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Jun 12, 2013 — in Interpreting News
Open Letter to UK Prime Minister Cameron
As the targeted killings by the Taliban increase, branded as traitors the interpreters left behind by British troops fear for their lives. The British government recently revealed details of a severely flawed plan to help only some of them. AIIC, FIT, IAPTI, and Red T write an open letter to David Cameron, echoing David Davis' call to give them all a safe haven in the UK.
May 30, 2013
AIIC Training of Trainers Seminar, Maputo, Mozambique, 5-7 October 2013
Blended learning to be focus of 3-day seminar for teachers of interpreting led by Michelle Hof.
May 27, 2013
No globalisation without communication - a multimedia event, Nuremberg, 2 June 2013
The second event in the series "One trial – four languages", jointly organised by the Memorium Nuremberg Trials and AIIC Germany, will focus on the development of simultaneous interpreting during the second half of the twentieth century.
May 27, 2013
Interpreting studies at the crossroads of disciplines, Maribor, Slovenia, October 2013 - Call for papers
The deadline for submission of abstracts has been extended to 5 June 2013.
May 24, 2013 — in Interpreting News
Joint letter to the Danish authorities brings change of heart in Copenhagen
Following letters to the US administration and the Swedish government, this joint letter to the Danish Prime Minister produced an immediate effect. Hardly had the letter been published than the Danish government announced a change in its policy towards Afghan interpreters who had helped their troops, opening a door to their applications for visas. We are extremely pleased that the joint pressure from AIIC, FIT, IAPTI and RED T, written at a decisive time for the debate in Denmark, seems to have been the trigger for the government's change of heart.
Jun 13, 2013
“The Right Stuff?”
Is there such a thing as an ideal personality profile for interpreters?
Jun 6, 2013
"No globalisation without communication": A multimedia evening in Nuremberg
Tweets and photos from the second event in the series "One trial – four languages", jointly organised by the Memorium Nuremberg Trials and AIIC Germany on 2 June 2013.
May 21, 2013
It pays to know where your time goes: Part 1
Tracking time spent on various professional activities can help interpreters in more ways than one. Here are some of the things we learnt about how we use our time.
May 9, 2013
Tips on helping interpreters prepare for your meeting
Preparation is the invisible work that contributes to the success of meetings large and small – and one of the main reasons why interpreters are so often heard but not really noticed.
Apr 27, 2013
Looking for Interpreter Zero: (3) Melchor, Julián, Pedro, Géronimo and Marina
Accounts of early European expeditions of exploration and conquest gave scant attention to the role of interpreters, but there were notable exceptions.
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