Programme

Thursday, 14 October
13:50-14:00
WELCOME AND HOUSEKEEPING (parallel)
 
Track 1
Emma Goldsmith (Chair)
Track 2
Helen Oclee-Brown (Membership chair)
14:00-14:45
PRESENTATIONS (parallel)
 
Track 1
Technical style at issue Karen Tkaczyk
Track 2
Translator ethics: a spotlight on professional codes of conduct Phillippa May Bennett
14:45-15:00
Break (networking on Wonder)
15:00-15:45
PRESENTATIONS (parallel)
 
Track 1
Tapping Twitter to brush up on @AMAManual style Emma Goldsmith
Track 2
Negotiating literary translation: author’s signature, translator’s style and publisher’s preferences Clare E. Vassallo
15:45
Break (networking on Wonder)
 
PRESENTATIONS (parallel)
16:00-16:45
Track 1
Revising clinical titles so they don’t sound “off” – a report on doing evidence-based translation and editing of these small-but-key texts Mary Ellen Kerans
16:45-17:00
Break for Track 1 (networking on Wonder)
17:00-17:45
Track 1
Big data and precision medicine: high hopes or great confusion? A brief guided tour for scientific translators and editors Katarzyna Szymańska
16:15-17:45
Track 2 (90-minute interactive session)
Chopping: in search of better texts – wrestling with Hemingway and Grammarly to improve style Allison Wright
 
Off-METM programme
18:15-19:15
Pick 'n' mix
Lightning talks on MET activities
19:20-20:30
Editors café
One text, two editors, endless talking points
Friday, 15 October
13:50-14:00
WELCOME AND HOUSEKEEPING (parallel)
 
Track 1
Michael Farrell (Webmaster)
Track 2
Helen Oclee-Brown (Membership chair)
14:00-14:45
PRESENTATIONS (parallel)
 
Track 1
Running a comprehensive survey – process, challenges, criticism and lessons learnt Alina Cincan
Track 2
Engineering your text: creativity in technical translation Lucy O’Shea
14:45-15:00
Break (networking on Wonder)
15:00-15:45
PRESENTATIONS (parallel)
 
Track 1
Putting readers first: how embracing simplicity can help us communicate more effectively Elina Nocera
Track 2
An overview of institutional styles: from excellent tips we can all apply to the downright weird guidelines we should probably ignore Timothy Barton
15:45-16:00
Break (networking on Wonder)
16:00-16:45
PRESENTATIONS (parallel)
 
Track 1
Research writing in English: a stylistic conundrum John Bates
Track 2
Together in style – from snippet slam to professional support bubble Holly Hibbert, Aleksandra Chlon
16:45-17:00
Break (networking on Wonder)
17:00-17:45
PRESENTATIONS (parallel)
 
Track 1
Language professionals as cultural mediators: whose style matters? Kate Sotejeff-Wilson, Alice Lehtinen
Track 2
Enhancing your translations and adding value through search engine optimization Andrea Shah
 
Off-METM programme
18:15-18:55
Choir and raffle
Pre-recorded musical performance and live prize draw 
19:00-20:00
Desert Island METM
Cozy cove-side chats about your castaway essentials
20:00-late
After-party
Virtual mixer for all METM attendees