When you register for the Cardiff Translation Unconference, you’ll be sent a link to a survey with ten questions about you and your translation experience.
Why do we need this information? Well, we could just have everyone turn up on the morning of the unconference, mill around for a while and see what happens. Some networking might evolve, maybe some talks would come together, and a fair few of us would likely end up in the bar. But would that meet your expectations, or would you feel it was a wasted journey that you can't quite bring yourself to claim the CPD hours on? To make sure we all get as much as possible out of the unconference, we are starting as we mean to go on: by taking our lead from you. We need to know:
The better we know you, the more likely we are to put together agenda options that fit with your idea of the kind of event you want to attend and learn from. So please, be detailed, be specific and, above all, be honest! You should know that all five of us will be carefully scrutinising your responses to find common themes, mutual interests and sharable expertise. We will put these together with your suggested formats to come up with agenda suggestions that tackle real professional issues in interactive ways. Then, when you arrive, you can vote on which sessions should run, choose which to attend, and get straight down to business. Your active involvement and engagement in all parts of the unconference, from survey to sessions, is vital to the very concept of an unconference and, therefore, to making it a success. If you would like more information on session formats or anything else about the unconference, browse the rest of the website and/or drop us a line on any of our social media channels. We look forward to meeting you! Alex As this is the first time organising the Cardiff Translation Unconference, we've decided to ask attendees to propose topics and their preferred session types in advance instead of on the day.
Once you’ve signed up to the unconference, you’ll complete a questionnaire and be asked to suggest a topic and a session type. To spur your imagination, we have come up with some proposed session types. Feel free to partner up or do a variation on a theme. Keep in mind the goal is dialogue, co-learning, problem-solving and sharing! Advice on leading a session
General advice for everyone at an unconference
Juliet Our Cardiff Translators’ group often travels to conferences together. We always get a lot out of our trips, and the networking side is almost always as enjoyable and profitable as the programme content.
I like any opportunity to meet other translators in informal settings, when conversation flows easily and barriers are broken down. Not everyone is like me, of course, but I’m sure I’m not alone. Translation conferences are valuable opportunities for many reasons and I’ve enthusiastically attended a lot of them, all over Europe, but they do have some drawbacks:
The benefits of the Cardiff Translation Unconference are:
To be continued… Juliet |
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