The French Network organises and promotes many established events for the benefit of our members. On this page you will find details of future events and listings of external events which may be of interest.

News

Regularly throughout the year the French Network issues a newsletter, Au Courant, to its members which contains news about future events, articles and reviews. Philippa is always on the lookout for interesting articles, so why not drop her an with your ideas?

The editorial and a selected articles are available here.

The deadline for the next edition is 1st May, so get those articles coming in!

Events

Grants for training events
Thanks to our very healthy financial position, the French Network committee is now able to offer grants to any member who would like to organise an event. The grants are intended to help with expenses such as the cost of hiring a venue, the cost of a speaker or traveling expenses, or costs connected with a networking lunch. If you would like to organise an event, please contact our treasurer, , with a rough idea of the costs involved and we will consider how much we would be able to provide.
The French Network also has a small budget for training grants, for ITI members of the French Network, to cover 50% of the cost (course fee + 2nd class travelling expenses), up to a maximum grant of £80. These grants are intended to help network members attend professional development events, including those not organised by the ITI. These could include business skills seminars, subject updates, technology training, conferences or other personal and/or professional development courses. If possible, in return, we would like you to write a short piece about your experiences, for inclusion in the next edition of Au Courant. It need not be very long, but should cover what you feel you got out of the event to act as an encouragement to other members or, at very least, as a way of making them more aware of the possibilities on offer, and should also include the organiser's contact details etc.

 

Friday 9 July 2010

ITI Masterclass: Revision - some elements of theory and practice

European Commission Representation, 8 Storey's Gate, London, SW1P 3AT

Time: 11:00 - 16:30

An integral part of ITI's Masterclass seminars is this specialist seminar on
revision, both in general and with particular reference to the European
Commission's Translation Directorate-General. Tim Martin, a senior linguist
in the European Commission's Directorate-General for Translation, will
present the seminar.

The morning session will focus first on revision principles and techniques
and then on how revision fits into broader quality considerations at the
European Commission's Directorate-General for Translation (DGT). The
afternoon session will take the form of a workshop, in which participants
will look at some real examples of revision and try their hand at revising
themselves.

This event is designed for translators already specializing in the field of
EU-specific texts and seeking to enhance and deepen their existing
knowledge.

Tim Martin worked for seven years as a translator and reviser, eight as head
of a translation unit and a further four in charge of English-language
support services and quality management. He is currently responsible for
internal communication in the Translation DG. He has a postgraduate
qualification in Applied Linguistics and an interest in seeing translator
profiles broadened to include authoring, editing and summarising.

Costs to include a buffet lunch and refreshments:
ITI members £ 20 incl. VAT
Non-members £ 30 incl. VAT
Due to the generous support of this seminar by the European Commission’s
London office, we are able to keep the costs to a minimum.

To register please go to www.iti.org.uk – ITI Events – ITI.

 

Friday 10 September 2010

ITI Masterclass: Financial Reporting – Standards, Terminology and Style

Charing Cross Hotel, London

Time: 10:30 - 16:30

ITI’s Masterclass: Financial Reporting – Standards, Terminology and Style is led by top financial and accounting translators Robin Bonthrone and Deborah Fry from Fry & Bonthrone Partnerschaft. Their seminar is specially designed for translators who already specialize in this field and who are working into English. Participants should have intermediate knowledge (at least two years’ experience) of the field. This one-day seminar will be delivered in English.

Session 1 – An overview of the International Financial Reporting Standards, including a discussion of recent events and an outlook on future developments, plus a run-down of primary and secondary resources of use to translators.

Session 2 – Key terminology questions associated with into-English translation of financial reports.

Session 3 – The registers and stylistic requirements of into-English texts. Examples (both good and bad) will be provided and, time permitting, terminology and stylistic queries submitted in advance will be addressed.

A profile of the Masterclass tutors is available here.

This event qualifies as 1 day’s Continuing Professional Development training.

Costs to include a buffet lunch and refreshments:
ITI members £125 incl. VAT
Non-members £155 incl. VAT