The Translator as Strategic Partner

London 22-23 November 2008

A conference on the practices and technologies of translation quality sponsored by

the Chartered Institute of Linguists, the Institute of Translation and Interpreting and ProZ

Conference Programme

Friday 21st November

 

19.00 onwards

Advance registration, networking and drinks for early arrivals

 

Saturday 22nd November

 

Time	Session	Speaker
08.30-09.30	Registration and coffee	-
09.30-10.00	Welcome address: The Translator as Strategic Partner	Michael Benis
10.00-11.00	Client relations: Why and how to be proactive	Ros Schwartz
11.00-11.30	Coffee	-
11.30-12.30	Strategic partnerships: principles and solutions, triumphs and tragedies	Bill Maslen and client
12.30-13.30	Italian buffet lunch
13.30-14.15	Patently different	Cate Avery & client Jayne Wright, Translation Manager at patent and trade mark attorneys Marks & Clerk
14.15-15.00	It's not what you want to give the client, it’s what the client needs	Jay Kettle Williams & client
15.00-15.30	Tea	-
15.30-15.45	Does quality spell u-s-a-b-i-l-i-t-y?	Jost Zetzsche
15.45-16.45	Round table discussion with delegate questions and answers	Cate Avery, Michael Benis, Jay Kettle Williams, Bill Maslen, Nick Rosenthal, Ros Schwartz, Jost Zetzsche
16.45-17.00	Close	-
17.00 onwards	Private bar open for pre-dinner drinks

 

Sunday 23rd November

 

Time	Session	Speaker
08.30-09.30	Registration and coffee	-
9.30-11.00	A practical introduction to translation technology	Michael Benis
11.00-11.30	Coffee	-
11.30-13.00	Doing it in style - Group workshop.	Ros Schwartz
13.00-14.00	Caribbean buffet lunch and Prize Draw
14.00-14.15	Setting priorities straight: Us or the Machine?	Jost Zetzsche
14.15-14.30	TM is dead! Long live CMS!	Nick Rosenthal
14.30-14.50	Working methods: collaboration amidst constant change	Bill Maslen
14.50-15.20	Tea	-
15.20-15.35	Getting the most out of references	Istvan Lengyel
15.35-16.30	Round table discussion with delegate questions and answers	Michael Benis, Daniel Benito, Istvan Lengyel, Bill Maslen, Nick Rosenthal, Katherine Weller
16.30-16.45	Where to now?	Michael Benis / Jost Zetzsche / Bill Maslen / Ros Schwartz
16.45-17.00	Close	-

 

Attendance of this conference is valid for a translation professional’s

ATA Continuing Education record (full 10 points) and

CIoL and ITI Continuing Professional Development  records.