Swisher, Val
Founder and
CEO, Content Rules, Inc.
Val Swisher is the Founder and CEO of Content Rules, Inc.Content Rules is an end-to-end content services provider, helping customer plan and execute their global content strategy, create content in structured and non-structured environments, and prepare content for translation. Val is a global content strategy thought leader and an expert in making source English content global-ready. In addition to running Content Rules, Val is on the Executive Board for Translators without Borders, where she is responsible for creating and running the Simplified English program. Translators without Borders works with non-governmental organizations to provide critical, life-saving translations for humanitarian causes around the globe. Val is also part of the academic advisory team at UCSF Medical Center, where she helps medical students simplify their English content as part of the WikiProject Medicine rotation. Global Content Strategy: A Primer, Val's third book, will be published in May by XML Press. Her previous books includeMastering Network Management, published by Numidia Press and The Comprehensive Guide to Computer Telephony Integration, published by the CT Institute.
Website: ContentRules
Session: Taking Your Content To Global Proportions: Global Content Strategy Best Practices