The International Macintosh Users Group presents:

            How Acquisitions Affect I18N and L10N Teams: A View from the Client Side

Group:      International Macintosh Users Group (IMUG)
                 (A Forum for Multilingual / Multiscript Computing)
Date:       August 16, 2006, 7-9 p.m.
Speaker:    Carrie Fischer (Oracle Corporation)
Topic:      How Acquisitions Affect I18N and L10N Teams: A View from the Client Side
Location:   Apple Computer, Apple Campus, 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino
                 Take Saratoga/Sunnyvale exit off 280, turn South into
                 Cupertino, turn left onto Mariani Avenue, left into
                 Infinite Loop. Meeting is held in the Singapore Room.
                 Please arrive by 7:10, as the door is not monitored
                 after this time.
Admission:  $4; free for IMUG members
Contact:    Roger Sherman, (650) 859-5981
                 roger [dot] sherman [at] sri [dot] com
Website:   http://www.imug.org

Acquisition is a common way to grow a company's revenue base, enrich the current product line, eliminate competition, or all of the above. There are practical issues for the acquired company's Development team to address, such as process change, new file type requirements, language additions. But what about changes in corporate culture, political issues, and the effect on teams that don't have a home in the new organization? This presentation will address the practical changes that are required of the newly acquired company, especially its effect on employees specifically in the localization and internationalization teams. We've seen how acquisition affects the vendor side, now let's take a look at the client side.
 
Carrie Fischer graduated with a French degree from Northern Illinois University. She worked for a then start-up company in New Hampshire called Transparent Language for 8 years, and she has worked for Hyperion Solutions as the director of Localization for 9+ years. She now works for Oracle as the Director of Program Management. She co-wrote 3 articles for IWIPS on the importance of designing global products and reaching global audiences (under her maiden name Carrie Livermore).


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