{translation-friends} Call for Papers: Translation Quality Assurance and Management in Jordan (July 2009)
- From: Ahmad Hassan Al-Maaini <amueini@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: mailing list <translation-friends@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:27:26 +0000
Translation Quality Assurance and Management
28 - 30 July, 2009
Amman-Jordan
Deadline for submission of abstracts: 15 June 2009
Representatives of the translation and interpreting sector will gather in
Jordan to attend the international conference "Translation Quality Assurance
and Management" , 28 - 30 July, 2009. It is being organized by the Jordanian
Translators' Association and ASBAT House for Translation and Conferences.
London Metropolitan University supports the conference in Amman. The speakers
and participants representing business, industry, institutions, and education
are coming together to engage in discussion with interpreters and translation
service providers. The underlying purpose is to analyse current challenges and
developments. The items on the agenda include new job profiles, changing
customer requirements, quality management, and new technologies. The conference
program also embraces a job exchange and trade exhibition.
What are the goals and benefits of the conference?
* Promoting the importance and activating the practice of translation in Jordan
from
various languages into Arabic and vice versa so as to contribute to the
development of the translation movement nationally as well as at Arab World
level.
* Exchanging relevant translation expertise and information, and maintaining
close relations between Jordanian translators and on the one hand and others of
the like on the other.
* Forging links between translation service providers and customers.
* Learning about new developments in the profession.
* Sharing ideas and experiences.
* Knowing the products and services available to translators and interpreters.
* Engaging in inspiring discussions with experts on the challenges facing the
profession.
JICOT invites translation and interpreting experts, product and service
providers to contribute to the international conference "Translation Quality
Assurance and Management" due to take place in July 2009. Around 300
participants are expected to attend the Conference. Please send your abstract
and CV to Prof Abdullah Shunnaq by 15th June: Prof. Dr. Abdullah Shunnaq
Chairman of the Organizing Committee, P.O.Box (100), Yarmouk University 211-63,
Irbid-JORDAN, email: alshunnaq1@xxxxxxxxx Fax: 00962 2 7211137
Ahmad Hassan Al-Maaini
PhD Student.
School of Languages and Social Sciences
Aston University
Birmingham-UK
Mobile (UK): +44 (0) 7552 480 889
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