Workshop program - Spring 2009

Details of the spring 2009 workshops programme are given below. Don’t forget that, except for the two "How-to" workshops, which are open to non-members, you must be a member to attend (click here to join). We look forward to meeting you!

For details of our annual conference, to be held in October in Barcelona, go to the page

Registration

The price per workshop is €25. Please use the online registration form.

Venue

All the workshops will be held at IEMed, except for the late addition in Madrid in June.
   Address: C/Girona 20, 08010 Barcelona (click here to see a map).
   Metro: Línia 2 Tetuan; Línia 1 and 4 Urquinaona
   Buses: 7, 19, 40, 41, 42, 45, 47, 50, 51, 54, 55, 56, 62, 141

Please note that we reserve the right to cancel workshops if minimum numbers are not reached.


Date
(time)		 Description Venue Fee
Friday
20 February
(16:00-19:00)
How to find the right term
  • Internet and desktop search: how to ask the right questionsStephen Waller
  • Find the right term with Rollyo: A user-friendly personal search engineMary Ellen Kerans
  • What’s in a name? Issues in the translation of official namesLuci Vázquez
  • False friends in Spanish-English translation: a presentation of some of the less obvious false friends in Spanish and English and tips for identifying and solving new ones in translation projectsAlan Lounds
 IEMed FREE
&
OPEN TO
NON-MEMBERS
Tuesday
3 March
(16:00-19:00)		 Corpus-guided editing and translation, part 1
Mining target-language corpora to guide English editing and translation: an introduction to a problem-solving approach
Mary Ellen Kerans, Ailish Maher, Stephen Waller		 IEMed
Tuesday
17 March
(16:00-19:00)		 Corpus-guided editing and translation, part 2
Building specialised corpora to guide translation and editing: concepts and tools
Mary Ellen Kerans, Ailish Maher, Stephen Waller		 IEMed
Friday
27 March
(16:00-19:00)		 Readability: 10 strategies for improving flow in translated or non-English speakers’ textsJohn Bates IEMed
Friday
17 April
(16:00-19:00)		 Honing computer skills
  • Advanced search-and-replace and Word customization: make the most of Word's search and replace function (including use of wildcards and regular expressions) and customize Word to suit the way you workStephen Waller
  • Fundamentals of text formatting with WordWilliam Orr
  • Fundamentals of Excel for Translators and Editors: We will discuss Excel functions and formatting in basic operations, dates, sums, averages and rounding and will also briefly touch on using Excel in the translation setting (CAT tools, statistics, accounting, charts in source documents)Helen Casas
 IEMed
Friday
15 May
(16:00-19:00)		 NEW!
Basic concepts in anatomy, through the special case of the thorax
The terminology used by clinicians to describe the anatomical features they are referring to can be confusing. An understanding of the standard approach to anatomy and knowledge of the basic anatomy of the body system or region can help to achieve an accurate translation.Philip Bazire		 IEMed
Friday
29 May
(16:00-19:00)		 How to survive and prosper as a translator/editor:
tools for the real world
  • Client approach: Using effective discovery questions to uncover facts about your prospect and using those facts to build a personalized, customer-oriented sales proposal can help you win more rewarding and lucrative translation/editing projects.Sara Freitas Maltaverne
  • Tax and social security for the self employedMarià Moreno
  • Healthy computing and workstation ergonomics: Musculoskeletal disorders in computer users can be largely prevented and better managed with improved work practices. An overview of preventive measures.Carolyn Newey
  • Translation management for freelancers: Translation Office 3000. Presentation of a database application for project management, generating quotes, controlling workflow, document storage, billing, payments and tax reports.Alan Lounds
 IEMed FREE
&
OPEN TO
NON-MEMBERS
Registration required!
Saturday
30 May
(10:00-13:00)		 Using storytelling techniques to create high-impact PowerPoint presentations
This hands-on workshop will provide participants with a highly-adaptable and scalable approach to writing compelling PowerPoint presentations designed to capture the audience's attention and get results. Sara Freitas Maltaverne		 IEMed
Thursday
25 June
(10:00-13:00)		 NEW ADDITION!
Basic concepts in anatomy, through the special case of the thorax
The terminology used by clinicians to describe the anatomical features they are referring to can be confusing. An understanding of the standard approach to anatomy and knowledge of the basic anatomy of the body system or region can help to achieve an accurate translation. Philip Bazire		 Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares,
(Third floor seminar room)
Melchor Fernández Almagro 3,
E-28029 Madrid		 €25