We would like to draw your attention to the following recent developments:

• the 4^th Terminology Summit, entitled "Bringing People and Ideas Together", held in Gatineau, Canada, 7-8 October 2008
• the International Terminology Awards 2008 which were announced during the 4^th Terminology Summit
• the Proceedings of the EAFT Seminar in Terminology Policies in Minority Languages
• the forthcoming EAFT Seminar, "The Terminology Profession and the Marketplace", to be held in Paris on February 19^th, 2009