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Re: [ga] FW: Assistance with translation

  • To: Roberto Gaetano <roberto@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Subject: Re: [ga] FW: Assistance with translation
  • From: Bashar Al-Abdulhadi <bashar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 02:05:39 +0300
  • Cc: ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • In-reply-to: <200708292052.l7TKq3Gr002514@smtp01.icann.org>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">Arabic hand over here.</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">sent an email a day or
two ago to <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:trans-comm@xxxxxxxxx";>trans-comm@xxxxxxxxx</a></p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">Best Regards,</p>
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">Bashar<br>
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<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; margin-top: 0pt;">Roberto Gaetano wrote,
On 8/29/2007 11:52 PM:<br>
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  <div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="633503220-29082007"><font
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  <div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="633503220-29082007"><font
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    <div style="margin: 0px;">Dear Colleagues:</div>
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    <div style="margin: 0px;">As you know, ICANN is working to provide
more access to its key documents in non-English editions.</div>
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    <div style="margin: 0px;">What you may not know is that each
translated document must be checked before it is made publicly by
someone either on the staff, or in the ICANN community, who is fluent
in both English and the language of the translated text, to ensure that
the quality of the translation is good, but also that ICANN-specific
terminology and phrases are correctly rendered in the translated text.</div>
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    <div style="margin: 0px;">The increase in volume of translated
documents means that the existing pool of translation checkers is no
longer sufficient to the task.</div>
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    <div style="margin: 0px;">If we could get an additional five
checkers in the languages listed below, by rotating through the list of
checkers we could ensure that the 'fatigue factor' was removed for a
good while - and also increase the capacity of the system to release
translations in a more timely fashion.</div>
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    <div style="margin: 0px;">Do you know anyone who would be happy to
help? Do you speak any of these languages (alongside English) with
sufficient skill to volunteer yourself? </div>
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    <div style="margin: 0px;">If the answer to either of those
questions is "yes" please send an email to: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
 href="mailto:trans-comm@xxxxxxxxx";><font class="Apple-style-span"
 color="#0006f0">trans-comm@xxxxxxxxx</font></a>, with the following
information:</div>
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    <div style="margin: 0px;">1) Name of the Checker</div>
    <div style="margin: 0px;">2) Languages they can check</div>
    <div style="margin: 0px;">3) Contact info for the person (an email
address and, if possible, a phone number too)</div>
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    <div style="margin: 0px;">The languages we need are:</div>
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    <div style="margin: 0px;">Spanish</div>
    <div style="margin: 0px;">Brazilian Portuguese</div>
    <div style="margin: 0px;">French</div>
    <div style="margin: 0px;">Arabic</div>
    <div style="margin: 0px;">Russian</div>
    <div style="margin: 0px;">Chinese</div>
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    <div style="margin: 0px;">Please note that no assumptions should be
made that the above-listed languages represent anything more than
languages in which translated texts of some documents will be made
available from time to time, and for which we need checkers in the
interim period whilst a more holistic enterprise-wide approach to
multilingualism is developed in concert with the community.</div>
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    <div style="margin: 0px;">There will be some special 'thank yous'
to the people who help with this task over time - but the biggest thank
you will be from the community themselves. Because of these key people,
more people will be able to participate in the work of ICANN throughout
the world, and a greater diversity of views and a richer debate will be
had by all stakeholders.</div>
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    <div style="margin: 0px;">We hope you will pass this along to
suitable potential checkers and thanks in advance for your help!</div>
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    <div style="margin: 0px;"><font class="Apple-style-span"
 face="Arial">Regards,</font></div>
    <div style="margin: 0px;"><font class="Apple-style-span"
 face="Arial">The ICANN Translations Committee</font></div>
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    <div style="margin: 0px;"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
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