Pro­gram (provisional)

• Sabine Kirchmeier, EFNIL President
• Claudio Grimaldi, REALITER President

How do we plan terminology when faced with two, three, or more co-offical languages? What, if any, are the effects of code-switching and translanguaging on terminology provision and use? Is multilingual terminology provision and use complementary or competitive? What solutions have been found in bilingual and diglossic communities?

Moderation: Úna Bhreathnach, Dublin City University

Panelists:

• Elena Chiocchetti, Eurac Research (German in South Tyrol)
• Beatrine Heilmann, The Language Secretariat of Greenland (Greenlandic)
• Caroline Döhmer, Université du Luxembourg (Luxembourgish)
•  Johan Myking, University of Bergen (Norwegian)
• Maria Teresa Cabré, Pompeu Fabra University Barcelona (Catalan)

Terminology is a crucial factor in efficient communication in all professional domains. The efficient and effective use of specialised language is a prerequisite for successful communication in business, education, scientific communities and the industry sector. Specialised communication is not only an important economic factor, but also crucial to basic functions of society: health, safety, democracy and the rule of law. How do we reach out to students in order to give them insights in terminology, ontology, etc.? In this panel we want to discuss what can be successful models of training for different target groups such as translators and interpreters, lawyers, engineers, etc.

Introduction: Maria Teresa Zanola, Università Cattolica Milano

Moderation: Frieda Steurs, KU Leuven & Instituut voor de Nederlandse Taal

Panelists:

• Hanne Erdman Thomsen, Independent Researcher (Danish)
• Klaus-Dirk Schmitz, TH Köln (German in Austria and Germany)
• Nikolche Mickoski, Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts (Macedonian)
• Rute Costa, University of Lisbon (Portuguese)
• Elena Isabella Tamba, Société de Linguistique Romane (Rumanian)
• Maria Teresa Zanola, Università Cattolica Milano (Italian)

New terms are necessary whenever new concepts arise in a domain. Languages generally have word formation rules, sense extension mechanisms and, if there is a word in another language, borrowing at their disposal to form neologisms. In terminology, also standardized descriptive phrases, usually resulting in an abbreviation, can be used. The attitude to these mechanisms in a particular language depends on the culture of language care in the speech community.

Moderation: Pius ten Hacken, University of Innsbruck

Panelists:

• Svetla Koeva, Institute of Bulgarian Language and Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (Bulgarian)
• Maria Koliopoulou, University of Athens (Greek)
• Renáta Panocová, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice (Slovak)
• Kristinsson Ari Pàll, The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies (Icelandic)
• Lynne Bowker, University of Laval (English)

Joining the EU has not only political and financial implications but also a significant impact on language status. Becoming an official EU language represents an opportunity. So-called "less widely spoken languages" have gained importance following EU accession, such as Maltese and Irish. Languages that were historically suppressed, like Lithuanian or Estonian, have found their place within the European multilingual community. The preparation for accession, including the translation of the acquis communautaire, allows the candidate country's language to reorganise its institutions and education system while enriching its terminology. This process prepares it to become an equal part of the world's largest multilingual terminology management system, IATE

Moderation: Rodolfo Maslias, Vice-President of TermNet (Head of TermCoord at the European Parliament 2008-2022)

Panelists:

• Sergio Portelli, University of Malta (Maltese)
• İlknur Eker, Directorate for EU Affairs (Turkish)
• Gábor Prószéky, Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics (Hungarian)
• Jelena Anđelković, University of Belgrade (Serbian)
• Arturs Krastiņš, State Language Centre of Latvia (Latvian)

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