Translation events in September
8 CAPI Court Interpreters Judicial Conference. Boulder, CO, USA. 9 Problems, Solutions and Precipitates: Translating for the Pharmaceutical, Chemical, and Cosmetics Industries. ATA Continuing Education Webinar. 11 Creating Successful Interpretation Encounters – the Language Services Coordinator, Globalization and Localization Association, webinar. 11-13 International Conference on Community Translation 2014. National Accreditation Authority for Translators & Interpreters […]
Google Announces the Creation of a Translate Community
Google recently launched a Translate Community, inviting language-lover volunteers to help improve the accuracy of Google Translate services. At first sight, this seems like a win-win situation, as long-suffering Google Translate users have often voiced their frustration with the quality of the translations rendered, while Google gets free knowledge (and labor) from a virtual community […]
Effective Client Management in the Translation Industry
Running a translation project efficiently is not easy. There are many aspects that Project Managers need to take into account to ensure that clients are satisfied and that they choose their translation agency over and over again. Each project should be well understood right from the beginning in order to anticipate potential risks or problems […]
Everyday Lunfardo Expressions Used in Buenos Aires
Much has been said and discussed about lunfardo: its origins, the way it has been introduced in some of the most popular tango songs sang by porteños in Buenos Aires…This has led many people to think that lunfardo is a dialect that is not currently used when this is actually not the case. There are […]
Translation events in August
4 LA INTERACCIÓN ENTRE TRADUCTORES ESPECIALIZADOS Y PROFESIONALES DEL DERECHO, Buenos Aires, Argentina 5 TALLER DE LA INDUSTRIA DEL PETRÓLEO Y DEL GAS, Buenos Aires, Argentina 4-6 FIT XXth World Congress: Man vs Machine? Berlin, Germany 5-8 Computer-Assisted Translation Course. Monterey, California, US 6 FORMACIÓN DEL TRADUCTOR CORRECTOR EN LENGUA ESPAÑOLA. MÓDULO II. OPCIÓN MATUTINA […]
What language did Jesus speak?
During Pope Francis’ last visit to the Holy Land on 24th-26th May, a linguistic issue made an unexpected appearance in a pilgrimage described by the Pontiff as a “great grace” and an opportunity to “pray for peace” in the Middle East. Only minutes after the first public encounter between Pope Francis and the Israeli Prime […]
Will machines reach human levels of translation quality by the year 2029?
Will it be possible to rely on the accuracy of a machine translated document by the year 2029? Will human levels of translation quality be reached by machines and software programs? Translation and interpreting services have been traditionally considered human activities with little to almost no space for technical interventions. However, technical developments in language […]
Translation events in June and July
11 International Conference on E-learning in the Workplace, ICELW, New York City, New York USA 12 Law and Translation: An Unbreakable Alliance. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Setting “American Style” Customer Service Standards for Your Language Business, Globalization and Localization Association, webinar. 13 LTC4 2014, East China University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai, China. 16 EAMT […]
That little funny word that’s truly universal
According to a recent study, love may be the universal language and a kiss may be a universal way of showing affection, but there’s a funny, little word that’s truly universal. A group of Dutch researches traveled round the world and interacted with native speakers of 10 different languages both in large cities and small […]
Upcoming translation events in May
May is full of events for translators! Below you will find plenty of conferences, webinars, workshops and events taking place all over the world. 3 18th NETA Annual Conference. Natick, MA. USA. Translator and Interpreter Tech Workshop, Association of Translators and Interpreters of Florida, Miami, Florida. USA. 3-4 bp14 International Conference. Budapest, Hungary. 7 Translation […]
