1. GALA 2019 – Munich, March 24 – 27



2019年全球化与本地化协会——慕尼黑，3月24-27日



GALA 2019 focuses on the future of the industry shaped by the new AI technology. The event organized by the Globalization and Localization Association (GALA) provides a wealth of knowledge for specialists in the industry who want to develop a powerful network and consolidate their ideas.



2019年全球化与本地化协会聚焦于人工智能新技术影响下的行业未来如何发展。大会由全球化与本地化协会举办，为行业内的专家提供知识盛宴，既可以拓展人脉，又可以集思广益。



The interactive panels propose powerful topics such as AI and its effects on the localization industry, the human response to an industry that has seen many changes lately, and what happens to people when machines take over. Other short talks will concentrate on operations management, business models, quality and user engagement, and interpreting.



互动式小组专题讨论涉及行业重要话题，如人工智能及其对本地化行业的影响，人们对近期行业经历诸多变革的看法，当机器取代人类时人们所面临的问题。还有关于经营管理、商业模式、业务质量、用户参与、口译等话题的简短发言。



During GALA 2019 workshops and panels, you’ll have the chance to hear GALA’s Executive Director Allison Ferch, as well as many other managers, CEOs, AI experts, machine translation specialists, and freelance translators.



在本次大会的研讨会和专题讨论环节，你将有机会听到全球化与本地化协会执行理事Allison Ferch，以及一些经理、CEO、人工智能专家、机器翻译专家、自由译员等的分享。



2. Annual NETA Conference – Boston, May 4



新英格兰翻译协会——波士顿，5月4日



This translation event is built around the theme “Innovation from Within: How Interpreters and Translators Are Shaping the Present and Future of the Field.” It features tracks in interpretation, translation, and auxiliary technology.



本次翻译会议主题为“由内革新：译员如何塑造翻译领域的现在和未来”，主要围绕口译、笔译和辅助技术进行讨论。



The conference organized by the New England Translators Association brings together language specialists, researchers, and industry experts. This year’s event promises to provide a great networking opportunity for the attendees.



大会由（美国）新英格兰翻译协会举办，语言专家、研究人员和行业专家共襄盛会。今年的大会旨在为参会者提供良好的拓展人脉的机会。



The keynote speaker is Jonathan Levy, a professional educator and language services consultant, Co-Director at The Professional Language Development Project (University of Arizona), and Commissioner in the Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI).



专业教育家、语言服务顾问、（亚利桑那大学）专业语言发展项目联合主任、美国医疗口译认证委员会委员Jonathan Levy将发表主旨演讲。



3. TAUS Global Content Conference – Salt Lake City, June 27-28



翻译协会自动化协会（TAUS）全球内容大会——盐湖城，6月27-28日



The TAUS Global Content Conference & Exhibits 2019 aims to provide “the right solutions and technologies” for professionals who want to deliver future-proof global content. This event concentrates on new technologies and best practices for translation and localization projects. Other central themes of the conference are artificial intelligence, business globalization, and digital transformation.



2019年TAUS全球内容会议及展览会旨在为那些希望提供永不过时的全球内容的专业人士贡献“正确的解决方案和技术”。该会议将聚焦翻译和本地化项目的新技术和最佳范例。会议还涉及人工智能、商业全球化和数字化转型等重要议题。



Besides educational purposes, this conference is meant to create invaluable networking opportunities for translators and interpreters.



这次会议不仅让人增长知识，还将为译员创造宝贵的交流机会。



TAUS organizers anticipate the participation of language service providers (40 percent of attendees), clients (40 percent), translators (3 percent), technology providers (10 percent), and representatives from local and foreign governments, NGOs, analysts, consultants, and journalists (7 percent).



TAUS主办方预计参会人员包括：语言服务提供商（40%）、客户（40%）、译员（3%）、技术提供商（10%）以及来自当地和外国政府、非政府组织、分析公司、咨询公司和媒体的代表（7%）。



4. Machine Translation Summit – Dublin, August 19-23



机器翻译峰会——都柏林，8月19-23日



The Machine Translation Summit targets mainly MT-related communities. However, one of the three tracks of the event is entirely dedicated to translators and the impact of machine translation (MT) on their work.



机器翻译峰会主要聚焦于机器翻译相关领域。不过，三大议题之一即全面关注译员以及机器翻译对译员工作的影响。



Professional translators and language experts will have the chance to discuss their role in the development of innovative MT, as well as the confidentiality issues that arise when using automated translation. They’ll also discuss the social aspects of MT adoption (including translators’ preconceptions).



职业译员和语言专家将有机会探讨自己在机翻技术开发创新中的工作，以及在使用机器翻译时出现的保密问题。他们还将讨论采用机器翻译产生的社会层面的问题(包括译员的偏见)。



5. EST Congress 2019 – Stellenbosch, September 9-13



2019欧洲翻译研究学会大会 ——斯泰伦博斯，9月9-13日



The 9th Congress of the European Society for Translation Studies will take place in South Africa, at Stellenbosch University. This event mainly targets scholars, researchers, and professionals interested in the scientific side of the language industry. The theme of the event is “Living Translation: People, Processes, Products.”



第九届欧洲翻译研究学会大会将在南非斯泰伦博斯大学举行。大会主要面向对语言产业科学方面感兴趣的学者、研究人员和专业人士。大会主题是“鲜活的翻译：人、过程、产品”。



Panels include the use of data mining and Big Data approaches, the importance of the human translator in the next decade, translating minority voices in a globalized world, and research in legal translation, among other interesting themes.



专题讨论包括很多有意思的话题，如数据挖掘和大数据方法的运用，未来十年人类译员的重要性，在全球化的世界为少数派提供翻译，以及法律翻译研究等等。



Like other translation conferences, the EST Congress also includes a series of workshops for students, postdoctoral students, and researchers.



与其他翻译会议一样，欧洲翻译研究学会大会还为学生、博士后和研究人员举办了一系列研讨会。



6. ATA Conference 2019 – California, October 23-26



2019美国翻译协会年会——加利福尼亚，10月23-26日



ATA 60 marks the 60th annual conference organized by the American Translators Association. The event’s program hasn’t been decided yet. However, based on the previous editions, attendees can expect to see no shortage of panels, discussions, and networking events.



2019年美国翻译协会年会是该协会主办的第60届年会。目前会议日程尚未确定，但基于以往经验，与会者将可以参加众多专题讨论、研讨会和社交活动。



All activities are specially designed to help professionals in the industry expand their knowledge and network.



所有活动都是为了帮助业内专业人士扩展知识面和社交面而专门设计的。



Besides professional development, the ATA Conference is also a good opportunity to meet new clients, as well as to discover new tools and technologies that can increase translation productivity.



除了职业发展，美国译协年会也提供了开发新客户的好机会，并且有助于发现提高翻译效率的新工具和新技术。



ATA will publish the preliminary conference program in July 2019.



美国译协将于2019年7月发布初步会议日程。



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