Press Release
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Laura Buck
Communications Associate
(301) 424-7737 ext. 104
lbuck@schreibernet.com
For Immediate Release
12 p.m., May 27, 2008
Marla Schulman Re-elected President of the Association of Language Companies
WASHINGTON, D.C. -May 27, 2008- Schreiber Translations, Inc. (STI) is proud to announce that STI President, Marla Schulman, has been elected to serve as President of the Association of Language Companies (ALC). Schulman received this honor on May 16, during the association's 2008 Annual Conference held in San Francisco; the largest conference in the association's six-year history. Though Schulman has held this position since May of 2007, this will be her first full term, lasting for two years.
Schulman was elected based on many factors, including her more than 10 years of management experience in the translation industry and her success as President of Schreiber Translations, Inc. -- one of the leading language services companies in the United States. As STI's President, Schulman has competed for and won some of the largest translation contracts issued by US government agencies and private industry. In addition, it is because of Schulman's dedicated leadership that STI, which provides translation, interpretation, foreign language desktop publishing, and localization services in all languages, has grown 25% over the last four years.
Schulman, a longtime advocate of the language services industry, stated upon her election, "It is an honor to lead the ALC in its mission to promote the professional stature and economic position of its US member language companies."
About ALC
The ALC is recognized worldwide as a trade organization representing the interests of language services companies in the United States. Its member companies translate manuals, packaging, and other materials relating to products sold in countries where English is not the primary language and government documents, including military and intelligence materials; deliver simultaneous and telephonic interpretation in hospitals and courtrooms and at conferences; localize websites and other marketing materials; and, offer foreign language instruction. The worldwide language services market is valued at $8.8 billion (source: Common Sense Advisory, http://www.commonsenseadvisory.com). The commercial market has grown 32% since 2002. For more information about ALC, please visit their website at www.alcus.org.
About STI, Inc.
STI has been a leading provider in the translation industry for nearly 25 years, helping numerous government and private sector clients to meet their translation, localization, and interpretation needs. STI integrates the best in human and technological resources to help our clients break down language barriers and face the demands of increasingly rapid globalization. With an effective, personalized, and proven system of project management, there is no project too big or too small.
STI is a Corporate Member of the American Translators Association (ATA) and a Charter Member of the Association of Language Companies (ALC), the only trade association in the U.S. devoted to the language industry.
STI is located in the Washington D.C. metro area. To learn more, please contact STI at http:www.schreibernet.com,, or call (301) 424-7737.
