Interpreter
conferences, trainings, workshops, meetings
Total years of experience :19 years, 4 Months
Year 2014:
- What Works: Literacy, by KHDA, January 27th, 2014.
- Government Outreach Event and Industry Outreach Event by the Executive Office of the Committee for Goods & Materials Subject to Import & Export Control in UAE, January 20th- 21st, 2014.
Years 2013-2012:
- Emirati Media Forum, December 18th, 2013.
- The First Intellectual Property Forum by the Brand Owners' Protection Group (BPG), December 11th- 12th, 2013.
- Court Excellence Conference, December 9th and 10th, 2013.
- RCEP Second International Conference, November 27th-28th 2013, Sharjah.
- The Third Conference on Intellectual Property Rights by EIPA, November 24th, 2013.
- The Fifth Exporters’ Forum, November 21st, 2013.
- GASERC Workshop, consecutive interpreting, November 18th, 19th, 20th, 2013.
- Food Logistics Forum, November 17th, 2013.
- The Sixth Middle East Conference for the Leaders of the Air Forces, November 16th, 2013.
- Workshop by National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority, November 10th- 13th, 2013, Abu Dhabi.
- International Franchise Conference, November 6th- 7th, 2013, Abu Dhabi.
- Iraq Trade Forum by Trade Bank of Iraq and J.P. Morgan, October 26th-29th, 2013.
- GITEX, October 20th-24th, 2013.
- Workshop by National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority on Integrated Emergency Management, October 6th-10th- Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
- Workshop by National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority on UAE Humanitarian Assistance, May 26th- 30th, 2013- Dubai.
- The GCC HR and Labor Market Executives Forum- 3rd edition, May 22nd-23rd, 2013- Sharjah.
- Workshop by National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority on working with news media in emergencies, May 12th- 16th, 2013- Dubai.
- Workshop by National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority, March 31st - April 4th, 2013- Dubai.
- What Works series of events: Literacy Works, February 12th, 2013; Science Works, January 15th, 2013; and Math Works, December 12th, 2012 by KHDA at Khalifa University - Dubai.
- Two technical workshops by Shell for Iraqi South Oil Company, February 2013.
- Human resources workshops and meetings for Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJAD), held by trainers from the World Bank, December 2012- January 2013- Abu Dhabi.
- Workshop by National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority on crisis and emergency center management, December 16th- 20th, 2012- Dubai
- Workshop for Senior Managers at the Federal Government by trainer Dave Ulrich, November 19th, 2012- Dubai.
- Press conference announcing the Global Agenda Councils for the World Economic Forum, November 11th, 2012- Dubai.
- Dubai Partnership Agenda (DPA), third session discussing Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR), November 7th, 2012- Dubai.
- Asia Pacific Conference on Giftedness 2012, July 14th, 2012- Dubai.
- Counter-Piracy Conference titled “A Regional Response to Maritime Piracy”, June 27th-28th, 2012- Dubai.
- Hemaya 8th International Forum on Drugs Issues Under The Slogan “Precursors and Essential Chemicals, Control Mechanism
Between Reality and Ambition”, June 19th -20th, 2012 -Dubai.
- Training Course on Educational Budget and Financial Management,
by Regional Center for Educational Planning (RCEP), 4th-7th June 2012 at RCEP- Sharjah.
- Qurtuba Training, a course titled “Train the Professional Trainer” by the international trainer Dr. Robert Smith; May 20th, 22nd, 23rd and 24th, 2012.
- The 15th Annual Meeting of the Regional Intelligence Liaison Office in the Middle East and Member States (Rilo ME), Hosted by Dubai Customs between 9th- 10th May, 2012.
- National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority, 6th-9th May, 2012: 3-day intensive workshop on Capability Building.
- The 20th Annual International Conference of Civil Aviation Laws, 24th- 26th April, 2012..
- National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority, February 26th- March 29th, 2012: workshop on Preparing the National Risk Register, took place in five Emirates.
- Fairs & Exhibitions Ltd. A UK- based company that organizes the Global Educational Forum (GEF) and the Gulf Educational Supplies and Solution (GESS) fair in collaboration with the Ministry of Education in Dubai. Since late 2009, my work includes translating press releases, sponsor and marketing brochures, Arabizing and updating GESS website content, GEF program… etc.; in addition to revising and editing already existed translations and Arabic texts.
- Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), Dubai, UAE.
My work for the festival includes copyediting/ translating publications by the Marketing and Sponsorship department, including various film related publications and the annually released Focus Booklet.
- First Gulf Bank Newsletter (WEFIRST), issues of December 2012/ January 2013, July/ August 2012, May/ June 2012, and December 2011/ January 2012.
- Gulf Film Festival (GFF), Dubai, UAE.
- Patients Beyond Borders: Dubai Health Care City, by Josef Woodman- 2012.
- Abu Dhabi Film Festival (previously known as Middle East International Film Festival-MEIFF)- Abu Dhabi Culture and Heritage (ADACH)- Abu Dhabi, UAE.
As an independent vendor, I provided copyediting and translation services for a number of the festival’s publications and website.
- Sharjah Biennial by Sharjah Art Foundation (edition of 2011). In collaboration with other MA students of The American University of Sharjah, I translated parts of “wall text briefs” about artists and their work exhibited at the biennial (total of 7028 source words).
- Hot Spot Films, Media City, Dubai, UAE. Film and episode subtitling.
- CNBC Arabiya TV channel, Media City- 11th May- 11th June 09. My duties included transcribing and translating interviews conducted with show guests and sponsors regarding the status of the global and domestic currency, stock and oil markets, working closely with producers, editors and presenters.
- A book titled “Buy.Ology” by Martin Lindstorm, for the Arab Scientific Publishers- Lebanon, 2009 \{under publishing\}.
- A book titled “Rogue Economics” by Loretta Napoleoni, for the Arab Scientific Publishers- Lebanon, 2009 \{under publishing\}.
- A book titled “Profit or Growth” by Bala Chakravarthy & Peter Lorange (2007), for the Arab Scientific Publishers- Lebanon, 2009.
- A book titled “Turning Learning Right Side Up” by Russell L. Ackoff & Daniel Greenberg, for the Arab Scientific Publishers- Lebanon, 2008
- A book titled “How you Can Profit from Credit Cards” by Curtis E. Arnold, for the Arab Scientific Publishers- Lebanon, 2008
- The Ismaili Center- Dubai, Oct. 09: simultaneous interpreting for a lecture by Dr. John Yarood.
- Transperfect Translations Inc. Abu Dhabi/ Al Ain, Aug. 09: consecutive Interpreting- interviews.
- The Ministry of Labor conference at the Marriott Hotel- Dubai, April 2009: simultaneous interpreting in the three-day conference held to announce a new Wage Protection System by the MOL and the Central Bank of UAE.
- the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), 18- 19- 20th Jan & 25-26-27th Jan 09: I did consecutive interpretating for the expert trainers in two training sessions took place at the UNISCO building in the Sharjah University. The sessions aimed at training the educational zone supervisors on how to implement advanced educational tools and strategies, also on how to achieve career development and prepare to be trainers of the future.
- Abu Dhabi Educational Council (ADEC)- School Leadership Project, 9 Nov. to 27 Nov. 2008: I was one of the senior translators/ interpreters who accompanied & assisted a delegation of international experts in school leadership to conduct meetings and interviews with school principals in a tour throughout the Emirate Abu Dhabi, Al Ain & the Western Region of UAE.
- Training events (Six Thinking Hats, CoRt 1+ CoRt 4) by Mr. Peter De Bono, organized by De Bono MENA office in Dubai between 2nd- 5th December 2008, 26-29th June 2008 & 23-26th October 2008- with total of 24 hours of interpretation each.
- MEIFF, the second edition, Abu Dhabi 2008; Interpreted Q& A sessions for screenings of the Palestinian Retrospective Program in the Cinestar cinema- Marina Mall, in addition to providing interpretation for interviews between journalists, publicists, filmmakers, talents whenever needed- Emirates Palace.
- The economic Forum that took place at the Ismaili Center, Dubai between 26th- 27th April 2008.
- Various business meetings in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.
- Business trip to Istanbul, Turkey.
- Dissertation title: Translating the Discourse of Alienation: Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty Four and Haqqi’s Saint’s Lamp as Case Studies. - Recognized as top achiever (GPA 3.88 out of 4) in the Masters of Translation and Interpreting (MATI) program for the academic year of 2011- 2012.
I've received a scholarship from MBR Foundation in Dubai to attend Turjuman training course held at the AUS. The course, ended in July 2008, was designed to introduce effective styles and methods in translating and editing business books.
