Going Global
We live in a global economy. One of the most logical ways for a site to expand is to market their services to users in other countries. But moving into new countries and markets means supporting multiple languages and multiple currencies, with each offering their own unique set of challenges. Localizing (or localising) isn't as simple as swapping translated text. From managing content of different lengths to displaying that text right-to-left, making your site work around the globe offers unique challenges.
This session will look at the impact of internationalization on the client-side and what it takes to make your user experience a global one.
About Mark Meeker
Mark Meeker is the Principal UI Engineer for Orbitz Worldwide. At Orbitz, he leads the development of the presentation layer for their family of travel websites around the globe. He focuses on building interactive and usable interfaces which follow web standards and are accessible. He is a client-side developer at heart, but spends a lot of his time finding better ways for the presentation layer to play well inside large web applications.
Previously, Mark was Technology Director for Critical Mass where he led site development and architecture for numerous clients. He got his start on the web at Encyclopaedia Britannica by helping to launch Britannica.com. He has an undergraduate degree from St. Norbert College and earned a Masters in Software Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology.
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