LRC Summer School a great success

The LRC would like to thank both the students and presenters who came to the 2006 Summer School. A fantastic success, it was one of the most fun and interesting events to date.

Special thanks are extended to the guest presenters at this year’s Summer School; Juliane House, Florian Sachse, Michael Kemmann and Anthony Pym. The LRC would also like to thank the Institute of Localisation Professionals (TILP) and Florian for the donation of the new (and very useful) TILP tool ‘Inspector’, a copy of which will be sent out to Summer School attendees over the coming weeks.

In addition to hosting a number of very important and interesting presentations and discussions (including 2 CLP accredited courses), one of the highlights of this year’s event was a glorious trip to the spectacular Aran Islands—an experience of Irish culture and tradition that was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Check out the pictures!

You can listen and view selected presentations from this year’s event online at www.localisation.ie. 

Google look to UL in search for I18N Project Manager

The University of Limerick has been asked by Google and an executive search firm to help find an experienced “localisation guru” to head up an initiative to internationalise all of Google's products.

Google is looking for an executive with 10 or more years of product management experience to serve as group product director of internationalisation, said Reinhard Schaler, director of the University of Limerick's localisation research centre.

He was approached by Google two or three months ago with a request for help in finding candidates. The university has been offering a degree in localisation since 1997 and organises conferences on the subject. "We have established quite a good network of people that are at different levels in the localisation industry," he said.

“The University of Limerick has been highly recommended as the premier academic institution that teaches the best minds in the localisation/internationalisation business,” according to Cyndy Cartwright of Korn/Ferry International, who is working closely with Google to find a project manager to internationalise all of Google’s products globally.