Localization
Next Generation Localization

RSVP Here and join us on October 8th at Noon ET!

 

Join us to learn from two Translation & Localization experts, Shunee Yee, President & CEO of CSOFT, and MSTI Alum Sophia Barry Gordon, Localization Project Manager. During the event, they will amplify the importance of embracing new technologies in the future and influencing the next generation.

Shunee Yee

President & CEO, CSOFT International

Ms. Shunee Yee, with over 25 years in the language industry, is the founder and CEO of CSOFT International. Recognized among Fortune's Top 10 Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs and CNN Money's Top 25 Innovation disrupters, Ms. Yee has steered CSOFT's rapid growth, establishing it as a leading translation company.

Beyond her business achievements, she actively supports educational and social causes, serving as a trustee at Dexter Southfield school and contributing to international programs at Johns Hopkins University. Notably, she co-chaired the Taste of Ginger diabetes education initiative in 2021 and 2022. Currently, she serves on the board of directors at Beth Israel Lahey Health's Joslin Diabetes Center, demonstrating her commitment to Boston's Life Sciences sector.

Sophia Barry Gordon

Localization Project Manager – Team Lead, CSOFT International

Sophia Barry Gordon is a translator and Localization Project Manager – Team Lead at CSOFT International within the communications business unit. She has a B.A. in Romance languages, specializing in French and Italian, and an M.S. in Translation & Interpreting, both from New York University. She is the recipient of the NYU Prix Jindrich Zezula and the French Voices Award issued by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy for her translation of the graphic novel Catharsis by Luz. Other notable projects include translations of Instagrammable by Eliette Abécassis, Giustizia e mito: Con Edipo, Antigone e Creonte by Marta Cartabia & Luciano Violante, Furiosus: A Chivalric Opera based on Orlando Furioso by Roberto Scarcella Perino & Flora Gagliardi, and King Charlie by Délphine Pessin, which was Women+ in Translation series Jill! Highlighted reading for #WorldKidLit month

DATE OCTOBER 8, 2024
TIME 12PM-1PM EST
LOCATION Online - Zoom
COST $Free
Contact skt9904@nyu.edu
DATE OCTOBER 8, 2024
TIME 12PM-1PM EST
LOCATION Online - Zoom
Contact skt9904@nyu.edu
COST $Free

RSVP Here and join us on October 8th at Noon ET!

 

Join us to learn from two Translation & Localization experts, Shunee Yee, President & CEO of CSOFT, and MSTI Alum Sophia Barry Gordon, Localization Project Manager. During the event, they will amplify the importance of embracing new technologies in the future and influencing the next generation.

Shunee Yee

President & CEO, CSOFT International

Ms. Shunee Yee, with over 25 years in the language industry, is the founder and CEO of CSOFT International. Recognized among Fortune's Top 10 Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs and CNN Money's Top 25 Innovation disrupters, Ms. Yee has steered CSOFT's rapid growth, establishing it as a leading translation company.

Beyond her business achievements, she actively supports educational and social causes, serving as a trustee at Dexter Southfield school and contributing to international programs at Johns Hopkins University. Notably, she co-chaired the Taste of Ginger diabetes education initiative in 2021 and 2022. Currently, she serves on the board of directors at Beth Israel Lahey Health's Joslin Diabetes Center, demonstrating her commitment to Boston's Life Sciences sector.

Sophia Barry Gordon

Localization Project Manager – Team Lead, CSOFT International

Sophia Barry Gordon is a translator and Localization Project Manager – Team Lead at CSOFT International within the communications business unit. She has a B.A. in Romance languages, specializing in French and Italian, and an M.S. in Translation & Interpreting, both from New York University. She is the recipient of the NYU Prix Jindrich Zezula and the French Voices Award issued by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy for her translation of the graphic novel Catharsis by Luz. Other notable projects include translations of Instagrammable by Eliette Abécassis, Giustizia e mito: Con Edipo, Antigone e Creonte by Marta Cartabia & Luciano Violante, Furiosus: A Chivalric Opera based on Orlando Furioso by Roberto Scarcella Perino & Flora Gagliardi, and King Charlie by Délphine Pessin, which was Women+ in Translation series Jill! Highlighted reading for #WorldKidLit month