SUCCESSFUL MEDICAL WRITING – An intensive, practical course
23-25 September 2009, The Radisson SAS Hotel, Nice
This well-known and successful course combines lectures with practical exercises to provide a thorough introduction to the basics of medical writing that goes beyond the usual ‘overview’ courses. It will provide in-depth training in general writing and data presentation skills, and specifically in the kind of documents most frequently encountered in clinical research.
Participants will learn both the theoretical and practical aspects of writing for regulatory authorities as well as the sensible use of international guidelines, standards and useful writing tips. Many illustrative examples will be used, drawn from the seminar leaders’ wide experience of the pharmaceutical industry. Course reference A9-3009.
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Mediterranean Editors and Translators (MET)

METM09
Mediterranean Editors and Translators (MET) 5th meeting
Translation, editing, writing: broadening the scope and setting limits

30-31 October 2009, METM09
European Institute of the Mediterranean, Barcelona, Spain

29-30 October 2009, Pre-METM09 program:
Knowledge updates and training workshops

With plenary lectures following literary and historical threads, presentations and panel discussions on a wide range oftopics, and workshops dealing with the nuts and bolts of our professions, METM09 will offer editors, translators and other English language facilitators in the Mediterranean area a rich and interesting event.

Accepted presentation titles and abstracts are now posted on the website. Topics includethe translation of historical texts, defining roles in writing support services, strategies for editing texts by non-native speakers, the dynamics of pricing editing jobs, problems and solutions related to CAT tools, and much more. Presentation categories encompass research, promising practices and knowledge updates.

The METM09 program can be found at http://www.metmeetings.org/index.php?page=metm09_program

For registration, seehttp://www.metmeetings.org/index.php?page=metm09_registration

The early-bird deadline is 31 July 2009.