Begleitkreis

English translation: advisory/supervisory board

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German term or phrase:	Begleitkreis
English translation:	advisory/supervisory board
Entered by:	Jan Liebelt

17:11 Jan 23, 2007

German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Science (general) / testing, experimentation

German term or phrase: Begleitkreis

Sounds like some sort of committee that oversees/monitors (?) experiments/testing. But I may well be mistaken.

Source phrases: "Zwischenergebnisse von Messungen ... wurden dem Begleitkreis vorgestellt"
"Eine Zusammenarbeit von Umweltbundesamt, Bundesanstalt für Materialprüfung, Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin und Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung existiert in Form des Begleitkreises"

Please provide explanations as well as appropriate URLs together with your suggested English expression.

Many thanks!

Jan Liebelt KudoZ activity Questions: 200 (1 open) (4 without valid answers) (15 closed without grading) Answers: 205 France
Local time: 18:23

working group

Explanation:
http://www.bmu.de/pressemitteilungen/pm/3541.php

http://www.bmu.de/english/renewable_energy/doc/3837.php

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Another option: advisory board

http://www.wupperinst.org/de/kontakt/kontakt_detail/index.ht...

http://www.wupperinst.org/en/contact/contact_detail/index.ht...

Selected response from:

casper (X)

Grading comment

"Advisory board" seems to fit my text best, though I'm sure it could well be a "supervisory board" in other contexts. Many thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +2

supervisory panel

Paul Cohen

accompanying work panel (group)

Ingeborg Gowans (X)

2 +1

panel of experts

Jonathan MacKerron

working group

casper (X)

task force

Raghunathan Rajagopalan

advisory committee

Gerhard Wieder

Discussion entries: 10

Lori Dendy-Molz

Germany

08:09 Jan 24, 2007

Sure, Jan. I check them all the time myself. But I'd follow up with a google of English sites in context -- as you probably would, too.

Jan Liebelt

France

ASKER

08:02 Jan 24, 2007

Lori: I wouldn't either, but a "bilingual" site certainly has more credence than a definition chosen on a hunch. And at the very least the context can provide pointers for the "real" translation.

Lori Dendy-Molz

Germany

07:52 Jan 24, 2007

I would add that I wouldn't blindly trust translated websites. Remember, they are translated by mere mortals of varying degrees of ability.

Lori Dendy-Molz

Germany

07:50 Jan 24, 2007

Jan, here is a URL for "Begleitkreis" both in the text and in the list of links. If you click on the 'english' link it will show you 'advisory committee' is used as the translation: http://www.renewables2004.de/de/preparation/nc.asp

Jan Liebelt

France

ASKER

07:24 Jan 24, 2007

Jonathan: By "verifiable" I mean I want a site URL that has both terms on it - preferably side-by-side.
Johanna: No, my text is about the alleged harmful effects of exposure to printer toner.

Johanna Timm, PhD

Canada

00:58 Jan 24, 2007

Does the above ref. relate to your text?

Johanna Timm, PhD

Canada

00:57 Jan 24, 2007

Für die gesamte Laufzeit des Projekts wurde ein Begleitkreis eingerichtet, d. s. aus **Vertretern aus Wissenschaft, Gewerkschaften, Behörden, Nichtregierungsorganisationen u. Industrieverbänden** zusammensetzte.
www.reach-info.de/.../01_UBA-Forschungsprojekt/041001_Absch...

Ken Cox

21:30 Jan 23, 2007

The problem with the translation (verifiable or otherwise) is that you have to know what this group does (its role, functions, duties, responsiblities, etc.) to know what it would be called in English. 'Beglietkreis' is a broad term.

Jonathan MacKerron

19:42 Jan 23, 2007

what makes you think that a verifiable translation of this word exists?

Jan Liebelt

France

ASKER

Reference to German

18:54 Jan 23, 2007

All your answers are very plausible, but I suspect you're giving me suggestions corresponding to my guess definition rather an actual (and verifiable) translation of the German expression.

Answers

40 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

supervisory panel

Explanation:
Panel is good. Here's another thought...

The REACH Supervisory Panel sets the direction for REACH. The current Panel comprises seven Members of Parliament (MPs) and 17 people-private sector representatives including grassroots leaders from the Citizens Consultative Committees (CCCs). This representation underscores the important role that the people-private sector plays in helping to strengthen the public consultation process.
http://www.reach.gov.sg/AboutUs/REACHSupervisoryPanel/tabid/...

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Our Supervisory Panel comprises the leading lights of the sector.
http://www.channelmoney.co.uk/editorial_board.shtml

There are lots more examples on the Web, Jan.

Paul Cohen
Greenland
Local time: 15:23
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Notes to answerer

Asker: Haven't we met somewhere before ;-)

44 mins confidence:

accompanying work panel (group)

Explanation:
http://www.lci-network.de/cms/content/lang/en/pid/379;jsessi...

this is from a building group website, but the idea of "accompanying" should be mentioned in English; hope this helps

Ingeborg Gowans (X)
Canada
Local time: 13:23
Native speaker of: German

17 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

panel of experts

Explanation:
just a thought

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"advisory committee" is what is sounds like in this specific instance

Jonathan MacKerron
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

1 hr confidence:

working group

casper (X)
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

"Advisory board" seems to fit my text best, though I'm sure it could well be a "supervisory board" in other contexts. Many thanks.

13 hrs confidence:

task force

Explanation:

a group established to work on a single defined task or activity. It makes in your context. Pl. see this link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Task_force

You can also call it a (special) task force to carry out specific functions.

Raghunathan Rajagopalan
Local time: 21:53
Native speaker of: English

14 hrs confidence:

advisory committee

Explanation:
From the website of the conference on renewable energies, sponsored by the German government (which might lend the the term the desired verifiability).

The body named Nationaler Begleitkreis (NBK) is referred to as National Advisory Committee (NAC).

Reference: http://www.renewables2004.de/en/preparation/nc.asp
Reference: http://www.renewables2004.de/de/2004/default.asp

Gerhard Wieder
Local time: 17:23
Native speaker of:

German

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