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LISA Structure
Members
LISA membership is divided between two broad categories: vendors and clients. Vendors are those organizations that derive a significant proportion of their revenues from the provision of globalization- and localization-related services or tools. Clients are those organizations that create content and purchase globalization services from other organizations. Other members come from academia, government, NGOs, and research institutions. As of late 2007, 53% of LISA’s corporate members came from the client and “other” category, and since 2006, 51% of organizations represented at LISA events have come from the client and “other” category.
- LISA Corporate and Sponsor members (left) and attendees at LISA events (right) by category. (* Client includes the “other” category.)
Full membership is LISA is reserved for Sponsor and Corporate members. LISA also offers a lower-priced Introductory membership for new members and smaller organizations: this membership category has some limitations. Special provision is made for non-profit and educational associations to join LISA at reduced costs. The list of member categories may be viewed here.
Board
LISA is governed by a supervisory board elected from current LISA members to positions for Strategy, Finance, and Membership, plus the current LISA Managing Director. An Advisory Executive Committee is appointed by the Supervisory Executive Committee and/or by the LISA Administration to provide advice to the Director and members of the Supervisory Committee from the perspective of their area of expertise. A list of current board members can be viewed here.
Special Interest Groups
Special Interest Groups (SIGs) allow LISA members to focus on particular topics. They are formed from LISA members and may work on special projects and sell the results. LISA’s SIG for the development of technical standards is OSCAR.
