GALA Recognized as 'Association of the Year' for Four Consecutive Years

ClientSide News (CSN) recently announced its 2006 Excellence Award recipients once again branding the Globalization and Localization Association, GALA, “Association of the Year.”

Seattle, WA (PRWEB) May 11, 2006 -- ClientSide News (CSN) recently announced its 2006 Excellence Award recipients once again branding the Globalization and Localization Association, GALA, “Association of the Year.”

The CSN Excellence Awards recognize companies who demonstrate professional excellence and innovation in their role as a localization service provider, technology producer or industry association. CSN is a leading voice in the world of globalization, internationalization, localization and translation (GILT) providing industry solutions through client focused Events, Publications, Education, Reports, Mentoring and Technology divisions.

GALA Advisory Board member Hans Fenstermacher recently accepted the honored award on behalf of the GALA board and members at the ClientSide News Expo in Miami. GALA Board Chairman Aki Ito expressed his pleasure with the honor.

“I am very proud of both our GALA staff and members for establishing a reputation of excellence. Our members share the culture of openness and inclusiveness, and they are committed to collaboration on behalf of industry promotion,” stated Ito.

Not only are the GALA board and staff satisfied with GALA’s performance as an association but a recent 2006 GALA member survey demonstrated that member satisfaction is high as well. 87% of the participants in the survey rated their experience with GALA as either good or excellent and 94% of the participants indicated that they would recommend GALA membership to their peers.

GALA is currently the largest membership organization within the localization industry with nearly 200 members from 39 countries. GALA is dedicated to providing its members with a forum for discussion and collaboration and to increase industry awareness in the global marketplace. In addition to hosting special events, seminars and workshops for members, GALA recently launched an on-line Career Center for professionals within the GILT world. For more information on GALA, visit www.gala-global.org.

“GALA has consistently demonstrated leadership, dedication and excellence to both its members and the GILT industry as a whole,” commented Shaun Daggett, CEO of ClientSide News. “Their receipt of this award for excellence for the fourth consecutive year recognizes those achievements.”

For more information on the ClientSide News Excellence Awards, visit www.clientsidenews.com.

GALA is an international non-profit association that promotes translation services, language technology and language management solutions. The member companies worldwide include translation agencies, localization service providers, globalization consultants, internationalization specialists and technology developers. GALA companies share a commitment to quality, service and innovation in helping clients reach global markets.

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