Translator’s Day at the BA
Posted on
In collaboration with Egypt’s National Centre for Translation (NCT), the BA celebrates the “Translator’s Day”, a new annual event to mark the efforts of Egyptian translators who bridge language gaps and act as ambassadors of cultures and civilizations.
The event will take place on Monday, 15 October 2012, to coincide with the birthday of the Egyptian pioneer Rifa'a al-Tahtawi (1801-1873), in recognition of his role in establishing the first Egyptian school of translation as well as other specialized translation departments for mathematics, physics and humanities.
As part of its role as a center of excellence in the dissemination of knowledge and a beacon of dialogue, learning and understanding between cultures and peoples, the BA holds three sessions with keynote presentations and intensive discussions and debates on translation experiences and challenges led by renowned speakers under the theme “Translator…Ambassador of Culture”. The event will also provide opportunities for networking inside and outside the conference halls.
It is worth mentioning that the Calligraphy Center was awarded the Best Book Prize from the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science in the field of Arts, Literature and Humanities, for the Arabic translation of History of Writing from Ideogram to Multimedia.
Click here for the program.
Invitations are available at the BA General Information Desk and the BACC Reference Desk (Conference Center entrance).
For more information, please contact Dina.Elmahdy@bibalex.org and Riham.Salah@bibalex.org.