The first WASLI Latin America and Caribbean Regional Conference will take place from July 15 to 19, 2025, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It will bring together professionals in the field of sign language translation and interpretation to create a regional forum for reflection and updates on advances in our profession. It also seeks to foster the exchange of experiences and knowledge, promote research, and develop best professional practices to strengthen regional cooperation.

"Advances and Future of Sign Language Translation, Interpretation, and Interpretation Guidance in Latin America and the Caribbean 20 Years After the Creation of WASLI"

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The 10th Conference of the International Society for Gesture Studies (ISGS) will take place in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, from 9-11 July 2025.

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The 2025 ALTER Conference theme of ‘Transformations’ is an invitation to analyse dynamics of change in disability rights and disability research. The underpinning question is whether changes in the various social, cultural, economic and political systems shaping the lives of persons with disabilities have reduced inequalities or lead to more pessimistic conclusions about increasing exclusion and precarity, including in the research arena.

More info: https://alterconf2025.sciencesconf.org/

The European Colloquium on Gender and Translation is coming to Barcelona from 8-10 July 2025. The colloquium has a two-fold aim: (a) to critically discuss power dynamics in a broad sense (what is translated, by whom and how) and (b) to explore how translation and interpreting may be used to perpetuate or dismantle interlocking systems of oppression and discrimination within which gender hegemonies operate.

The Colloquium will take place in person at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Papers will be 20-min long, and will be followed by a 10-min Q&A.

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Key dates

Deadline for submission of abstracts: 15 December 2024

Notification of acceptance: 30 January 2025

Registration (Early Bird): 1 March to 30 April 2025

Registration (Full Fee): 1 May to 15 June 2025

The 24th International Congress on the Education of the Deaf (ICED 2025) will take place from 7-11 July 2025 in Rome, Italy.

The call for abstracts opens on 15 March 2024 and closes on 30 September 2024. The early registration deadline is 30 January 2025.

Questions? Contact conference organizers via: info@iced2025.com

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The 11th EST Congress: The Changing Faces of Translation and Interpreting (Studies) will take place in Leeds, United Kingdom, from 30 June to 4 July 2025.

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The Together Conference 2025 will be held online on 28 & 29 June 2025. The title is "Blurred Boundaries" reflecting the changing landscape of sign language interpretation and translation. The call for papers is now available and the deadline to submit your abstract is 20 December 2024.

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The International Symposium on Usher Syndrome, USH 2025, will be organized in Nijmegen (NL) on June 19th, 20th and 21st 2025.

Thursday and Friday are reserved for the scientific conference. Scientists and researchers from all over the world will share their knowledge, status reports on current research and new developments. Our goal is to connect and encourage collaborations and crossovers between the different fields of expertise.

Saturday has been converted to USH2025 Congrestival. A day for the USH community to meet, share, learn, and experience. You can expect an inspiring and informative plenary program alongside various workshops and sessions. USH2025 Congrestival will target all your senses and aims to be an exciting and inclusive event for all.

More info: https://www.ush2025.org/en/

The Deaf Academics & Researchers conference takes place from 4-8 June 2025 in Houston, USA. The theme of the conference is ‘Sign Language as A Catalyst for Change: Education, Technology, and Society’.

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The ICTIC 5 conference will take place from 2-4 June in Kristiansand, Norway.

The theme for the fifth iteration of the ICTIC conference is Translation and Cognition on the ground. What is now recognized as legitimate empirical phenomena within the field of Translation and Interpreting Studies is a much broader and more inclusive category than was the case just a couple of decades ago. The remit of the field is expanding to encompass multiple new forms of mediated communication in a range of new scenarios.

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The 7th international conference on Teaching Translation and Interpreting (TTI 7), organised by the Department of Translation Studies and Language Pedagogy at the University of Lodz. The conference will take place on 23-24 May 2025.

More info: https://www.tti.uni.lodz.pl/

The European Students of Sign Language Interpreting are organizing their 2025 event in Zwickau, Germany, from 23- 25 May 2025.

Keep an eye out here: https://www.instagram.com/esosli_2025/

Contact: esosli25@fh-zwickau.de

Comillas Pontifical University is hosting the 2025 CIUTI conference in Madrid, Spain. CIUTI is the leading global association of universities and scholars in Translation and Interpreting (T&I) studies. The 2025 conference theme “Language Mediation in Flux” invites scholars, translators, and interpreters to explore the ongoing and profound impacts of generative AI and language technologies on the field.

More info: https://eventos.comillas.edu/123396/detail/ciuti-conference-2025-n-language-mediation-in-flux-assessing-the-impact-of-generative-ai.html

Part II of the training ‘Interpreting from and to English as a 3rd language’ organized by Maya de Wit Sign Language Interpreting Consultancy.

You will have the opportunity to learn with peers from across Europe through in depth practice sessions, games, and discussions. Through intensive practice and the individual and peer feedback, you will enhance your acquired skills to work between English and your national sign language.

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The Department of Interpreting and Translation at the University of Bologna is organising the Second Forlì International Workshop on Corpus-based Interpreting Studies and Applications on 8–10 May 2025 in Forlì, Italy, and online.

More info: https://eventi.unibo.it/internationalworkshop-cis-forli2025

Days and times:
11 April: 9.30 - 16.30 hours
12 April: 9.30 - 16.30 hours

As a sign language interpreter you are increasingly requested to work into and from English as non-native speakers. During the two day training you will learn linguistic and coping strategies in order to match these demands.

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The Association of Scientific and Technical Translators of Serbia is hosting the International academic and professional conference ‘Translation and Interpreting today: Research and Profession’. The conference will take place on 13 and 14 March 2025.

Call for papers deadline: 1 November 2024

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Addis Ababa University will host the 15th Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research (TISLR 15). It will take place from January 14 – 17, 2025. TISLR 15 brings sign language specialists across the world to the political capital of the continent, Addis Ababa. It will primarily be held in person, virtually and hybrid.

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The 10th edition of the SIGN conference series will be held at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, Trinidad & Tobago, 9 -12 December 2024.

There are pre-conference sessions on the morning of Monday 9 December when people can brush up on their International Sign and learn some local signs.

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Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, is organizing on 5 & 6 Decembrer 2024 a conference on Audiovisual translation and media accessibility in education.

Call for papers deadline: 01 June 2024

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A call for papers for the conference “ELF Communication Today: Acceptability and Accessibility in Focus” that will be held on 4 and 5 December 2024 at the University of Salerno, Italy.

See the conference website for more info: https://jaiello00.wixsite.com/elf2024unisa

The conference will discuss the significance of sign language in the field of sign language research, development, teaching, certification, and interpreting training/educational programs. The focus will be on cooperation and exchange of good practices between sign language institutions worldwide.

You are invited to present by submitting an abstract in written English (max 1 page or 500 words) to info@zveza-gns.si by 15th March 2024.

Further information on the website www.zveza-gns.si

The Conference of Interpreter Trainers (CIT) is hosting their 45th conference from 13-16 November in California, USA.

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Maya de Wit Sign Language Interpreting Consultancy is organizing again this very popular training: Two day training for national sign language interpreters, interpreting from and to English for signed language interpreters. More info >

This training is Part II of the training 'Interpreting from and to English as a 3rd Language' and based on the lessons learned in Part I. Register by 30 June to get the early bird registration fee!

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É com grande prazer que convidamos profissionais, pesquisadores(as), estudantes de pós-graduação e de graduação nas áreas de tradução, interpretação e linguística para participarem dos Congressos de Pesquisas em Línguas de Sinais organizados pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Em 2024, realizaremos dois eventos imperdíveis:

8ª Edição do Congresso Internacional de Pesquisas em Tradução e Interpretação de Línguas de Sinais

4ª Edição do Congresso Internacional de Pesquisas em Linguística e Línguas de Sinais