We will give a presentation on the theme of "Quality Control in Translation" at the JTF Translation Festival.

We will present "Quality Management Innovations for Creating a New Era of Translation - Setting Translation Quality Standards and Quality Management Processes Tailored to Diverse Needs and Content" at the 23rd Translation Festival hosted by JTF (Japan Translation Federation) on November 26, 2014 (Wednesday).

Creating a New Era of Translation Quality Management Innovation ～
Setting Translation Quality Standards and Quality Management Processes Tailored to Diverse Needs and Content ～

Event Guidelines

Date and Time: November 26, 2013 (Wednesday) 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM; The translation festival is held all day starting from 9 AM.

Location: Arcadia Ichigaya (Private School Association Hall)
〒102-0073 Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Kudankita 4-2-25 TEL: 03-3261-9921
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Overview of the Lecture

Until now, translation companies have often marketed themselves with "high quality" and "strict quality control," setting a consistent translation quality standard and pricing for all projects.

However, as we move into a new era of translation, translation companies are required to set quality standards and pricing according to the diverse needs and content at each instance.

At Human Science, as a domestic multi-language vendor, we are working on creating a framework for setting translation quality standards tailored to various needs and content, reflecting feedback from clients and translators, and referencing quality management methods from other industries, as well as implementing processes to maintain quality.

In this session, we will introduce efforts to "visualize" the translation quality and quality management processes that have not been standardized in the domestic translation industry and have often become black boxes, while considering quality management for the future.

Key Points of the Presentation

・What is the translation quality management required in the new translation era?

・To visualize translation quality and quality management processes

・Benefits generated by visualization

　(From the perspective of client companies, translation companies, and translators)

- Framework for setting translation quality standards

・Mechanism of review and check processes to maintain translation quality

- Integration of quality management processes with resource education and management

Future Challenges and Prospects

Instructor

Tokuda Megumi

・Localization Specialist
・2006 to 2010 Multilingual Translation Project Manager
・Since 2011, we have emphasized the importance of source text quality that influences multilingual translation, and we also handle the Japanese writing process. We manage all stages of projects from Japanese production to English and multilingual versions.
Currently, we also provide consulting for building translation processes and quality management for companies, as well as support for creating documents that are easy to translate.

Adrian Aley

・Localization Business Strategist
- Studied Japanese language and Japanese literature at Boston University, and after graduation, studied Chinese for one year at National Taiwan Normal University. After that, returned to the United States to obtain an MBA focused on international business, and came to Japan.
・After working as a freelance translator and interpreter, joined the company in 2012.
Currently, in addition to managing Japanese-English and multilingual translation projects, I am providing consulting as a Localization Business Strategist to strategically utilize localization services tailored to companies.

We will also have a booth at the Translation Plaza on the day of the event, where we will introduce our translation services. Please feel free to stop by.

If you wish to participate in the session, please apply from the JTF (Japan Translation Federation) website.

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