[ecrea] 8th PCTS Conference, Timisoara

Please help us disseminate the information on the International 
Conference on Professional Communication and Translation Studies 
organized by the The Department of Communication and Foreign Languages, 
Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania,  in April 4-5, 2013. This 
edition, the 8th,  focuses on Communicating Science in the 
Knowledge-Based Society. We aim to highlight the contribution of 
humanities and social sciences to the development and promotion of the 
results of scientific and technological innovation in a globalized 
world, where they play a vital role for social progress.

Topics may include, but are not limited to: Communication and public 
relations;  Linguistics; Translation studies; and Foreign language pedagogy.

Conference format

·         Sections: Communication and public relations, Linguistics, 
Translation studies, Foreign language pedagogy

·         Types of presentation: talk (30 minutes), workshop 
(60minutes), panel discussion (2hrs.)

·         Working languages: English, French, German and Romanian

Conference Proceedings

Selected papers will be published in the volume Professional 
Communication and Translation Studies (indexed by

EBSCO) or in the Scientific Bulletin of “Politehnica” University of 
Timisoara, Transactions on Modern Languages

(indexed by EBSCO and MLA). Languages of publication: English, French or 
German.



Important dates

Extended abstract submission deadline: February 20, 2013

Second Call for Papers (accommodation, registration fee, and publication 
guidelines): February 5, 2013

Notification of acceptance and first draft of the conference programme: 
February 25, 2013

Final draft of the conference programme: March 11, 2013

Conference dates: April 4-5, 2013



Registration form

Please fill in and send the registration form by e-mail to one of the 
following contact persons:



Marcela Farcasiu (for papers in English): (marcela.farcasiu /at/ yahoo.ro)

Claudia Icobescu (for papers in German): (ca.icobescu /at/ yahoo.com)

Mihaela Visky (for papers in French): (mihaela_visky /at/ yahoo.fr)

Vasile Gherhes, (for papers in Romanian): (vasile.gherhes /at/ yahoo.com)



To register, follow the conference link 
(http://www.cls.upt.ro/cercetare/manifestari-stiintifice/conferinte/conferences/2013). 
Now we are also on Facebook 
(https://www.facebook.com/ProfessionalCommunicationAndTranslationStudies)

Sincerely yours,


Mariana Cernicova, PhD, Chair of the Scientific Committee of PCTS Conference

Politehnica University of Timisoara

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