Localization Reads & Upcoming Events #70
Our Translation Favorites series has a new name and an updated look! Apart from great reads on translation, localization and languages, we’ll be featuring unmissable (mostly related to languages, translation & localization) events that you can join for free. Click here to read Translation Favorites from previous years, and here for the Localization Reads & Events archive.
If you’ve read a fabulous post or you are hosting/attending an awesome free event, please email us at info@linguagreca.com so we can add your link or event in next week’s list.
Upcoming free online events
- January 10-March 31, 2023 Winter 2023 Empowering Financial Wellness Webinar Series For Women
- March 13, 2023 Investing in the language services industry, by Nimdzi Insights
- March 15, 2023 Opportunities And Outcomes From Personalizing Content, by BrightTALK
- March 15, 2023 Practical Advice for Global Expansion, by BLEND Localization
- March 16, 2023 Localization + UX: The Key to a Great Global Experience
- March 16, 2023 Medical interpreting and translation in the United States – Part of the MIL Global Talks collection, by Monash Intercultural Lab
- March 20, 2023 Linguistics Luncheon: Why write a grammar?, by University of Saskatchewan Department of Linguistics
- March 21, 2023 Presentation of the ELIS 2023 results & analysis, by European Language Industry Survey
- March 22, 2023 The Language of Nature: Anna Badkhen, Eliane Brum, Diane Grosklaus Whitty, by Words Without Borders
- March 22, 2023 The European Product Conference 2023, by Product Network Europe
- March 23-25, 2023 Greening Modern Languages Research and Teaching
- March 23, 2023 Startup Expansion: Identifying New Customers in Global Markets, by MaRS Discovery District & Export Development Canada
- March 23, 2023 Gardening Can Speak Proper English: Exploring Early Modern Manuals, by John Rylands Research Institute and Library
- March 25, 2023 STC Toronto Monthly Social – Online, by Society for Technical Communication
- March 28, 2023 From multilingual UI to multilingual company, by Crowdin
- March 28, 2023 Greek Letters in the Arabic Culture, by University of Liverpool Continuing Education
- March 29, 2023 Misconduct and Questionable Research Practices in Applied Linguistics, by Open Applied Linguistics (AILA ReN)
- March 29, 2023 Language inclusivity and accessibility – Eventbrite’s approach, by Nimdzi Insights
- March 29, 2023 LocLife™: Master the art of managing up
- March 31, 2023 Translation Studies meets Social Semiotics. Recontextualization of images and changing multimodal depictions of agency, gender and diversity
- April 4, 2023 Advancing Women Through Developmental Relationships: Dialogue with Experts, by Utah Women & Leadership Project
- April 20, 2023 The Machine Translation Sommelier and The Paradox of Choice, by BrightTALK
- April 22, 2023 STC Toronto Monthly Social – Online, by Society for Technical Communication
- April 27, 2023 It was murder! Legal terminology for language professionals, via CIOL
- May 19, 2023 Mindfulness – how it can improve our wellbeing, via CIOL
- May 27, 2023 STC Toronto Monthly Social – Online, by Society for Technical Communication
- May 27, 2023 Πρωτοβουλίες της πλατφόρμας Global Hellenic Diaspora, by Anastasios Michos
- June 9, 2023 Five quick wins to get more work from your translation clients, via CIOL
- June 24, 2023 STC Toronto Monthly Social – Online, by Society for Technical Communication
- July 22, 2023 STC Toronto Monthly Social – Online, by Society for Technical Communication
- August 26, 2023 STC Toronto Monthly Social – Online, by Society for Technical Communication
- September 7, 2023 Play to your strengths – finding your niche as a translator, via CIOL
- November 1, 2023 Let’s Talk Content Operations with Rahel Anne Bailie, by BrightTALK
- December 6, 2023 Let’s Talk Technical Documentation with Dawn Stevens, by BrightTALK
Translation, Localization, Languages
3 books in translation that have received acclaim in their original languages
Why Inclusion and Empathy Matter for Quality Software Development
[Global Ambitions podcast] Centralizing Localization at Shopify
The language revolution: How LLMs could transform the world
Localization business insights: The Multiple Paths to Growth
Top 10 details to include in the ideal transcreation brief
The March Towards AI Singularity and Why It Matters
Business, Tech and other interesting posts
Singularity: Here’s When Humanity Will Reach It, New Data Shows
How Many Words Per Minute Does the Average Person Speak?
The Benefits of Micromanaging the Process Instead of People
Generative AI may only be a foreshock to AI singularity
About the author
Catherine Christaki has been a full-time English-Greek translator since 2001 and co-owner of Lingua Greca Translations since 2012. She specializes in Information Technology, Medical, and Technical texts and loves writing for the Adventures in Technical Translation blog. She regularly shares her experience and insight on social media and blogging for translators, giving interviews and presenting at conferences. Connect with her on Twitter @LinguaGreca.
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Thanks for the “Machine Translation Sommelier” link. That’s becoming more relevant with every passing day. See ChatGPT.
The “3 books in translation that have received acclaim in their original languages” link is interesting. I think I’m going to look into “Black Foam.” Thanks!
This is a great compilation of resources. Thank you very much for your work!