NewswireToday - /newswire/ - Lisbon, Monte de Caparica, Portugal, 03/31/2006 - 1st Portuguese Translation Conference – contrapor2006 – to be held in Lisbon (Monte de Caparica), Portugal, on 11 and 12 September 2006..

It is our great pleasure to invite you to participate in the 1st Portuguese Translation Conference – contrapor2006 – to be held in Lisbon (Monte de Caparica), Portugal, on 11 and 12 September 2006.

This event is organized by the ATeLP - Associação de Tradução em Língua Portuguesa in cooperation with the Department of Applied Social Sciences of the Faculty of Science and Technology of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa and is being held under the auspices of FIT – Europe.

Translation sustains countries’ development and progress and plays an increasingly influential role in today's world. In being called upon to counterpose human communication in all its different forms, it has long staked out its importance as a practice and a skill intersecting all branches of knowledge and professional experience.

Such characteristics are evident above all in specialised translation.

contrapor 2006 will provide an excellent opportunity for researchers, scholars, translators and clients purchasing translations to discuss the general theme: Specialised Translation: An Engine For Development.

Conference Topics

• Translation Theory and Practice
• Science and Technology
• Social and Human Sciences
• Terminology and Communication
• Translation Tools
• Standardisation in the Language Industry
• Localisation and Internationalisation
• Translation Deontology

IMPORTANTE DATES

15 MAY – Last day for abstracts submission
05 JUN – Notification of acceptance / rejection of abstracts
17 JUL – Final manuscripts submission deadline / Early payment
11 – 12 SEP – contrapor2006

Agency / Source: ATeLP

Availability: All Regions (Including Int'l)

Traffic Booster: [/] Quick Newswire Today Visibility Checker

Distribution: [+] Free Press Release & Newswire Distribution Network. via PRZOOM - Newswire Today (NewswireToday.com)