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| Part I | Subject: Translation with Industry Insight Speaker: Matthew Heaton |
| Part II | Subject: Refugees International Japan and its Translation Needs Speaker: Jane Best Cooke |
| Date/Time | Date: Saturday, December 9, 2006 Time: 14:00 - 17:00 (followed by Bonenkai) |
| Meeting Place |
Forum 8, Room 401 東京都渋谷区道玄坂2-10-7 (Dogenzaka 2-10-7, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) Map |
| Cost | JAT members: 500 yen, Non-JAT members: 1000 yen |
| Bonenkai | |
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| Time | 17:30-20:30 (following meeting) |
| Location | ぷん楽 (渋谷) |
| Cost | JAT members 5,500yen, Non-JAT members 6,000yen |
| Karaoke | |
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| Time | 21:00 until... (following Bonenkai) |
| Location | カラオケ館 渋谷店 |
| Cost | 1,000-1,500yen (hour) + food and drinks |
Please R.S.V.P. to tac@jat.org by Monday, December 4, 2006.
A number of factors beyond good quality translation will establish you as a professional translator who can choose the work you want to specialize in, at the rates you would like to earn. Certain work practices immediately elevate translators as the preferred choice in their field. How do translators add value to the service they provide and build effective business relationships with the agencies they work for? Seeing the translation industry from the perspective of agencies will highlight how some things that may seem of little consequence actually contribute greatly to the success or failure of a translation project. Beyond good quality translation, what do agencies and, perhaps more importantly, their clients value?
Matthew Heaton has been living in Japan for a total of 6 years, and has worked in project management and business development for Elanex Translations (http://www.elanex.com) since soon after the opening of its Tokyo office in 2003. Over that time the project management team has grown from 4 to almost 20 globally, and collectively covers most fields and technological aspects of the translation and localization industry. Matthew Heaton is now chiefly involved in business development, but still plays an active role supervising new project managers and building specialized translation teams.
Jane Best Cooke's talk will include the following:
Jane Best Cooke was born and brought up in England. She studied hospitality management in Cardiff, Wales; and has worked in Zambia for three and half years. During her 22 years in Japan, she also ran a restaurant here for 12 years and a catering service for 7 years. She has always done voluntary work in some way - specifically as Grant and Research Director for RIJ for the last 7 years which involves visits to many countries. She is now full-time President and CEO for RIJ.
