At the Institute of Translation and Interpretating of the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), we are organising a series of monthly webinars in English on the most innovative developments in the language industry. The idea came from the industry itself. In October 2023, the Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI) organised a meeting with
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On 30 and 31 March, the Translators Association of China (TAC) held its 2024 annual conference in Changsha in central China’s Hunan Province. Nearly 1,000 representatives from the government, businesses, public institutions, universities, research institutes, and the translation industry attended the opening ceremony. Du Zhanyuan, President of China International Communications Group (CICG) and TAC, stressed that
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In June 2023, the Universidad Católica de Temuco (Araucanía, Chile) held a meeting on translation and interpreting in the Qom and Wichí languages of Chaco (Argentina) and Mapudungun (southern Chile). The aim was to give continuity to the recommendations that arose from a major international gathering of Native and minority language professionals (EITILOM) held in
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The Colegio de Traductores del Perú (CTP) successfully held its Third International Congress on Translation and Interpreting (CITEI 2024) on 24 and 25 May at Los Delfines Hotel & Convention Centre. This event, organised in collaboration with Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), Universidad Ricardo Palma (URP), Universidad César Vallejo (UCV), and Universidad Femenina del Sagrado Corazón
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This year, the American Translators Association (ATA) is celebrating 65 years of providing education, awareness, and fun for interpreters and translators all over the world. What better place to celebrate than our upcoming annual conference? All of you are invited to attend one of the biggest and best events for professional translators and interpreters, to
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To understand how complex our continent’s linguistic landscape is, we need to look beyond the ever-increasing, and increasingly controversial, figures on the number of languages spoken by one and a half billion Africans. A relatively new form of plurilingualism is emerging that, more than the weight of multilingualism, is pitting African languages against the ‘partners’
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The Asociación Cubana de Traductores e Intérpretes (ACTI) may be unknown to some, but for those who were professionally trained with the graphemes, phonemes, and syntax of their mother tongue and a foreign language, ACTI means family, fellowship, solidarity, respect, and so much more. Today, with the media reporting information from specialists practically in real
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The Asociación Argentina de Traductores e Intérpretes (AATI) Professional Conference on Translation for Publishing Houses is a unique event where professional translators and editors network with writers, interpreters, proofreaders, and other representatives from the world of translation for publishing houses. For over nine years, this must-attend event has been held in late April as one
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2023 survey results On 6 February 2024, the Société française des traducteurs (SFT) and the International Association of Conference Interpreters France (AIIC France) held a webinar to present the results of their 2023 survey on professional interpreting practices, which the two organisations had conducted together for the first time. During a one-hour presentation, Bruno Chanteau, SFT
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Recruiting new members was among the top priorities identified in the Ordre des traducteurs, terminologues et interprètes agréés du Québec (OTTIAQ)’s 2020–2024 strategic plan, which is why OTTIAQ has been on a mission to get out there and meet people.
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