List of Industry Associations
USA
American Translators Association
Founded in 1959, ATA is the largest professional association of translators and interpreters in the U.S. with nearly 11,000 members in more than 95 countries. The Association's primary goals include fostering and supporting the professional development of translators and interpreters and promoting the translation and interpreting professions.
https://www.atanet.org/
Printing Industries Association, Inc. of Southern California
The largest printing industry group in the United States, engaged in activities such as technical support, workshops, and seminars related to printing.
https://www.piasc.org/
EU
European Association for Technical Communication
Europe's largest association related to technical writing. They are actively engaged in exhibitions, lecturer dispatching, adoption of advanced technology, and networking.
https://www.tekom.de/
GALA : Globalization and Localization Association
The GALA Standards Initiative
An association dealing with translation in general. We cooperate in the standardization of quality verification.
TAUS : Translation Automation User Society
An organization that researches and develops the automation of translation tasks, including machine translation.
https://www.taus.net/
CSA Research (formerly known as Common Sense Advisory)
A research company specializing in translation and localization, headquartered in the United States.
https://csa-research.com/
JAPAN
Japan Technical Communicators Association
An association of experts dealing with operating instructions for products and services.
https://www.jtca.org/
DITA Consortium Japan
An organization aiming for efficient content creation by structuring documents using DITA technology.
https://dita-jp.org/