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Giving Tuesday Virtual Event

Nov 29, 2016



Presentation

Translation without Borders - preparing to pitch your work to European LSPs

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Simon will speak about the general lack of translation infrastructure in most parts of Africa, the experience that translators should try to build up, and the opportunities for working for LSPs (Good French translators in Guinea for example, could work for LSPs that need EN-FR).

For those interested in volunteering their skills, time, and expertise as a translator with Translators Without Borders, simply visit: http://translatorswithoutborders.org/volunteer/
Speakers:Simon Andriesen
Simon is founder and CEO of MediLingua, a linguistic services company based in The Netherlands specializing in pharmaceutical, clinical trial, biomedical, medical technology, and other health-related information. He designed and teaches a series of courses on medical and pharmaceutical translation, and is involved in training courses for authors of patient information leaflets. He has been part of the translation and localization community since 1980. He was a member of TWBs board of directors from 2010 to 2014 and is the Board President of Translators without Borders Kenya.

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