IMUG is the original multilingual computing user group, serving L10n / i18n / g11n* professionals and multilingual computer users since 1987. We meet regularly in Silicon Valley. If you work with or work on computers, smartphones, software, websites or other projects in more than one human language, please join us!

Meeting topics include Macintosh, Windows, Linux, iPhone, Android and web-based systems and applications; standards for internationalization, localization and globalization; language, language learning and culture; international marketing, startup business resources and more.

Members include engineering, language and business professionals such as software developers, localization software engineers, internationalization architects, software QA testers, technical writers, translators, interpreters, product managers, international business people and other professionals and academics.

Founded at Stanford University in 1987 as the SMUG International SIG, in 1991 IMUG spun off as an independent user group and has held monthly meetings at Apple, Adobe, Google and other Silicon Valley locations almost continuously ever since.

For more information please visit the IMUG History and Past Events Archives.

*L10n: localization;  i18n: internationalization;  g11n: globalization.

Membership

IMUG membership is only $20/year, $15/renewal, or $100 for lifetime membership. Admission to all IMUG meetings is free for members. Click here to join, renew or upgrade your membership. Cash and checks also accepted at our events.

Meetings

IMUG usually meets on the third Thursday of each month. See the Upcoming Events page for more information. That page will also link to maps and directions. If you would like to propose a presentation, suggest at presentation topic, or are preparing to speak at IMUG please see Info for Presenters.

Admission is free for IMUG members, $4 for non-members. IMUG membership is only $20/year, $15/renewal, or $100 for lifetime membership. Click here to join, renew or pay a single non-member event fee. Cash and checks also accepted at our events.

Please RSVP via Meetup. Our corporate hosts have requested RSVPs so that badges can be prepared in advance. You won't be turned away if you don't, but there will be a delay while your badge is prepared. If you RSVP at least 24 hours in advance it will be waiting for you. .

Newsletter

Subscribe to the imugi18n newsletter to receive announcements of all IMUG events, job posts and other news via e-mail. You do not have to be a member to subscribe!

in HTML via the IMUG Meetup

in plain text via the IMUG Yahoo! Group

Social Networks

  Follow IMUG on Twitter: i18n_mug

Join the IMUG LinkedIn Group: IMUG Silicon Valley i18n L10n g11n Professionals

Friend IMUG on Facebook: IMUG Facebook news & events page

Get the imugi18n Newsletter via the IMUG Yahoo! Group

Please RVSP to all IMUG events via the IMUG Meetup Group

Volunteers

IMUG a 100% volunteer organization run by and for members. The core volunteer team:

• Yuan Ho, a founding member of the group, serves as host and moderator for our monthly events, and also oversees membership development and treasury managment.
• Roger Sherman is in charge of speaker relations, program development and scheduling.
• Jim Turley helped develop the original, pioneering IMUG website. Jim served as webmaster and managed the imug18n newsletter from 1995-2005, and continues to contribute to IMUG and this site.
• Joe Katz serves as webmaster and manages our imug18n newsletter and social networking groups. Joe created a new IMUG website in 2006, and in 2009 led a design refresh with the support of IMUG member Luciano Larruda and Luciano's offshore design resources.

 

 

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Newsletter

Subscribe to imugi18n for events, job postings and other news:
in HTML via Meetup, or in
plain text via Yahoo! Groups

Membership not required.

 

Membership

Join the multilingual computing community! Admission to all IMUG events is free for members. Membership is only $20, annual renewals are $15, and lifetime membership is only $100!

 

Support IMUG

For over twenty years, IMUG has been an all-volunteer open forum and resource for the multilingual computing community. IMUG is not run for profit, and needs your support to continue! Individual and corporate donations and sponsorships are welcome. Donations to IMUG are not tax-deductable.

Just click the PayPal logo and enter any amount in the form, or visit the Membership, Event Fees and Donations page.