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OCTOBER/NOVEMBER The Linguist 31
INSTITUTE MATTERS
October
AGM AND TALK
Saturday 17 October
Darwin College,
Cambridge
The subject of the talk at
this year's Annual General
Meeting, as well as the
time of the event, is yet
to be announced. For
details, see ciol.org.uk >
Membership > Societies.
1 Newnham Terrace,
Darwin College,
University of Cambridge.
CAM
Some of us enjoy wearing vintage clothes and we
relish the challenge of adapting them to fit us, but it is
hard to imagine the British government effectively
imposing this on everyone. Yet that was one effect of
clothes rationing during the Second World War, as
shown in the 'Fashion on the Ration: 1940s Street
Style' exhibition at the Imperial War Museum. A group
of CIOL members gathered to visit the recent
exhibition, which gave a fascinating insight into the
effect the war had on clothing.
Clothes rationing was imposed because textiles and
labour were in short supply. Not only was the number
of garments rationed, but their style was controlled. To
reduce the amount of fabric and sewing time, design
rules included a ban on trouser turn-ups and a limit to
the number of buttons. At a time when many men and
women wore uniform because they were in the armed
forces or other civilian service, choices were limited
even when they were off duty.
The exhibition displayed examples of uniforms; the
overalls and tailored suits worn by women working in
factories and offices; and mass-produced, rationed
clothes. There were also all kinds of homemade
clothes, highlighting the ingenious use women made
of whatever fabric was available, from a husband's
old suit to upholstery fabric and parachute silk.
As an antidote to all that rationing, we then
enjoyed a delicious – and generous –
afternoon tea at the museum café. As
always, this was an excellent opportunity to
meet and network with other linguists.
Fashions of war
The London Society's trip to 'Fashion on the
Ration' was fascinating, says Gill Bevington
Getting smart
Interpreting Division members gained useful
insights into the latest smart tools at their AGM
The morning seminars preceding the Interpreting
Division AGM on Saturday 6 June in London were
entitled 'Getting the Most out of your Tablet, Smart
Phone and Smart Pen'. Our speakers
looked at how the latest tools can enhance
interpreting performance. Martin Esposito,
an Italian-born bilingual conference
interpreter, took us on an exhilarating ride
through a range of pioneering technology,
such as wearable triggers, advanced
headsets and portable power sources;
while Alexander Drechsel, a conference
interpreter with the European
Commission's Directorate-General for
Interpretation in Brussels, gave a detailed
insight into how the iPad and Android
tablets can help to improve interpreting
performance in many ways.
After a busy networking lunch, the formal
AGM took place and the Management
Committee was elected: Gabriela Bocanete,
Maria-Teresa Grau, Jan Kern, Christine
Pocock, Marta Stelmaszak. Trevor
Adcock, Galyna Bland and Diana
Singureanu were later co-opted
at the post-AGM committee
meeting. For a detailed AGM
report, see www.ciol.org.uk >
Membership > Divisions.
For a
history of the
Divisions and
Societies, see
page 7
KEY
DIVISIONS
Business, Professions
& Government:
Interpreting:
Translating:
SOCIETIES
Cambridge:
German:
Hong Kong:
Lincolnshire:
London:
North West:
Scottish:
Spanish:
BPG
TD
CAM
GER
LINC
NW
SCOT
LON
SP
HK
ID
November
TRIP TO THE UN
INTERNATIONAL
MARITIME
ORGANISATION
Tuesday
3 November
4 Albert Embankment,
SE1 7SR, 10.30am
This joint visit with the
United Nations
Association UK is fully
booked. Email
Julie.Hobbs@ciol.org.uk
to join the waiting list.
NETWORKING
LUNCH
Saturday
14 November
Wig & Mitre, Lincoln,
12-4pm
Make connections over a
tasty meal. For further
LINC
BPG
CONTACT DETAILS
Judith Ridgway,
bpg@ciol.org.uk
Christine Pocock,
id@ciol.org.uk
Michael
Cunningham,
td@ciol.org.uk
Leslie Ray,
cambridgesociety
@ciol.org.uk
Stephanie Tarling,
germansociety@ciol.org.uk
Francis Lee,
hongkongsociety@
ciol.org.uk
Candia Hillier,
lincolnshiresociety@
ciol.org.uk
Rannheid Sharma,
londonsociety@ciol.org.uk
Katrin Hiietam,
northwestsociety@
ciol.org.uk
Anne Withers,
scottishsociety@ciol.org.uk
Rebekah Rhodes,
spanishsociety@ciol.org.uk
BPG
ID
TD
CAM
GER
HK
LINC
LON
NW
SCOT
SP
