The CIUTI FORUM 2009 Translating the Future focused on translation in a world in transition
within the context of globalization. Recent political developments seem to be leading to a
world society that is polycentric and multipolar. An international system will emerge that will
be characterized by a new inter-regionalisation through a large number of interregional
arrangements of various forms of economic integration projects all over the world. Following
the example of the European Union they will evolve into competing regional entities like ASEAN
in Southeast Asia NAFTA in North America or MERCOSUR in South America. Confronted with these
new geopolitical settings the CIUTI FORUM 2009 focused on these regions which will probably
develop into strong economic powers alongside the United States and the European Union. Owing
to this multi-lateralizing inter-regionalism the exchange of goods products and services in
industry and finance will continue growing exponentially a fact that correlates with an
extremely high demand for foreign language services of all kinds. This increased need has
resulted in new challenges and tasks not only for practicing professional translators and
their professional organizations but also for translation education institutions.
Contributions are made in either French or English special stress is put on the training and
intercultural communication with China taking into account the economic and political issues
on which experts focus from an international interdisciplinary and multifaceted perspective.
