[Chapter-delegates] New Sphere Group - "Sphere Translate"

[Anne Lord]

Dear Colleagues,

I am excited to announce a new Sphere Group : Sphere "translate". The  
motivation for the group came out of the original Sphere interviews  
where language and translation was identified as a need and of concern  
to Chapters.  Details of the new group are available below.  Gerard  
Ross has kindly volunteered to lead the group. If you would like to  
join the project mailing list and take an active part in contributing  
to the discussion, we would love to hear from you! Please email  <chapter-support at isoc.org 
 >.

Problem background:
While English has always served as ISOC's lingua franca, it is clear  
that to more effectively serve the needs of a diverse global  
community, ISOC must provide an increasing amount of content in other  
languages. While many translated documents are currently available on  
the ISOC web site, these have generally been produced ad hoc and there  
is no structured programme in place for ongoing translation efforts.

Problem summary:
ISOC needs to establish a structured translation programme that will  
provide professional, efficient, culturally sensitive translations of  
an increased amount of ISOC content. The programme needs to make  
effective use of the financial and administrative resources available,  
while also making appropriate use of the skills and commitment of  
ISOC's global membership and Chapter network.

Project target:
We seek to have a provisional translation programme in place by August  
2009, with ongoing review throughout the balance of the year. The aim  
is that a comprehensive, functioning translation programme will be in  
place and budgeted for 2010 and beyond.

Sphere-translate discussion document: http://wiki.chapters.isoc.org/tiki-index.php?page=ISOC+Sphere-translate+discussion+outline&bl=y
Tiny URL: http://tinyurl.com/ns25sc

ISOC Translation Programme -  discussion document:
http://wiki.chapters.isoc.org/tiki-index.php?page=ISOC+Translation+programme&bl=y
Tiny URL : http://tinyurl.com/murldh


Best wishes
Anne
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