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ProZ.com Regional Conference - Edinburgh



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Organizers:
Rebekka Groß - Katharina Wawrzon-Stewart



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Friday, 10 November, 2006
 Cramond SuiteForth RoomNewhaven RoomTrinity Room
08:00:00
08:00 - 08:50
Registration of attendees
(See details)
Prepared Speech
   
 
 
08:15:00
 
 
08:30:00
 
 
08:45:00
  
 
9:00:00
09:00 - 09:30
Welcome and overview
(See details)
Prepared Speech

Speakers:

Katharina Wawrzon
Enrique Cavalitto
09:00 - 09:30
Welcome and overview
(See details)
Prepared Speech

Speakers:

Katharina Wawrzon
Enrique Cavalitto
 
09:00 - 09:30
Welcome and overview
(See details)
Prepared Speech

Speakers:

Katharina Wawrzon
Enrique Cavalitto
 
 
9:15:00
09:15 - 09:00
Welcome and overview
(See details)
Prepared Speech
 
 
9:30:00
09:30 - 10:30
Keynote Speech on slang and transcribing street culture in translation by Sarah Adams, Winner of the Marsh Award 2005
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Prepared Speech

Speakers:




Sarah Adams
 
09:30 - 10:30
Keynote Speech
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Prepared Speech

Speakers:

Sarah Adams
09:30 - 10:30
Keynote Speech
(See details)
Prepared Speech

Speakers:


Sarah Adams
 
 
9:45:00
 
 
10:00:00
 
 
10:15:00
 
 
10:30:00
10:30 - 11:00
Break
10:30 - 11:00
Break
10:30 - 11:00
Break
10:30 - 11:00
Break
 
 
10:45:00
 
 
11:00:00
11:00 - 12:00
Chat group - German
(See details)
Training
11:00 - 12:00
Formatting Word Files
(See details)
Training

Speaker:
Dipl.-Ing. Jerzy Czopik
11:00 - 12:00
Medical translators
(See details)
Focus groups

Speaker:
Marie-Christine Périé
11:00 - 13:00
OCR course and practical PDF workshop
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Training

Speaker:
Peter Linton
 
 
11:15:00
 
 
11:30:00
 
 
11:45:00
 
 
12:00:00 
12:00 - 13:00
Brief Introduction to SDL Trados
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Prepared Speech

Speaker:
Dipl.-Ing. Jerzy Czopik
12:00 - 13:00
Financial translators
(See details)
Focus groups

Speaker:
Susanne Eifler
 
 
12:15:00
 
 
12:30:00
 
 
12:45:00
 
 
13:00:00
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch (2nd floor restaurant)
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Meal
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch (2nd floor restaurant)
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Meal
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch (2nd floor restaurant)
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Meal
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch (2nd floor restaurant)
(See details)
Meal
 
 
13:15:00
 
 
13:30:00
 
 
13:45:00
 
 
14:00:00
14:00 - 15:00
Chat group - Spanish
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Prepared Speech
14:00 - 16:00
Managing Business Risk and Blue Board - Theory and Practice
(See details)
Focus groups

Speakers:

Ralf Lemster
14:00 - 15:00
Webdesign principles
(See details)
Training

Speaker:
Alicja Weikop
14:00 - 15:00
General Introduction to SDL Certificate programme and SDL tools
(See details)
Prepared Speech
 
 
14:15:00
 
 
14:30:00
 
 
14:45:00
 
 
15:00:00 
15:00 - 16:00
Focused discussion on interpreting
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Focus groups

Speaker:
Magda Dziadosz
15:00 - 16:00
SDLX Training - Session 1: Introduction (laptop recommended, but not essential)
(See details)
Training

Speakers:

Graham Bennett
 
 
15:15:00
 
 
15:30:00
 
 
15:45:00
 
 
16:00:00
16:00 - 16:30
Break
16:00 - 16:30
Break
16:00 - 16:30
Break
16:00 - 16:30
Break
 
 
16:15:00
 
 
16:30:00
16:30 - 17:30
Chat group - Italian
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Training
16:30 - 17:30
How to specialise or how to add a new specialisation to your existing skill base
(See details)
Training

Speaker:
Giles Watson
16:30 - 17:30
How to translate more quickly without translation software
(See details)
Focus groups

Speaker:
Josephine Bacon
16:30 - 17:30
SDLX Training - Session 2: Intermediate (laptop recommended, but not essential)
(See details)
Training

Speakers:

Graham Bennett
 
 
16:45:00
 
 
17:00:00
 
 
17:15:00
 
 
17:30:00 
17:30 - 17:45
Closing & Summary of Day 1
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Prepared Speech

Speakers:

Katharina Wawrzon
17:30 - 17:45
Closing & Summary of Day 1
(See details)
Prepared Speech
17:30 - 17:45
Closing & Summary of Day 1
(See details)
Prepared Speech
 
 
17:45:00   
 
 
18:00:00
 
 
18:15:00
 
 
18:30:00
 
 
18:45:00
 
 
19:00:00
19:00 - 00:00
Dinner & Ceilidh
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Meal
19:00 - 23:00
Dinner & Ceilidh with The Forth Bridges Dance Band (Lothian Suite)
(See details)
Meal
19:00 - 00:00
Dinner & Ceilidh
(See details)
Meal
19:00 - 23:00
Dinner & Ceilidh with The Forth Bridges Dance Band (Lothian Suite)
(See details)
Meal
19:00 - 00:00
Dinner & Ceilidh
(See details)
Meal
19:00 - 23:00
Dinner & Ceilidh with The Forth Bridges Dance Band (Lothian Suite)
(See details)
Meal
19:00 - 00:00
Dinner & Ceilidh
(See details)
Meal
19:00 - 23:00
Dinner & Ceilidh with The Forth Bridges Dance Band (Lothian Suite)
(See details)
Meal
 
 
19:15:00
 
 
19:30:00
 
 
19:45:00
 
 
20:00:00
 
 
20:15:00
 
 
20:30:00
 
 
20:45:00
 
 
21:00:00
 
 
21:15:00
 
 
21:30:00
 
 
21:45:00
 
 
22:00:00
 
 
22:15:00
 
 
22:30:00
 
 
22:45:00
 
 
    

Saturday, 11 November, 2006
 Cramond SuiteForth RoomNewhaven RoomTrinity Room
     
09:15:00
09:15 - 09:30
Welcome to Day 2
(See details)
Prepared Speech

Speakers:

Katharina Wawrzon
09:15 - 09:30
Welcome to Day 2
(See details)
Prepared Speech

Speakers:

Katharina Wawrzon
09:15 - 09:30
Welcome to Day 2
(See details)
Prepared Speech

Speakers:

Katharina Wawrzon
 
 
09:30:00
09:30 - 10:30
Wikiwords
(See details)
Prepared Speech

Speakers:

Enrique Cavalitto
09:30 - 10:30
"From Mouse to Elephant" - relaxing moves for translators
(See details)
Training

Speaker:
Irene Elmerot
09:30 - 10:30
Problem-solving forum for translator/client relationships
(See details)
Focus groups

Speaker:
Josephine Bacon
 
 
09:45:00
 
 
10:00:00
 
 
10:15:00
 
 
10:30:00
10:30 - 11:00
Break
10:30 - 11:00
Break
10:30 - 11:00
Break
10:30 - 11:00
Break
 
 
10:45:00
 
 
11:00:00
11:00 - 12:00
Chat group - French
(See details)
Training
11:00 - 12:00
Internet search techniques
(See details)
Training

Speaker:
Steffen Walter
11:00 - 12:30
Tolstoy@Tesco's - Translating a classic novel
(See details)
Prepared Speech

Speaker:
Professor Anthony Briggs
11:00 - 13:00
Wordfast workshop (laptop required)
(See details)
Training
 
 
11:15:00
 
 
11:30:00
 
 
11:45:00
 
 
12:00:00 
12:00 - 13:00
Earning higher rates
(See details)
Prepared Speech

Speaker:
Mats J C Wiman
 
 
12:15:00
 
 
12:30:00 
 
 
12:45:00
 
 
13:00:00
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch (2nd floor restaurant)
(See details)
Meal
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch (2nd floor restaurant)
(See details)
Meal
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch (2nd floor restaurant)
(See details)
Meal
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch (2nd floor restaurant)
(See details)
Meal
 
 
13:15:00
 
 
13:30:00
 
 
13:45:00
 
 
14:00:00
14:00 - 15:00
Chat group - Dutch
(See details)
Prepared Speech
14:00 - 16:00
Marketing yourself online
(See details)
Prepared Speech

Speakers:

Enrique Cavalitto
14:00 - 15:00
3-hour Training Course on Déjà Vu and Data Migration - Session 1: Hands-on Introduction (laptop required)
(See details)
Training

Speaker:
Kevin Lossner
14:00 - 15:30
What rights does a translation agency have to demand delivery of the TM upon completion of a translation project?
(See details)
Focus groups

Speaker:
Astrid Elke Johnson
 
 
14:15:00
 
 
14:30:00
 
 
14:45:00
 
 
15:00:00 
15:00 - 16:00
3-hour Training Course on Déjà Vu and Data Migration - Session 2: Workflow integration with other tools (laptop required)
(See details)
Training

Speaker:
Kevin Lossner
 
 
15:15:00
 
 
15:30:00 
 
 
15:45:00
 
 
16:00:00
16:00 - 16:30
Break
16:00 - 16:30
Break
16:00 - 16:30
Break
16:00 - 16:30
Break
 
 
16:15:00
 
 
16:30:00
16:30 - 17:30
Chat group - Polish
(See details)
Training
16:30 - 17:30
Quality Management in the Translation Process
(See details)
Prepared Speech

Speaker:
Luis R. Cerna
16:30 - 17:30
3-hour Training Course on Déjà Vu and Data Migration - Session 2 (cont'd): Workflow integration with other tools (laptop required)
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Training

Speaker:
Kevin Lossner
16:30 - 17:30
3-hour Training Course on Déjà Vu and Data Migration - Session 2 (cont'd): Workflow integration with other tools
(See details)
Training

Speaker:
Kevin Lossner
16:30 - 17:30
Computer tools for translators
(See details)
Prepared Speech

Speaker:
Peter Linton
 
 
16:45:00
 
 
17:00:00
 
 
17:15:00
 
 
17:30:00 
17:30 - 18:00
Closing & Summary
(See details)
Prepared Speech

Speakers:


Katharina Wawrzon
Enrique Cavalitto
 
17:30 - 18:00
Closing & Summary
(See details)
Prepared Speech

Speakers:


Katharina Wawrzon
Enrique Cavalitto
17:30 - 18:00
Summary & Closing
(See details)
Prepared Speech

Speakers:


Katharina Wawrzon
Enrique Cavalitto
 
 
17:45:00
 
 
18:00:00
18:00 - 18:15
Official picture
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Prepared Speech
18:00 - 18:15
Official picture
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Prepared Speech
18:00 - 18:15
Official picture
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Prepared Speech
 
 
18:15:00   
 
 
18:30:00
 
 
18:45:00
 
 
19:00:00
 
 
19:15:00
 
 
19:30:00
 
 
19:45:00
 
 
20:00:00
 
 
20:15:00
 
 
20:30:00
 
 
20:45:00
 
 
21:00:00
 
 
21:15:00
 
 
21:30:00
 
 
21:45:00
 
 
22:00:00
 
 
22:15:00
 
 
22:30:00
 
 
22:45:00