Final call for registration
The full program (with abstracts) and meeting schedule for METM 06 are posted at: http://www.metmeetings.org/pagines/metm06_program.htm 

METM 06:  International Communication - Promising Practices
27-28 October 2006
Institut Europeu de la Mediterrania
Carrer Girona 20, 08010 Barcelona, Spain
METM 06 will promote training for and networking among language specialists who work primarily with English in the European and Mediterranean area.  A new feature in 2006 will be an afternoon of training workshops.

Who should attend? Editors of English for Mediterranean clients.  Translators from Mediterranean languages into English.  Journal editors.  Instructors of academic  writing and English for specific purposes.  Coaches of oral communication in the professions.  Project managers, web localizers and content providers.

The program includes:

Plenary lectures on working with demanding clients and plagiarism in academic manuscripts

Panel discussions on communication organizations, translation standards, and more

Short presentations with discussion

Short workshops with tasks and discussion of concepts or practices

Training workshops with task-based learning experiences that go more deeply into genre analysis, citation practices, text annotation, practical tools for text improvement, and statistics for editors

You can register at http://www.metmeetings.org/pagines/metm06_regis.htm