Events
NZSTI Conference 2015 Start Date: 26-06-2015
End Date: 27-06-2015
Location: Wellington New Zealand
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Conflict and Communication Annual Conference of the New Zealand Society of Translators and Interpreters Wellington, 27-28 June 2015 |
For full information and registration go to the dedicated Annual Conference 2015 website.
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Theme:
With the commemoration of World War I and New Zealand’s involvement in Gallipoli, the keyword of ‘conflict’ emerged quite naturally. In the context of translation and interpreting, it is also relevant as our professions are often essential for international communication around external conflicts. The founding document at the heart of New Zealand’s history is itself a translation forged in the midst of a conflict that still impacts on daily life across the country.
As communicators, translators and interpreters are the unavoidable albeit neutral link between countries, business entities and individuals in their professional environment. Should we however remain neutral when conflicts affect our own internal professional process? We are faced with international competition and have to deal with a broad range of issues around rates and payment, machine translations and fuzzy matches, all the while defending our qualifications; conflicts when dealing with customers; conflicts when interpreting between opposing parties in court or elsewhere; conflict of cultures that leads to misunderstandings in business negotiations etc..
It is through a professional code of conduct and efficient, effective communication that we contribute to positive outcomes both for our clients and for ourselves.
Join our conference to share experiences with colleagues, and hear about solutions to avoid and resolve situations of conflict. Feel empowered in the knowledge that the industry has a number of ideas to help our profession move forward and gain valuable tools and insights to turn this knowledge into practice.
Call for Presentations:
The original closing date for submissions was 28 February 2015 but has been extended. If you wish to present, please enquire as there may be provision for extra presentations.
Submissions for presentations of about 20 minutes duration plus 10 minutes of Q&A or proposals for workshops or panel discussions of 30-60 minutes duration should include a title, an abstract of about 250 words and a brief profile and photograph of the speaker. Proposals should be submitted electronically to the Wellington Branch President, Karl Wilson, at info@tranzearly.com.
For more information, visit: www.nzsti-conference.org
