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Video: Ben Martin and Globalization

Posted in video on August 11th, 2009 by lizfraley – Be the first to comment

This video goes with the meeting notice posted here. This video is a recorded version of

“Get Globally Fit — Reduce the Waste-line
and get to a better Bottom (line that is).”
Presented by Ben Martin, Flatirons Solutions
July 2009 Arbortext PTC/User Group Meeting

Again, we’ve had some trouble getting the video recordings of the user meetings posted.  Rather than delay further, we’re going to post as is — with a bit of an explanation.

This is a recorded version of a live Go2Meeting webcast. So far, we still haven’t been able to edit the video after it was recorded. I can recapture the audio with Camtasia, but Camtasia has issues with Go2Meeting recordings and reimporting the original video as an audio-only track.

So we’re posting the video as is.

There may be black screen in the beginning. We’ve discovered that Go2Meeting doesn’t record the Go2Meeting “stuff”. While all the participants may see the startup screen, the Go2Meeting recorder ignores it.  Result?  Black screen during the introduction.

If you’ve got the skills to edit this recording, we’d love to have a volunteer fix it or suggest to us how to do so.

In the meantime, you may want to skip forward a bit in the recording and you should go read Ben’s biography here.  The rest of the video is all live. There is at least one break where we stopped the recording so our attendees could ask and answer questions without going out on the recording. Otherwise, every last bit is completely live.

Access the video here. You may need the Citrix Go2Meeting codec which is available here.

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Reminder: July 2009 Meeting

Posted in meetings on July 20th, 2009 by lizfraley – 1 Comment

Reminder! Registration closes on Thursday, 13 July.


“Get Globally Fit — Reduce the Waste-line
and get to a better Bottom (line that is).”

Presented by Ben Martin, Flatirons Solutions


Date: Saturday, 25 July 2009, 9:00-10:00 AM Pacific/US

Location: Online via LiveMeeting.

RSVP: You must RSVP to receive the LiveMeeting invite https://www.123signup.com/event?id=jgzdt

Cost: Free and open to all who wish to attend. Registration is limited to 25.


Topic

Getting on the path to being globally fit means embarking on authoring best practices, embracing proven XML standards, and leveraging a set of tested technologies and processes. Learn how to reap the benefits of a future-proof globalization strategy that can cut the fat out of your organization’s collective diet, and speed your team’s efforts to reach new markets more quickly and cost-effectively than ever before.

Join this entertaining and enlightening talk with someone knows how to climb to the top of the translation mountain.

July 2009 Meeting Announcement: Ben Martin and Globalization

Posted in meetings on June 24th, 2009 by lizfraley – Be the first to comment
Please join us online for our next online meeting:

“Get Globally Fit — Reduce the Waste-line
and get to a better Bottom (line that is).”

Presented by Ben Martin, Flatirons Solutions


Date: Saturday, 25 July 2009, 9:00-10:30 AM Pacific/US

Location: Online via LiveMeeting.

RSVP: You must RSVP to receive the LiveMeeting invite https://www.123signup.com/event?id=jgzdt

Cost: Free and open to all who wish to attend. Registration is limited to 25.


Topic

How globally fit is your department, your company? Is your TMI (translation mass index) dangerously high and threatening your organization’s “health” by hindering vital go-to market strategies? Is your trans-fat content just that – a blockage clogging your efforts to quickly break into new markets? Do you feel the burden of idiom bloat as you struggle with each new translation effort? How does your TMIcompare with your peers? With your competitors? Are you wheezing away in the globalization slow lane as others pass you by?

Getting on the path to being globally fit means embarking on authoring best practices, embracing proven XML standards, and leveraging a set of tested technologies and processes. Learn how to reap the benefits of a future-proof globalization strategy that can cut the fat out of your organization’s collective diet, and speed your team’s efforts to reach new markets more quickly and cost-effectively than ever before.

Join in this entertaining but nitty-gritty discussion with practical advice that you can incorporate immediately. Get introduced to the Global Fitness Program as Ben Martin outlines his TMI-trimming program. Get the skinny on achieving the goal of leaner content and fitter delivery. Learn how the “vague”aries of being vague and the “acronym”moniousness of acronyms impact your globalization efforts, and discover how the Arbortext environment can help get you to a Fitness Score that will make you proud!

About the Speaker

A recognized expert in “write once and reuse” content management strategies, Ben Martin is an authority in reuse of information across multiple languages. Ben is the Director of Business Architecture with Flatiron Solutions, a consulting and systems integration firm specializing in XML-based publishing and content management solutions. Ben is a former Vice President of global content management for J.D. Edwards and has over 20 years of industry experience. He has also worked with consultancies on strategic projects for Microsoft and Qwest, and is a frequent speaker on content management topics. Ben holds a Master of Arts degree in Instructional Technology, and is co-author of the management book Masters of Change.

http://www.flatironssolutions.com

Note

This meeting will be held online. You must RSVP to receive the LiveMeeting invite:  https://www.123signup.com/event?id=jgzdt

Acknowledgements
This meeting is brought to you by the SF Bay Arbortext PTC/User Group

We want to thank Wolters Kluwer for giving us access to their live meeting resources and conference bridge facilities.

We want to thank Single-Sourcing Solutions for coordinating our meeting logistics and administration.