Mediterranean Editors and Translators Meeting 2008
Communication Support Across the Disciplines
Program
10 Sept 2008 – Wednesday (Pre-METM program) | ||||||
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15:30-20:30 |
Pre-METM workshop
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11 Sept 2008 – Thursday | ||||||
08:00 | Check-in desk opens | |||||
09:15-12:30 |
Morning training workshops
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12:45-13:15 | Parallel sessions | |||||
Knowledge updates
Study designs in medical research: concepts and terminology – Saša Mišak, Croatia |
Research
Editing the spoken academic text – Sally Burgess, Ana Díaz Galán and María del Carmen Fumero Pérez, Spain |
Promising practices
Dragon Naturally Speaking: using dictation software to increase productivity – Ann King and William Orr, Spain |
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13:15-14:30 |
Lunch break
Note that Thursday lunch is not included in the fee. Participants who are taking morning and afternoon workshops will find convenient light lunch options nearby. |
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14:30-17:45 |
Afternoon training workshops
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18:00-18:30 | Official welcome | |||||
18:30-20:00 |
First keynote address
Variation in Methods Sections of Research Articles – John M. Swales The contemporary research article (RA) was correctly glossed by Montgomery (1996) as ‘that master narrative of our time’. Although recent research into RA products and the processes of their construction has tended to focus on the more ‘rhetorical’ introduction and discussion sections, I here argue that it is in the methods sections that we find the greatest and most interesting disciplinary variation [read more.] John M. Swales, professor emeritus, University of Michigan, author of numerous articles and books on how to identify the salient features of written academic and professional discourses. Professor Swales will be introduced by Sally Burgess – Spain |
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20:15-21:30 |
Informal reception and ice breaker
Traditional Croatian songs and instrumental music from the group Via Dalmatia from Split |
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12 Sept 2008 – Friday | ||||||
09:00-10:30 | Parallel sessions | |||||
Research
The scenario of bilingual publications in Brazil – Claudia Buchweitz and Denise Arend, Brazil How are successful English medium academic texts produced? Exploring the perspectives of multilingual scholars – Theresa Lillis, UK A corpus-based study of find as a translation replacement of encontrar and hallar in medical research articles – Ian A. Williams, Spain |
Promising practices
The translator as a back-translator and self-editor in public relations translation processes – Taner Karakoç, Turkey ‘Native here and to the manner born’? – David Owen, Spain The ‘Nancy style’ – a toolkit for managing limited-circulation literature and learning about the entire editorial process – Paola de Castro and Sandra Salinetti, Italy |
Knowledge updates – Promising practices
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Clinical documentation—from preclinical studies to drug registration – Greg Morley, Spain Getting Organized! Tools and approaches that can help freelancers ‘create time’ – Anne Murray, Spain |
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10:45-11:15 |
Plenary panel for poster presenters
Peer review at Hormozgan Medical Journal: Searching for a solution after disappointing results – Shahram Zare and Nepton Soltani, Bandar Abbas, Iran Publish or perish: the role of in-house language services in scientific publishing – Hazel Rochford and Janet Carter-Sigglow, Jülich, Germany Setting up a university’s journal to be part of an international scene: an educational role for a new Iranian medical journal (1999 – the present) – Nepton Soltani and Shahram Zare, Iran Plus selected posters from METM 07 |
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11:15-11:45 | Coffee break and poster viewing | |||||
11:45-12:15 |
Promising practices
The elephant in the room: why are academics often poor writers? – Mike Gould, the Netherlands |
Knowledge update
Introduction to the structure and terminology of the European Higher Education Area – Timothy Barton, Spain |
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12:20-13:45 |
Panel discussion
Where do the ‘disciplinary culture’ differences in communication lie? – organizer, Ana Marušic, Croatian Medical Journal, University of Zagreb, Croatia
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13:45-15:00 | Lunch break—included in the registration fee | |||||
15:00-17:45 |
Panel discussion
Research that’s relevant to wordface practitioners – organizer, Ian Williams, University of Cantabria, Spain
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18:00-19:45 |
Second keynote address
Publication ethics: thinking globally, acting locally – Liz Wager Electronic publishing has effectively globalized many publications. Readers, reviewers and editorial board members can be drawn from anywhere with decent internet connectivity. While many fundamental ethical principles appear universal, editors and translators face differences in norms and accepted behaviours between regions, disciplines and cultures [read more] Liz Wager is a freelance publications consultant, secretary of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and member of the BMJ ethics committee. Ms Wager will be introduced by Ana Marušic – Croatia |
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13 Sept 2008 – Saturday | ||||||
9:30-11:00 |
Panel discussion
Best practice in English academic publication on the ‘periphery’ – organizer, Matko Marušić, Croatian Medical Journal, University of Zagreb, Croatia
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11:00-11:30 | Coffee break | |||||
11:30-12:00 | Parallel sessions | |||||
Research
Improving what gets published: who’s improving texts as written communications? – Karen Shashok, Spain |
Promising practices
Designing services for graduate students: a prescription requiring cooperation within university units and faculties, staff able to transfer skills, luck, and endless patience – Nancy Karabeyoglu, Turkey CANCELLED |
Knowledge updates
Making sense of the European Union: references and resources – Marie Bourke, Belgium |
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12:15-13:45 |
Panel discussion
Promising practices in multilingual publication – organizer, Mary Ellen Kerans, freelance editor and translator, Spain
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13:45-15:00 | Lunch break—included in the registration fee | |||||
15:00-16:30 |
Panel discussion
Translation revision and quality assurance: practices and protocols in diverse settings – organizer, Greg Morley, freelance editor, writer and translator, Spain
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16:30-18:00 | MET General Assembly and open discussion closing the conference | |||||
20:00 | Closing dinner—included in the registration fee |