„Interpreting the future“

The international conference “Übersetzen in die Zukunft—Interpreting the future” was organized by the German Federal Association of Interpreters and Translators (BDÜ) from 11 to 13 September 2009 in Berlin, Germany. Being a graduate translator and member of the BDÜ, I used this opportunity to actively and fruitfully exchange ideas with the 1,600 participants coming from 140 nations worldwide in order to better serve my clients in the future.

For me—being a translator with more than 5 years of experience—the conference was a good opportunity to upgrade my knowledge in topics on translation, mainly on technical translation, and hence engage in them on a more theoretical rather than practical basis that I usually do when working for my clients. Some of the lectures, panel discussions and workshops that were held during the conference provided me with many ideas and with motivation that will benefit my client’s documents and consequently my clients’ success on the market.