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Head of Delegation Seminar July 2002

Head of Delegation Seminar July 2002. Language Services. Goal To provide the best language service possible for the Games and to ensure that no delegate is left isolated as a result of language. Language Services. Scope Delegates Medical personnel Families Media Guests

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Head of Delegation Seminar July 2002

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  1. Head of Delegation SeminarJuly 2002

  2. Language Services Goal To provide the best language service possible for the Games and to ensure that no delegate is left isolated as a result of language

  3. Language Services Scope • Delegates • Medical personnel • Families • Media • Guests • Members of the public

  4. Language Services Incorporating... • Delegation Assistant Liaisons (DALs) • Language Venue Managers • General Language Volunteers • Delegation Assistants • Simultaneous Interpretation • Translation

  5. Role of DAL • Volunteer • Assist with any language issues • Assistant for HoD, will accompany them to daily HoD meetings • Information point for delegation • Highly trained GOC liaison • Not an extra coach, personal shopper etc

  6. Role of Language Venue Managers • Manage Language Services at venues • Located at all venues • Manage Language Volunteers at venues

  7. Language Officers • At all venues, especially sports • Main focus on delegates but also available for families, guests and media • Take direction from Language Venue Manager

  8. Delegation Assistants • If possible, bilingual • Assigned to teams • Accompany team for the day • Well trained even if they don’t speak the language of the delegation

  9. Simultaneous Interpretation • Available at high level meetings in 6 languages – Arabic, English, French, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish and Russian • Will be available at HoD meetings in Dublin Castle in 2003

  10. Translation • All important documents translated into Arabic, English, French, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish and Russian • All communication from delegations to GOC should be in English

  11. In 2003…. • We will do all we can to secure language volunteers for all 54 official languages for the delegations participating... • BUT Ireland is a small country and there are no guarantees so the more members of the delegation that speak English, the easier it will be for everyone!

  12. Language Services • We are delighted to be welcoming so many delegations with different cultures and languages to Ireland in 2003 and aim to make them all feel as welcome as humanly possible • As we say in Ireland... Céad Míle Fáilte!

  13. Head of Delegation SeminarJuly 2002

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