Thank you very much for supporting the idea to set up a JAT Interpreters Group. To kick things off, I’d like to announce here that the first ever JAT Interpreters Meeting for the purpose of learning and networking will take place this September. We plan to have 5-6 interpreters give a 20-minute presentation each. The following speakers have been confirmed and there are more to come.
Here is the outline:
Date: September 1, 2012
Time: 14:00-17:00
Place: FORUM 8 1102 Meeting room
Koryukai: 17:15 –
Venue: The aldgate British Pub
Cost: JAT members free / Non-members 1,000 yen (Koryukai cost is charged separately.)
Schedule：
14:05 - 14:30 – A day in the life of a liaison interpreter (Lionel Dersot) English
14:35 - 15:00 – Audit Interpreting (Derek Wessman) Japanese
15:05 - 15:30 Break
15:30 - 15:40 – Medical Interpreting: Problem Prescription and Prognosis (Cate Swift) English
15:40 - 16:05 – How to raise your rates…sometimes not so successfully (Mikako Miyahara) Japanese
16:10 - 16:35 – Running an interpreting company—a new model (Dan Tanno) English
16:35 - 17:00 – QA and Closing
We invite all professional interpreters and those aspiring to be one to attend.
I am looking forward to seeing and talking to you all.
Mikako Miyahara
JAT Interpreters Group Promoter
This form is only for the Interpreters Meeting and not the Koryukai. Your participation in the Koryukai will be confirmed at reception when you arrive at the meeting.