Translation question

[Francoise Rosset]

On Sun, 11 Jan 2009 09:22:59 -0600
  Laura Goering <lgoering at CARLETON.EDU> wrote:
> Dear colleagues, 
> 
> I'm wondering if there is a standard English translation for the 
>"Общественный совет по социальной рекламе" (St. Petersburg). If not, 
>I would be grateful for suggestions.

The American term for the ads is PSA "public service announcement" and 
the British term is PSI "Public service information."

There is no central council in the US, esp. since de-regulation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_service_announcement

... so you may have to make one up, and use an article in front of it 
to make clear it is a prototype and not an actual organization: _A 
National Administration for PSAs_ would be an American-sounding 
concoction. I think.
-FR


Francoise Rosset, Associate Professor
Chair, Russian and Russian Studies
Coordinator, German and Russian
Wheaton College
Norton, Massachusetts 02766
Office: (508) 285-3696
FAX:   (508) 286-3640

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Use your web browser to search the archives, control your subscription
  options, and more.  Visit and bookmark the SEELANGS Web Interface at:
                    http://seelangs.home.comcast.net/
-------------------------------------------------------------------------