II International Writers' Forum in Almaty

OPENING TO THE WORLD – OPEN TO THE WORLD. PROBLEMS OF LITERARY TRANSLATION AND WRITERS’ NETWORKING

25-27 September 2019






08:00 – 09:45
Registration of delegates (Hotel Kazakhstan lobby)

10:00 – 10:10
Opening Ceremony of the Forum
Welcoming speech by Chairman of the Forum Organising Committee, Bigeldy Gabdullin
(Altyn Emel conference hall, Hotel Kazakhstan)

10:10 – 10:15
Welcoming address by the Akim (Governor) of Almaty Bauyrzhan Baibek
(or the Deputy Governor of Almaty Arman Kyrykbayev)
(Altyn Emel conference hall, Hotel Kazakhstan)

10:15 – 11:45
Plenary session: PROBLEMS (CHALLENGES) OF LITERARY TRANSLATION
Moderators: Bigeldy Gabdullin, Simon Hollingsworth, Simon Geoghegan, Vladimir Kartsev
(Altyn Emel conference hall, Hotel Kazakhstan)

11:45 – 12:00
Coffee Break (Conference hall lobby)

12:00 – 13:30
Continuation of Plenary session (Altyn Emel conference hall, Hotel Kazakhstan)

13:30 – 14:45
Lunch (Restaurant at Hotel Kazakhstan, 2nd floor)

15:00 – 16:30
PROBLEMS (CHALLENGES) OF LITERARY TRANSLATION
Round table No. 1 – How to bring classical and modern literature of the Kazakh and other nations of the former Soviet space closer to the foreign reader. (Altyn Emel conference hall, Hotel Kazakhstan)

16:30 – 16:45
Coffee Break (Conference hall lobby)

16:45 – 18:00
Round table No. 2 – How to avoid difficulties with the publication of books abroad (nuances, problems and ways to overcome them).
(Altyn Emel conference hall, Hotel Kazakhstan)

18:00 – 19:00
Free time

19:00 – 22:00
Welcoming banquet (Grand Ballroom, Hotel Kazakhstan, 52/2 Dostyk Avenue)




9:30 – 11:30
Plenary session: WRITERS’ NETWORKING
Moderators: Bigeldy Gabdullin, Vladimir Kartsev
(Altyn Emel conference hall, Hotel Kazakhstan)

11:30 – 11:45
Coffee Break (Conference hall lobby)

11:45 – 12:15
Closing remarks by Chairman of the Forum Organizing Committee Bigeldy Gabdullin and short presentations by guests.
(Altyn Emel conference hall, Hotel Kazakhstan)

12:15 – 13:00
Commemorative group photoshoot
(Altyn Emel conference hall, Hotel Kazakhstan)

13:00 – 15:00
Lunch (Restaurant at Hotel Kazakhstan, 2nd floor)

15:00 – 17:00
Creative meeting with readers, students, and scientists at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, M.O. Auezov Institute of Literature and Arts

17:00 – 19:00
Free time

19:00 – 20:00
Concert

20:30 – 22:00
Dinner (Restaurant at Hotel Kazakhstan, 2nd floor)





06:00 – 18:00
Cultural programme
Excursion to the Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan; winery tour to the Arba Vineyards.

18:00 – 19:00
Free time

20:00 – 22:00
Dinner (Restaurant at Hotel Kazakhstan, 2nd floor)




06:00 – 23:00
Forum Guests’ departure