2007

May 2007
Publishers’ Engineering Network Meetings - Meeting 1 The Symantec Experience
The first of TILP's Publishers’ Engineering Network Meetings "The Symantec Experience" was a resounding success. The meeting, which took place on 24 May at Symantec in Dublin, Ireland, was well attended and looked at important issues relating to the quality assurance (QA) process, outsourcing and automation.

Check out the slides from the event in the members section.  

Irish Localisation Directors Forum

The inaugural Irish Localisation Directors Forum took place on 15 May 2007 and was coordinated by TILP Fellow Brian Kelly. This forum looked at the topic of maintaining Ireland's role as a leader in the localisation industry and aimed at:

•  Assessing the current state of affairs in the Irish-based localisation industry
•  Identifying strategic key areas for the development of localisation activities in Ireland
• Recommending actions to maintain and develop Ireland’s leadership 

A review and pictures of this event will be soon be available in the members section.

2006

20 September 2006
Ask the Experts Session - Montreal 2006
The Institute of Localisation Professionals is happy to announce that Localization World Montreal will play host to a TILP Ask The Experts session presented by Florian Sachse of PASS Engineering at the pre-conference on 16 October. 
More information

07 June 2006
TILP AGM - London 2006 
TILP’s 2006 AGM will take place on the evening of Thursday, 16 November 2006, in London’s Copthorne Tara Hotel. The AGM will follow the November TILP Ask the Experts Session organised in conjunction with ASLIB Translating and the Computer 28, the longest running and most prestigious conference of its kind in the world.
 More information

First TILP Fellow to be announced 
TILP will announce its first TILP Fellow (FILP) at the 2006 AGM. TILP fellows are distinguished members of the Localisation Community who are proposed by the TILP Council and honoured at special events. They advise TILP on its work in areas such as the CLP. 

While student and associate membership to TILP is open to anyone with an interest in localisation and applications for professional membership (MILP) undergo strict peer-reviews TILP Fellows (FILP) must be proposed by the TILP Council. They are highly distinguished members of the Localisation Community and advise TILP on its actions.

24 March 2006
TILP host LttN reception in Barcelona 
TILP hosts reception for Localisation Teaching, Training and Research Network (LttN) at Localisation World Barcelona
The Institute of Localisation Professionals (TILP) is pleased to host a cocktail reception on the eve of the pre-conference day of the Barcelona Localisation World Conference in the beautiful surroundings of the Patio Garden of the Fira Palace Hotel. More information

17  February 2006
TILP announce 3 Ask the Expert Sessions for Localization World Barcelona 
The Institute of Localisation Professionals is happy to announce that Localization World Barcelona will play host to three TILP Ask The Experts sessions at the pre-conference on 30th May. Sue-Ellen Wright, Tony O'Dowd and Florian Sachse will be the presenters at these sessions. For more detailed information on the sessions click here or visit the Localization World website for more information.

TILP members can also take advantage of a 10% discount on attendance at the conference itself. 

2005

25  October 2005
3rd TILP Ask The Experts Session a success
The Third TILP Ask The Experts Session took place in Seattle, USA - the topic was Exploring Issues in Terminology Management and the presenter was Sue ellen Wright, chair of the ATA Terminology committee. Click here for a detailed report

11  October 2005
2nd TILP Ask The Experts Session a success
The Second TILP Ask The Experts Session took place in Dublin - the topic was Microsoft .NET localisation the presenter was Florian Sachse of PASS Engineering. 

12  September 2005
TILP Council for 2005-2006 Elected at TILP AGM
The following were elected to the TILP Council for 2005-2006:
Alan Barrett (President), Daniel Carter (Deputy President), Barbara Jarzyna, Siobhan King-Hughes, John Malone, Florian Sachse, Angela Starkmann, Nico van de Water (Vice President) . Reinhard Schäler remains as CEO.

12  September 2005
TILP AGM
The Annual General Meeting of The Institute of Localisation Professionals takes place in the scenic Plassey House on the Univesity of Limerick campus.
(followed by the 4th Annual TILP Social Event in the nearby Castletroy Park Hotel - from 19:00 to late... )

Monday, 12 September 2005,
16:30 - 17:30
University of Limerick, Ireland

12  September 2005
Council Meeting 
As planned at the meeting in February, the TILP Council met face-to-face just before the AGM. Dial-up facilities were set up for those who could not attend in person.

Monday, 12 September 2005,
13:00 - 16:00
University of Limerick, Ireland

08 - 09 September 2005
TILP-coordinated localisation stream forms part of the 28th Internationalization and Unicode Conference
(TILP members can register at the reduced Unicode Membership rate)
Thursday, 08 September 2005 - Friday, 09 September 2005
Orlando, Florida, USA.

31  May 2005
1st TILP Ask The Experts Session a success
The first TILP Ask The Experts Session took place in Bonn, Germany - the topic was Microsoft .NET localisation and the presenter was Florian Sachse of PASS Engineering.

07  February 2005
Council Meeting 
The TILP Council met last week for a 3-day working session in Dublin to plan TILP's programme for the coming year. During this meeting it was decided that the 2005 TILP action plan would concentrate on Ask the Experts events and the development of the CLP Programme.

TILP: Ask the Experts events 
TILP will launch a global series of one-day events, organised by members for members. The Ask the Experts events will be available to TILP Members only and will be moderated by a TILP Professional who will lead participants through a series of detailed case studies in a specific field of expertise (engineering, translation, management, marketing, etc.). Participants will be able to send specific questions and case studies to the moderator for inclusion ahead of the event. One of the first events will be moderated by Florian Sachse of Passolo. 

CLP - The Professional Development Programme
Following the launch of the Certified Localisation Professional (CLP) Programme in 2004 and the accreditation of the first TILP Accredited Course Providers, TILP is now inviting course providers globally to apply for TILP Accreditation. TILP aims to have a programme of courses in place by the end of the year, which will cover Level 1 CLP Certification for engineers, linguists and project managers. 

2004

21 October 2004
New Online Discussion Forum for TILP Members
All registered TILP members can now join a new online discussion forum, which will facilitate communication between peers. Why not share your views on various localisation-related issues with fellow members?

16 June 2004
Discount for TILP members purchasing Visual Localize software 
AIT/Visual Localise - 15% discount for TILP members on all licenses when they order one or more Visual Localize licences. The savings are as follows: 

• Visual Localize (WIN) Edition: 543.00 Euro (regular price: 639.00 Euro)
• Visual Localize (NET) Edition: 845.00 Euro (regular price: 995.00 Euro)
• Visual Localize (Premium) Edition: 1185.00 Euro (regular price: 1395.00 Euro)

TILP members can also download a demo version of Visual Localize free of charge from http://www.visloc.com/default.asp?Main=/documents/download.asp. For further details, visit http://www.visloc.com.

10 June 2004
Pay TILP membership fees online 
Online registration and payment of membership fees will become available to TILP members and those interested in joining TILP for the first time by the end of June 2004. 

10 May 2004
Discounts available to TILP Members for leading Localisation Events 
TILP members can now register to attend many leading localisation events at significantly reduced prices. 

The Localisation Research Centre (LRC) offers discounts to TILP members for all of the events which it organises. Details of these events and the reduced registration fees are available on http://www.localisation.ie.

TILP members can now register for all Unicode conferences at the reduced Unicode membership rate. Visit http://www.unicode.org for further details.

The organisers of the Localization World events are also offering reduced registration fees for TILP members. See http://www.localizationworld.com to find out more.

2003

09 December 2003
TILP Localisation Track at the 25th Internationalization and Unicode Conference
(TILP members can register at the reduced Unicode Membership rate)
31 March - 2 April 2004
Washington D.C., US

12 May 2003
The Institute of Localisation Professionals (TILP) announces merger with Professional Association for Localization (PAL)

02 April 2003
Localisation Tools Discount
The Institute of Localisation Professionals, TILP, has negotiated special discounts with the following localisation tools providers:

Passolo - 15% discount on any edition of PASSOLO; PASS Engineering will donate an additional 15% to TILP. Visit http://www.passolo.com for further product details.

STAR - €300 off STAR Transit XV Enterprise when purchased from STAR Dublin.
For full product range visit: http://www.star-ts.com

Language Technology Centre Ltd
25% discount on LTC Organiser 4.

Champollion
30% discount on Wordfast 4.20

ABLE Innovations, Inc.
15% discount on WizTom for Windows, Web, Java.
Sold only to end users.
Visit http://www.ableinnovations.com for more information.

22 March 2003
LRC Summer School Discount
TILP has agreed a special discount for members who are planning to register for the 3rd International Localisation LRC Summer School. TILP members can save up to 120 euro on the published registration fee for the Summer School. For details visit www.localisation.ie

17 March 2003
Associate Membership Deal
TILP announces free 2003 Associate Membership for employees of sponsoring companies as well as for staff and students of third level institutions who are members of the Localisation Teaching, Training and Research Network (LttN).

2002

12 August 2002
TILP welcomes Patti McCann on the TILP Council. Patti is Director of Localisation with Microsoft's Business Tools Division and has more than 15 years experience in the localisation industry.