Conference programme
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Wednesday
8:45 AM
Conference opens
- Get ready
9:00 AM
Introduction
- Introduction / close
9:15 AM
Track 1 - An introduction to literary translation summer schools
- Talk
- Speakers: Sarah Bawa Mason FITI; Ros Schwartz FITI
Track 2 - The day after tomorrow: business strategies for advanced professional interpreters
- Talk
- Speaker: Cecilia Lipovsek AITI
10:00 AM
Break
- Break
10:10 AM
Track 1 - Machine translation in the European Commission: a user’s perspective
- Talk
- Speaker: Paul Kaye
Track 2 - Is your online NETworking NOTworking?
- Talk
- Speaker: Colin McKeand
10:55 AM
Break
- Break
11:05 AM
Track 1 - Pricing for a sustainable freelance business
- Talk
- Speaker: Susie Jackson AITI
Track 2 - Working for the DG SCIC, the European Commission’s interpreting service
- Talk
- Speaker: Kunteel Barua
11:50 AM
Break
- Break
12:00 PM
Track 1 - Exploring language interference
- Talk
- Speaker: Joy Burrough-Boenisch MITI
Track 2 - Let’s not play it by ear
- Key note speaker
- Speaker: Alejandra Jorge
12:45 PM
Lunch
- Lunch and networking
1:45 PM
Track 1 - Translation slam - French > English
- Translation slam
- Speakers: Juliet Baur MITI; Chris Durban FITI; Helene Tammik MITI
3:15 PM
Break
- Break
3:25 PM
Track 1 - Keynote - Mary Norris
- Key note speaker
Track 2 - The Freelancer's dilemma
- Talk
- Speaker: Gary King
4:10 PM
Break
- Break
4:20 PM
Track 1 - Organised networking
- Networking
Track 2 - Office Yoga
- Wellness
- Speaker: Francesca Matteoda MITI
5:20 PM
Plenary/close
- Introduction / close
Thursday
8:45 AM
Conference opens
- Get ready
9:00 AM
Introduction
- Introduction / close
9:15 AM
Track 1 - Getting things done: get more of what you care about finished, with less stress
- Talk
- Speakers: Edward Lamont; Emma Paulay MITI
Track 2 - Social (media) distancing and community case studies
- Talk
- Speaker: Fiona Gray MITI
10:00 AM
Break
- Break
10:10 AM
Track 1 - In conversation with Jorge Díaz-Cintas
- Talk
- Speakers: Jorge Díaz-Cintas; Adriana Tortoriello MITI
Track 2 - Bridging the gap towards employability
- Talk
- Speaker: Ewa Jasinska-Davidson MITI
10:55 AM
Break
- Break
11:05 AM
Track 1 - Why remaining relevant is mission critical
- Panel
- Speakers: Dean Evans MITI; Fiona Gray MITI; Cecilia Lipovsek AITI; Hannah Stacey MITI
Talk - TBC
- Talk
11:50 AM
Break
- Break
12:00 PM
Key Note - Annette Schiller
- Key note speaker
- Speaker: Annette Schiller
Track 2 - Voice coaching for interpreters and translators
- Talk
- Speaker: Ailsa Gudgeon
12:45 PM
Lunch
- Lunch and networking
1:45 PM
Track 1 - Translation slam - German>English
- Translation slam
- Speakers: Paul Boothroyd MITI; Janet Fraser FITI; Hugh Keith MITI
3:15 PM
Break
- Break
3:25 PM
Track 1 - Self-revision tips from the masters
- Panel
- Speaker: Joachim Lépine
Track 2 - Interpreters’ role when it really matters (the profession in times of Covid)
- Key note speaker
- Speaker: Tony Rosado
4:10 PM
Break
- Break
4:20 PM
ITI Awards Ceremony
- ITI Awards ceremony
5:30 PM
Close
- Introduction / close
Friday
8:45 AM
Conference opens
- Get ready
9:00 AM
Introduction
- Introduction / close
9:15 AM
Track 1 - Talk - TBC
- Talk
Track 2 - Dealing with sensitive texts: the case for interpreting taboo
- Talk
- Speaker: Summer Mouallem MITI
10:00 AM
ITI Awards highlights
- ITI Awards ceremony
10:15 AM
Break
- Break
10:25 AM
Track 1 - Translation slam - Spanish>English
- Translation slam
- Speakers: Lisa Agostini MITI; Tim Gutteridge MITI; Chris Pellow
Track 2 - Panel session
- Panel
11:55 AM
Break
- Break
12:05 PM
Keynote - Gitanjali Patel
- Key note speaker
- Speaker: Gitanjali Patel
12:45 PM
Lunch
- Lunch and networking
1:45 PM
Track 2 - Panel session
- Panel
2:30 PM
Break
- Break
2:40 PM
Track 1 - Organised discussions and feedback
- Discussion
Track 2 - Organised discussions and feedback
- Discussion
3:40 PM
Break
- Break
3:50 PM
Closing ceremony
- Introduction / close
4:15 PM
Informal networking
- Networking
5:00 PM
Conference closes
- Introduction / close