Embarking on New Journeys: Late-Career Transitions

Fachvortrag
Karriere & Junge Technische Redakteure

05. November
14:00 - 14:45 PM (MEZ)
C5.1

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Anna Cazzato
Federica Vezzani
- University of Padova

Inhalt

Anna transitioned from a career in engineering to technical writing, while Daniela added technical writing to her career in aviation and translation.
Together, they offer insights into their backgrounds and motivations, detailing the journey of integrating technical writing into their professional lives.
Through their experiences, they demonstrate how their different backgrounds and personalities influenced these transitions.
Join Anna and Daniela as they share the challenges they faced, with mutual support playing a crucial role in navigating obstacles and achieving success.

Das lernen Sie

Adaptability: Transitioning to technical writing.

Collaboration: The value of teamwork in late-career transitions.

Resilience: Insights into navigating career changes.

Resource Utilization: A curated list of resources.

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Anna Cazzato

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Biografie

Anna Cazzato enjoyed a successful 20 years career in telecommunications engineering before shifting to technical writing and translation. She holds a degree in Electrical Engineering and a Master in Specialized Translation. Her professional journey has taken her across Europe including Italy, the UK, Sweden, and Luxembourg. Currently, she splits her time between Sweden and Italy, writing and translating technical documents for the telecommunications and IT sectors.
A member of COM&TEC, IEEE and a PADI divemaster, she engages with professional communities that reflect her diverse expertise.

Federica Vezzani

University of Padova

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Biografie

Federica Vezzani, University of Padova (Italy), holds a PhD in terminology and is a tenure-track assistant professor at the Department of Linguistic and Literary Studies of the University of Padova, Italy. She is a member of the ISO/TC 37 "Language and Terminology”. Her main research interests are terminology, specialised translation, and technical communication. In particular, she focuses on the management of multilingual terminology in the medical domain, and she has developed the FAIR terminology paradigm for the optimal organisation of findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable terminological data.

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