Memberships

	tekom is the leading German professional association for technical documentation and communication. "The main goal of the association is to promote the professional interests of all those active in the field of technical communication and documentation".
	The "Globalization and Localization Association" (GALA) is an international industry association where companies involved in translation, internationalisation, localisation and globalisation have banded together to exchange ideas and develop innovative solutions.
	The primary aim of the "Institute of Localisation Professionals" is to develop global and professional localisation practices. TILP represents the interests of all professionals employed in the localisation industry.

	Founded in 1990, LISA, the "Localization Industry Standards Association" has set itself the goal of developing standards for the localisation industry. Over 400 leading IT manufacturers and providers of IT services, together with professionals from internationally active companies, have cooperated to create the LISA Best Practice Guidelines and Language Technology Standards for company globalisation.
	The " Unicode Consortium " is a non-profit organisation, founded to develop, expand and promote the use of the Unicode Standard, which specifies the representation of text in modern software products and standards. The members of the Consortium represent a wide spectrum of companies and institutions in the data processing industry and IT, including New Media.
	The Localization Institute is the world's leading provider of training, workshops and conferences covering localisation and internationalisation.