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Dorothy Sarnoff, Singer, Speech Consultant, and Author (1917-)

Upcoming Speaking Engagements

ATA 53nd Annual Conference, October 24-27, 2012, San Diego, United States (pending approval)

American Translators Association
52nd Annual Conference
Boston, Massachussetts – USA, 2011

Presentation: Translating Technical Manuals: Dos and Don'ts
and Some Best Practices

7th Language & Technology Conference
Organization: IMTT
Córdoba, Argentina, 2011

Presentation: From Cover to Back Cover – A Wonderful
(and Frightening) Voyage to the World of Technical Manuals

Colorado Translators Association
Denver, Colorado – USA, 2011

Workshop: Units of Weight and Measurement for Translators

International Technical Translation Conference
Organization: TRADULÍNGUAS
FCSH - Lisboa, Portugal, 2010

Workshop: Bearings Inside Out

Presentation: Translating Technical Manuals

III Congresso Internacional de Tradução e Interpretação
Organização: ABRATES
Porto Alegre (RS), Brazil, 2010

Keynote Speaker: A Babel Global: Crise ou Loucura?

II Colóquio Assessoria e Tradução
Organização: Associação Estudantes do ISCAP
Porto, Portugal, 2009

Presentation: Tradutor Independente: O que é? O que faz?

Workshop de Desenvolvimento Profissional I
Organização: TRADULÍNGUAS
FCSH - Lisboa, Portugal, 2009

Workshop: Como iniciar uma carreira de Tradutor Independente

International Translation Conference on Health Sciences
Organização: TRADULÍNGUAS
FCSH - Lisboa, Portugal, 2008

Presentation: Giving Your Client the Right Treatment

TRADULÍNGUAS Translation Conference
Organização: TRADULÍNGUAS
FCSH - Lisboa, Portugal, 2007

Workshop: Units of Weight and Measurement for Translators

Presentation: The Golden Triangle - Translator, Client and Money

ISCAP, Porto
Organização: TRADULÍNGUAS / ISCAP
Porto, Portugal, 2007

Workshop de Tradução de Engenharia Mecânica

Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Disciplina de "Tradução Científica e Técnica"
Lisboa, Portugal, 2006

Presentation: Unidades de Medida para Tradutores

Universidade de Aveiro
Departamento de Línguas e Culturas
Curso de Línguas e Tradução Especializada
Aveiro, Portugal, 2006

Presentation: From Cover to Back Cover: A voyage to the wonderful and sometimes frightening world of translating Technical Manuals

British Council, Lisboa
Organização: TRADULÍNGUAS / British Council
Lisboa, Portugal, 2006

Workshop de Tradução de Engenharia Mecânica

Universidade Nova de Lisboa
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Disciplina de "Tradução Científica e Técnica"
Lisboa, Portugal, 2005

Presentation: A Tradução Técnica: Uma Visão Pessoal

ISCAP
Oficina de Tradução 2005: Entre a Língua e o Saber
Porto, Portugal, 2005

Presentation: Quem não sabe de ventos, traduz tempestades!

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Universidade do Minho
III Jornadas de Línguas Estrangeiras Aplicadas:
Braga, Portugal, 2004

Presentation: Translating Technical Manuals

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American Translators Association
43rd Annual Conference
Atlanta, Georgia - USA, 2002

Presentation: Translating Technical Manuals - Part II

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American Translators Association
42nd Annual Conference
Los Angeles, California - USA, 2001

Presentation: Translating Technical Manuals: What are they? What are they used for?

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Slavonice International Translators Conference
Slavonice, Czech Republic, 2001

Presentation: Units of Weight and Measurement in Translation

Download the Conference's report by Marion Macfarlane (Canada)

Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão de Leiria
Translation Course
Leiria, Portugal 2001

Presentation: Translating Automotive Engineering (Terminology and Resources)

1º Seminário de Jovens Tradutores
(1st Young Translator's Seminar)
Escola Superior de Educação
Setúbal, Portugal, 2000

Presentation: Units of Weight and Measurement in Translation

ITI - Institute of Translation & Interpreting
14th Annual Conference - Do We Speak Science?
London, UK, 2000

Presentation: Technical Translation: A Personal View

Coimbra University, Faculty of Humanities
Translation Specialization Course
Coimbra, Portugal, 2000

Seminar: Units of Weight and Measurement: A Concise Course for Translators

American Translators Association
40th Annual Conference
St. Louis, Missouri - USA, 1999

Pre-Conference Seminar: Units of Weight and Measurement in Translation

União Latina, European Union and Fundação para a Ciência
e a Tecnologia
II Seminário de Tradução Científica e Técnica em Língua Portuguesa
Lisbon, Portugal, 1998

Presentation: Technical Translation: Basic Requirements

American Translators Association
39th Annual Conference
Hilton Head, South Carolina - USA, 1998

Workshop: Units of Weight and Measurement in Translation

American Translators Association
38th Annual Conference
San Francisco, California - USA, 1997

Presentation: Technical Translation: A Personal View

American Translators Association
35th Annual Conference
Austin, Texas - USA, 1995

Presentation: European Portuguese Technical Terminology: Where to Find It ?

American Translators Association
34th Annual Conference
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - USA, 1994

Presentation: Units of Weight and Measurement. Treatment, Conversion, Adaptation and Writing in the Translated Text

ILTEC - Institute for Theoretical and Computer Linguistics
Translation Course
Lisbon, Portugal, 1993

Presentation: What is Technical Translation?

National Administration Institute
Translation Course for officials of the Portuguese-speaking
African countries

Presentation: Technical Translation: Theory and Practice

National Administration Institute and Portuguese
Translators Association
II National Translators Workshop
Oeiras, Portugal, 1992

Presentation: Units of Weight and Measurement: Treatment, Conversion, Adaptation and Writing in the Translated Text

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