The Centre for Legal and Institutional Translation Studies (Transius) will hold its next international conference on 18-20 June 2018 in collaboration with IAMLADP’s Universities Contact Group (UCG). The conference will provide a forum for dialogue between scholars and practitioners with a common interest in legal translation and institutional translation settings more generally. It illustrates the Centre’s commitment to fostering international cooperation and advocating translation quality in the field.
The 2018 conference will combine keynote lectures, parallel paper presentations, a poster session and thematic roundtables, so that all participants, from high-level experts to translation trainees, can benefit from the exchange of experiences. Contributions on the following themes are welcome:
Problems, methods and competence in legal translation, including comparative legal analysis for translationTerminological issues in legal and institutional translationThe use of corpora and computer tools for legal and institutional translation practice and researchSociological and ethical issues in legal and institutional translationDevelopments and implications of institutional translation policiesThematic specialisation in institutional translation (technical, scientific, financial, etc.)Translation quality control, quality assurance and management practices in institutional settingsCourt translation and interpretingLegal and institutional translator training
We welcome proposals for individual or collective contributions on the conference topics in English, French, German, Italian or Spanish in either of two formats: papers (for 20-minute presentations) or posters (of a maximum size of 100 x 120 cm).
Institutional practitioners from UCG (IAMLADP) member organisations are also invited to submit proposals on the above topics, especially under thematic strands 2 to 8. Based on these proposals, thematic panels and roundtables will be organised to stimulate debate, and selected institutional partners will be invited to contribute to these sessions.
The deadline for the submission of all proposals is 10 November 2017. The online submission process will open in October. Further information on it will be circulated in September 2017 through the Transius Centre’s website, newsletter and Twitter account.
A maximum of two proposals may be submitted per author. It will be assumed that the language of the abstract will be the language of the presentation.
IMPORTANT DATES
Deadline for the submission of abstracts: 10 November 2017Notification of acceptance: 20 December 2017Early registration: 15 November 2017 – 15 January 2018Standard registration: 16 January 2018 – 31 March 2018Late registration: 1 April – 31 May 2018Conference dates: 18-20 June 2018
REGISTRATION AND PRACTICAL INFORMATION
The registration process and other practical information will be available from September 2017. Students and staff from UCG (IAMLADP) universities and institutions will be exempt from participation fees. Members of ASTTI, ASTJ, AITC, AIIC, DÜV and Jus Lingua will be entitled to a special registration fee.
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Website: http://transius.unige.ch/en/conferences-and-seminars/tc18/
