Dr Eugene Nida, a giant and pioneer of Bible translation in the last century, died yesterday, 26 August, aged 96. The article below is by Dr Philip C. Stine. And see also http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/8736036/The-Reverend-Eugene-Nida.html

Federici, Federico M. (ed.) Translating Dialects and Languages of Minorities Challenges and Solutions  www.peterlang.com/index.cfm?event=cmp.ccc.seitenstruktur.detailseiten&seitentyp=produkt&pk=54535&cid=5&concordeid=430178 Oxford, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Wien, 2011. 245 pp., num. ill., tables and graphsNew Trends in Translation Studies. Vol. 6Edited by Jorge Díaz Cintas www.peterlang.com?newtrans ISBN 978-3-0343-0178-7 pb. CHF 53.00 / €(D) 40.30…

The Kent Centre for European and Comparative Law invites participation in an international conference entitled “Comparative Law: Engaging Translation” to be held at Kent Centre for European and Comparative Law, Kent Law School, Canterbury, UK on 21-22 June 2012.

Translation, Texts, Media / Traduction, textes, médias 25th Conference of the Canadian Association for Translation Studies ( CATS)XXVe Congrès de l'Association canadienne de traductologie (ACT)Wilfrid Laurier University and University of Waterloo, Waterloo, OntarioDates: May 30 to June 1, 2012Program Chair: Christine York If we take as a starting point the…

Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos (President of the Athens Institute for Education and Research & Visiting Professor, University of Strathclyde, U.K.) and Dr. Gilda Socarras, Academic Member, ATINER & Assistant Professor, Auburn University, USA would like to invite you to submit a proposal for presentation at the 5th Annual International Conference…

The Spanish Association for Interdisciplinary India Studies (AEEII) holds its II International Conference with the title “Other Indias: The Richness of Indian Multiplicity” at University of La Laguna (Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain) on 23-26 November, 2011. The organizers welcome panels from a variety of fields, and we would like to…

Reference: CE04950A Closing Date: Saturday, 10th September 2011 Salary: £32620 to £43840 per annum, depending on skills and experience. (Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance) This is a full-time, permanent post, open to job share. Applications are invited for the above post, based within the School of…

New Trends in Translation Studies. Volume 5 O'Driscoll, Kieran. 2011. Retranslation through the Centuries: Jules Verne in English. Oxford, Bern, Berlin, Brussels, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Wien: Peter Lang, 286 pp. ISBN 978-3-0343-0236-4 Book synopsis: Making a contribution to the still under-researched translation history of Verne's Extraordinary Journeys, this…