IJET-18 Participants

There are a total of 88 paid participants. (Of these, 16 do not wish their names to be listed.)

Reiko ABE-BOUGHEN / 安部れい子: Freelance technical interpreter/translator
Charles ASCHMANN: Technical and Patent Translator (J --> E)
Carolyn Barricklow: Corporate translator/interpreter for American Showa, Inc., automotive Power Steering & Shock Absorber part supplier.
Jonathan Baum: Full-time J/E translator and interpreter. Lived in Tokyo for 6 years. Now living in Dublin, Ireland.
Clifford BENDER
Christopher BLAKESLEE: J>E Finance and economics, based in Denver, CO, looking forward to attending 8th straight IJET
Lyrica BRADSHAW
Makiko Burns / バーンズ真紀子
Juliet Winters Carpenter: Professor, Department of English, Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts, Kyoto, Japan
Andrew Davies
Mary GILLENDER: UK-based, working J to E. Specialising in narration scripts, speeches, and advertising copy.
Ryan GINSTROM / ジンストロム・ライアン: Freelance J-->E technical translator, specializing in software, telecoms, and IT. If you see me, grab me and say hi!
Hiromi Green / グリーン裕美: Dictionary translator/editor, University lecturer, Consecutive interpreter
Bob Heffill: I became a Member of the ITI over 10 years ago when I was working in the Language Services section of the Nissan Technical Centre-Europe. I left Nissan in 1999 and after three years as a freelance translator established Hike Japan, a small business running adventure walking tours. I continue to offer language services as well and now live in Tokyo. Looking forward to meeting you at the conference!
Friedemann Horn / フリーデマン　ホアン
Michael HOUSE: Professionally translating since 1989, with experience in entertainment (print, video subtitling, and computer games), business, insurance, and IT, the latter including patent applications; resident in Japan since 1991; incorporated in Japan in 2006
Brian William Howells: Full-time freelance technical translator from Japanese to English since 1990, specializing in patents, chemistry and biomedical topics. Member of ITI and ATA. Resident in Guarujá, Brazil
S. Pai HWONG
Maki Ikeda / 池田真紀: UK-based freelance E>J translator. Interested in politics, history and economy.
Reiko Inder: I have been living in Scotland for 16 years. I have worked as an inhouse interpreter for 5 years and now I am a self-emplyed translator and interpreter.
Masako Ishikawa Coxall / 石川雅子コックソール
Helen IWATA / 岩田ヘレン: In-house J>E translator for a management consulting firm in Tokyo. Member of the JAT Tokyo Activities Committee.
Ko IWATA / 岩田　香: Freelance J2E E2J translator specializing in communications, IT, manuals, government papers, and other papers of general interest
Martie Jelinek: J>E translator, Fine & Applied Arts
Jennifer Johnson-Onay / ジェニファージョンソンオネイ: Freelance Japanese to English translator specializing in market research and population issues.
Ben Jones / 城雲図・勉: [See list of presenters]
Atsuko Kato / 加藤貴子: Currently acting as coordinator of J-Net (the Japanese language Network of ITI in the UK). Translating, interpreting since 1992 based in London in addition to working as an editor and a book writer since 1981. MITI translator specialising in automobile engineering and copywriting of promotional documents. As journalist, I have published series of essays on Japanese newspaper, Yomiuri Newspaper (1998～1999) and several books such as "Life of a story teller (RAKUGO-KA), BARAKU" (1985, Sojyusha) and "Encyclopaedia of Buddhist vegetarian Cookery" (1984, Yuzankaku).
Tim Leeney
Aya Lewis / 亜矢ルイス: I have been interpreting and translating since 1997 in the field of engineering, local governance, marketing and education.
Aya Lewis / 亜矢ルイス
YU-LING LIAO: WALES NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE(NHS) TRANSLATOR PHD STUDENT OF UNVIVERSITY OF WALES SWANSEA
John Loftus / 朗風多寿: Hello, I lived in Japan for 8 years, but now I live in Devonshire UK and work as a freelance interpreter (mainly in factories) and Japanese-to-English translator (mainly of quality and management-related materials). I'm looking forward to meeting you.
Arline Lyons: Project Manager at a large translation agency and student on the MA Advanced Japanese Studies, Sheffield
Sally Marshall
Yukiko Maruta
Frank MOORHEAD: I've lived in Japan since 1968 and have been translating J->E financial/business/legal documents for the past 35 years or so.
Vincent Murphy: In-house equity translator for Goldman Sachs
Kenji Nagoshi / 名越　健二: UK-based interpreter/translator
Catherine Nakamichi / 中道　キャサリン: I am a J-E Translator living in Osaka. I do a bit of everything but have a particular interest in patent translation. I look forward to meeting everyone and enjoying Bath.
Beth Nicholls / ベス　ニコルズ
Rossa O Muireartaigh / ロサ・オムラティグ: Freelance translator; currently lecturer in Japanese-English translation at Newcastle University
Shizuka Otake / Shizuka Otake
Tom Owens: After earning a BA in Asian History and MBA in Finance and International Business, I worked for over 20 years in corporate finance and banking in the U.S. and Japan. I have lived in Japan since 1987, and been working as a J-E translator since 1998.
Michael Ozawa: Lecturer, San Francisco State University Translator Trainer
James Phillips: Looking forward to giving my presentation about my horsefrog.com site and will be taking in as many presentations as possible.
simon prentis / 才悶
Steve Proschan
Janet Rouse
Charles Rowe: Freelance translator working in IP (trademarks and patents).
Kiyoko Sagane / 嵯峨根　清子: Telecommuter for a translation agency
Karen Sandness: I have been a Japanese-English translator since 1993, when teaching Japanese on the university level proved to be a dead-end job. In August 2006, I visited the UK for the first time in decades, and I look forward to returning for the conference, meeting and reacquainting myself with some of the Europe-based translators, and taking the opportunity to explore more of the British Isles.
Yukihiro Sato / 佐藤幸浩: Translator, interpreter, and instructor in technical translations
Jed Schmidt / ジェッド・シュミット: Fact: I can consume up to 50% of my daily calories at Starbucks.
Susan Schneider: Based in France but missing Japan, I am a published freelance translator working from French, Japanese and German to English. My clients are mainly large publishing houses, museums and cultural institutions, and I specialise in fine arts, travel and social science.
Emily SHIBATA-SATO / 佐藤綾子: JAT Auditor & Translation Contest Committee Member
Naomi SHIMAGAKI / 嶋垣　ナオミ: Publishing translation, mainly art techniques, nonfictions and developmental disorders(such as ADHD and Asperger Syndrome).
Alun Simpson: Technical translator. Worked in-house for 3 years before becoming a freelance translator in January 2006
Kate Smalley: Freelance J>E translator specialising in chemical patents
Steven Fraser Smith
Steve Spar / 須波・数千文: I've been translating patents and technical documents at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for the past 12 years. I'm looking forward to visiting England and meeting everyone at the conference.
Norma St Clair
Mark Stevenson: Freelance J->E translator from Perth, Australia, and currently living in Osaka.
Izumi Suzuki / 鈴木いづみ: Conference interpreter, CA/TN/MI certified court interpreter, technical translator
Hironori Takeyama / 竹山弘範: Citrix Systems, Ltd. Technical Linguist
mikiko tanda / 但田　美紀子
Jules Tuff
Harue Uchida / 打田　治枝
Andy Walker
Alison WATTS / アリスン　ワッツ: Freelance Japanese to English translator specialising in women's issues, local government, welfare and travel.
Andrew, T WELFORD
Trevor Wright / トレバーライト: Patent translator working in-house and freelance specialising in medical, pharmaceutical and biotechnology patents and related texts.
Matthew Young: Freelance J-E translator, operating mostly in the field of chemicals and the environment