Translating Europe Forum, Madrid

Brussels, 27-28 October 2016

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Draft programme(519 kB)

This year the #TranslatingEurope Forum will focus on translation tools and technologies.

In a translation environment now broadly computerized, translators need to be technically savvy as much as they need to be linguistically skilled in order to be up to market standards. Translation environment tools include a wide array of IT solutions meant to facilitate translation-related tasks: from terminology research to text alignment, from revision to quality control, without forgetting workflow management tools.

We will approach the theme of translation tools and technologies from different perspectives, from the role of public institutions to the viewpoint of end-users to the implications for translators' training.

Note: attendance to the Forum is free of charge, however participants are required to cover their own travel and accommodation expenses.

Overview

The #TranslatingEurope Forum is a yearly event organised by the Directorate-General for Translation (DGT) of the European Commission. It brings together translation stakeholders in Europe to discuss topics of common interest such as skills, employability, professionalisation, quality, tools, and to promote cooperation between stakeholders. Its aim is to increase the visibility of the profession and to stimulate dialogue and projects of common interest.

The #TranslatingEurope Forum target audience comprises all DGT stakeholders: from University students and teachers to freelance translators, from producers of translation tools to researchers, from translators' and translation employers' associations to Language Service Providers and language services of national administrations.

The #TranslatingEurope Forum is a place for dialogue and the programme will include presentations aiming at innovative ways to enhance this dialogue. DGT would like to bring the different communities together to discuss the technologies and their impact on the future of the profession and research in the field.

2015 Forum

Programme

2015 programme(3.85 Mb)

Video files

Day 1

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  Plenary sessions+ workshops:
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  (Social) networking for translators
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  Public service translation and interpretation - a study and an app
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  Training translators in a changing world (1)
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  Translation platforms and tools in the digital age
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  From junior entrepreneurs to full professionals, learning business by doing

Day 2

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  Plenary sessions+ workshops:
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  Training translators in a changing world (2)
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  The role of translation for multilingualism
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  A ‘travel kit’ for the journey to professional translator
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  A translator's palette of skills for the XXIst century
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  Revision & terminology

Presentations

Day 1

Lightning project presentations

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  Localise with Google(737 kB)
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  Subtitling MOOCs(343 kB)
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  Trans-editors(674 kB)
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  LocJAM(975 kB)

(Social) Networking for translators(3.67 Mb)

Training translators in a changing world

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  Simplifying translation(321 kB)
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  Changing the world - And how we are going to do it(336 kB)

Translation Platforms and Tools in the Digital Age

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  Twitter for terminology(3.95 Mb)
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  TransCert(364 kB)

Public Service Translation and Interpretation - A study and an App

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  A study on public service translation in cross-border healthcare(918 kB)
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  VOZE(1.3 Mb)

From junior entrepreneurs to full professionals, learning business by doing

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  Creation of a Translation Junior Enterprise at U. Porto. How and why?(888 kB)
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  How can a student-run junior company contribute to meeting EMT requirements?(372 kB)

Day 2

Brand yourself! Where a beginning linguist should start when creating a brand(3.35 Mb)

Training translators in a changing world (2)

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  How happy are you with your studies?(508 kB)

A translator’s palette of skills for the XXIst Century

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  Emotional intelligence skills as a key to enhance translators’ performance and employability(237 kB)

The role of translation for multilingualism

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  Respeaking - A new addition to the translation family(1.29 Mb)

Revision & Terminology

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  Self-revision in translation(343 kB)
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  Towards a model for translation revision competence(803 kB)

Discussion

#TranslatingEurope

2014 Forum

Programme

2014 programme(437 kB)

Conclusions

2014 report(471 kB) — conclusions & follow-up

Video files

Video file — day 1 (18 September 2014)

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  Innovation in the translation sector
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  EU initiatives and funding opportunities for the translation sector
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  Bridging the skills gap

Video file — day 2 (19 September 2014)

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  Translation and Intellectual Property Rights
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  The future of the Translating Europe Forum

Presentations

Multilingualism in Europe(an media)(1 Mb) (EurActiv, Christophe Leclercq)

European projects on skills and competences(617 kB) (European Commission, Aldo Laudi)

Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions(1.53 Mb) — Bridging business and research (European Commission, Manel Laporta Grau)

Discussion

#TranslatingEurope

Contact: DGT-TRANSLATING-EUROPE@ec.europa.eu

Privacy statement(156 kB)

This Directorate-General is responsible for the education and culture policy of the European Union. The DG is responsible for a series of programmes that contribute to the preservation of European values and prosperity and the participation of citizens in European integration.

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  This Directorate-General is responsible for the education and culture policy of the European Union. The DG is responsible for a series of programmes that contribute to the preservation of European values and prosperity and the participation of citizens in European integration.