I’m thinking tech products here, what do you think?
Enjoy your week! 😊
Great ad campaign on the crucial nature of translation
Following on from yesterday’s post, I’d like to make you are of the current advertising campaign of OTTIAQ (Ordre des traducteurs, terminologues et interprètes agréés du Québec). Hard-hitting where it hurts, it is just what is needed, in my opinion, to combat the foolhardy use of machine translation in sensitive settings. See what you think…
Virtual conference РLe r̫le des langagiers dans la s̩curit̩ du public
OTTIAQ (Ordre des traducteurs, terminologues et interprètes agréés du Québec), the largest body of language professionals in Canada, is organising a virtual conference entitled “Le rôle des langagiers dans la sécurité du public : de la crise mondiale à l’action locale“, on 30 September & 1 October 2021.
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Monday smile – Expanding law firms
Guest post – Outer SPACs
Today’s guest post is a light-touch introduction to the pretty heavy subject of company formation – tying in quite well to the book on legal personality that I posted about last week. Continue reading
Monday smile – The Weirdest Burgers
A couple of weeks ago the BBC reported on International Burger Day (yes, really). Are you sitting comfortably? Here are some of the weirdest burgers in the world.
From the sublime (gold and caviar) to the ridiculous (frog’s legs), there are no limits to human imagination! Continue reading
2021 Juvenes Translatores contest
The annual Juvenes Translatores translation contest, which started in 2007, is is aimed at highlighting the ever-growing need for translation and translators in Europe. Juvenes Translatores raises awareness of the importance of translation skills and the need to reassess translation – as a means of ‘mediating’ between languages – in the context of language learning. Continue reading
Translating Europe Workshop – Aarhus, Denmark
The Department of Communication and Culture at Aarhus University in Denmark, in collaboration with the European Commission Representation in Denmark and the Forbundet Kommunikation og Sprog is hosting a Translating Europe Workshop on the subject “Translation enriches Communication”. Continue reading
Job opportunity – Senior Interpreter NATO, Rome, Italy
NATO has a vacancy in Rome for a Senior Interpreter at the NATO Defense College. This is a full-time post, and the deadline is 12 September 2021, so hurry, hurry! Continue reading
Monday smile – Back to the office etiquette
For those of you who actually worked in an office (!!), many firms are now asking their staff to go back to being on their premises during working hours. I really enjoyed this guide to returning to the workplace – hope you will too. 😊 Continue reading
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