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In the emerging knowledge society and in pace
with fast-growing globalization more and more companies, organizations
and language communities face the need for an active, systematic and
coherent treatment of terminology.
For many language communities or governments
there is a need to counter domain loss (the use of English in
preference to the main language of the community in science and
technology) generally or concerning specific subject fields, to support
language preservation activities for minority languages or to overcome
the digital divide and foster scientific-technological and economic
development in developing communities.
Companies often need to timely adress problems
and special legal implications regarding product declaration,
description and technical documentation, e-business issues such as
product classification and interoperability but also marketing and
corporate identity issues in connection with the consistent use of
terminology as well as costs caused by miscommunication through the use
of inconsistent terminologies.
Within the framework of the Terminology Week
(13-17 Nov.2006, Belgium) TermNet in cooperation with Lessius
Hogeschool will organize a workshop on this topic directed towards
terminologists, decision-makers and language professionals in
organizations.
This workshop is presented by Infoterm, pioneer
in the field of terminology policies.
Workshop on Terminology Policies
15 November 2006, Antwerp (Lessius University
College)
In this workshop reasons for developing a
terminology policy and introducing methods & principles in
terminology planning will be discussed. Participants will learn from
practical case studies and develop themselves steps and methods
suitable for institutions and enterprises that are planning to invest
in the formulation and implementation of a terminology policy. This
workshop will provide sound guidance to achieve that goal.
On completion, participants will have a clear
understanding of
- the objectives and types of terminology
policies,
- the policy formulation and implementation
process,
- factors that facilitate of or hamper the
implementation of a policy and ways how to use or overcome them
They will be able to apply the terminology
policy approach to formulate a customized terminology policy.
Fees: participation is 150 EUR
(100 EUR for students). Number of participants are strictly limited,
please register early.
Web: ;
www.nlterm.org/antwerpen2006.htm
Registration: Karen Foelen:
lessius.eu">karen.foelen lessius.eu
Workshop Information: Anja Drame:
termnet.org">adrametermnet.org
We hope to see you there!
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