Media Appearances

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Interview

A Chinese TLM student thought it would be a great idea to interview me and publish the video on the Tencent video site to share with Chinese students who are wondering what to do with their passion for language if they don’t want to become a teacher. This really resonated with me, as when I was in high school and even in college, not a single advisor suggested the language services industry—through no fault of their own—the industry was pretty small at the time, and I’m happy I eventually found it, thanks for localization courses at what was then the Monterey Institute of International Studies. If the embedded video above doesn’t work, here’s a link to the interview subtitled in English and Chinese.

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Interview: Slator

Toward the end of January 2019, the Middlebury Institute of International Studies (MIIS) shared the news about its Master of Arts in Translation and Localization Management (TLM) degree program being reclassified into a (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) STEM degree. Read the full interview here.

Panelist: Globally Speaking Podcast

In this latest installation of Globally Speaking, Max Troyer, Associate Professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, talks about the curriculum needed to educate future localization professionals, new skills that are required, where graduates end up working, typical career paths and why we should expand mentorship in the industry. Listen to the podcast here.

Interview: RWS Moravia Blog

As they look to foreign markets to drive revenues, global enterprises are building up their localization programs. These departments are big—nearly 60% of the revenue of international companies comes from foreign markets—yet universities have been slow to build programs to train people to work in the localization industry. Max Troyer, Program Chair of the Translation and Localization Management (TLM) program at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (MIIS) in Monterey, California, is working to change that by training students to be the localization project managers of the future. We spoke to Max to understand the needs of global businesses and what his department provides. Download a PDF of the interview here.

Panelist: LocWorld 38

During this panel discussion, we will explore the different perspectives on how to identify, nurture and optimize future project management talent. We will share insights on how academia is adapting their localization management curriculum to align to evolving industry needs and discuss the value of initiatives such as internship programs in preparing project manager (PM) candidates for a career in localization. Managers from both the client and language service provider sides will describe their journeys into the PM role, the skills they were equipped with prior, (and those they wish they had been!) and provide their views on how our future PMs can be successful. Panelists:

• Samantha Reiss (moderator) – Welocalize
• Max Troyer – MIIS
• Chiara Fornasero – WhatsApp
• Mariah Fike – Netflix

Takeaways: Attendees will learn how to select the right talent for future project management roles; what a successful PM looks like and the value they can add to your organization. Learn more on the LocWorld website.

Interview: Wordbee International Buzz Podcast

L10n Radio · Guest: Max Troyer, Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator at the MIIS at Monterey

Wordbee’s Mark Shriner and Max Troyer, Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator of the Translation & Localization Management program at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey talk about Monterey, careers and educations in the localization industry. Listen to the podcast here.