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- April Monthly Meeting: Translation Work at the International Organizations: How to Get Involved
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Date(s) - 04 / 14 Wednesday / 2021
10:00 am - 11:00 am
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NYCT April member online meeting
featuring James Phillips,
Director of the Patent Cooperation Treaty Translation Division at the World Intellectual Property Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Wednesday, April 14, at 1:00-2:00 pm EST via WebEx
Presentation: Securing Translation Work with International Organizations: Understanding the Process
Description:
Vast amounts of translation work are put to tender by the United Nations and by affiliated organizations such as the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) every year. This is because these organizations are bound by strict procurement rules that stipulate how they may engage with translators. James will outline how these procurement rules work and what they mean for people who would like to work with such organizations; furthermore, he will also discuss how to apply and submit a tender, and point out the most common mistakes applicants make. This session will be of interest to both freelancers who want to get a foot on the ladder and translation agencies.
Speaker bio:
James Phillips has served as the director of the Patent Cooperation Treaty Translation Division at the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, since 2010. He had an early career in engineering before initially becoming a Japanese>English patent translator and later setting up patent translation companies during an extended stay in Japan. As director of the Patent Cooperation Treaty Translation Division, he is involved in large-scale public tenders for the procurement of translation services from Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and European languages into English and French.
Wednesday, April 14
1:00-2:00 pm EST
Q&A will follow the presentation.
ATA CEP available for ATA-certified translators
Registration:
Free for NYCT members
$10 all non-members: please pay via PayPal
RSVP deadline:
noon Eastern Time on Monday April 12
or as soon as the maximum capacity is reached.
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