Alternative Conference to SCMS

[Eija Niskanen]

Thanks Aaron and Shota. I have copied and mailed your posts to the
ones in Kansai.

Eija

On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 11:46 AM, shota ogawa <shota.ogawa at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Professor Gerow,
>
> If there is a Japanese-language panel that someone is organizing to save, I
> am happy to offer my help in translating the scripts. I am unfortunately not
> trained in interpretation, so that would be beyond me, but if it would
> suffice to have the script translated, I should be able to do 1 or 2
> depending on how early I get the scripts.
> I have some experience translating academic materials from Japanese to
> English (although given the tight schedule, quality will have to be
> compromised somewhat).
>
> Best.
>
> Shota (090-4413-4685)
>
>
> 2009/5/17 Aaron Gerow <aaron.gerow at yale.edu>
>>
>> Some people have been trying to rescue a few of the special panels (many
>> of which were in Japanese), but since these were mostly arranged separately,
>> I don't know how this has all been communicated with those participants. The
>> fact is that there will be no simultaneous translation--in fact no
>> translation at all unless someone volunteers.
>>
>> This will have to be a conference based on a lot of volunteer help. If
>> there is a special panel you or someone else wants to save, I'm afraid it's
>> going to require someone just taking the reins and working it through. Just
>> let me, Markus and Akira Lippit know what you want to do.
>>
>> Aaron
>>
>> On May 16, 2009, at 9:08 PM, Eija Niskanen wrote:
>>
>>> One problem has arisen. The scholars, who were to deliver in Japanese,
>>> were waiting for special directions, and at least the ones I know fro
>>> Kansai area did not know what to do yesterday, meaning the missed the
>>> workshop registration deadline. Were Japanese-language papers to be
>>> included i the 1-day workshop?
>>>
>>> Eija
>>>
>>> --
>>> Eija Niskanen
>>> c/o Hirasawa
>>> Koenji-kita 4-2-10
>>> Suginami-ku
>>> Tokyo 166-0002
>>
>
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> Shota Ogawa
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> Graduate Program in Visual and Cultural Studies
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Eija Niskanen
c/o Hirasawa
Koenji-kita 4-2-10
Suginami-ku
Tokyo 166-0002