Public Lectures and Public Conferences

• Publicity should be in Welsh and English (e.g. venue, time and date).
• The title of any individual lecture should be in the language in which it is given. The title should be bilingual if a simultaneous translation service is to be provided
• The publicity for the lecture or the conference should note clearly whether a simultaneous translation service will be available or not.
• When organising a lecture or conference, the aims and objectives of the event should be carefully considered in the linguistic context. In order to be able to respond to enquiries, it is recommended, as an example of good practice, that a record is kept of these aims and objectives. In assessing needs, consideration should also be given to the following: a) the tone of the formal sessions, b) the tone of the discussion groups, c) the tone of the informal breaks, d) linguistic requirements with regard to chairing sessions, d) the subject matter of the lecture e) the likely audience for the lecture. Different linguistic models can meet various requirements, and the model most likely to achieve the desired aim should be selected. The following guidelines are offered as possible models.

Public Lectures

i. Departmental lectures
Public lectures are held with guest speakers, under the auspices of individual academic departments. For these lectures, Model D1 would usually be followed unless the lecture organisers opt for D2 on the basis of a needs assessment.

ii. University lectures
An annual series of public lectures is arranged, with prominent guest speakers, For these lectures, Model D1 is followed.

Public conferences