The focus of this conference is to create a Gulf-based platform to discuss issues related to translation. The conference will function at both theoretical and practical levels. Panels of top literary translators will discuss philosophies and strategies of translation in general. Groups of translators will meet in workshops with leading practitioners and educators to focus on various aspects of the craft in relation to Arabic/English and English/Arabic translation.
For more information: http://qatar.cmu.edu/771/translation