Newsflash: Terminology Policies, TermNet Workshop 15 Nov 2006

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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 
<file://www.nlterm.org/antwerpen2006.htm>
Registration:   Karen Foelen: karen.foelen at lessius.eu
Workshop Information: Anja Drame: adrame at termnet.org

We hope to see you there!

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Vienna, Austria
Tel.: +43-1-524 0606 11
Fax:  +43-1-524 0606 99
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