J-Net Winter Workshop & AGM 2018 

Date: Saturday 3 February 2018
Place: Birmingham

The program for the Winter Workshop and AGM in the Priory Rooms in Birmingham is now mostly finalized. This workshop is free for all J-Net members to attend, so please do take this opportunity to update and add to your professional skills, network with colleagues, make new friends, and ensure that your voice is heard in J-Net’s decision-making process!

In the morning we will offer two tracks, one focused on interpreting and the other on translation, with the opportunity to switch during the coffee break.

Interpreting

• Session 1 (10:00-11:00). Yosuke Shinokubo: Intragloss, a Mac-only tool developed specifically for interpreters: How useful is it in practice? Mikako Miyahara: Tips for making the best of iPad for interpreting
• Session 2 (11:20–12:20). Andrea Alvisi and Ewa Jasinska: ITI Interpreters Development Network and standing out from the crowd: Tips for LinkedIn

Translation

• Session 1 (10:00-11:00). Yuno Dinnie: あなたの腱鞘炎・腰痛・肩こり対策は間違っていませんか？ 〜長く続けられる仕事のやり方を考える〜 [This talk will be given in Japanese]
• Session 2 (11:20–12:20). Panel discussion with William and Akiko Eddis, Arline Lyons, and Claire Debenham: Collaborative working and quality control

The afternoon will start at 13:30 with a general presentation by Dan Lucas on “Raising Standards: How national and international standards are formed, what linguistic standards are in the pipeline, and how they might affect translators and interpreters.” This will be followed by the AGM from 15:00–17:00.

After the AGM, we will go to a nearby bar to allow time for networking for those leaving early.

The Shinnenkai Dinner, starting at 18:30, will be a special three-course menu presented by Sachiko Saeki, a former sous-chef at Michelin-starred restaurant Umu. It will be held as a pop-up dinner in Urban Emporiums (Church Street), five minutes’ walk from the Priory Rooms. The cost will be £35 per person, not including drinks. Because of the special nature of the menu, advanced reservations are essential, and we will be asking you to pay for the dinner beforehand. Please reserve early as the maximum number of diners is limited. The reservations will be accepted on a first-come first-served basis.

You can see photos of the venue and the surrounding area on the event’s public Facebook page (which does not require a Facebook account to view), and more details of the speakers and dinner including the menu (set menu but shojin menu is also available) will be posted there later as well as on the J-Net website.

If you would like to attend the workshop & AGM, please email Atsuko and tell her if you would like to join the dinner as well.

We’re looking forward to seeing many of you there!

Claire Debenham and Atsuko Okada Househam

J-Net Summer Workshop 2017

Date: Saturday 1 July 2017
Place: Cardiff

We’re excited to announce the programme for the J-Net Summer Workshop on July 1 in Cardiff! We’ve looked for speakers and activities that reflect the results of our survey earlier this year, putting together a programme that we hope will be useful and interesting both for people starting out on their careers and those further along the professional path.

The reception desk will open at 9:45, and the programme will start at 10:15 with a short tour of the venue. The day will include:

• A video message from Professor Takeshi Koike, the only university teacher of the Welsh language in Japan
• Ben Jones, one of J-Net’s most experienced members, harnessing the network’s collective wisdom on “Ten things I wish I’d known when I first started work as an interpreter and translator“
• Chieko Kehoe, Maki Ikeda and Gwen Clayton giving a hands-on workshop using the texts for the J-Net Translation Competition
• Reiko Millar, who runs a Japanese minshuku in the Welsh Borders where she serves kaiseki ryori made with her own miso; her talk will include a demonstration of miso-making
• Tony Godfrey, Head of Business Development, Finance & Professional Services for the Welsh Government, giving an overview of the past, present and future of Japanese investment in Wales, including its prospects post-Brexit
• Kaori Onoda, an interpreter with the Wales Interpretation &Translation Service, talking about her experience as a Japanese interpreter in Wales
• Dan Lucas reporting on the ISO/TC 37 conference on terminology and translation

There will be a dinner in the evening starting at 6:30 (Bar 44 in Cardiff, cost probably around £28), and people arriving early on the Friday night may also want to gather informally for drinks.

The cost, excluding dinner, will be:

• J-Net member early bird (by June 10) £30
• Non-member early bird (by June 10) £35
• J-Net member full cost (after June 10) £35
• Non-member full cost (after June 10) £40

Please email Atsuko to register, indicating whether or not you intend to come to the dinner.

The venue is Yr Hen Lyfrgell (The Old Library), an iconic building in the middle of the city that’s recently been renovated into a brand-new Welsh cultural and language centre. Lunch will include local delicacies such as Welsh lamb sausages, pan-fried laverbread, and bara brith, and Welsh cakes will be served in coffee breaks.

Cardiff is manageable as a day trip from London, and the workshop will be timed to start so that it’s possible to arrive by train that morning. If you’d like to make a weekend of it, though, there’s plenty to see and do, and we will be arranging a local boat trip, a walk, and possibly other activities on the Sunday for those who are interested. For Doctor Who fans, this may also be your last chance to visit the Doctor Who Experience, as it’s scheduled to close this summer.

Whether or not you’re planning to come, if you’re on Facebook, please visit the Summer Workshop page (https://www.facebook.com/events/647701092088343/). If you could say that you’re going/interested and invite any friends you think might like to attend, that would be great.

We hope to see as many people there as possible!

Claire Debenham and Atsuko Okada Househam

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