Past Events
Past event notices are listed here in chronological order. Detailed summaries or reports of most past events have been published in the SWET Newsletter between February 1981 until April 2012; for these older events, check the Newsletter Archive.
Veteran professional editor Meg Taylor will talk about adapting publishing to the new online environment. Taylor is the editorial director of the Art Canada Institute, based at Massey College, University of Toronto. In November 2013, the ACI launched...
When: Saturday-Sunday, May 17-18, 2014 (Villa check-in from 2 pm on Saturday, check-out 10 am on Sunday).
Where: Shiraishi International Villa, Shiraishi Island, Kasaoka-shi, Okayama 714-0036
Price: 3,500 yen per person (children under 7: 1,000 yen) (BBQ and meals extra. The villa...
With Kate Wildman Nakai and Umezawa Fumiko
Date: May 11, 2014 (Sunday)
Time: 7:00-9:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:00 for visiting)
Place: International House of Japan, Room 404 (Map)
Fee: 1,000 yen for SWET members; 1,500 yen...
Lunch and an Informal Talk with Judith Clancy
Date: Sunday 11 May 2014
Time: 13:30–16:00 (Judith’s talk from around 14:30)
Place: Machiya restaurant Soiru (5 minutes’ walk from Subway Marutamachi Stn)
Address: 京都府京都市中京区室町通夷川東入ル鏡屋町50-3 (Map)
Lunch: Curry, temakizushi, or soba lunch sets (880 yen) +...
The Northern California Translators Association (NCTA) (a chapter of the ATA) has announced that it is running a webinar, titled "Translation Techniques for Crafting Natural English from Japanese," which may be of interest to SWET members...
A fun workshop about illustration with Rebecca Otowa
Date: Saturday, February 8, 2014
Time: 15:00-17:00 (followed by an early dinner for those able to join us)
Fee: 1,000 yen for JAT/SWET members; 1,500 for non-members
Place: Venture Dream Office
Address:...
As wintry winds whistle, the year draws to an end. The holiday season offers the occasion to eat, drink, and make merry in the warmth of SWET's collegial community.
Please join us for a sit-down restaurant bonenkai. Particulars will be sent out soon after...
