Conference Systems, Inc. (www.conferencesystems.com) As America's premier provider of state-of-the-art conference technology for over 25 years, Conference Systems, Inc. offers a unique blend of product sales and rental services for simultaneous interpretation, conference microphone, and interactive voting systems to meet and exceed the highest of industry expectations. CSI is the exclusive distributor in the United States for two lines of conference electronics: Brahler ICS and DIS. Both manufacturers are well-known on the world market for the quality and performance of their products. CSI also distributes its own line of portable simultaneous interpreting equipment -- the PLS500 series, which was designed with interpreters in mind and has the unique feature of bi-directional operation. The company's resume includes conference management for a long list of large international conferences, world summits, and Olympics as well as project management for international corporate boardrooms, meeting rooms, and interpreter training facilities.
The Hong Foundation for Education and Culture, a non-profit organization devoted to educational and cultural development, is a sponsor of GSTI student scholarships. The foundation also runs an e-learning website, organizes conferences, and publishes books that advocate the spirit of the humanities.
NetworkOmni (www.networkomni.com), a private company established in 1981 and based in Southern California, provides integrated language solutions to businesses and public entities on a global basis. It is the second largest provider of over-the-phone interpreting in the country. This service is available on a 24 X 7 basis in over 150 different languages to support the emergency, public safety and mission-critical requirements of businesses and public entities. NetworkOmni has also been a leader in establishing new qualitative standards for its industry. With the assistance of language and testing professionals from the Monterey Institute of International Studies, UCLA, the University of Hawaii, Santa Monica City College and Second Language Testing, Inc., NetworkOmni has designed and recently began to implement a new certification program for over-the-phone interpreters --- a new qualitative standard for the industry. In addition, NetworkOmni offers translation, on-site interpreting and other value-added services to the multicultural needs of its clients. By thoroughly assessing client needs and fully engaging clients in the process, NetworkOmni produces innovative and customized language solutions, whether for public agencies or Fortune 500 companies.
PASS Engineering (www.passolo.com), a sponsor of GSTI's software localization course, is a leading provider of visual localization tools and technologies. Enterprises across the globe benefit from the quality, consistency and reliability of PASS’s localization technologies. Providing comprehensive support for all the major development and localization platforms, including Windows, Java, .NET, XML/XLIFF, and Borland VCL, PASS Engineering is widely recognized as the technological leader in software localization.
Elanex (www.elanex.com) is a language translation services and technology company.
It provides professional translation services, using its global network of over 20,000 human translators, combined with cutting-edge automation technologies developed by the Elanex technology group.
The company has built a powerful technology platform for managing and automating the translation process, which reduces the amount of manual labor involved in each translation project. Additionally, it enables our translators to be more efficient, and it enables them to reach higher quality levels. The company supports MIIS in its Computer-Assisted Translation course and work with translators, editors, and project managers who have earned degrees from the Graduate School of Translation & Interpretation. Elanex is headquartered in San Francisco and has offices in Silicon Valley, Tokyo, Sydney and Melbourne.
Williams Sound (www.williamssound.com) The Graduate School of Translation and Interpretation is pleased to receive a donation of four transmitters and twenty receivers from Williams Sound to assist in simultaneous interpretation for academic purposes. Williams Sound has been a leading manufacturer of hearing assistance and spoken language interpretation products for over 30 years. Wireless FM and infrared amplification products help to ensure participants can hear clearly and easily in schools, courtrooms, houses of worship, meeting rooms, and other public and private facilities. Williams Sound equipment meets the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) requirements for public hearing assistance.
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