This workshop will centre on the practice of translating for stage performance. Participants will work on a range of speeches and short scenes, provided in literal versions, producing performable translations that will be discussed and compared in terms of different traditions of performance, variations of emphasis, development of intertexts, etc.

The workshop will be led by Prof David Johnston (Queen’s University, Belfast) and Dr Sarah Maitland (University of Hull).

Places are limited. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you wish to take part, putting "theatre translation workshop" in the subject line.

This workshop will centre on the practice of translating for stage performance. Participants will work on a range of speeches and short scenes, provided in literal versions, producing performable translations that will be discussed and compared in terms of different traditions of performance, variations of emphasis, development of intertexts, etc.

The workshop will be led by Prof David Johnston (Queen’s University, Belfast) and Dr Sarah Maitland (University of Hull).

Places are limited. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you wish to take part, putting "theatre translation workshop" in the subject line.

This workshop will centre on the practice of translating for stage performance. Participants will work on a range of speeches and short scenes, provided in literal versions, producing performable translations that will be discussed and compared in terms of different traditions of performance, variations of emphasis, development of intertexts, etc.

The workshop will be led by Prof David Johnston (Queen’s University, Belfast) and Dr Sarah Maitland (University of Hull).

Places are limited. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you wish to take part, putting "theatre translation workshop" in the subject line.

Participants at the 4th IATIS Conference, Belfast, July 24-27 2012, are invited to register for the following two workshops on Monday July 23. Both workshops are free of charge, but places will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis:

12.30 to 14.30  Audio Description: The Visual Made Verbal

Brian Friel Theatre, Queen's University Belfast. Led by Joel Snyder. For more information click here.

15.00 to 17.00  Theatre Translation Workshop

Brian Friel Theatre, Queen's University Belfast. Led by David Johnston and Sarah Maitland. For more information click here.

At this interactive, multi-media presentation, participants will experience how Audio Description (AD) makes visual images accessible for people who are blind or have low vision—the visual is made verbal. Visual images are translated to words that are succinct, vivid, and imaginative principally on behalf of people for whom the visual image is not fully accessible: in 2008, the American Foundation for the Blind estimated that there are 25.2 million Americans who are blind or have difficulty seeing even with correction. Through this hands-on workshop, describer training will be detailed according to the Fundamentals of Audio Description developed by Joel Snyder. Participants will learn how description makes performing and visual arts programming, websites and myriad activities more accessible to patrons who are blind or have low vision – and more enjoyable for all. For example, anyone who presents visual images (museum docents, teachers, health care workers) can use AD techniques to translate the visual image to words. Through careful observation and the skillful use of language, he/she enlivens the presentation for all listeners. There is no reason why a person with a visual disability must also be culturally disadvantaged. In the United States the principal constituency for audio description has an unemployment rate of about 70%. Through the effective use of this innovative form of translation, people who are blind have more meaningful access to our culture and its resources, become more informed and more engaged with society, and have opportunities to become more engaging individuals—thus, more employable. Finally, the program will introduce attendees to the varied AD programs and resources available world-wide including ACB's Audio Description Project website and activities, the U.K.'s Royal National Institute of Blind People, Independent Television Commission and Audio Eyes resources, and guidelines/literature established by the Described and Captioned Media Program, the Audio Description Coalition, Art Education for the Blind, and "The Didactics of Audio Visual Translation" by Dr. Jorge Diaz-Cintas. The session will involve approximately 40% lecture, 20% powerpoint-slide-DVD presentation, and 40% interactive participation.

Places are limited. Email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you wish to take part, putting "audio description workshop" in the subject line.

"The eighth wonder of the world". Travel in one of our award winning coaches along the Causeway Coastal Route – voted one of world's 5 most spectacular drives!

The organisation of the 4th IATIS Conference, to be held in Belfast in July 2012, is now well underway, and already we’re turning our attention to the 5^th IATIS Conference, to be held in July or August 2015. IATIS is thus seeking proposals to host the 5th Conference. The deadline for receipt of proposals is 25th May 2012.

Download the programme for the 4th IATIS Conference, Belfast, 24-27 July 2012, here (pdf format). Pre-conference workshops take place on 23 July.

The programme of the Panel Interpreting and the Social Fabric is also available here: http://www.l-in-k.org/blog.html.

28 MAY 2012: In view of the numbers of delegates who are registering for the Conference at the moment, we are able to maintain the early-bird rate until 5pm GMT on Friday 1 June. All registrations after 5pm on 1 June will be at the higher late registration rate.

Registration for the IATIS 2012 Conference 24th -  27th July, at Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, is now open. Join us in one of  Europe's most surprising cities!

Conference Registration

Registration for IATIS 2012 opens on Tuesday 20th March 2012.

There are different registration fees depending on whether:

• you are a member of IATIS or not
• you are a student or not
• your register before the deadline for the early-bird rate or not

Please make sure you pick the correct registration category when registering.

To become a member of IATIS, or to renew your existing membership of IATIS, click here.

To register for the IATIS 2012 Conference click here.

Conference Fees:

Please note:

• The conference dinner must be paid for separately. It will take place in historic Belfast City Hall and represents superb value at £35. Please book early for the conference dinner to avoid disappointment.
• All presenters must have registered by 25th May 2012.
• Your  IATIS membership status will be checked after you have completed registration for the conference.