Mediterranean Editors and Translators Meeting 2018
Giving credit where credit's due: recognition
for authors, translators and editors
Centre Cultural La Mercè · Girona, Spain
4-6 October 2018
METM18 programme
| Wednesday evening, 3 October 2018 |
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| Off-METM: After-dinner drinks for early arrivals |
| Thursday morning, 4 October 2018 |
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Off-METM: Burricleta Off-METM: Nordic walking |
| Thursday afternoon, 4 October 2018 | ||||||
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| 13:00-20:30 |
Desk open Arrive early to beat the check-in rush and network informally with colleagues! |
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15:30-19:00 (Coffee break 17:00-17:30) |
Workshops | |||||
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| Off-METM activities | ||||||
| 16:30-18:00 | Guided tour of Girona | |||||
| 19:15-various times | ||||||
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Yoga session Francesca Matteoda 19:15-20:15 (on-site) |
Managing the mingling John Di Rico 19:15-20:15 (on-site) |
Translation slam Coordinator: Kymm Coveney Moderator: Aisha Prigann Slammers: Maeva Cifuentes & Tim Gutteridge 19:30-20:45 (off-site) |
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| 21:00-? |
Off-METM dinner groups (various off-site locations) |
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| Friday afternoon, 5 October 2018 | ||
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| 14:00-20:00 | Desk open | |
Conference sessions |
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| 15:00-15:20 | Welcome and housekeeping | |
| 15:20-15:30 | Room transfer time | |
| 15:30-16:30 |
PANEL DISCUSSION Acknowledgments in the eyes of scholars using language services: perceptions of language professionals Wendy Baldwin, Mar Fernández Núñez, Jackie Senior, Kate Sotejeff-Wilson. Moderator: Valerie Matarese |
PRESENTATIONS The stink of machine translation Michael Farrell How to train your MT John Di Rico |
| 16:30-16:40 | Room transfer time | |
| 16:40-17:25 |
PRESENTATION 'In the mood?’ The modal verbs ‘shall’, ‘will’, ‘must’, ‘can’, ‘may’ and ‘might’: their usage and abusage in the indicative and subjunctive moods John Linnegar |
PRESENTATION Increasing the impact of writing support in the scientific research process Iain Patten |
| 17:25-17:55 | Coffee break | |
| 17:55-18:40 |
PRESENTATION Say it differently: editing, writing and content design between cultures Rose Newell |
PRESENTATION Why is citing a complex issue and how can editors help? Nigel Harwood |
| 18:40-18:50 | Room transfer time | |
| 18:50-20:00 |
KEYNOTE In praise of editors (the translator's view) Daniel Hahn |
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| 20:00-21:00 |
Welcome reception Location: Saló de Descans at the Teatro Municipal |
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| Sunday morning, 7 October 2018 |
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Off-METM: Burricleta Off-METM: Nordic walking Off-METM: Wall walk |
