Christian Galinski at 80: A Pillar of Terminology Studies and Global Communication

Klaus-Di k Schmi z224 Ch is ian Galinski a 80: A Pilla o Te minology S udies and Global Communica ion doi.o g/10.35321/ e m31-11 Ch is ian Galinski a 80: A Pilla o Te minology S udies and Global Communica ion Ch is ianui Galinskiui - 80: e minologijos i pasaulinėskomunikacijos ams is KLAUS-DIRK SCHMITZ TH Köln (Uni e si y o Applied Sciences) INTRODUCTION The ieldo  e minologyisin eg al oe ec i ecommunica ionac ossdis- ciplines, languages, and bo de s. The p inciples o e minology s udies a edesigned oensu e ha  e msandde ini ionsa eusedconsis en ly and accu a ely, acili a ing mu ual unde s anding in a globalized wo ld. A  hehea o  hisdisciplines andsCh is ianGalinski,whosewo ko e  hepas se e aldecadeshassigni ican lyin luenced hede elopmen and p opaga ion o e minology s udies, s anda diza ion and coope a ion. As Galinskiceleb a eshis80 hbi hday,i ispe inen  o e lec onhis as  con ibu ions o his ield,whichha ele anindeliblema konbo haca- demic and p ac ical domains. CHRISTIAN GALINSKI: A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY Bo n in 1944, Ch is ian Galinski g ew up in a pos -wa Eu ope, whe e he need o clea andp ecisecommunica ionwasmo ec i ical hane e ,as he con inen gea ed up o ebuild i sel in a mul ilingual, echnical en- i onmen .Hisacademicjou neys a eda  heUni e si yo Bonn(Ge - many), whe e he s udied Japanese, Chinese and communica ion. A e  se e alyea sinJapan,hes a edhis i s businessasaJapanese ansla o  inVienna.Thisexpe ienceandhisex ensi ebackg oundinlinguis ics, communica ion s udies and in o ma ion science laid a s ong ounda ion o his u u ewo kin he ieldo  e minology. 225Te minologija | 2024 | 31 In hela e1970s,Galinskibecamedeeplyin ol edwi hIn o e m, he In e na ional In o ma ion Cen e o Te minology, based in Vienna. In- o e m was ounded in 1971 unde  he auspices o  UNESCO a e  he long- imee o so EugenWüs e ,anAus ianlinguis -indus ialis .The mission o In o e m was o unc ion as an in o ma ion and documen a ion cen e osuppo in e na ionalcollabo a ionin he ieldo  e minology. In 1986, Ch is ian Galinski was appoin ed as he di ec o o In o e m, a posi ion ha he holds un il oday. In o e me ol ed om ha  imeon oanin e na ionalin o ma ionand documen a ion cen e o e minology, es ablished a huge lib a y wi h a la ge angeo publica ions ela ed o e minology,andpublishedse e al bibliog aphies,suchasBiblioTe m(BIT)andS anda dTe m(STT). In he la e 1980s, Ch is ian Galinski was ins umen al in he o ma- ion o Te mNe , a membe ship-based p o essional o ganiza ion uni ing uni e si iesando he p o essionalo ganiza ions omallo e  hewo ld op omo e aining,exchangein o ma ion,andp o idep o essionalce - i ica ion.Asalong- imeExecu i eSec e a yo Te mNe ,hise o s o conduc wo kshops and aining semina s h oughou Eas e n Eu ope and beyondha eno onlybene i ed hep o essionbu ha ealsocon ibu ed o globalunde s andinganduni ica ion. GALINSKI’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIELD OF TERMINOLOGY Ch is ianGalinski’sin luencein hede elopmen o  e minologys udies, e minology s anda diza ion and e minology coope a ion is mul i ace ed. Hiswo khasbeenins umen alinad ancing heo e ical amewo ksand p ac ical applica ions alike. Galinskihasbeenakey igu ein hede elopmen o in e na ionals an- da ds o e minology. He has been he sec e a y and commi ee manage o ISO/TC37“LanguageandTe minology” o decadesandad i ing o ce o manyo  heTC37s anda ds.Ch is ianGalinskiiss ill e yac i ein se e alsubcommi eesandwo kingg oups,cu en lyinanewwo king i em abou concep -based mic ocon en en i ies. Besides his engagemen in In o e m and Te mNe , Ch is ian Galinski also acili a ed he ounda ion o he In e na ional Ins i u e o Te minol- ogyResea ch(In e na ionalesIns i u  ü Te minologie o schung–IITF) andac i elysuppo ed hec ea iono o he pe inen associa ions,suchas Klaus-Di k Schmi z226 Ch is ian Galinski a 80: A Pilla o Te minology S udies and Global Communica ion heGe manTe minologyAssocia ion(Deu sche Te minologie-TagDTT) and heEu opeanAssocia ion o Te minology(EAFT).Twop ima yac- complishmen s a e wo hy o no e: –Du ing he la e 1980s, a en ion was d awn o he ela ionship be- ween e minology and knowledge enginee ing. In 1986, he Associ- a ion o Te minologyandKnowledgeT ans e (Gesellscha ü Te - minologie und Wissens ans e , GTW)was oundedinT ie ,wi h as  suppo  omIn o e m(Ch is ianGalinskiandGe ha dBudin).The i s con e enceonTe minologyandKnowledgeEnginee ing(TKE), which ookplacein1987inT ie ,a ac edse e alhund edexpe s om a ious ela eddisciplinessuchas e minology,knowledgeo - ganisa ion,classi ica ion,andcompu e science.In heensuingyea s, TKEcon e enceswe ehelde e y h eeyea sinT ie (1990),Cologne (1993),Vienna(1996),andInnsb uck(1999).A e  u he e en sin Nancy,DublinandMad id,TKEandGTWwe emo edin2005 o Copenhagen,whe eGTWwasdissol edin2022. Ch is ian Galinski and Klaus-Di k Schmi z a he In o e m o ice a he Uni e si y o Vienna (2012) 227Te minologija | 2024 | 31 Ch is ian Galinski s udying he p og amme o he Te minology Summe School 2017 in Cologne –Du ing he 3 d In e na ional Cong ess on Te minology and Knowledge Enginee ing-TKE’93inCologne,Galinskicon enedexpe sin he ieldo  e minology oes ablishahigh-le elGe man-language e mi- nologyini ia i e.In1994, heCouncil o Ge man-languageTe minol- ogy(Ra  ü Deu schsp achigeTe minologie,RaDT)wases ablisheda  he inaugu al mee ing on he p emises o he Ge man Commission o UNESCOinBonn.Asanini ia i eo  heGe man,Aus ianandSwiss UNESCOCommissions, heRaDTisanexpe g oup(app oxima ely 25 membe s) comp ising Ge man language o ganiza ions, associa ions, go e nmen agencies,businessandeduca ionalg oupswhichdealwi h e minological issues, applica ions and cu icula. The g oup’s goal is o ep esen all o ganisa ions conce ned wi h e minology om all Ge - man-language egions, including Luxembou g, Sou h Ty ol and Bel- gium.I sobjec i esa e oinc easeawa enesso  e minologyinGe man language coun ies, o p omo e coope a ion and collabo a ion in he ieldo  e minology, ocoo dina eandsuppo  e minologicalac i i ies and o c ea e, dissemina e and help implemen guidelines o e minol- ogy policy and s a egy. Since 1994, RaDT has been mee ing wice a yea a  a iousloca ionsinGe man-speakinga eas oexchangein o - ma ion and p oduce publica ions, and Ch is ian Galinski has emained anac i emembe  om hebeginningun il oday. Klaus-Di k Schmi z228 Ch is ian Galinski a 80: A Pilla o Te minology S udies and Global Communica ion Galinski has been a he o e on o in eg a ing echnology wi h e mi- nology managemen . He has championed he use o digi al ools o c ea e, s o e, and dissemina e e minology da abases, acili a ing easie access o specialknowledge.I emembe his“man a”du ing he1990s, ha e e y- bodywouldsoonha eapocke knowledgeda abase(Taschenwissensbank) whe e heycouldlookupe e y hing,includingmul ilingual e minology; oday we see wi h sma phones, in e ne access all-a ound, Google, ma- chine ansla ionandAI echnologies, ha Galinski’s isionhasbecome eali y.Ch is ianGalinskiwasalsooneo  he i s expe sin he ieldo  e minology o alkabou in e ope abili yamongdi e en  ypeso knowl- edge esou ces and no only mul ilingual bu also mul imodal accessibili y o con en . AsCh is ianGalinskiceleb a eshis80 hbi hday, hesigni icanceo  his con ibu ions o e minology s udies, e minology coope a ion, e mi- nologys anda diza ionandglobalcommunica ioncanno beo e s a ed. His wo k has laid he g oundwo k o much o wha we ake o g an ed in oday’sin e connec edwo ld.F omde elopingin e na ionals anda ds o p omo ing mul ilingualism and in eg a ing echnology wi h e minology, Galinski’slegacyisoneo unwa e ingdedica ion oimp o ingcommuni- ca ionac ossalldomainso humanendea ou . Lookingahead, he ieldo  e minologywillundoub edlycon inue o e ol e,bu i willdosoon he ounda ion ha Ch is ianGalinskihasso me iculouslybuil .Hisli e’swo kse esasaninspi a ion oallwhoseek oimp o eunde s andinginou inc easinglycomplexwo ld,andhisin- luencewillbe el  o gene a ions ocome. Gau a 2024-08-13 Klaus-Di k Schmi z THKöln(Uni e si yo AppliedSciences) Claudiuss . 1 50678 Köln E-mail klaus.schmi z@ h-koeln.de