Third IATIS Regional Workshop – Western Balkans

Translator and Interpreter Training

25-26 September 2014

Organised by: Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad, Serbia

Third IATIS Regional Workshop – Western Balkans

Translator and Interpreter Training

Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad, Serbia

25-26 September 2014

The main focus of this two-day conference is translator and interpreter academic education and professional training. There are several areas that are of importance for this region. The trends that need to be addressed in training but are insufficiently present in current educational programmes, include: a) Field/domain specialization; b) Technical skills (including pre-/post-editing of MT); c) Revision skills; d) Management skills (soft skills); e) Standards of compliance (especially through teamwork); f) Translation Ethics; and g) Translator’s in/visibility.

“Collaborative Translation: from Antiquity to the Internet”

5-7 June 2014, Paris

Organized by the University of Paris 8 – Vincennes-Saint-Denis

Conference venues: The Bibliothèque Nationale de France and the University of Paris 8

This IATIS Regional Workshop will explore the diversity of translation practices which challenge the myth that the singular translator could or indeed should assume the place of an “original” author. We hope to encourage scholars to think about the collaborative dimension to all forms of translation, past and present, and to interrogate how creative practices are negotiated within institutional contexts. We welcome contributions which present collaborative translation histories and practices from beyond Europe, thereby contextualizing Western thinking about translation.

First IATIS Regional Workshop, Semarang State University, Indonesia

25-27 March 2013

Report by Issy Yuliasri, Chair of the English Department

The First IATIS Regional Workshop for the Asia-Pacific region was organized by Semarang State University (UNNES) under the aegis of the International Association for Translation and Intercultural Studies (IATIS). It was held in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia from 25 to 27 March 2013. The theme of the workshop was Translation and Cultural Identity.  

Conference host institution:

The workshop was hosted by the Faculty of Languages and Arts of UNNES. It proved one of the most prestigious of the series of academic programs organized to celebrate the 48^th anniversary of the university.  Colleagues of the English Department, chaired by myself, organized the workshop.  One hundred delegates attended the workshop; most were from Indonesia, but some also came from other countries, including Malaysia, Taiwan, Japan, Australia, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa. A meeting between UNNES officials and overseas delegates was also arranged to explore opportunities for international collaboration

Conference Sessions:

Under the theme of Translation and Cultural Identity, there were two keynote sessions given by Dr Şebnem Susam-Saraeva (University of Edinburgh, UK) and Dr. Carol O’ Sullivan (University of Portsmouth, UK) and two featured sessions by the President of IATIS, Professor Juliane House (Hamburg University, Germany and American Hellenic University, Greece), and  Professor John Milton (University of São Paulo, Brazil). The topics of the talks ranged from widening the scope of translation, translation as intercultural communication, to the expression of cultural identity in subtitling, and the history of the development of Translation Studies in Brazil. In addition, there were 13 parallel sessions, presenting translation of literary works, pedagogy of translation, audiovisual translation and the translation of sacred texts.  A panel session with the plenary speakers concluded the program, focusing on support and networking opportunities available for Translation Studies research.

Cultural events at the conference:

As a conservation university, UNNES has a mission to support the protection, preservation, utilization and sustainable development of the natural and cultural resources of Indonesia.  In line with this mission, and to give the delegates a taste of the rich Indonesian culture, a cultural night entitled Conserving the Diversity of Indonesian Cultures complemented the academic program.  Some Javanese gamelan music and dances from different parts of Indonesia were performed by UNNES students. 

For the delegates to gain not only academic but also cultural and social insight, a tour of Semarang city as well as package tours of Borobudur temple, Prambanan temple, and Yogyakarta city were also organized.

Workshop Outcomes:

Participants—including the organizing committee, felt that the conference was fruitful as it gave them insight into the wide range of topics within Translation Studies that they had been unaware of before.  The panel discussion on research in translation and intercultural studies was especially useful as the interactive nature of the session meant that participants were exposed to different points of view within the discipline. Feedback from participants, who highly appreciated the opportunity to interact with scholars internationally, has been very positive.

Institution—the workshop was one of the first events that brought international scholars working on translation studies to the university. The dinner and meeting between UNNES representatives and the overseas delegates gave UNNES staff an opportunity for international networking with overseas universities. The organizing committee also looks forward to better networking among scholars of Translation and Intercultural Studies in the region following this workshop.  It is also hoped that a Masters Program in Translation Studies will be established at the university in the not too distant future.

Links:

Videos of the workshop program can be seen from the following Youtube links:

http://youtu.be/wQWIgePhrSA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0CNsAWUIIo&feature=youtu.be

First IATIS Regional Workshop, Semarang State University, Indonesia

25-27 March 2013

Report by Issy Yuliasri, Chair of the English Department

The First IATIS Regional Workshop for the Asia-Pacific region was organized by Semarang State University (UNNES) under the aegis of the International Association for Translation and Intercultural Studies (IATIS). It was held in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia from 25 to 27 March 2013. The theme of the workshop was Translation and Cultural Identity.

Conference host institution:

The workshop was hosted by the Faculty of Languages and Arts of UNNES. It proved one of the most prestigious of the series of academic programs organized to celebrate the 48^th anniversary of the university.  Colleagues of the English Department, chaired by myself, organized the workshop. One hundred delegates attended the workshop; most were from...

Early Bird Registration is open for the first IATIs Regional Workshop at Semarang in March 25-27, 2013. Registration can be made via email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with the subject: “Registration"
 

Extension of Paper Proposal Deadline for First IATIS Regional Workshop on Translation and Cultural Identity, Semarang, Indonesia 25 - 27 March 2013

We have extended the submission of abstracts to July 15, 2012. An abstract of up to 300 words should be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Authors of accepted papers will be notified by September 28, 2012.

First IATIS Regional Workshop on Translation and Cultural Identity

Semarang, Indonesia 25 - 27 March 2013

Translation is a complex and on-going process that requires both linguistic and cultural adaptation. Translation can challenge, shape or maintain the identity of both source and target cultures, where the translator becomes a negotiator between the two poles. The translator negotiates different challenges in order to produce translations that will be acceptable to target cultures. However, this negotiation is all the more difficult within a multilingual and multicultural context. This workshop will focus on various aspects of how translation relates to the target readers' culture, examining various aspects from the political and sociocultural to the textual and technological. The workshop will comprise parallel paper presentation sessions, plenary sessions as well as a panel discussion by keynote speakers.

We invite workshop papers exploring any of the following sub-themes or other related aspects: 

• Translation and the issue of multiculturalism and multilingualism

• Maintaining, shaping, and challenging national/local cultural identity in translation

• Government policies and their effects on translation products

• Issues of acceptability of translations between culturally distant language

• Translation of pop culture and its enculturation effects

• Translation in cyber-world and its challenges to cultural identity

Keynote Speakers:

• Dr Sebnem Susam-Sarajeva (University of Edinburgh, UK)

• Dr. Carol O'Sullivan (University of Portsmouth, UK)

• Dr. Rochayah Machali (University of New South Wales, Australia)

Papers will be presented in parallel sessions on each of these sub-themes. Papers accepted for the parallel sessions will be allocated 30 minutes in the program, which includes 20 minutes for presentation and 10 minutes for questions/discussion.

Deadline for Abstracts

The deadline for the submission of abstracts is June 15, 2012. Authors of the accepted papers will be notified by September 28, 2012. An abstract of up to 300 words should be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Publication plans

In addition, we plan to publish workshop proceedings with ISBN. If you would like your paper to be considered for inclusion in the workshop proceeding please write to Issy Yuliasri at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.