间利益相关者们建立联系。GALA提出并背书倡议，推广本地化最佳实践，加强人们对本行业为全球业务带来的价值认知

GALA’s members are organizations from around the world. The majority are translation companies who also provide other language services and language-related technologies. About 35% are global enterprises or universities. Members deliver a variety of services and technologies to support global communication and business.

协会成员来自世界各地的组织机构。其中，大多数为翻译公司，它们也提供其他语言服务和相关的语言技术。大约百分之三十五来自全球企业或高校。协会成员们提供多样化语言服务和技术，支持国际交流和全球事务。

GALA’s independent, nonprofit status, its global reach, and its commitment to quality make it a trustworthy source of industry information. Through GALA’s programs and insightful content, individuals become more knowledgeable, organizations grow and mature, and the global language industry makes gains in professionalism and prominence.

该协会是一个独立的非营利性机构，影响力遍及全球，并以精益求精为目标，成为行业资讯的可靠来源。协会通过打造项目、推送深度内容，帮助个人开阔视野，企业壮大成熟，全球语言行业提升专业性、打响知名度。

GALA was founded in 2002 by leaders from 15 businesses who recognized that language services companies needed an organization dedicated to their professional growth and to the betterment of the industry. Those 15 founding members expanded to well over 400, and now include organizations playing diverse roles in the global language industry: global translation and interpreting companies, language technology companies, universities, consultancies, and global enterprises producing multilingual content. Through the dedication of dozens of volunteers and a small, but mighty staff, GALA has grown into the largest association in the industry, with the broadest representation.

协会成立于2002年，由15位业界领袖牵头。他们认为，语言服务公司亟需建立一个组织，以推进职业发展、改善行业体系。协会成员已由最初的这15个创始会员增至当前的400多个，包括在全球语言行业中扮演不同角色的组织，如国际口笔译公司、语言技术公司、大学、咨询公司和制作多语言内容的国际企业。在数十位志愿者的奉献和一支虽小但强大团队的努力下，GALA 已发展成为行业内最大的协会，并且拥有最广泛的代表性。