Geoff Westgate

📢Join our free webinars on Feb 10 and 11! Learn more about our 2026 Fellowship Program for current or recent graduates in ✅#terminology ✅#translation ✅#PostEditing ✅translation technology ✅technical specialisms Presentations plus Q&A Register👉bit.ly/4awtEGD

✅Current or recent graduate? ✅Studying #terminology #translation #PostEditing translation technology or a technical specialism? ✅Seeking training at a UN organization? ✅Want to work in Geneva?🇨🇭 Apply to our Fellowship Program 2026! Details👉bit.ly/4awtEGD

DYK?💡 You can now search for “collections” in #wipoPearl - i.e. sets of #terminology records on topics that span more than one subject field Under “Search options”, simply select a collection, ”Apply”, then launch your search to access all these terms as a set

📢Calling universities!🎓 Are you teaching #terminology? Want to look at terminology and #patents? Join over 30 universities worldwide in partnering with us to produce multilingual terminology for #wipoPearl Full details👉 bit.ly/3RetESa

📢Speaking tomorrow! Catch our colleague Cristina Valentini speaking on #terminology and quality in Brussels at #2025TEF Register to access the talk👉 bit.ly/4nAJ40M

It's Halloween!🎃 Our #PearlOfTheDay is "witches' broom" Eco-friendly transport? Or a disease affecting woody plants?🤔 Check it out in #wipoPearl! 👉 bit.ly/47Qoc0P

The WIPO Pearl #terminology database has been updated!📢 Now with over 270,000 scientific, technical and legal terms in 10 languages And terms from students at 8 universities worldwide🇦🇷🇫🇷🇩🇪🇿🇦🇬🇧 Details👉 bit.ly/434r4EO #wipoPearl

Celebrating #WorldOceansDay !🌊 Our #PearlOfTheDay is "oceanology" the scientific study of the ocean and its processes Check it out in 7⃣ languages in #wipoPearl 👉bit.ly/3Z3tUId

On #WorldEnvironmentDay 🌍🌿 our #PearlOfTheDay is "green chemistry" chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use or generation of dangerous substances Find out more in 8⃣ languages in #wipoPearl 👉 bit.ly/4jhtMfk

DYK?💡 It’s now possible to search for “collections” in #wipoPearl - i.e. sets of records on specific themes that span more than one subject field Under “Search options”, simply select a collection, ”Apply”, then launch your search to access these terms as a set👍

It's #WorldBicycleDay !🚴 Our #PearlOfTheDay is “bicycle fork” used to attach the front wheel to the bike, and sometimes with a suspension system to absorb vibrations so as to make the ride more comfortable Find out more in 8⃣ languages in #wipoPearl 👉bit.ly/4jsacNB

It's #TunaDay - highlighting the need to ensure the sustainability of tuna populations🐟 Our #PearlOfTheDay is "commercial fishing"🎣 Find out more in 8⃣ languages in #wipoPearl 👉 bit.ly/4jTSKBY

On #LabourDay our #PearlOfTheDay is "worker bee"🐝 Check it out in 6⃣ languages👉 bit.ly/3AJg014

We're celebrating #JazzDay with our #PearlOfTheDay "mute" 🎺 Inserted into the end of the instrument, jazz trumpet players especially use it to alter their sound, creating a unique mood and feel🎵 Check it out👉bit.ly/4cQwoPz - done with @ctismanchester 🇬🇧

April 26 is #WorldIPDay 🎉 on the theme of IP and Music 🎵👉 bit.ly/4jHhVrx Our #PearlOfTheDay is “software sampler” a digital program allowing you to create or transform samples of audio on a computer 🎹🎶 Find out more👉bit.ly/3Ey4MSA

It's #WorldIPDay on April 26🎉 - at #wipoPearl we’re feeling the beat of IP! bit.ly/4jHhVrx Our #PearlOfTheDay is "electric guitar" 🎸 electronic pickups convert string vibrations into sound, shaping the music of rock, pop, jazz, and more👉bit.ly/3EfdZiO

April 26 is #WorldIPDay🎉 on the theme of "IP and Music" bit.ly/4jHhVrx Our #PearlOfTheDay is "theremin" an instrument with antennas that control pitch and volume - the performer creates sound by moving their hands near the antennas Read more👉bit.ly/4cHgCGV

April 26 is #WorldIPDay 🎉with the theme "IP and Music" Our #PearlOfTheDay is “synthesizer” an instrument that generates sound through electrical signals, opening new means for musical innovation - learn more👉bit.ly/42Y0b4D More on IP Day👉bit.ly/4jHhVrx

To celebrate Chinese Language Day our #PearlOfTheDay is 造纸 (zàozhǐ) - "papermaking" Papermaking was invented in China during the Han Dynasty in 105 AD, revolutionizing how knowledge could be recorded📜📝 Find out more👉 bit.ly/3Y5sGvv

DYK? #wipoPearl contains over 1⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣ terms on #copyright and related rights in 6⃣ languages The terms come from 8⃣ WIPO treaties on copyright👉 bit.ly/3bYBfCT To find out more about copyright in general👉 bit.ly/3BwvEyp