The Author-Translator in the European Literary Tradition
Swansea University, 28 June – 1 July 2010
Confirmed keynote speakers include:
Susan Bassnett, David Constantine, Lawrence Venuti
This conference seeks to reassess the importance of translation for European writers – both well-known and less familiar – from antiquity to the present day. It will explore why authors translate, what they translate, and how they translate, as well as the links between an author’s translation work and his or her own writing.
More information on Swansea University’s website

INTERPRETING IN A CHANGING LANDSCAPE
6th International Conference
26-30 July, 2010
Aston University, Birmingham, United Kingdom
The School of Languages and Social Sciences at Aston University is proud to host the 6th International Critical Link Conference, which will bring together representatives from every sphere of the public service interpreting community. Academics, interpreting practitioners, employers, trainers, policy makers, service providers and service recipients will have the opportunity to participate in a lively and stimulating international exchange of information, knowledge and skills.
The main theme of Critical Link 6 will be ‘Interpreting in a Changing …

The African Union is currently looking to recruit:
- an English interpreter
- a French interpreter
- an Arabic interpreter
- a Portuguese interpreter
- an Arabic reviser
- a French reviser
- an Arabic translator
- a French translator
- an English translator
- a Portuguese translator
Application deadline: 9 April 2010
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
More information on the African Union’s website.
To see more jobs for translators and interpreters, visit the Language and Translation Job Board.

 
Summer Translation Institute – Western Michigan University
Dates: 6 – 30 July 2010
Location: Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Courses: Practicum in translation / Theory and business of translation (Arabic, German, Japanese, Old French, Russian – English)
More information on Western Michigan University’s website
 
 
Workshop in Scholarly Translation – University of California
Dates: 5 – 23 August 2010
Location: University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Courses: English to Chinese translation / Chinese to English translation
More information on UCLA Confucius Institute’s website
 
 
Summer Institute for Creative Writing and Literary Translation
Dates: 20 May – 26 June 2010
Location: John Cabot University, …

The World Trade Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, is looking to recruit a Spanish and French to English translator
Requirements: University degree, preferably in languages, law or economics, at least 3 years of professional experience in translation, perfect command of English and excellent command of Spanish and French
Application deadline: 10 February 2010
More information and application on the World Trade Organization’s website.
To see more jobs for translators and interpreters, visit the Language and Translation Job Board.