The Centro Universitário Ibero-Americano - UNIBERO - is organizing the 3rd CONGRESSO IBERO-AMERICANO DE TRADUÇÃO E INTERPRETAÇÃO - III CIATI, focusing on the theme “ New Times, an Old Art: Translation, Technology, Talent “, to be held 10-13 May 2004 in São Paulo, Brazil.

Participation is open to translators, interpreters, teachers, students, publishers, and all those who are in any way interested in translation and interpreting in their broadest sense, both in theoretical and practical terms.
We hope that this conference in São Paulo, one of Latin America’s most important cities, will be an opportunity for diverse local and international issues to be discussed in an open and fruitful way and where all participants can obtain a more comprehensive understanding of Translation Studies in the new millennium.

The program consists of plenary sessions, lectures, panel discussions, mini-courses and papers. From the list of topics provided participants should select the one which most accurately describes the content of their papers.

I. Theory:
The impact of new technology and theoretical models on translation/interpretation:

01. Recent Studies in Translation/Interpretation
02. Translation Studies based on Corpus
03. The History of Translation and Interpretation
04. Studies in Lexicography and Terminology
05. Contrastive Linguistics
06. The Sociology of Translation
07. Authorship and Translation
08. Translation and Culture
09. Translation and Gender
10. Translation and the Construction of Identity
11. Translation and Deconstruction
12. Translation and post-Colonialism
13. Translation and Psychoanalysis
14. Translation and Socio-linguistics

II. Product:
The impact of new technology and theoretical models on translation/interpretation:

15. An Evaluation of Translation
16. The Criticism, Evaluation and Expectations of the End User
17. Translation in Speciality Areas (Literary, Technical and Scientific, Media)

III. Process:
The impact of new technology and theoretical models on translation/interpretation:

18. Dubbing
19. Sub-titling
20. Interpreting sign language
21. Interpretation (consecutive, simultaneous, in courts of law)
22. Translation Tools and Memories
23. Multi-media Translation
24. Software Localization
25. Translation and Informatics
26. Networking IV. Teaching:
The impact of new technology and theoretical models on translation/interpretation:

27. Training Translators/Interpreters
28. Research Methodology in Translation and Interpretation
29. Translation and Language Teaching

V. The translator as a professional:

30. Professional regulations and Author’s Copyright
31. Professional Associations
32. Translation and Ethics
33. Translation and Linguistic Planning
34. Sworn translating Sessions will last for a maximum of 30 minutes. We suggest speakers leave approximately 10 minutes for questions. Abstracts (200 -250 words) on the topics provided are to be submitted in Portuguese, Spanish or English. They should contain: the author’s name, institutional affiliation, country, title of the paper and the topic number .Abstracts should be sent to: ciati@unibero.edu.br.

Deadlines:

October 31, 2003 - deadline for submission of papers
December 10, 2003 - confirmation of the acceptance of abstracts
February 1, 2004 - deadline for submission of final abstracts on disks

May 10-13

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09:00 – 10:30	Lectures
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30	Lectures/papers /mini-courses/panels
12:30 – 14:30	Lunch
14:30 – 16:00	Lectures/papers /mini-courses/panels
16:00 – 16:30	Coffee Break
16:30 – 18:00	Lectures/papers /mini-courses/panels

May 11

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08:00 – 09:00

Material Pick up and Opening Ceremony

May 13

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18:00 – 19:00

Closing Ceremony, cocktail and raffle

	Up to 31/10/2003	From 01/11/2001 to 30/04/2004	May / 2004
Students	U$ 70,00	U$ 100,00	U$ 130,00
Others	U$ 100,00	U$ 130,00	U$ 160,00

Suggested Hotels	Single	Double	Triple
Bella Vista Suites	R$ 80,00	R$ 90,00	-
Hotel Solar Paulista	R$ 91,00	R$ 121,00	R$ 175,00

São Paulo, the host city
The city of São Paulo, with an area of 1,516 square kilometers, is located approximately 750 meters above sea level. Its climate is subtropical with average annual temperatures ranging between 13.4º and 24.1º C. In May it is usually sunny with occasional showers and mild temperatures. Our winter begins in June. No matter where you are coming from, you’d better bring along a pullover, a light coat and an umbrella (just in case!)

Passports and Visas
Entry visas are required for citizens of some countries. Please check regulations with your travel agency.

Bank Services and Credit Cards
The official currency in Brazil is the Real (R$), which is worth approximately US$ 0.34 (April rate). Exchange facilities are available at airports, some hotels, some banks and some travel agencies. Major credit cards are accepted in most restaurants, hotels, shopping malls and stores.