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NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE & TRANSLATION INDUSTRY OF INDIA

OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES

(New Delhi, April 17-18, 2009)

 

           Special half-day pre-conference translation oriented workshop by International Experts on

    Quality Standards, Terminology Management, Professional practices, CAT Tools

Convenor

Ravi Kumar

FIT Council Member

Terminology Management  in Translation: Dr. Gabriele Sauberer  - Secretary General of TERMNET - International Network of Terminology, Austria

Quality Standards in Translation– EN 15038: Dr. Peter Jones – Quality Lead Auditor & Deputy Director -  Austrian Standards Plus Certification, Austria

International Standards in Translation and Terminology: Ms. Anja Drame – Deputy Director, International Information Centre for Terminology, Austria and member ISO/TC 37

Professional Practices in Translation: Dr. Roger T. Bell – Pioneer of Translation Theory and Professor at the University of Westminster, UK

Introduction to CAT Tools: Mr. Ravi Kumar, President, Indian Translators Association

 

This pre-conference workshop shall be conducted on April 16, 2009. No extra fees, all members attending this workshop shall be awarded certificate of participation.

 

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List of Invited Speakers

Prof. Dr. Roger T. Bell, UK

Prof. Dr. Gabriele Sauberer, Austria

Prof. Dr. Peter Jones, Austria

Prof. Ms. Anja Drame, Germany

Prof. Dr. Mahendra Benipuri

Prof. Ms. Laurance Bastit, Switzerland

Prof. Dr. Anil Dhingra, India

Prof. Dr. Sankar Basu, India

Dr. Vijay K. Malhotra, India

Prof. Dr. R.P. Bhatnagar, India

Shri N.G. Lakhanpal, India 

Prof. Om Gupta, India

Prof. Ana Isabel Reguillo Pelayo, Spain

Ms. Marielle Morin, France

Prof. Dr. P.P. Giridhar, India

Prof. Dr. Manju Dhariwal, India

Prof. Dr. Hem Chandra Pande, India

Prof. Dr. R.M.K. Sinha, India

Prof. Dr. V.N. Shukla, India

Shri Sanjay Ganjoo, India

Shri Samrat Yadav, India

Dr. S.M. Mishra, India

Dr. Sanjay Singh, India   


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EVENT PARTNERS

 

Indian Translators Association

Linguaindia Foundation

Allied Modlingua Services

PRINCIPAL SPONSOR

Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysore

 

 

CO-SPONSORS

 

International Network of Terminology (TERMNET), Austria 

Language Industry Certification System (LICS), Austria

 

 

INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT

 

Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysore

 

Instituto Cervantes, New Delhi

 

CORPORATE SPONSORS

 

Heartsome (World Leader in CAT Tools)

Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions Limited 

 

ASSOCIATE SPONSORS

 

Transwelt (Terminology Made Easy)

N.G. Lakhanpal, IAS 

 

 


Members Organising Committee

 

Mr. Ravi Kumar - Convenor 

Mr. C.M. Rawal – Co- Convenor

Dr. S.K. Ray – Coordinator

Mr. R. Raghunathan- Mobalisation

Mr. Uma Shankar - Administration

Mr. NishiKant – Public Relations

Ms. Vrunda Deshmukh-Content & Logistics


List of Paper Presenters 

 

Mr. Shreyas Munshi

Mr. Suniti Chandra Mishra

Mr. L.N.Baijal

Mr. Hemanga Dutta

Ms. Mokshda Bhushan

Ms. Tulika Chandra

Ms. Vashini Sharma

Ms. Shobha Kaveri

Ms. Jeevaratnam Gurusamy

Ms. Supriya Devnani

 

OBJECTIVES

This Conference aims to provide a platform to translators, translation service providers, technology partners, quality control auditors, terminologists, project managers, communication managers, academicians, publishers, content writers, government officials and diplomats to engage in a dialogue and get benefitted by networking with each other and share information and knowledge in areas related to globalisation, localisation, CAT Tools, quality standards, terminology management and professional practices in the context of translation and translation services in India. 

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS

  • Two days main conference with keynote speakers and concurrent tracks
  • Special Workshop, roundtables and job fairs for smaller groups
  • Exhibit area with leading tool and service providers
  • Showcase of leading national and international language and cultural institutions

FOCUS AREAS

  • Globalisation & Localisation in context of translation
  • Technology Integration and CAT Tools in translation 
  • Quality Standards in translation
  • Terminology Management & Project Management in translation 
  • Professionalisation and Professional Practices in translation
  • Techniques and Teaching Methodologies in translation and interpretation 
  • Theoretical approaches to Translation
  • Interpretation as profession  
  • Cross- Cultural Communication
  • Publication and Content Management
  • Copyrights in translation: theories and practices
  • Private and Public initiatives for promotion of translation activities in India

TARGET AUDIENCE

 

  • Teachers, Professors and Educators and researchers involved in translation
  • Translators, interpreters and language professionals
  • Language students ( Indian as well as foreign languages)
  • Heads and Managers of BPOs and Research agencies
  • Heads and Managers of translation and interpretation agencies
  • Heads of organisations involved in language training 
  • Content writers, localisation and globalisation managers
  • Representatives of publishing houses
  • Editors, Proof-readers
  • Buyers of translation and interpretation services
  • CAT Tool Service Providers
  • Quality Control Managers
 


        REGISTRATION DEADLINE

APRIL 10, 2009

 

 

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The conference fees to be paid by Demand Draft / Cheque payable at par / Cash in favour of INDIAN TRANSLATORS ASSOCIATION payable at New Delhi by April 10, 2009. Address: Indian Translators Association, C/O Allied Modlingua Services Pvt. Ltd., K-5/B, Lower Ground Floor, Kalkaji, New Delhi -110019 Tel: +91-11-26291676/ 41675530 E-mail : info@itaindia.org  Web: www.itaindia.org

 

Complete Conference program to be informed in due course

 

 

 

CONFERENCE VENUE

 

IIFT Auditorium,

Indian Institute of Foreign Trade,

IIFT Bhawan, B-21, Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi -110016

 

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