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The Translations Manager will take responsibility for translating the SME Server text and documentation. The ultimate goal of this role is to help make SME Server usable by people all over the globe. This person will:
 
The Translations Manager will take responsibility for translating the SME Server text and documentation. The ultimate goal of this role is to help make SME Server usable by people all over the globe. This person will:
- Evaluate whether there is enough interest in and volunteers for translating the materials for a particular language.
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* Evaluate whether there is enough interest in and volunteers for translating the materials for a particular language.
- Initiate a query with the Development Manager to determine if any technical issues exist with adapting the SME materials into a given language.  Arrange to help perform any tests or fixes necessary to address any issues.  The TM will work with the CM to champion suitable modifications to development team guidelines to ensure that alternate language selection is as easy as possible in an SME server deployment.
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* Initiate a query with the Development Manager to determine if any technical issues exist with adapting the SME materials into a given language.  Arrange to help perform any tests or fixes necessary to address any issues.  The TM will work with the CM to champion suitable modifications to development team guidelines to ensure that alternate language selection is as easy as possible in an SME server deployment.
- Choose a Language Leader for the language and identify potential volunteers
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* Choose a Language Leader for the language and identify potential volunteers
- Coordinate between the language leaders and the CM to obtain English translations of interesting developments on foreign language SME related web sites for use on the main community website.
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* Coordinate between the language leaders and the CM to obtain English translations of interesting developments on foreign language SME related web sites for use on the main community website.
- Arrange for the necessary materials, tools, and space for the language team to work.
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* Arrange for the necessary materials, tools, and space for the language team to work.
- Help the Language leader gain enough members to accomplish the task in a reasonable time without placing an undue strain on the team members.
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* Help the Language leader gain enough members to accomplish the task in a reasonable time without placing an undue strain on the team members.
- Monitor the team's activities and provide help, guidance, and resolution when required.
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* Monitor the team's activities and provide help, guidance, and resolution when required.
- Identify, with the Communications Manager, a “core” set of documents to be translated into any language. Potential candidates should include:
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* Identify, with the Communications Manager, a “core” set of documents to be translated into any language. Potential candidates should include:
- Server Manager and Console strings
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* Server Manager and Console strings
- Release Notes and changelog
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* Release Notes and changelog
- SME Server User's Guide
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* SME Server User's Guide
- A set of introductory web pages - About SME, How to download, Burn to CD, Installing SME, etc.
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* A set of introductory web pages - About SME, How to download, Burn to CD, Installing SME, etc.
- New User's FAQs
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* New User's FAQs
- Act as a central point of contact for the Language leaders, the website and documentation teams in general, to take note of any changes and distribute them to all the Language leaders. Keep the translation(s) in sync.
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* Act as a central point of contact for the Language leaders, the website and documentation teams in general, to take note of any changes and distribute them to all the Language leaders. Keep the translation(s) in sync.
    
== Language Leader ==
 
== Language Leader ==

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