Dear Mary,
> Thanks to this list I found a great press officer for a conference in
> Prague earlier this year. Now I am after the same thing for Durban,
> South Africa; or more particularly a contact in South Africa who could
> advise, in the first place, whether someone who can speak local
> languages would be necessary in the press office of a major
> international fertility conference, and whether we should be thinking
> about translating media material into such languages. Any ideas?
I can answer this, being South African. While yes press reports could be
issued in English (being one of the official languages of the country),
you would shoot yourself in the foot for publicity if such a person is
not hired.
--
Best, Mikey Brass
MA in Archaeology degree, University College London
"The Antiquity of Man" http://www.antiquityofman.com
Book: "The Antiquity of Man: Artifactual, fossil and gene records explored"
- !ke e: /xarra //ke
("Diverse people unite": Motto of the South African Coat of Arms, 2002)
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