Wednesday 18 February 2015

Talks by Nick Rosenthal, MITI, Bristol, Tuesday 24 February 2015

We are delighted to announced that Nick Rosenthal, MITI will be visiting us on Tuesday 24 February 2015. Nick will give two talks:
 
Session 1: Building a career as a translator (3-4pm)
Session 2: Translating the Tour de France (4-5pm)

24 February 2015
Arts Complex Lecture Theatre 2, 3-5pm (entrance via 3-5 Woodland Road for external visitors)

Nick Rosenthal, MITI, has worked as a technical translator from French and German since 1986. He studied languages at Salford University, and then worked as a management accountant for a large multinational company before founding SalfTrans (www.salftrans.co.uk), a specialist translation and localisation company, in 1988. He is an experienced translator in his own right, and an experienced project manager used to managing teams of high-end translators. Nick has a broad vision of the translation industry, with a particular interest in training and professional development. Nick chaired the Board of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI) from 2011 to 2013, and is one of the team of authors who wrote "101 Things a Translator Needs To Know" (http://101things4translators.com/advance-praise/).  Nick is also an experienced racing cyclist, and one of his greatest pleasures each year is combining his passions for translation and for bike racing by translating press articles about the Tour de France.

Talks are free and open to all.

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