Stridonium, the international forum for professional linguists, is holding a one-day seminar on 27 November 2014 in Voorburg, The Netherlands entitled “The Importance of Plain Language“.
The programme includes:
- The importance of plain language in law and insurance – the legal framework and case studies
- Achieving clear and transparent language in legal documentation (vocabulary and grammar)
- Achieving clear and transparent language in documentation (the impact of design and layout)
- Hands-on practical editing session – lifting the fog of legalese
For further details, including how to register, see the Stridonium website here. You may also be interested in a Practical Terminology Management day on 29 October 2014.
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On the subject of plain language, you might also like this great TEDx talk on the Portuguese perspective.
From Words to Deeds: translation & the law 
Too bad it’s not on a weekend, otherwise I could have attended.
On another topic, I *will* definitely go to the Salon du livre juridique in Paris on October 11 – if you would like a report, just let me know 😉