Tag Archives: CPD

Translation workshops in lovely places, part 2

Posted on July 16, 2019 by forwardtranslations

Last weekend got known in our house as “the weekend with everything”. There was Cub camp for Son2, a first quarter peal for Son1, who is learning to ring church bells, a choir concert at the zoo at sunset and, … Continue reading →

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Translation workshops in lovely places, part 1

Posted on July 16, 2019 by forwardtranslations

This article first appeared in the ITI German Network’s newsletter and the ITI Bulletin, so sorry if you’ve read it already, but here it is again for anyone else interested… On 2-3 May, 2019, I was lucky enough to be … Continue reading →

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Translating in Cambridge:Fun, Food, Friends and all things French

Posted on August 11, 2016 by forwardtranslations

Translate in Cambridge was the latest installment in a series of high-level French <> English translation events held in various locations across North America, and then last year heading to Chantilly in France. It is unusual (unique?) in focusing specifically … Continue reading →

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ITD and ITI – a whirlwind weekend, part 2

Posted on October 7, 2015 by forwardtranslations

After spending Friday at the British Library for ITD 2015, Saturday was spent at the Museum of London in the company of the ITI German Network for the annual Work and Playshop. Having walked from Liverpool Street, the first challenge … Continue reading →

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All the Acronyms: ITI CPD in the UEA JPC

Posted on February 12, 2015 by forwardtranslations

UEA was frequently observed in my day (doesn’t that make me sound old!) to stand for the University of Endless Acronyms, so it was a fitting venue for a CPD day with the ITI EARG (East Anglia Regional Group) on … Continue reading →

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Letters after my name, or becoming a Member of the ITI…

Posted on August 7, 2012 by forwardtranslations

So, I mentioned a while ago that I was applying for membership of the ITI, the “only independent professional association of practising translators and interpreters in the United Kingdom”. It took a while to get all the paperwork together, and … Continue reading →

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