Global by Design

I will be presenting a Webinar sponsored by Lionbridge this Wednesday and I hope you can join us.
Here are the details:
Web Globalization Trends to Watch
Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at 1:00 PM ET / 10:00 AM PT
To register, click here.
And if you can’t make the call, it will be recorded for playback.

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I’m off to the Midwest today for two exciting events:
Localization Certification Program: North America
June 18, 2008
Boeing Institute of International Business, Saint Louis University
St. Louis, MO
I will join Nitish Singh in my hometown of St. Louis in talking about Web globalization best practices
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Documentation and Training Life Sciences 2008
June 23-28, 2008
Indianapolis, IN
I will [...]

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I tried to login to Google Adwords recently and was met with the following “temporarily unavailable” Web page:

The page illustrates one of the many the challenges of managing a Web site that supports so many languages. Even something supposedly as simple as this temporary page is not quite so simple. There are a whopping 17 [...]

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My second Lionbridge Webinar is scheduled for June 3rd at 1 pm EST and you can register for it here.
The topic is global navigation — why it’s so important and how to improve upon it. I wrote an ebook about this topic two years ago. Since then, geolocation and language negotiation have become more commonly [...]

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The Lionbridge webinar yesterday has been archived for those of you who couldn’t make it. You can register to listen to the call at the Lionbridge site.
And mark your calendars for June 3rd, when I will host a second webinar, also sponsored by Lionbridge, to discuss the many aspects of global navigation — from splash [...]

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I’m going to be presenting a series of Webinars on Web globalization.
The Webinars are sponsored by Lionbridge.
Mark your calendar for May 7th at 1 pm (EST), when I will present the first Webinar — The Best Global Web Sites (and why) — which focuses on key findings from The 2008 Web Globalization Report Card.
The Webinars [...]

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I wanted to post three exciting events that I’ll be speaking at in the months ahead. If you’re in the neighborhood or planning to attend, please let me know.
New Communications Forum 2008
April 22-25, 2008
The Vineyard Creek Inn & Spa
Sonoma, CA
I will present Speaking in Tongues: Developing a Language Strategy to Maximize Global Reach
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I’m pleased to announce that I’ve been named a 2008 Fellow of the Society for New Communications Research. It’s a very interesting organization, focused on the “study of new communications tools, technologies, and emerging modes of communication.”
I plan to focus on researching the globalization of corporate communications. I’ll also be speaking at their annual forum, [...]

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I’m pleased to be co-chairing the IQPC Web Globalization Conference here in San Diego on October 22-24.
I’ll also be speaking on Web globalization navigation on October 24th.
The conference is taking place at the Crowne Plaza San Diego, which isn’t all that far from where I live. So if you need advice on directions, etc, feel [...]

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I’m headed to Charleston next week for the Services Industry Summit an annual event sponsored by Service Strategies. I’ll be speaking on the unique opportunities (and challenges) of localizing your customer service Web sites and knowledgebases for audiences around the world.
Although customer service isn’t the area that companies first tackle when they take their Web [...]

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