TRANSLATION IN ALL ITS ASPECTS WITH FOCUS ON INTERNATIONAL DIALOGUE

Istanbul (Oct. 21-23,2009)

Communicational encounters in the international relations of our time, in cases of both contact and conflict, seem to foreground the role played by translation and translators more than ever. Discussions on the activities, constraints and opportunities of translators who play an active role in overcoming problems of communication triggered by regionalisations, communicational barriers and prejudices across societies, with their professional and intellectual positions, and an overall assessment of professional organisations of translators in this context, will bring forth new expansions to our world in its search of peace and justice. Acknowledging the role of education in both training of translators equipped with key skills and solidification of the professional status of translators, translator training is aimed to be one of the leading sub-themes of the Colloquium. In an age where intercultural relations gain new expansions, it will be of special importance to hold this Colloquium in Turkey given her location at the intersection of cultures serving as the cradle of civilisations from past to date. Views and discussions by translators as agents of communication from all sub-fields of the profession, researchers of the fields in question, translator trainers and scholars of cultural and political research will, no doubt, open up new horizons for all interested and involved in translation. Presentation proposals under the headings below will be welcome: intercultural dialogue - translation in relations across societies - international relations, diplomacy and translation - communicational barriers and translation professional expansions - translation and human rights issues / translation and laws - professonial organisations of translation - problems of organisation - ethics of translation and translators translation standards, contracts, copy rights fields of practice - literary translation (prose, poetry, drama) - translation of religious texts - translation of theoretical texts - translation of scientific and technical texts - interpreting - community interpreting ideological approaches - translation of political texts and news - conflict, war and translation - social gender and translation - ethnic identities, minorities and translation theoretical approaches - translation theories is - translation sociology - translation semiotics is- translation and linguistics - translation research (translation history, translation criticism) translator training - old and new paradigms of translator training - relation between translator training and practice is- sub-fields and objectives of training - translator training in higher education The Colloquium will be held in Turkish, French and English. Simultaneous interpretation from and into Turkish will be provided. Presentations will be limited with 20 minutes with an additional 10 minutes for discussion. Presentation proposals, approximately 400 words, should be sent to the addresses below with the e-mail address and a CV of the sender by December 12, 2008. Proposals to: posta@ceviridernegi.org Presentations that are accepted will be announced by April 20, 2009. Full versions of presentations should be submitted for publication, in accordance with the format set by the Colloquium organisation, by June 30, 2009 the latest. Presentations submitted after the deadline will not be published in the Colloquium Proceedings. Participation fee is 100 euros for participants and listeners; 50 euros for research assistants and students. The fee should be deposited to the account below by July 3,2009. Garanti Bankas?-Istanbul /Gayrettepe branch account number: 236-6298212 The fee covers registration, "welcome coktail", city tour, "fairwell cocktail", transportation from and to airport and hotels, from and to hotels and colloquium venues and publication of "Colloquium Proceedings". "Colloquium Proceedings" will be presented to the writers at the end of the Colloquium. The fee can also be paid by credit card. You can contact the Colloquium secratariat at the mail address below for credit card Payments: posta@ceviridernegi.org The same address is also available for more information and inquiries.