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Powwow Report for Romania - Cluj-Napoca (Nov 2 2002)

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The powwow in Cluj-Napoca, held on the 2nd of November 2002 brought together 8 Romanian translators. The agenda of the meeting included the following topics:
* Presentation of ARTT (Asociatia Romana a Tinerilor Traducatori) and the two affiliated fora: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tineritraducatori/join?check_sub=1
and the list for ARTT members only (Ciprian Dumea)
* Trados and Translation Memories (Emanuel Bod)
* Deontological code and international affiliation (Veronica Durbaca)

Other subjects and decisions reached at the meeting:
* the benefits of becoming a member in a strong standard setting translators association
* setting a common quality standard and criteria (price calculation criteria included) for all Romanian translators
* facilitating the access of new members in ARTT through its 24 local branches
* compiling a searchable database of translators members of ARTT for public reference
* further involvement of ARTT in representing and defending translator�s interests
* marketing campaigns necessary to gain larger support from translators nationwide as well as public and state institutions
* cooperation of ARTT with publishers and companies and institutions
* issues of great concern for authorized translators working with notaries public and the drawbacks of this work process
* legal status and laws governing the profession of translator in Romania
* issues of interest for Romanian translation companies
* the process of translating the acquis communautaire
* quality assurance processes by freelance translators and translation companies
* the importance of international affiliation

All in all, topics of great interest for the Romanian translation community were discussed here and we look forward to a new translators� reunion where we can pick up the open points.
I think we have successfully reached our objectives in this reunion and all translators that have joined the meeting have learnt a lot from each other. But this meeting was a new confirmation of the fact that there is still lots to do for the Romanian translation community and for this we should all join forces.
See you all at the next powwow in Romania!

Report from Emanuel Bod