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Events across the world on sign language interpreting, sign language and more
Disclaimer: this is an overview of international events related to sign language and sign language interpreting. For any information on the events, please contact the organizers directly by clicking on the event and the link to the event’s web page. Maya de Wit Sign Language Interpreting Consultancy cannot be held accountable for the accuracy of the information listed.
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
MITS is hosting their second online seminar on 22 March from 10.00 - 14.00 CET. The seminar will tackle a pressing and fundamental topic: the rights and risks of signed language translation and Interpretation in the context of the EU legal framework.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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 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.
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 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.
You can read the full call for papers here >
And submit your abstract here >
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.
See for more info the conference page >
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
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.
Call for papers and further information >
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 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 10th Conference of the International Society for Gesture Studies (ISGS) will take place in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, from 9-11 July 2025.
See for more information: Website >
The Deaf History International conference will take place from 6 - 10 August 2025 in Gent, Belgium.
The International Federation of Translators (FIT) holds its XXIII World Congress from 4-6 September in Geneva, Switzerland. The congress is hosted at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO),
The efsli conference takes place in Lisbon 12-14 September 2025. The theme is "Translating Culture". You can find more information and the call for papers here: https://www.anapilg.pt/call-for-papers
Sign Cafe 3 will be held in Warsaw Poland on 18 & 19 September 2025. The conference languages are English, International Sign and Polish Sign Language.
More info: More info: http://sign.uw.edu.pl/en/sign-cafe-3/
On 24-26 September 2025 the Conference ‘Translation, Interpreting, and Culture 2025’ will take place in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia.
Deadline for abstracts: 31 January 2025 https://rebrand.ly/y5gt2y5
The final public two day seminar marking the end of the first edition of the post-graduate program Multilingual Sign Language Interpreting & Translation Studies (MITS). The seminar will take place on 9 & 10 October 2025 in Siena, Italy
The next African Federation of Sign Language Interpreters (AFSLI) Conference will take place in Kigali, Rwanda 🇷🇼from November 3-5, 2025!
This conference will be a key opportunity for sign language interpreters, language advocates, and professionals from across Africa to come together, share knowledge, and explore best practices in the field. It’s an exciting chance to strengthen networks, promote accessibility, and continue our collective work in advancing sign language interpretation across the continent.
More information to come…
The International Association for Translation and Intercultural Studies (IATIS) is organizing the 8th International Conference at Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman on 10-13 December 2025.
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.
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.
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
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
Saturday 30 November 14.00 - 16.00 CET
AIIC Training and Professional Development (ATPD) and AIIC’s Sign Language Network (SLN) are teaming up to offer a webinar on Sign Language Interpretation (SLI). In this free two-hour online information session, you will learn what SLI is all about, why it is important to make it available at meetings, how and where it can be learned and taught, how SLI can be included in mixed teams with spoken language interpreters, and much more.
AIIC is organizing an online training on 16 November 2024:
“In this talk, the trainer will explore the dynamic and reciprocal relationship between teaching and research in the context of translation and interpreting studies.”
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.
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!
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
The MITS Public Online Seminar, taking place on October 5th from 9:45 AM to 13:00 PM, will focus on deaf persons in conflict zones and humanitarian crises, with particular emphasis on the role of sign language interpreters in these contexts.
Two expert speakers, Peninnah Vulimu and Herbert Klein, will present their fieldwork experiences.
The Department of Legal, Language, Translation and Interpreting Studies (IUSLIT) of the University of Trieste is hosting the International Conference Legal Translation & Interpreting on the move. The conference will take place 2-4 October 2024 at the SSLMIT (Via Filzi 14, 34137 Trieste, Italy).
Call for papers deadline: 30 November 2023, see http://tigim2024.units.it/CfP.html
More info: http://tigim2024.units.it/index.html
The conference of the European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters (efsli) will take place from 13 - 15 September 2024 in Turin, Italy. The conference is organized and hosted by ANIMU.
More info > https://torino2024.efsli.org/
The event will take place on 12-14 September 2024 at Newcastle University and will also be accessible in 'light-hybrid' mode. It will bring together translation studies scholars and professional translators (freelance and in-house) with academics and professionals from other fields (e.g. nursing, psychology, legal & accounting, coaching) to explore and discuss the complex relationship between ethics and self-care in contemporary practice (see event abstract below).
The conference will take place on 11-14 September 2024 at the University of Graz, Austria
See more info on the conference website: https://translationhistory.uni-graz.at/en/
The 5th Terp Academy Summit will take place from 25 - 28 July (this is a change from the originally planned dates). Further info will follow.
The 11th edition of the Festival Clin d'Œil will be held from Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 July 2024 in Reims, France.
The Clin d'Oeil Festival is organized every 2 years by the CinéSourds association, promoting sign language in all its cultural diversity and artistic forms.
More info > https://www.clin-doeil.eu/en/index.html
The 12th conference of ALTER, European Society for Disability Research, will be held at the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) on 4 and 5 July 2024 on the theme: ‘Disability Research for the Real World.’
You can find the call for papers here. You have until 14 January 2024 to submit your abstracts to the conference website, which will be open in mid-December: https://alterconf2024.sciencesconf.org/
Maya de Wit Sign Language Interpreting Consultancy is organizing this very popular training! Come and join the two day training for signed language interpreters in Portugal! In this interactive training you will learn new strategies and improve you interpreting skills from and to English.
Early bird registration deadline is 1 May.
The Together Conference - Moving our Professions Forward’ is a professional development event for sign language interpreters and translators. This conference aims to enhance professional practice and underpinning knowledge in line with the NOS (National Occupational Standards) for interpreters and translators in the UK and equivalent standards worldwide.
The conference will be accessible in English, British Sign Language, Irish Sign Language and English Captions.
The Francqui-Sign Language Studies Summer School aims to create a dynamic learning environment for PhD students, post-docs, and early career researchers from various fields of Sign Language Studies with a focus on interpreting and translation. It is also open to MA graduates contemplating undertaking a PhD or wanting to know more about what a PhD entails.
NITS’ third meeting takes place in Antwerp (University of Antwerp) on Friday, May 31, 2024.NITS’ third meeting takes place in Antwerp (University of Antwerp) on Friday, May 31, 2024.
NITS is the Network of Interdisciplinary Translation Studies in the Netherlands and Flanders. The aim of the network is for researchers in translation studies and other related disciplines, such as interpreting, machine translation or translation technology, to come together once a year for a one-day conference to present research ideas, ongoing projects or teaching innovations that happen at the intersection of translation studies with other disciplines in this geographical area, and from this platform be able to collaborate further on projects, research and teaching.
12 April: abstract submission deadline
12 April: abstract submission deadline
CIUTI annually organizes a conference on Translation & Interpreting at one of its member institutions. From 28-29 May the CIUTI conference ‘Reshaping the T&I Paradigm: Openness and Integration’ will take place in Shanghai.
The conference aims to provide a platform for educators, professionals and industry representatives, to share innovative ideas on strengthening the inclusiveness and interdisciplinary integration in the fields of translation and interpreting studies.
The VII International Congress on Science and Translation: “Interdisciplinary bridges and dissemination of scientific knowledge will take place online and onsite at the Università del Salento, Lecce.
More information and call for papers > he VII International Congress on Science and Translation: “Interdisciplinary bridges and dissemination of scientific knowledge will take place online and onsite at the Università del Salento, Lecce.
More information and call for papers > https://congresointernacionalcienciaytraduccion.es/
This year, IDLA will take place in the facilities of Diak UAS in Helsinki (Kyläsaarenkuja 2). Suggestions for possible topics can be found on our page https://idla.humak.fi/. We are also open for other topics and themes. The languages used during the seminar are Finnish, Finnish Sign Language, English and international sign.
Information and registration: https://idla.humak.fi/
This special training is for signers to learn more about International Sign (IS). During the two days you are introduced to the basics of International Sign, some theory as well as practice. The training is for those signers who already know a national sign language, but want to practice and learn more about IS.
More info and registration: https://www.mpdfonlus.com/it/Le-attivit%C3%A0/International-Sign-Training-for-signers-819/
Maya de Wit is invited to give a workshop for LIBRAS interpreters, hosted by AIIC Brazil & APIC: Interpreting multilingual High-Level meetings & conferences
Extended deadline for abstracts: 15 January 2024
More info> https://katu-symposiumi.com/first-circular-and-call-for-papers-2024/
The theme of the 2024 KäTu Symposium is Connection. The theme is meant to highlight the importance of translation, interpreting, and other translatorial activities in enabling connection between languages and cultures.
AIIC Brazil and APIC invited are hosting an online lecture by Maya de Wit, PhD on 10 April: Mixing it up! Conference signed and spoken language interpreters collaborative practices.
Want to add an event? Send an email to events @ mayadewit.nl
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