XVIII FIT World Congress

Aiming at “highlighting the translation industry, exploring global business opportunities,” the Exhibition will provide a professional platform to showcase the strength of the language service industry in its many facets and establish a bridge between translation-related products and services and their users. As a concurrent event of the XVIII FIT World Congress to be held at the Shanghai International Convention Center on August 4-7, the Exhibition will expect a professional audience of more than 1,000 translators, interpreters, linguists, educators, as well as translation and localization service providers, publishers and educational and training institutes from around the world.

I. Exhibition Scope

All parties involved in the language service industry’s business chain are welcome to join the Exhibition for a face-to-face communication which will surely inspire new ideas for business cooperation and development in the future. The Exhibition will include the following sections:

• Language services
  Translation and localization service agencies
  Institutions and organizations offering translation services
  Users of language services such as government departments, corporations, etc.
• Training of T&I professionals
  Language teaching and training Institutions
  Academic and research institutions on language and translation
  Institutions in charge of the assessment of T&I professionals
• Translation in publishing and copyright trade
  Publishers of translated literature
  Copyright trading agencies
• Translation and media communications
  Foreign language periodicals and newspapers
  Radio and TV stations running foreign language channels
  Websites with foreign language versions
• Translation technology
  Translation tools developers
  Manufacturers or agencies of language teaching and service equipment

II. Accompanying Business Activities

• Focus forums targeting at the special needs of exhibitors
• Business matchmaking service
• 2010 World Expo Shanghai and translation HR workshop
• Speech contest on the Congress theme “Translation and Cultural Diversity” and the translation industry in relation to the World Expo Shanghai

III. Exhibition Rates

• Standard Booth: $2,500 (3m×3m)
  $2,000 for LISA Members
  Facilities: White aluminum alloy boards on three sides, fascia board with company name both in Chinese and English, two spot lights, two chairs, one information desk and one 220V 5A socket
• Additional Services:
  A brief introduction of the Exhibitor in the Exhibition Catalogue of no more than 300 words
  Links to the Exhibitor on the official websites of the Exhibition and the XVIII FIT World Congress

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