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This conference is being hosted by the team within the Commission’s Directorate-General for Translation behind the clear writing campaign. We edit texts drafted in-house, and provide training and online clear writing resources.

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Thursday 5 December 2019, 08:30 - 17:30 (CET)
Brussels, Belgium
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Clear writing for Europe - conference programme

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Clear writing for Europe 2019 - Conference Notes

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Clear writing for Europe 2019 - Karl-Johan Lönnroth, former Director-General for Translation

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Clear writing for Europe 2019 - A model for text comprehensibility

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Clear writing for Europe 2019 - The Estonian way of clear language - Growing from the grassroots

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Clear writing for Europe 2019 - Clear writing in Flanders

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Clear writing for Europe 2019 - Systemic impact of clear writing

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Clear writing for Europe 2019 - Clear writing in Dutch

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Clear writing for Europe 2019 - Opening by Ülle Madise, Chancellor of Justice, Estonia

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Clear writing for Europe 2019 - Jasnopis - Measuring readibility in Polish

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Clear writing for Europe 2019 - Communicating legislation and making it more accessible to a broad public

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Clear writing for Europe 2019 - Daina Vaivare Legal Acts’ Editorial Department at the State Chancellery, Latvia

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Clear writing for Europe 2019 - Explaining the law - an educational, communicative and visionary task

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Clear writing for Europe 2019 - Giles Goodall Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers, European Commission

Programme

5 Dec 2019, 08:30 - 09:00 (CET)
Registration and coffee
09:00 - 09:20 (CET)
Welcome and reflections on clear writing in the European Commission 10 years after the campaign was launched
- Rytis Martikonis, Director-General for Translation
- Karl-Johan Lönnroth, former Director-General for Translation
09:20 - 10:30 (CET)
Taking the frustration out of administration — clear writing in the public sector
Panel discussion moderated by Rosie ter Beek, Editing unit, DG Translation
Panellists:
- Katrin Hallik Selge Sõnum, Estonia
- Barbara Altomonte Presidency of Council Matters, Italy
- Johan Van Hoorde Taalunie, Netherlands
- Dirk Caluwé Heerlijk Helder, Belgium
- Thomas François Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
10:30 - 10:50 (CET)
Coffee break
10:50 - 12:30 (CET)
Clear writing — measuring impact and success
Panel discussion moderated by Anne-Mette Jensen-Foreman, Joint Research Centre’s Clear Writers’ network, European Commission
Opening by: Margrethe Kvarenes, President of the Plain Language Association International (PLAIN)
Panellists:
- Maciej Ogrodniczuk Jasnopis, Poland
- Benedikt Lutz Donau-Universität Krems, Austria
- Jurgita Jaroslavienė Institute of the Lithuanian Language, Lithuania
- Sandra Fisher-Martins Claro, Portugal
12:30 - 14:00 (CET)
Buffet lunch
14:00 - 15:30 (CET)
Communicating legislation and making it more accessible to a broad public
Panel discussion moderated by Cathy Waibel, Head of Editing, DG Translation, European Parliament
Opening by Ülle Madise, Chancellor of Justice, Estonia
Panellists:
- Daina Vaivare Legal Acts’ Editorial Department at the State Chancellery, Latvia
- Louise Wassdahl Riksdag (Parliament), Sweden
- Giles Goodall Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers, European Commission
15:30 - 15:45 (CET)
Coffee break
15:45 - 16:15 (CET)
Celebrating clear writing as part of our working culture and closing remarks
Ilze Juhansone, interim Secretary-General of the European Commission and Rytis Martikonis, Director-General for Translation
16:15 - 17:15 (CET)
Clear Writing Awards Ceremony presentation of 2019 Clear Writing Awards
Ilze Juhansone, acting Secretary-General and Rytis Martikonis, Director-General for Translation
17:15 - 17:25 (CET)
Presentation of Noble Prize
- David Baker, Head of Editing Unit, DG Translationnoitalsnar
- Jackie Morin Head of French language department
- Levke King-Elsner Head of German translation uni
17:25 - 17:30 (CET)
Musical finale
Claire's Weather Girls

Practical information

When: Thursday 5 December 2019, 08:30 - 17:30 (CET)
Where: Berlaymont Building
Berlaymont Building, Rue de la Loi 200, 1049 Brussels, Belgium
Who should attend: Clear writing representatives from all Member States
Languages: English
Organisers: Directorate-General for Translation
Part of: Plain language – making European Commission texts clear

Description

Clear writing for Europe will be a chance to exchange ideas for ways to communicate more clearly in writing with the citizens of Europe, to share experiences and to learn about the European Commission’s work in this area.

The European Commission would like to invite people involved in plain language from all Member States to participate in this event. With the speakers from the EU institutions and panellists from across the EU, Clear writing for Europe will be an opportunity to celebrate clear writing, exchange best practices, and learn about achievements, ideas and campaigns to encourage clearer communication.

The conference will mark the 10th anniversary of the Commission’s clear writing campaign. Through publications such as How to write clearly, the campaign aims to help everyone in the Commission to write shorter, simpler, jargon-free texts. This event will also be a chance to look to the future and to what we can all to do to promote a clear writing culture in Europe in the decade to come.