Mediterranean Editors and Translators

National Network
Spain
Address

Carrer Indústria 331, àtic 2a
Barcelona
Spain

Telephone
00 34 93 4080997
Telephone (other)
00 34 93 7941642
Fax
00 34 93 4080997
E-Mail
metameeting@telefonica.net
E-Mail (2)
fluttikhuizen@telefonica.net
Website
http://www.metmeetings.org/index.htm
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
2006
Fields of Activity
  1. International/Cultural relations
  2. Others
  3. Research
General Information
Mediterranean Editors and Translators (MET) is a non-profit association registered with the Justice Department, Generalitat de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain. MET employs no staff. All Council members, committee members and workshop leaders are volunteers. We are funded by membership fees and small meeting participation fees to cover costs. We have approximately 100 members after our first year, meaning our annual income (free of meeting costs) was approximately €3000. We also seek support (from publishers, consulates, foundations, etc.) to fund invited speakers. MET is currently working on four research projects (one with the UPC in Barcelona, one international). We hold workshops and one large meeting per year on issues related to language support in higher education, scientific societies and other professional settings.
Mission and Objectives

Mediterranean Editors and Translators is an interdisciplinary association that organizes peer-generated continuing professional development for those who provide language support services to research groups, cultural institutions and professionals in Mediterranean countries. We conduct research and hold meetings to identify promising practices that help us give language support to members of knowledge societies in projecting their messages internationally. We also exchange knowledge with other associations with overlapping interests (EASE, EMWA, EMAME, AELFE, etc.)

Main Projects / Activities

Mediterranean Editors and Translators organizes an annual meeting in the autumn to coincide with the General Assembly and we offer workshops during the first half of the year. We post information and publications on our website and provide speakers and workshop leaders for interested groups.
We have four research projects under way, all related to generating tools or knowledge for application in supporting language use at high levels of knowledge communication (for researchers, cultural institutions and similar). We publish this research and share the tools freely.

Contact (1) Full Name
Frances Luttikhuizen, Council Member at Large
Head of the organisation
Mary Ellen Kerans, Council Chair
Contact (2) Full Name
Alan Lounds, Treasurer