Wednesday 30 December 2015

Skating on ice

Pic of girl skating beautifully on ice with dramatic smoke trails

I arrived between sessions and stood at the side of the Christmas ice rink at Somerset House.  The ice machine renewed the ice for the next session. The man in the cab leaned over to watch carefully as he steered round.

As the machine left the ice, they opened the double doors to the cautious, enthusiastic crowd on the opposite side. All out for fun on a winter's evening.

Some stumbled onto the ice.

Some tottered around without actually falling over.

Some skated well, but wary of straying from the edges.

Two figures stood out. Both skated confidently through the middle of the ice rink and clear of the tottering throng.

The first was obviously proficient. She demonstrated her experience and ease on the ice. Nothing was obviously missing until I watched the second girl more closely.

The other girl skated as if unaware of the ice beneath her boots. She could have been on dry land.

She had a professional's beautiful white boots. Always important to have right tools for the job.

Most of all she had natural grace and style. Poise. Like an Audrey Hepburn on ice.

Pic of white, professional ice skating boots
The importance of the right tools for the job


Translation is a lot like skating on ice. You have to skate a careful line between two cultures.

Machine translation can deal with some types of work. It can give you the gist of a subject. However, like the ice machine, it still needs the eyes of a driver to ensure a thorough job over the ice. A professional to make sure that there are no unsuspecting pitfalls. No broken bones on the ice.

The enthusiastic crowd remind you of some bilinguals operating in the translation field. Or the cousin of the friend of a friend who sometimes offers translation as a "bit of a sideline". It's fun. A hobby.

When you select your translator, you want someone with the right skills, experience and tools for the job. You want a professional.

Your translation must be fit for your business domain and purpose. No good choosing a rugby player for the ice; any more than an ice dancer for a rugby match.

Transcreation is like ice dancing for marketing translations.

You don't want an ice skater who stays too close to the edge. Too literal.

You want a translator who will skate a skillful line through the middle. With grace and poise.

You want your copy to dance and sing. You want your brand to stand out from the throng.


Please call or email Karen to discuss your transcreation or copywriting projects. All contact options are detailed above.



Monday 28 December 2015

Calendar of 2016 London, UK and European Events

Pic of Tower Bridge, London
Tower Bridge, London, UK


LONDON EVENTS

Ongoing until 20 March 2016 (now extended)
Big Bang Data Exhibition, Somerset House, London, UK

Throughout 2016
Shakespeare 400
2016 is the anniversary of William Shakespeare's death. Programme of events throughout the year in London, Stratford, Windsor and Glyndebourne

20-23 January
Bett Show, Excel Centre, London, UK
Education technology. Free show.

26 January-20 April
Mavericks, Breaking the Mould of British Architecture, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK
Series of 5 architecture talks from The Geological Society

27-28 January
SkyTech Event, UAV Conference and Exhibition, Business Design Centre, London, UK

29-31 January
The France Show, Olympia, London, UK
French food & wine, property, finance & legal, travel & tourism, language & culture


Pic of dragon created from oranges and lemons for Menton's Lemon Festival
Fête du Citron (Lemon Festival) Menton, France

30 January-20 April
Painting the Modern Garden: Monet to Matisse, Royal Academy of Arts, London, UK

3-4 February

10 February-4 September
Exhibition on Leonardo’s drawings and technological visions

13 February
Instant Expert – Mysteries of Particle Physics, One-day masterclass with New Scientist, Royal College of General Practitioners, London, UK

17 February-22 May
Delacroix and the Rise of Modern Art, National Gallery, London, UK


25 February
Imperial Fringe: Food of Tomorrow, Imperial College London Main Entrance, South Kensington, London, UK
Twitter: @ImperialSpark   Hashtag:  #impfringe

5 March
Instant Expert – Relativity and Beyond, One-day masterclass with New Scientist, Royal College of General Practitioners, London, UK

8 March
International Women's Day
Theme: Pledge for Parity  Global day with local events planned


8-10 March
Ecobuild, Excel Centre, London, UK

12-13 April
CloudExpo Europe, Excel Centre, London, UK
Cloud technology event

15-16 March
The Wearable Technology Show, Excel Centre, London,  

15-17 March
Oceanology International 2016, Excel Centre, London, UK


16 March
Imperial Fringe: Chemical attractions, Imperial College London Main Entrance, South Kensington, London
Twitter: @ImperialSpark   Hashtag   #impfringe

16-17 March
Re.Work: The Connected City Summit, LSO St Luke's, London, UK

12-14 April
Infrarail, Railway Infrastructure Exhibition, Excel, London, UK

Trade Show in 2015

25-26 April
Rethink! ITEM Europe 2016, Digital Business event, Millennium Hotel, London, UK

26-27 April
M2M World Congress 2016, Grand Connaught Rooms, London, UK

7-8 May
Imperial Festival, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London
Twitter: @ImperialSpark #impfest

11-12 May
Going Global, Excel Centre, London, UK

11-12 May
B2B Marketing Expo, Excel Centre, London, UK

11-12 May
The Business Show, Excel Centre, London, UK

21 May
Instant Expert – How Your Brain Works, One-day Masterclass with New Scientist, London, UK

Turkish Garden at Hampton Court Flower Show
24-28 May
RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Royal Hospital, Chelsea, London, UK

25-26 May
Liftex International 2016, Lift and escalator industry event, Excel Centre, London, UK

7-9 June
InfoSecurity Europe 2015, Olympia, London, UK

20-21 June 
MAD Minds Europe 2016, Marketing and Digital Business Conference, Millennium Hotel, London, UK

5-10 July

8-10 July
The Allergy and Free From Show, Olympia Grand, London, UK

22-25 September
New Scientist Live, Excel Centre, London, UK

23-25 September
Homebuilding and Renovating Show, Excel Centre, London, UK

28-29 September
TFM Technology for Marketing, Olympia National, London, UK
Twitter: @tfm_event

18-20 October
Biometrics 2016, QE11 Centre, Westminster, London, UK

Pic of the outside of QE11 Centre in Westminster with Biometrics 2014 banners
Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London, UK

BATH

28 January 7.30-9am
Get Fit for Business - Business Networking Breakfast January, Futures Hub, City of Bath College, Bath, UK
World of apps and ideas to create a super-efficient business

19-20 November
Home Building and Renovating Show, Bath & West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, UK


BRISTOL

25 January
Masterclass in Investment Readiness, Watershed, Harbourside, Bristol, UK
Creative Industry financing 

12 April
VR World Congress, Marriott City Centre, Bristol, UK
2nd Virtual Reality Conference


BIRMINGHAM

19 January
Distinguished Lecture Series, Business School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
Theme: Challenges and Opportunities of moving HSBC's ring-fenced bank from London to Birmingham

31 March-3 April
Gadget Show Live, The NEC, Birmingham, UK

11-15 April
Trust, Diplomacy and Conflict Transformation, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
5 day training course for trust-building in international relations

14-17 April
Home Building and Renovating Show, The NEC, Birmingham, UK


STRATFORD-UPON-AVON

31 July-6 August
World Shakespeare Congress, Stratford-upon-Avon (and London)
Theme: Creating and recreating Shakespeare on 400th Anniversary of his death


COVENTRY

20-21 April
Med-Tech Innovation Expo 2016, Ricoh Arena, Coventry, UK


LEICESTER

22-24 June
International Mental Health Cultural Diversity Conference 2016, De Montfort University Leicester, UK


LIVERPOOL
Pic of Liverpool's Waterfront with barges in foreground, dock buildings in background
Liverpool

13 June-1 July
International Festival for Business 2016, Exhibition Centre, Liverpool, UK
Twitter: @IFB2016  #IFB2016


MANCHESTER

25-26 February 8am-6pm
UK Northern Powerhouse Conference, Manchester Central, Manchester, UK

25-26 February
11th Annual Biomarkers Congress, Manchester Central, Manchester, UK

23-27 July
ESOF 2016, EuroScience Open Forum Manchester Central, Manchester, UK


WALES
HAYE-ON-WYE

26 May-5 June
Hay Festival will include joint commemorations of deaths of Shakespeare and Cervantes.



FRANCE

Pic of Eiffel Tower over River Seine
Eiffel Tower, Paris


PARIS

22-23 January
Salon du Travail et de la Mobilité Professionnelle, Grande Halle de la Villette, Paris, France
Careers Fair

11-14 February
Taste of Paris 2016, Gastronomy at the Grand Palais, Paris, France

18 February
Web2Business, Hotel Marriott Rive Gauche, Paris, France

18 February 6.30-9pm
Women in Banking, The American Business School in Paris, Paris, France
Franco-British Chamber of Commerce & Industry event
Twitter: @FBCCI  #FBCCIwomen

1-16 October
Mondial de l’automobile 2016, Motor Show, Paris, France

Pic of electric hire car service at roadside in Paris
Autolib' electric car for hire in Paris street

BORDEAUX

14-16 May
Bordeaux Geek Festival, Bordeaux Parc des expositions Hall 1, Bordeaux, France

14-22 May
Foire internationale de Bordeaux, Bordeaux International Fair, Parc des expositions de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France


NANTES

17-27 September
Nantes Digital Week, Nantes, France



GERMANY

Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany


DARMSTADT

14-17 March


Women in Space talk at London's Science Museum

HANNOVER

14-18 March
CeBIT 2016, Business IT event, Hannover, Germany

25-29 April 2016
Hannover Messe, Industrial Technology Trade Fair, Hannover Germany


BERLIN

20-23 September 2016
InnoTrans, International Trade Fair for Transport Technology, Innovative Components, Vehicles and Systems, Berlin Messe, Germany


Expert guided tour of Eurotunnel workshops, SIFER 2015

ITALY

5-7 April
ExpoFerroviaria 2016, Turin, Italy

24-27 May
Global Legal Skills Conference, Verona, Italy

SPAIN
22-25 February
Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Spain

3-6 March
Interdidac, International Educational Equipment Show, IFEMA, Madrid, Spain
Show takes places at the same time as 3 other educational shows.

20-21 April
Futurizz - Madrid Capital Digital 2016, Pabellón 5 Feria de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

19-21 October
SIMO Educación, Learning Technology Exhibition, IFEMA Feria de Madrid, Madrid, Spain


NETHERLANDS

29-30 June
European Data Forum 2016, Eindhoven, Netherlands

Anglicity at Big Data Roundtable in Paris, 2015

BELGIUM

24-26 January
Saveurs & Métiers, Food and Catering Equipment Show for catering professionals, Namur Expo, Namur, Belgium


LUXEMBOURG

10-11 May
ICT Spring Europe 2016, European Convention Center, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
Communication technology conference. Theme: The Abundance Era


FINLAND

13-15 January
Nordic Health Technology & e-Health Forum 2016, Helsinki Expo & Convention Centre, Helsinki, Finland


SWEDEN

19-21 January
Promotion Mässan 2016, Nordic Branded and promotional product fair, Kista, Sweden


SLOVENIA

Pic of Lake Bled from lakeside with castle on the hill
Lake Bled, Slovenia

LJUBLJANA

European Green Capital 2016, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Events throughout the year

21-23 March
ERF2016, European Robotics Forum, Cankarjev Dom, Ljubljana, Slovenia

16-17 June
ECEG, 16th European Conference on e-Government, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia



CROATIA

30 May-3 June
Mipro 2016, 39th International Convention on Information and Communication Technology, Electronics and Microelectronics, Opatija, Croatia


TURKEY

14-17 April
Busworld 2016, Istanbul Expo Center, Istanbul, Turkey


Do you have any trade show or other events to recommend?

NB: Inclusion on the list does not constitute endorsement of any trade show, event or third party by Anglicity Ltd. This list is for information purposes only and all details should be checked on the organisers' websites, as they may be subject to change.
 



Saturday 26 December 2015

Calendar of 2016 European Language Events

Pic of blue EU flag with its yellow stars


As I am currently planning my activities for the year, I thought that I would share my 2016 calendar of events. I certainly won’t be attending all of them. Some European Commission DGT events are streamed online. For others, I simply follow the event hashtag or follow up on the website afterwards for presentation slides or videos.

I look forward to seeing you all at an event or two in 2016. If I have left out any major conferences in your country, please do not hesitate to let me know and I will update the list. I may also look at a different format.


Calendar of 2016 European Language Events


Throughout 2016
Shakespeare 400
2016 is the anniversary of William Shakespeare's death. There is an extensive programme of events planned throughout the year in London, Stratford, Windsor and Glyndebourne


14-15 January
CIUTI Forum 2016, Conférence Internationale permanente d’Instituts Universitaires de Traducteurs et Interprètes, United Nations, Geneva
Theme: Equitable Education through intercultural Communication: Role and Responsibility for non-state Actors

15 January
CBTI-BKVT Workshop on Dragon NaturallySpeaking: Improving Productivity with Speech Recognition Software. Belgian Association of Translators and Interpreters, Brussels, Belgium
The workshop will be conducted in English with demonstrations in German and/or English. Open to non-members, as well as questions in Dutch and French too.

16 January
ITI French Network’s Fête des Rois and Interactive Marketing Workshop, London, UK

22 January
CBTI-BKVT Visit to VRT, Flemish Public Broadcasting Company and New Year Party, Belgian Association of Translators and Interpreters, VRT premises and Hotel Léopold, Brussels, Belgium

22-23 January 
Salon Expolangues 2016, Grande Halle de la Villette, Paris, France

26 January - 17 March 
ITI Setting up as a Freelance Translator 
8 online webinars with 8 discussion sessions

28 January 1.15-2.05pm
Future Spooks: Secret Intelligence in 2025, University of Bath, Bath, UK

28-29 January
Cervantes and Shakespeare: 400 years, An Anglo-Spanish Symposium, Weston Library/Exeter College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

29-31 January
The France Show 2016, Olympia, London, England


Visit to Eurotunnel at Calais Fréthun with SIFER 2015


1 February 6.30pm
Lecture in Spanish by José María Lassalle Ruiz, Spanish Secretary of State for Culture. Simultaneous English interpretation.

3-5 February
Horizon Justice Française 6, SFT's French legal course in Montpellier, France
Open to non-members. In French only. 

4 February 6.30-7.30pm
Inaugural Lecture Series: New Wars, Protection of Civilians and the Transition of Global Order, University of Bath, UK

8 February 11am-1pm
Workshop on Financial Translation, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK

11-12 February
ELIA Together, World Trade Center, Barcelona, Spain 


Freelancers at BP15 Conference Dinner in Zagreb, Croatia

12 February 2.30-5.30pm
Translating Europe Regional Workshop on e-learning and employability, Europe House, London, UK

22 February 6.30-8.00pm
W.G Sebald Lecture on Literary Translation 2016 by Roger GoughBritish Library Conference Centre, London
Translating 3 Molière plays into English and having own poetry translated into German. Sponsored by BCLT at University of East Anglia (UEA).

1 March (First of 5 sessions)
Working successfully as a freelance translator, Karen Stokes/Janet Fraser, 
Pic of Karen of Anglicity in front of stars of European Union insignia
Karen at European Commission
Chartered Institute of Linguists, London, UK

11-12 March
The Translation and Localization Conference, Sound Garden Hotel, Warsaw, Poland 

11-12 March
Language Show Live Scotland, SECC, Glasgow, Scotland
Twitter: @LanguageShow  Hashtag: #LSLive

11-12 March
Tolk- en Vertaalcongres, Interpretation and Translation Conference, Hilversum, Netherlands
Theme: Getting ahead together! Organisations in Netherlands and Belgium are joining forces to host this conference

11-12 March
Language World 2016, Dunchurch Park, Rugby, UK
Association of Language Learning annual conference and CPD event. All education sectors.
Theme: Curriculum innovation


14-18 March
11th SFT Medical English Seminar, French Translators' Association course for English to French and French to English translators in the Medical Faculty of University of Lyon 1, Lyon, France

14-22 March
Annual event celebrating French Culture and the French language. This year’s theme will highlight the rich local variation in French used around the world. Watch out for local events.

15 March
TAUS Roundtable 2016, Vienna, Austria
Theme: Game Changers in Localization

(NB: 20-23 March GALA Conference, New York, USA – not in Europe but usually well-attended by European language professionals)

Pic of keynote speaker at FIT Berlin Conference in 2014
Patrick Twidle of Court of Justice of the European Union

8-9 April
EULITA 6th General Assembly of the European Legal Interpreters and Translators Association, Strasbourg, France
Includes visits to European Court of Human Rights and the Council of Europe

Pic of our seated tour guide with microphone providing commentary inside boat
Mareike Steinig, Boat Trip Guide and Interpreter, FIT Berlin


11-17 April
Events to coincide with London Book Fair (see below)
Twitter: @LBandSW

12-14 April
The London Book Fair, Olympia, London
Twitter: @LondonBookFair  Hashtag #lbf16

13 April
European Academic Colloquium on Technical Communication Studies, Tekom Europe, Berlin, Germany


14-16 April
Intermedia Conference, 3rd International Conference on Audiovisual, Łódź, Poland

15 April
Introduction to Dictation for Translators, ITI, Milton Keynes, UK
Automatic Speech Recognition Software Workshop

15-16 April (13-18 April with extra events)
BP16 Conference, Prague, Czech Republic
Twitter: @bp16conf  Hashtag #bp16conf

BP15 Zagreb, Croatia: Conference attendance certificate
18-19 April
Challenges in Literary Translation Conference, Istanbul Aydın University School of Foreign Languages, Istanbul, Turkey

21 April
ELIA ND Focus, Mallorca, Spain

21-22 April
11th EUATC Conference, Budapest, Hungary

Chain Bridge, Budapest, Hungary

22-24 April
Translation Days by the Sea, Schlossgut Gross Schwansee, Lübeck Bay, Germany

26-28 April
PCST 2016, Public Communication of Science and Technology, Istanbul, Turkey 
Theme: Pros and cons of digitalization


27-29 April
Congreso Internacional de Traducción: EnTRetextos, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
Theme: Specialised translation: Research and Profession

27-29 April
JIAMCATT 2016, International Annual Meeting on Computer-Assisted Translation and Terminology, World Meteorological Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Theme: Technology as an agent of change


2-3 May
TransLaw 2016, International Academic Conference, School of Language, Translation and Literary Studies, University of Tampere, Finland
Theme: Translation and Interpreting as a Means of Guaranteeing Equality under Law

5-6 May
4th Theories and Realities in Translation and Writing Forum, 
Università degli Studi Suor Orsola Benincasa, Naples, Italy
Theme: Creativity in Translation / Interpretation and Interpreter / Translator Training

5 May-14 July
BSL Level 1, City Lit, London, UK
British Sign Language Level 1, 11 sessions over 11 weeks on Thursday 10am-4pm

12 May
TAUS Roundtable 2016, Barcelona, Spain

Music at Cervantes Institute Open Day in London

17-18 May


Pic of Atomium, Belgium
Atomium in Brussels, Belgium

18-20 May
MemoQfest International, Budapest, Hungary

Pic of 3 woman panel at ELIA Budapest, Hungary
On ELIA Budapest panel with Jessica Rathke and Anne-Marie Colliander Lind

19-21 May
FaCT: Second International Conference on Food and Culture in Translation,University of Catania, Sicily, Italy

20 May
Workshop on Vascular and Abdominal Surgery, ITI Medical and Pharmaceutical Network, Olching, Germany


20-22 May
SFÖ 2016 Conference, Annual Conference of the Swedish Association for Professional Translators, Umeå, Sweden

23-28 May
LREC 2016, Portorož, Slovenia, 
International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation

Pic of BP15 conference freelancers' lunch at Lake Bled, Slovenia
BP15 Conference freelancers enjoy lunch at Lake Bled, Slovenia

26-28 May
Transint2016, International Conference on Translation and Interpreting, University of Trieste, Italy
Theme: Convergence, Contact, Interaction

30 May-1 June
EAMT 2016, Riga, Latvia


Cheers at FIT Anniversary Party, Berlin 2014
1 June
TAUS Roundtable 2016, Riga, Latvia
Theme: Game Changers in Localization

6 June
An Introduction to Indo-European Linguistics, City Lit, London, UK

6-7 June

8-10 June
LOCWorld31 Dublin, Ireland
Theme: Engaging Global Customers

9-10 June
Fun for all: 4th International Conference on Game Translation and Accessibility - Taking Stock, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Tasting Spanish jamón and language classes at Cervantes Institute, London

10-12 June
UTIC 2016, Ukrainian Translation Industry Conference

11 June
ITI Anniversary Party, London, UK (further details to be advised)


Karen at Chartered Institute of Linguists' Members' Day

13 June
Translating Culture, Jean-Pierre Mailhac, Chartered Institute of Linguists, London, UK

14 June
Translating Business Film Material, Jean-Pierre Mailhac, Chartered Institute of Linguists, London, UK


Pic of attendees at the CIOL's Cultural Awareness Workshop
Cultural Awareness Workshop with the CIOL's BPG Group

18-19 June
1st International Conference of Aptrad, the Portuguese Association of Translators and Interpreters, Porto, Portugal

24-26 June
11th Conference on Legal Translation, Court Interpreting and Comparative Legilinguistics, Linguistics Institute of the Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland 

29 June-1 July
Critical Link 8 Conference 2016, Edinburgh, Scotland
International Council for the Development of Community Interpreting 
Theme: A New Generation - Future-proofing interpreting and translation

9 July
City Lit Deaf Day 2016, City Lit, London UK
Find out more about deaf education, BSL, etc

11-15 July
Terminology Summer School, Vienna, Austria

11-15 July
Translate in the City, City University, London, UK 


16 July

18-23 July
AIIC Seminar on German Language and Culture, Berlin, Quedlinburg and Weimar
For interpreters with German as a B or C language

23 July
European Conference of Science Journalists, Manchester Central, Manchester, UK


23-30 July
For active Conference Interpreters

25 July-24 August
Intensive course in Translation Technology, Centras @ UCL, London, UK

31 July-6 August
World Shakespeare Congress, Stratford-upon-Avon (and London)
Theme: Creating and recreating Shakespeare on 400th Anniversary of his death

8-10 August
Translate in Cambridge, Cambridge, UK (further details to be advised)


15-27 August

15-17 September
Translation Studies: Moving Boundaries, 8th EST Congress (European Association for Translation Studies), Department of Business Communication, Aarhus University, Denmark


22-23 September
ATC Conference, UK Association of Translation Companies’ Annual Conference, London, UK (venue and further details to be advised)

30 September
International Translation Day on feast day of St Jerome, the patron saint of translators.
Theme: Translation and Interpreting: Connecting Worlds / Unissant les mondes grâce à la traduction et à l'interprétation

30 September - 1 October
DRONGO Language Festival, Jaarbeurs, Utrecht, Netherlands


Paul Kaye introduces Malachy Hargadon's talk for Clarity at Europe House

6 October 
Copywriting Conference 2016, Professional Copywriters' Network, London, UK (details to be advised)

13-15 October 
METM16, Mediterranean Editors and Translators Meeting 2016, Tarragona, Spain
Theme: Raising standards through knowledge and peer training

14-16 October 
Language Show Live Olympia, London, UK
Twitter: @LanguageShow  Hashtag: #LSLive


27-28 October
ICIT 2016, 18th International Conference on Interpreting and Translation, London, UK

(2-5 November, ATA 57th Annual Conference, San Francisco, USA – not in Europe but attended by many European translators)


5 November
Theme: Learning Beyond the Comfort Zone

7-8 November
VIII EAFT Summit, Luxembourg


Future-proofing the profession panel at Europe House, UK

8-10 November
tcworld conference 2016 Stuttgart, Germany



Pic of new President and Council on stage at FIT Conference, Berlin
New President and Council at FIT Conference Berlin 2014

10-11 November
6th SELM Conference, Spanish Society of Modern Languages, Seville, Spain

20-21 November
Expolingua, 28th International Fair for Languages and Culture, Berlin, Germany

21-22 November
LT-Accelerate 2016, Brussels, Belgium

24-25 November 
NTIF 2016, Nordic Translation Industry Forum, Malmö, Sweden


Man vs Machine Banners at FIT Congress Berlin 2014


NB: Inclusion in this list does not constitute endorsement of any conference, event or third party by Anglicity Ltd. This list is for information purposes only. All details should be checked on the organisers' websites, as they may be subject to change.