14 October 2011, Radisson Eiffel Tower Hotel, Paris

This training course is for anyone who writes medical/scientific documents in English and wants to improve their writing skills. Suitable for native and non-native speakers.

This is a practical course including pre- and post-training assignments and many hands-on activities throughout the day. Course content will be adapted to participants’ needs. Topics include: writing concisely, word order, text structure, choice of vocabulary, data presentation and targeting your audience.

The trainer, Dr. Helen Baldwin (EMWA workshop leader and past-president) is director of Scinopsis, a medical writing company. She has lived in France for many years and is highly experienced at helping native and non-native speakers improve their writing.

The cost is 450 Euros (+VAT) for early bookings before 31/08/11 and 500 Euros (+VAT) from 01/09/11.

The price includes the one-day course in Paris (with lunch and coffee) plus two 2-hour medical writing assignments (pre- and post-training) to be completed by participants. The individual assignments will be corrected and returned to each participant with the trainers’ personalised comments and advice. Maximum 20 places to ensure full benefit for each participant. Book early to avoid disappointment. Registration closes 23/09/11.

For more details please contact Kristina Corpet at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or consult our website at www.scinopsis.com.

20-22 October 2011, European Institute of the Mediterranean, Barcelona, Spain

Deadline for submission of proposals: 30 April 2011

Mediterranean Editors and Translators (MET) is an independent, non-profit association that brings together people who provide language support for international communication in English within the Mediterranean area and beyond. We invite researchers and practitioners in this field to attend the conference and consider sharing their work in presentations or posters.

The preliminary program includes lectures and panel discussions on the state of the art in machine translation, working with texts that need creative stylistic revision, how to identify and evaluate research relevant to language service providers, and peer revision and mentoring among translators and editors. Updates will be posted throughout the spring. Presentation categories will encompass research, promising practices and knowledge updates.

We welcome proposals for practical, research or review presentations that respond to our association’s broad interest in helping English language communication facilitators improve their quality and their ability to respond to clients’ needs. This year's theme invites presenters to explore the interface between research and practice in translation and editing, but we do encourage proposals on any topic relevant to our objectives.

More information on the call for proposals for METM11 at:
www.metmeetings.org/index.php?page=metm11_call

The preliminary program can be found here:
www.metmeetings.org/index.php?page=metm11_prelim_program

For the 2011 workshop program in Barcelona, see:
www.metmeetings.org/index.php?page=2011_workshops 

03-04 November 2011, The Rembrandt Hotel, London

Conference Ref: A11-4311

WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?

Good planning can maximize the benefits from publications, avoid missing important communications opportunities and increase the return on investment for clinical trials. On the other hand, poor planning can lead to delays and tension between investigators / opinion leaders and research sponsors and even damage the reputation of your company. Developing and delivering effective publication plans requires in-depth knowledge about how journals and conferences operate and keeping abreast of a wide range of rapidly moving guidelines.

This course, aimed at people who are relatively new to the area, will explain the roles of publication policies, strategies and plans. Participants will learn the ground rules of publication planning, gain knowledge about journals and meetings and increase their understanding about the latest rules and regulations governing publications. In practical sessions, participants will be able to apply this knowledge to create realistic timetables.

They will also gain valuable insights from journal editors and other publications professionals.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

* Staff in pharmaceutical companies and specialist communications companies with responsibility for publication planning
* Medical writers who want to develop their strategic skills and move into publication planning
* Project managers involved with publication planning
* Account managers in communications companies who need to understand how the publication process works
* Clinical trial coordinators / medical advisors involved in publishing major studies
* Executives in major research funders (public, charitable and commercial) who need to develop publication policies and strategies

For further details please see www.management-forum.co.uk or contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  

16-17 February 2012, The Rembrandt Hotel, London

Conference Ref: A2-3012

Registration fee £965 + VAT

Course Leaders:

Dr Barry Drees Trilogy Writing & Consulting
Julia Forjanic Klapproth Trilogy Writing & Consulting

AIMS OF THE WORKSHOP

• This workshop explores the fundamental concepts of how to prepare a poster and an oral presentation to communicate to a broad scientific audience
• It will introduce, actively explore, and exercise different design styles commonly used in scientific poster presentations and slide presentations
• Participants will learn and develop one of the fundamental principles of any good communication: recognise who you are writing for and write for them
• It will examine the strengths and weaknesses of different types of poster presentations, stressing the need for visual impact and simplicity of message that is central to a good poster. Practical examples will be used to illustrate the principles of effective poster design
•  Participants will learn and develop fundamental concepts of how to structure a slide presentation so that it presents a logical flow of information and guides an audience through the messages to be communicated.
• The workshop will introduce, actively explore, and exercise how to use and control the voice and body to have the greatest impact. Participants will have to prepare and give a short oral presentation which will then be discussed by the group and workshop leaders.
• Participants will be encouraged to bring samples of their own posters for individual comment from the workshop leaders

THIS COURSE HAS BEEN DESIGNED FOR:

Scientists, PhD students, physicians, and anyone who wants to improve their skills in communicating science in the form of poster presentations and oral presentations for scientific or pharmaceutical conferences.

For further details please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

14-16 March 2012, The Hotel Alexandra, Barcelona

Now in its 12th successful year!

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 A3-3112. For further details please see www.management-forum.co.uk or contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it