Mission:

To initiate communication and encourage collaboration with other national and international associations in order to promote the language services industry.

The Global Liaison Committee maintains relationships with other domestic and international language industry organizations with similar goals. Following is a list of current associate organizations:

• European Union of Associations of Translation Companies: The EUATC is a well-established association of language company associations representing each of up to 25 European countries and working in cooperation with the EU.  The EUATC has offered to the ALC on several occasions since its founding documents from the various country associations related to language services quality standards.
• Association of Translation Companies, UK: The ATC assisted in the original development of the ALC with information,  policy documentation and general advice from many years of experience.
• Association of Canadian Companies in Translation and Interpretation: The ACCTI was also very helpful with advice and informational materials offered to the ALC as it was initially developed.
• European Language Industry Association:  Established in 2005, the ELIA is comprised of European language services companies and was modeled after the ALC.
• American Translators Association:  The ATA and ALC are currently working cooperatively on several issues of mutual benefit to our associations and to the industry as a whole.
• International Corporate Language Council:Founded in 2004, the ICLC brings together representatives of the corporate side of the language industry to address mutual goals and concerns. The ICLC has not yet been formalized as an incorporated body.
• Globalization and Localization Association: Similar to the ALC, with broad international membership, GALA promotes language services and language technology.
• Federation Internationale des Traducteurs: FIT is primarily an association of individual linguists, but the ALC is currently being considered for associate membership..
• European Committee For Normalization: The ALC has worked with the CEN translation standard task force for over five years to create the recently published guideline of appropriate quality procedures for language service providers.
• American Society  for Testing and Materials: The ALC has worked as an editor on the recently completed ASTM document offering consumers and providers a framework for agreement on translation project specifications to arrive at the desired level of quality.
  

An example of the type of event/conference the ALC participates in to stay abreast of developments in the international language industry is:Language Standards Summit, Berlin, 12 2005.doc. As another example, the ALC will present at the FIT Congress in Shanghai, China, in August 2008.

Representation of the ALC at events of other organizations is by appointment by the Committee Chair or ALC President and approved by the Board.

Chair
Monique-Paule Tubb, Advanced Communication and Translation, Inc.

Vice Chair
Arturo Valdivia, Language Connection

Members
Susan Amarino, Liaison Multilingual
Sandy Dupleich, Dynamic Language Center
Steve Iverson, Iverson Language Associates
Monika Popiolek, MAart Agency Translations
Michael Sank, Transperfect Translations

Board Liaison
Marla Schulman