2012 Events

Science & Technology Click on the speaker name to view bio. ST-1 Translating for the Design and Construction Professions in Israel Don Jacobson (Thursday, 11:00am-12:00pm; All Levels; Presented in: English) Israel has recently undergone far-reaching changes in large-scale infrastructure and commercial construction projects. Foreign investment and professional partnering play a growing role in the Israeli economy, while Israeli developers and engineering firms increase their activities abroad. This activity has brought with it the need for high-quality technical translation in order to facilitate communication among partners, enable new players to enter the economy, and improve local technical capacity in fields previously …

S&TD has arranged a special event during the upcoming San Diego conference. Please join members of our group for superb Mexican-French cuisine and S&TD networking at the upscale Candelas Restaurant in the Gaslamp District.  If you would like to attend you need to reserve a spot and submit payment in advance, as described below.  WHEN Thursday, October 25 (7:30PM until 10:30PM) WHERE Candelas Gaslamp District Restaurant 416 3rd Avenue (within walking distance of the hotel) San Diego, CA 92101 619-702-4455 https://www.candelas-sd.com/candelas_main2.html   MENU Appetizer Choice of Caesar salad or Tortilla soup Entree Choice of: Breast of chicken with red mole …

Division member Bruce Popp is giving a webinar for patent translators on March 22 through ATA. For more information and to register, please follow this link: ATA Webinar 107 Patents. Here is the abstract: To be patentable, an invention must be new. A frequent consequence of this is that the terminology used in a patent application that needs to be translated may also be new and poorly covered in secondary terminology resources such as online terminology databases, glossaries and dictionaries. Faced with this situation, a patent translator may need to identify and use primary sources and do their own research …