Symposium – Multilingualism and COVID-19

A two-day virtual symposium from 3 to 4 May 2022 will bring together stakeholders including United Nations staff members, government officials, university scholars, and members of civil society.

Focusing on the essential role that multilingualism must play in fostering sustainable development in the wake of COVID-19, the aim is to address linguistic challenges and innovative solutions with respect to Good Health and Well-Being (Sustainable Development Goal 3) and Quality Education (Sustainable Development Goal 4). Continue reading

Free webinar – Legal Translation and Interpreting – The impact of the pandemic

The Legal Task Force of the International Federation of Translators is organising a webinar on 25 june 2021 at 5 pm (CEST), entitled “Legal Translation and Interpreting – The impact of the pandemic“.

The panel will discuss impacts in the various regions of FIT.

For the link to join the webinar click here.

 

 

Call for papers – Public Service Interpreting & Translation in the time of COVID-19

I am pleased to pass on a call for papers relating to a special issue of FITISPos International Journal, guest edited by Dr Samantha Cayron, a research fellow and lecturer at the TRANSIUS Centre in Geneva. Her PhD research, highly relevant for practitioners, relates to the French-Spanish certified translation of notary public documents in the probate field.*

The Special Issue is entitled “Public Service Interpreting and Translation (PSIT) in the time of COVID-19: The impact of the pandemic on PSIT and its future developments“. Continue reading