Translators and Interpreters: Experts for International Communication in Specialised Fields Conference

CALL FOR PAPERS

INTERPRETING THE FUTURE  

Translators and Interpreters: Experts for International Communication in

Specialised Fields

International Conference

hosted by the  

Bundesverband der Dolmetscher und  

Übersetzer e.V. (BDÜ)

Berlin, 28 – 30 September 2012

Encouraged by the success of the first conference, “Interpreting the Future”, which took place in
Berlin in September 2009 with around 1,600 people from over 40 countries attending, Germany’s
Federal Association of Interpreters and Translators (BDÜ) is planning a further three‐day
international conference for September 2012 on the subject of
Translators and Interpreters: Experts for International Communication in Specialised Fields.
Presentations, workshops, seminars, a trade exhibition, networking sessions and a job exchange
will be organised with the aim of bringing clients, authorities, university teachers, suppliers of
software tools, students and professional translators and interpreters closer together.
Interpreting and translating are expert activities, now more than ever before. The increasing
differentiation of disciplines and sectors of industry, and their corresponding terminologies, is also
requiring translators and interpreters to delve deeper and deeper into the subject of the texts they
are to translate or the matters they are to interpret. Pressure on prices and delivery schedules, and
rising quality standards, are also driving forces behind specialization: Translators who are experts in
the field or industry they address, and are familiar with its terminology, jargon and customs, can
deliver high quality translations at reasonable speed and are more likely to be regarded as equal
partners by their clients.

From 28 to 30 September 2012, the BDÜ will be hosting an international conference at the Henry
Ford Building of the Freie Universität Berlin to cast the spotlight on translating and interpreting as
expert professions and examine the challenges to be overcome in different specialisations.
Presentations and discussions will be simultaneously interpreted into German, English and French.
At seminars and workshops, language professionals will be able to study various specialisations,
bring their knowledge up to date or find out more about a specialisation they may be considering.
At the accompanying trade exhibition, the participants will be able to acquaint themselves with the
latest reference works, information management tools, translation memory systems and services for
translators and interpreters. In networking sessions and at the job exchange, interested language
professionals will be able to introduce themselves to prestigious companies and institutions and
make direct contact with potential clients and colleagues specialised in the same or complementary
fields.

Experts from the translating and interpreting professions and from the disciplines and industries
listed below are invited to submit proposals for presentations, seminars or workshops on the
following topics by 31 October 2011. Interpreters and translators as experts – interdisciplinary cross‐cutting topics
e.g. advantages and disadvantages of positioning as specialist/generalist, terminology work,
intercultural competencies knowledge management, new tools and technologies,
standardisation and quality standards, project management, self‐marketing as an expert.

 Translating technical documentation
 Translating in the IT sector, software localisation
 Translating and interpreting in the medical field
 Translating and interpreting in the legal field
 Translating and interpreting in the fields of business and finance
 Translating and interpreting in science and research
 Translating and interpreting in politics
 Translating and interpreting in the cultural and media sector
 Translating and interpreting in the fields of advertising, marketing and PR
 Public Service interpreting
 Translating patents
 Literary translation / Translation of non‐fictional and reference works
Prospective contributors are requested to submit an abstract of up to 2,000 characters at the
www.interpreting‐the‐future.com website by 31 October 2011. The languages for presentations are
German, English and French. The following event formats are planned:
 Presentations (max. 30 minutes, audience numbers as a rule unlimited); the individual
presentation blocks are followed by discussions between the speaker and audience.
 Panel discussions (90 minutes, audience numbers as a rule unlimited)
 Seminars (90 or 180 minutes, up to 250 participants)
 Workshops (90 or 180 minutes, up to 25 participants)

When submitting your abstract, please also indicate the knowledge level of the participants you
primarily wish to address: basics/beginners, advanced, or all participants. The accepted presentations
will be published in a book of the conference proceedings which will be available at the time of the
conference.

We will notify you as to whether your proposal has been accepted by 31 January 2012. The
detailed programme of the conference will be announced on 15 February 2012. The complete
presentations must be submitted by 01 July 2012 for inclusion in the published proceedings.

Further information can be found in the internet at www.interpreting‐the‐future.com. You can also
email us at konferenz2012@bdue.de.
Bundesverband der Dolmetscher und Übersetzer e.V. (BDÜ)
Berlin, 15.05.2011

WASLI Newsletter - 2011 Conference Issue

COMMITTED    TO    DEVELOPING    THE    PROFESSION    OF    SIGN    LANGUAGE    INTERPRETERS    WORLDWIDE.

Dear Colleague   This is to let you know that the first WASLI newsletter for 2011 has now been uploaded to the WASLI website.   This is a special WASLI 2011 Conference issue (2011-01).  To view please click on the link: http://www.wasli.org/files/downloads/137_wasli%20newsletter%2011-01%20conference%20special.pdf    To view the final WASLI edition for 2010 Issue 4 (2010-04), please click on this link: (http://www.wasli.org/files/downloads/136_wasli%20newsletter%202010-04(sm).pdf)   Best wishes George Major WASLI Newsletter Editor newsletter@wasli.org

Association of Sign Language Interpreters: CALL FOR PAPERS

The next conference of the Association of Sign Language Interpreters UK (ASLI) will be taking place on 16th and 17th October 2010 in Nottingham, England.

The conference theme is ‘Developing the interpreter; developing the profession' and, in honour of the launch of ASLI's CPD system, will provide an opportunity to attend both workshops and presentations, sharing knowledge, experience and generating new reflections on interpreting.

This call for papers invites proposals for papers from all stakeholders: Deaf and hearing interpreters, consumers, sign language and interpreter trainers and interpreter researchers for the UK and further afield.

Thematic areas include:

• Mentoring and the personal and professional development of interpreters.
• Consumer perspectives on interpreting development.
• Developing the profession.
• Engaging with the Deaf community.
• Quality in the profession and interpreting services.

For the full list of thematic areas and contact information go to the following weblink: http://www.asli.org.uk/call-for-papers-p306.aspx

WASLI: Update on Paying Sponsoring Individual Membership Fees via PayPal

You do not need a PayPal account to pay your Membership Fees if you go through WASLI’s website.  

To pay your Sponsoring Individual Membership Fee:

1. Go to http://www.wasli.org/Membership_Sponsoring.htm
2.  Select your Country. 
3. Select Individual Sponsoring Member.  You will be automatically transferred into PayPal in order to pay your fees.

 Thank you,

Robin Demko
WASLI Membership Secretary

WASLI Newsletters

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Dear friends and colleagues

More news from the world of Sign Language Interpreting

Please see below

WASLI Newsletter 2009-07

NEW ZEALAND: SLIANZ CONFERENCE REPORT

SIGN LANGUAGE COURSE IN KYRGYZSTAN

WFD NEWSLETTERS

UPCOMING EVENTS: CONFERENCE IN DUBAI, ASIA-PACIFIC INTERPRETERS MEETING

Link: http://www.wasli.org/PDFs/News/WASLI_newsletter_2009-07.pdf

WASLI Newsletter 2009-08

WASLI MEMBERSHIP

MALAWI GRADUATES SEVEN SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS

MALAYSIA INTERPRETER EDUCATION SEMINAR REPORT

LAY JUDGES IN JAPAN

Link: http://www.wasli.org/PDFs/News/WASLI_newsletter_2009-08.pdf

WASLI Newsletter 2009-09

SIGN LANGUAGE RECOGNISED IN MACEDONIA

RID CONFERENCE REPORT

WASLI OPEN HOUSE AT RID

NORTH AMERICA REGIONAL MEETING

EUROPEAN LEGAL INTERPRETERS AND TRANSLATORS ASSOCIATION

Link: http://www.wasli.org/PDFs/News/WASLI_newsletter_2009-09.pdf

WASLI Newsletter 2009-10

WASLI EDUCATION AND TRAINING TASK GROUP UPDATE

WASLI EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING 2009

CAMPAIGN EVENT AT FINNISH PARLIAMENT HOUSE

ONLINE NEWS WEBSITE

UPCOMING CONFERENCES

Link: http://www.wasli.org/PDFs/News/WASLI_newsletter_2009-09.pdf

Any queries to George Major: newsletter@wasli.org

Best wishes

Zane HEMA

WASLI Secretary

secretary@wasli.org

ProZ upcoming Dublin interpreter event

Alchemy are proud to sponsor the upcoming ProZ.com Powwow in Dublin.

We would like to invite you to attend the Powwow on Friday October 23rd in Dublin city centre.

The Powwow takes place in Temple Bar, at the Jurys Inn Hotel on Parnell St, Dublin 1. It will commence at 17.00.



This will give ProZ.com users the opportunity to meet fellow freelance Translators in Dublin and Ireland, to network and to share professional experiences.


As sponsors, Alchemy will also provide a short preview of their latest technologies designed specifically for the Freelance translator.


This will be followed by refreshments, and possibly a meal for those interested in attending.


To register for the Dublin Powwow, please go to:



http://www.proz.com/powwow/2803

We hope you can attend, welcome your feedback, and look forward to meeting you there,

All the best,

Alchemy Software

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Dear Colleagues

It has been some time since you have had news from WASLI so this email is to give you news of the things that have been happening as well as some of the highlights of the work of the WASLI Executive Board. Enjoy catching up ...

WASLI AUSTRALASIA & OCEANIA

WASLI at SLIANZ 2009 - NEW ZEALAND
The report on the SLIANZ conference is available in the SLIANZ newsletter (Aug 2009). Among the many highlights of the conference was the SLIANZ Inaugural Skills Auction which raised NZD$3585.00 to support a project that aided a Deaf/hearing team from Fiji to go to the Solomon Islands. To read more about the conference you can find this report at http://slianz.org.nz/index.php?page=newsletters SLIANZ is also on FACEBOOK www.slianz.org.uk

WASLI at ASLIA 2009 - AUSTRALIA
George Major (WASLI Regional Representative for Australasia & Oceania) attended the ASLIA 2009 Conference in Melbourne, Australia. She reports that "the ASLIA conference was very big this year - 250 delegates. I made lots of good contacts, and I gave a WASLI presentation. My presentation was part of a 'global perspectives' panel, and included reports from the sponsored delegates (from Fiji, Cambodia, Uganda, and Thailand). I also got to represent WASLI and welcome the sponsored interpreters at a special welcome event for them. I think they learnt a lot from attending ASLIA and likewise the Aussie interpreters learnt a lot from them, and ASLIA will continue the "Creating Opportunities" fund for next year. In my presentation I reported that SLIANZ raised $3,500 for a project in the Solomon Islands. So they went ahead and held a skills auction and raised $7,000! It is becoming clear to me that interpreters in our region are very generous when it comes to WASLI projects where the money stays in our region or is coordinated by our region. ASLIA and SLIANZ had a meeting at the conference about how to work together more on fundraising for interpreters in developing countries, so things are progressing well." G Major http://aslia.com.au/

WASLI 2010 Executive Board Meeting
The WASLI Executive Board plan to hold their 2010 meeting in Australia to coincide with ASLIA 2010. More to follow . . .


WASLI NORTH AMERICA

WASLI at RID 2009 - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
WASLI Executive Board members Deb Russell (Regional Representative for North America) and Daniel Burch (WASLI Treasurer) as well as José Luis BRIEVA (Regional Representative for Latino America) attended the RID 2009 Conference in Philadelphia. WASLI held a reception during the conference which was successful and the we received news of the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the President of RID and NAD (National Association of the Deaf). This document has been uploaded (with permission) to the WASLI website, go to www.wasli.org and click on JOINT AGREEMENTS. RID is now on FACEBOOK and TWITTER. www.rid.org More to follow . . .


WASLI EUROPE

WASLI at efsli 2009 - TALLINN, ESTONIA
www.efsli.org Marco Nardi (Regional Representative Europe) will be attending the efsli 2009 conference next week. The theme of the conference this year is "Sound Mind Sound Hands" http://www.evkty.ee/eng_efsli2009/index.html and the conference will bring over 170 participants from 28 countries. Marco will report on this in an upcoming newsletter. Other news is that there is a new Interpreter Association in Poland - APSLI. The President is Aleksandra Kalata-Zawlocki. Also AFILS - the French Association of Sign Language Interpreters http://www.afils.fr/ will celebrate 30 years in Oct 2009. The European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters (efsli) ran 2 successful training schools bringing sign language interpreters together from around Europe. The spring school was held in Malta and the summer school in Croatia. The 2010 training school programme is in the planning. More to follow . . .

WASLI ASIA Training Seminar in Malaysia
Deb Russell is not long back from being involved in an Interpreter Training Seminar in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The seminar brought sign language interpreters together from Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Macau, Philippines and Ireland. "The seminar was focused on language analysis and we looked at the national sign language used in Malaysia, BIM. I worked with three amazing Deaf language models who were fantastic. When it came to practice, several of the countries had Deaf people from their own country so could adapt the role plays to that, and generally all of the people were able to analyze the BIM, despite linguistic differences." D Russell

More news from the region is that there is a new Interpreter Association in Pakistan - PASLI and the first President is Ms Fazla Shamim. In Japan, the NRASLI (National Research Association of Sign Language Interpreters http://www.zentsuken.net/en/index.html has begun to do some research. With a subsidy from the national government, they want "to clarify the situation of Deaf people in their workplace. For example, whether there are any providing system of sign language interpreters when Deaf people are employed, or need to attend meetings or lectures at their workplace and also who pays for the interpreter. Also if Deaf people want an interpreter to have a serious conversation with their boss or colleague or president, to whom do they see to request the interpreter and who pays?".

I Tadashi Emiko Ichikawa (Regional Representative Asia) reports that she attended the Annual NRASLI conference over the summer. Last year at this event, she was successful in raising funds to support the work of WASLI. More to follow . . .


WASLI LATINO AMERICA

WASLI at the 1st Conference for Latin American Sign Language Interpreters - BOGOTA, COLOMBIA

WASLI Vice President, Juan Druetta, WASLI Executive Board Member, Marco Nardi and Regional Representative José Luis Brieva represented WASLI at this inaugural event. The report from this event is still being prepared for the WASLI Executive Board but one highlight of this event was the formation of a new forum FLSLI - Forum of Latin Sign Language Interpreters. "On the 10th of July 2009 in Bogota, Colombia during the 6th Congress of Latin American Deaf people and the 1st Congress of Latin American Sign Language Interpreters it was announced that under the patronage and with help from WASLI (and with the presence of representatives from WFD) the Forum of Latino Sign Language Interpreters was established.
"This is a Forum that will be opened to all interpreters in the "Americas" (and possibly further afield) that self identify themselves as "Latino". Initially, step by step, they will initiate as a virtual group (mailing list/e-group) one open to everyone and one for the representative selected by established associations." - M Nardi

The Vice President has also made a visit to Venezuela and very shortly will be travelling to Paraguay to attend the Seminar "Sign Language and Interpretation Services for the Social Inclusion of Deaf People - 21-22 Sept 2009" in Asuncion. José will be travelling to Bolivia later on the year. We look forward to their reports on developments there. The WASLI 2009 Executive Board Meeting will be taking place in Buenos Aires, Argentina 6-7 Nov 2009.


WASLI AFRICA

Interim Regional Representative

The WASLI Executive Board has appointed Jack Owiti africa2@wasli.org of Kenya as the interim Regional Representative for Africa and you can read about him at http://www.wasli.org/WASLIBoard_Rep_Africa.htm "I bring to the WASLI board 10 years experience working as an Interpreter in Kenya, experience setting up a national association for interpreters, developing training curricula for various interpreting settings and adaptation of the code of ethics. I am delighted to share the above with my fellow interpreters in the African continent." J Owiti

Other news is of an Interpreter Association in Lesotho - NASLIL (Contact: K'hacha Emmanuel Ramokoatsi) There is another new Interpreter Association in Mozambique - ASILS (Contact is the Coordinator Nehemiah Giberto). What is also exciting news is the formation of SASLIA - a forum of sign language interpreters from the South Africa countries. At their last meeting representatives attended from Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Swaziland, Botswana, Lesotho and Malawi. The aim of SASLIA is to promote the interest and welfare of Sign Language Interpreters and the recognition of the profession in the member countries.The objectives are to:·
To ensure efficient sign language interpreting service delivery to both deaf and hearing communities.·
To encourage and promote scientific and pedagogical initiatives that improves standards of sign language interpreting.·
To provide support to national assessment of sign language interpreting.·
To be a support network for interpreter trainers, trainees, beneficiaries and providers of interpreting services.·
To encourage the sharing of knowledge and experience among the member countries.·
To liaise with the relevant stakeholders.·
To standardize and regulate sign language interpreting in the member countries.

More to follow . . .


WASLI BALKANS

Sign Language Recognised in Macedonia

On 18 Aug 2009 the Government and Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia adopted the Law on Sign Language. According to the Commission of Sign Language of the Association of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing of Macedonia 'this is an historic moment for Deaf people in Macedonia because Sign Language is recognised as a language equal to other languages.' A sign language interpreter from Croatia, will be attending the efsli 2009 conference thanks to the efsli SAF - Special Attendance Fund. The SAF also made funds available for a colleague from Bulgaria to attend but in the end she was not able to attend.

WASLI Regional Representative, Selman Hoti (Kosovo) will be travelling to Helsinki shortly at the invitation of WFD to participate and lecture at a training seminar."I will lecture on Sign Language Interpreting and share experience on developing the sign language interpreter training program in Kosovo. Also i will present about WASLI (Overview of WASLI) and i have been asked to have brief discussion on the UNCRPD (United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities) - Article 9." (this refers to provision of sign language interpreters). S Hoti More to follow . . .


WASLI TRANSCAUCASIA & OCEANIA

Sign Language Interpreters to be honoured every year - UKRAINE

20 May 2009 will go down forever in history of the Ukrainian Society of the Deaf -- from now on every year on this day we shall honour those people, without whom it is absolutely impossible to imagine a full life of modern deaf man - sign language interpreters. (Decision on approval of 20 May SL Interpreter's Day was taken at the Plenary Session of the IV plenum of the USD this year)


WASLI

WASLI Task Groups
The 2 WASLI Task Groups ('Education and Training' headed by Deb Russell and 'Certification and Assessment' headed by Daniel Burch) have begun their discussions and work. Updates on the work of each task group will be coming shortly and will be reported in an upcoming newsletter. WASLI 2011 - WASLI is still working towards finalising dates for the 2011 conference. As soon as we have further details, we will let you know.


WEBSITE: Check the WASLI website regularly as it is updated regularly www.wasli.org


MEMBERSHIP: WASLI membership is slowly increasing. Thanks to all those who have become members - thank you for your support. We need more so please promote membership as much as you can so that it can assist us doing the work that needs to be done ....



Best wishes Zane HEMA
WASLI Secretary secretary@wasli.orgwww.wasli.org
SKYPE: zanehema

SLIANZ Conference, 3 - 5 July, Wellington - Registration now open

ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND AGM
Victoria University, Wellington
Fri 3rd - Sun 5th July 2009

“Interpreting in Specialist Settings”

Powhiri and panel discussion

We are excited to begin the 2009 conference with a powhiri (a traditional Maori welcome ceremony) and kapu ti (afternoon tea) on Friday.
A panel discussion on Maori Deaf people and sign language interpreters will take place from 4-6 pm. The panel will include representatives of the Maori Deaf community and trilingual (Te Reo Maori / English / NZSL) interpreters.


Keynote Presenters

• Dr. Christopher Stone and Robert Adam (UK) – Deaf / hearing interpreter teams
• Jeff McWhinney (UK) – Global Issues re. Video relay / remote interpreting

Draft programme

A draft programme and presenters' biographies will be available from our website soon. Topics will include:

• interpreting in court settings
• role shift and beyond
• quality of life and access to interpreters
• training updates
• signs used in religious settings

Conference dinner / skills auction
On Saturday evening we will also host a conference dinner and Skills Auction. Auction proceeds will be set aside for WASLI (World Association of Sign Language Interpreters).


Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting will take place on Sunday, 9 – 11 a.m.


conference@slianz.org.nz
www.slianz.org.nz

1st Conference of Latin America Sign Language Interpreters - Bogotá, Colombia

1st Conference of Latin America Sign Language Interpreters

I Encuentro Latinoamericano de Intérpretes de Lengua de Señas

Bogota, Colombia

7-10 July 2009

ANISCOL http://www.aniscol.org/

6th Conference of the Deaf of Latin America

6th Encuentro Latinamericano de Sordos

7-10 July 2009

FENASCOL http://www.fenascol.org.co/

Become a WASLI member and support WASLI in its commitment to develop the profession of sign language interpreting worldwide - for more information http://www.wasli.org/Membership.htm


WASLI is committed to the development of the profession of sign language interpreting worldwide Become a WASLI member and support WASLI in its commitment to develop the profession of sign language interpreting worldwide - for more information http://www.wasli.org/Membership.htm

Watch Your Language!

Watch Your Language!

A one-day conference on the way ahead for BSL/Eng interpreters & CSWs

Friday 3rd April 2009
10am – 4.30pm

City Lit - Covent Garden, London
£125 including buffet lunch

City Lit is hosting an exciting new conference for interpreters and CSWs.

Dr Christopher Stone (ASLI / DCAL) will begin the day with a talk on the theme of Single and multiple skill sets: territories & boundaries of BSL/English interpreters and Communication Support Workers in education and beyond. This will be followed by a look at the future of educational interpreting, by Nicki Harris (Co-chair of ASLI Education Working Group).

You will have the opportunity to improve your skills and knowledge through a variety of morning and afternoon workshops.

Workshops will include: voice-over training – theory and practice; consecutive interpreting; research from DCAL on interpreter aptitude; the use of Deaf interpreters; ethical issues related to educational support; the Association of CSWs; and notetaker training.

Paul Parsons from Signature (CACDP) will explain current developments from the NRCDP (IRP) including the registration of CSWs. There will then be a ‘question time’ to our panel of speakers, where you can get involved in a discussion on the themes covered in the day.


Places are limited, so register now to ensure your place & choice of workshops!


For more information & a registration form, contact City Lit (www.citylit.ac.uk/news/events )
Deaf Education & Learning Support, Keeley Street , Covent Garden, London WC2B 4BA

Email: watchyourlanguage@citylit.ac.uk
020 7492 2719 / 2725 / 2726 (voice);
020 7492 2746/7 (textphone);
020 7492 2745 (fax)

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Dear Colleagues

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CIRCULATE THIS EMAIL TO COLLEAGUES

It has been some time since the last WASLI Newsletter. We apologise for this. But we now bring you 6 newsletters of the last news and happenings around the world.

From 2009 WASLI Board Member, George Major, will be collating the WASLI newsletters. If you have any news, articles or information that you would like to include in a newsletter, please send this to George at austoceania@wasli.org

The WASLI Calendar of Events has been updated and you can see this by click on this link http://www.wasli.org/Calendar.htm

If you have any sign language interpreting or related events you would like to add to the Calendar please send the details to the WASLI Secretary at secretary@wasli.org

You can also view an introductory video of the WASLI Vice President, Juan Druetta of Argentina - click on http://www.wasli.org/WordFromTheVicePresident.htm

Some volunteers have kindly agreed to translate the newsletters into Spanish and French. Once the translations are received, they will be uploaded to the website and an email will be sent out.



WASLI Newsletters

2008-07

WASLI in Sweden

Sign Language Interpreting in Albania

Link: http://www.wasli.org/PDFs/News/wasli%20newsletter%202008-07.pdf

2008-08

New Interpreter Association in Kosovo

Sign Language Interpreting in Bavaria

WASLI in Brazil for Inauguration of FEBRAPILS

Newsclips from around the world

Link: http://www.wasli.org/PDFs/News/wasli%20newsletter%202008-08.pdf

2008-09

WASLI in Australia - ASLIA 2008

New Interpreter Association in India

Upcoming Event: 3rd International Conference on Disability & Rehabilitation - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

WASLI North America Regional Report

Newsclips from around the world

Link: http://www.wasli.org/PDFs/News/wasli%20newsletter%202008-09.pdf

2008-10

Report from SLIANZ 2008 New Zealand -
"Best Practice - the bridge to Professionalism"

efsli/WASLI Protocol - Joint Signing
efsli 2008 - Voorschoten, Netherlands

Sign Language Interpreting in Israel

Upcoming Events:
Critical Link 2009 - Vancouver BC, Canada
Legal Interpreting Conference, USA

Link: http://www.wasli.org/PDFs/News/wasli%20newsletter%202008-10.pdf

2008-11

Sign Language Interpreting in Angola

WASLI in Cambodia

Report from the 2nd International Conference of Deaf People in Morocco

Upcoming Event:
Participation for All, Orebro, Sweden Oct 2009

WASLI in Slovakia

Newsbulletin from CKTZJ, Czech Republic

Link: http://www.wasli.org/PDFs/News/wasli%20newsletter%202008-11.pdf

2008-12

WASLI in Barcelona, Spain, FILSE Congress

WASLI in Gran Canaria, Spain

Upcoming Event:
WFDB 9th Helen Keller World Conference and WFDB 3rd General Assembly - Uganda

WASLI Executive Board meet in London, UK
Link: http://www.wasli.org/PDFs/News/wasli%20newsletter%202008-12.pdf


BEST WISHES

Zane HEMA
WASLI Secretary
secretary@wasli.org

Become a WASLI member and support WASLI in its commitment to develop the profession of sign language interpreting worldwide - for more information http://www.wasli.org/Membership.htm

WASLI Calendar of Events 2009

WASLI Calendar of Events

2009

SUPPORTING DEAF PEOPLE ONLINE CONFERENCE

28-31 Jan 2009

“Deaf Education, Ethics and Professionalism in Interpreting”

Contact: Judith Mole

www.online-conference.net

www.directlearn.co.uk

CANADA, Vancouver

6-8 May 2009

Critical Link Conference 2009

“Meeting the global shift head on: Professional Interpreting as the critical link”

www.criticallink.org/2009conference

US, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1-6 Aug 2009

RID Biennial Conference

www.rid.org

SWEDEN, Stockholm

4 -8 Aug 2009

7^th Deaf History International Conference

www.sdhs.se/dhi2009

TAIWAN, Taipei

The 21^st Summer Deaflympics 2009

5-15 Sept 2009

http://www.2009deaflympics.org/

ESTONIA, Tallinn

‘efsli’ Conference 2009

“Sound mind in sound hands”

18-20 Sept 2009

www.evkty.ee/eng_efsli2009/index.html

UKRAINE, Kiev

23-25 Sept 2009

5^th International Deaf Clownery Festival

Email: chepchina@bigmir.net

SWEDEN, Orebro

14-16 Oct 2009

PARTICIPATION FOR ALL

Opportunities & Supporting Technology

www.partforall.se

UGANDA, Kampala

22-27 Oct 2009

World Federation of the DeafBlind (WFDB) 9^th Helen Keller World Conference

“Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities – Changing the lives of persons with deafblindness”

www.wfdb.org

AUSTRALIA, Brisbane

27-30 October 2009

4^th World Congress on Mental Health and Deafness

“A life to be lived”

www.mhd2009.org

Please let us know what events are happening in your country that will be of interest to sign language interpreters. Send details to the WASLI Secretary at secretary@wasli.org

SLIM - Sign Language Interpreters Munster

Forwarded by KERRY DEAF RESOURCE CENTRE 10.11.08

INTERPRETERS WORKSHOP

We would like to extend our thanks to the sign language interpreters who attended a workshop in our service at the weekend. The workshop was open to those working in the Munster area and was facilitated by Willie White. We had interpreters from Kerry, Cork, Limerick and Tullamore in attendance. The day was a great success. Further workshops will be held in the near future. The next workshop will be held in the Cork Deaf Association on the 29th of November and will be facilitated by Veronica White.


OUR CONTACT DETAILS
Donations/fundraising: www.mycharity.ie/charity/kerrydeaf
Website: www.kerrydeaf.com
Bebo page: http://www.bebo.com/Kerrydeaf
E-mail: kdrc@eircom.net

Kerry Deaf Resource Centre
4 Gas Tce, Tralee, Co. Kerry. IRELAND

Tel: 066 712 0399/ Fax: 066 712 0386/
Mobile: 087 633 4687

CDS Funding Under Threat - ACT NOW!!!

I will add an ISL translation of this information soon.

Forwarding this email from Lorraine Leeson, Director of the Centre for Deaf Studies, Trinity College Dublin:

In August 2008, the Higher Education Authority (HEA) announced that they would end core funding to all higher educational bodies and establish instead, a Strategic Innovative Vulnerable Subjects (SIVS) fund. The Centre for Deaf Studies (CDS) completed an application for funding in September, but as yet have had no response from the HEA. Effectively, our ring fenced core funding ended at the end of the College's financial year (30 August) and we currently have money to keep us going until December 2008.

The bottom line is that we need to ensure that the HEA realises just what depends on continued core funding:

(1) We have just received verbal notification that we have been successful in securing a tender to run a postgraduate programme in ISL. Without core funding, will not be able to prepare for or implement this.

(2) SIF II (Strategic Innovation Funding, Cycle II)- these funds are currently frozen - but when re-activated, money coming in through SIF is matched against CDS core funds. Any reduction in core funding will mean a reduction in SIF funds. This will limit severely our plan to roll out a 4 year blended learning degree in partnership with the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown, NUI Cork, the Tipperary Institute and the Limerick Institute of Technology.

(3) SIGNALL Project- we are half way through this EU funded project and core staff are working on this project. A reduction in funding will impact on our ability to pay occasional lecturers, meaning core staff will be called on to cover teaching normally covered by part-time and occasional lecturers, with the result that they will a not be able to contribute to these EU projects as we have been contracted to do due to time constraints.

(4) D-Signs - this EU project which is just about to start will be affected in the same way as the SIGNALL project.

Beyond CDS, the implications are significant - the most striking being that without ongoing funding, the training of ISL/English interpreters will cease, having a devastating impact on the Deaf community for many years.

I have attached a leaflet that briefly summarises the key issues. We really need your assistance on this issue in terms of bringing the issue to the attention of the HEA via our political representatives and via the main stakeholders who will be affected by any reduction in CDS activities. I am more than happy to talk through the key issues further with you.

I am contactable at 087 66 700 28.

Sincerely,


Dr. Lorraine Leeson Director Centre for Deaf Studies School of Linguistic, Speech & Communication Sciences (CLSCS) Trinity College Dublin 40 Lower Drumcondra Road Drumcondra Dublin 9 Ireland Tel: +353 (0) 1 830 11 66

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WASLI - World Association of Sign Language Interpreters - Newsletters

The World Association of Sign Language Interpreters is a global body representing interpreters from every corner of this little planet of ours. While it's quite a new organisation it has achieved a lot in a very short space of time.

One thing I like about WASLI is its newsletters. Here's the most recent one, and here's one from 2007 mentioning IASLI's closure.

Always good to get a global perspective. Think global - act local, as they say...

CSL Studies Galway - New Forum

Passing on this message from the Centre for Sign Language Studies Galway.

"Hi all,

I write to invite you to participate in a new Forum.

The CSL service has spent the past two years developing links with service providers, employers, educators, health care providers, etc. We engage in regular consultations with the local deaf community. We are now expanding our service due to an increased workload and demand for interpretation. In our expansion we want to make every effort to model best practice. Attached please note a brief general information about our service. Also, note our policies which are still under development. We have invited a number of interpreters who we feel collectively have a pool of skills and availability to form a team who can provide interpreting and translation services primarily in the West and North West of Ireland, and elsewhere upon request.

We would like to establish a Consultation platform with Deaf professionals and deaf service users. The aim of this forum is to consult with the Deaf community on the development of our interpreting service. We need your assistance to ensure that our development remains relevant, appropriate and informed. We envisage establishing workshops on language, access, interpreting style, and to liaise with deaf people to ensure that the service is meeting your requirements. We wish to discuss issues such as the changing language experience of deaf people who have been educated in mainstream environments, etc. We hope that working together we can build a service that is a model of best practice.

We would appreciate it if you would indicate your interest in being involved in this forum. The arrangements for how often meetings are held, the running of business, etc. can be discussed at the first meeting. Please state if you would prefer to meet during the day, evenings, weekdays or weekends, in Dublin or Galway, etc. Please respond by 5th September. Let others know, we would like to reach everyone.

Many thanks,

Evelyn Conroy,
Sign Language Services Co-ordinator,
CSL Studies,
Unit 18,
Tuam Road Retail Centre,
Tuam Road,
Galway

Ph: 091-762470
Fax: 091-762558
Mobile: 087-2495716
Web Cam: OOVOO software CSL.EvelynConroy"

Interpreting Agencies

Where can I book an interpreter?

You can book an interpreter in Ireland in the following places:


Sign Language Interpreting Service

Bridge Interpreting

Centre for Sign Language Studies, Galway

Kerry Deaf Resource Centre


Some other sites of note:

Sign Language Interpreter Service North-West

Irish Deaf Society

Deafhear.ie

RNID Belfast (Northern Ireland)

Hands that Talk (Dungannon)