In the autumn of 2023 we launched an initiative to consider the potential to create an ethical framework for ITI members. We curated and hosted a programme of events where we invited a range of experts and other stakeholders to help us to faciliate a discussion between academics and practitioners.

We called this space for conversations about ethics the ITI Coffee House following the spirit of the coffee houses of the eighteenth century where the Enlightenment was born. The aim was for the conversations to be informal and free-flowing and for participants to contribute rather than just to listen. We invited members and others with an interest in ethics to join the debates, with the aim of generating the core principles that will form our ethical framework.

We brought the sessions to a close during the summer and have taken some time to reflect on the progress so far. We would now like to share a summary of the progress to date and to ask ITI members and others what should happen next.

Join us for an update on the journey from 'Codes to Coffee Houses' and help us decide on the next steps.

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Dr Joseph Lambert

Dr Joseph Lambert

Senior Lecturer in Translation Studies, Cardiff University

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Sara Robertson

Sara Robertson

Chief Executive, Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI)

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