RMIT Translating & Interpreting 50th Anniversary
Event description
The symposium will commemorate 50 years of Translating & Interpreting Studies at RMIT on 20 March at the State Library of Victoria.
It will bring together key leaders and experts in Translating & Interpreting from across Australia, with expert international guests.
The symposium will provide excellent networking opportunities with peers, colleagues, and decision-makers from various sectors, fostering collaborations and advancing dialogue on important issues affecting our field.
Thank you to LanguageLoop and NAATI for their generous contribution in support of this event.
If you are unable to attend, please cancel your tickets as places are limited.
Schedule
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TIME |
PRESENTATION |
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10:00-10:10 |
Alec Cameron (Vice-Chancellor, RMIT University) Welcome and Acknowledgement of Country |
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10:15-10:25 |
Mish Eastman (Deputy Vice-Chancellor Vocational Education) DSC College Welcome |
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10:30-10:40 |
Katherine Johnson (Dean, School of Global Urban and Social Studies) |
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10:45-11:25 |
Miranda Lai (Associate Professor, RMIT Translating & Interpreting) Sedat Mülayim Memorial Lecture |
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11:30-11:55 |
Maria Ubarretxena (Minister for Governance, Digital Administration and Self-Government-Basque Government) Minority Languages in public administration |
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12:00-13:30 |
Lunch break |
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13:30-14:15 |
50 years of serving the community through Language Service Provision Roundtable Mark Painting, NAATI -CEO Emiliano Zucchi, Language Loop- CEO Elizabeth Robertson, TIS National- Services Support Breda Diamond, Multicultural New South Wales -Director Language Services |
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14:15-14:45 |
Manu Arrasate (Director, Official Basque Translation Service, Basque Government) 50 years of the T&I profession: From typewriters to AI |
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14:45-15:15 |
Magdalena Rowan (NAATI, Chair Board of Directors) Leading the way Australia´s certification system: Half a century snapshot |
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15:15-15:45 |
Erika Gonzalez (Associate Professor, RMIT Translating & Interpreting) Role of education in T&I: Professionalism as a vehicle to enable social equity |
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15:45-16:00 |
Melanie Reynolds (Program Manager, Translating & Interpreting Vocational Education) Presentation of the Atsuko Taniguchi Excellence Award |
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