Conference Programme
Note that the programme is subject to change. Check this page regularly for the latest programme.
Saturday 7 September 2024
| Time | Plenary:
Wave room | Conference 1:
WA224A | Conference 2:
WA224B |
| 8.15 | Registration | | |
| 8.45 | Karakia and mihi whakatau |
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| 9.00 | Welcome | | |
| 9.15 | Dr Rory McKenzie
Bridging languages and cultures: The Ministry for Ethnic Communities’ role within the New Zealand Public Service | | |
| 10.00 | Professor Ineke Crezee
Translating and interpreting in Aotearoa New Zealand | | |
| 10.30 | Morning tea | | |
| 11.00 | | Dr Kumiko Sato Jacolin
The language of forms: Exploring artistic interpretation and cultural connections in translation and interpreting | Peter McLellan
In conversation with communities: Having their voices heard. |
| 11.30 | | Dr Francesca Benocci
Advocating for a bicultural Aotearoa NZ using translation as a decolonising device | Despina Amanatidou
Empowering multicultural communication: Outcomes and insights from the Interpreter Training Boost Program |
| 12.00 | | Dr Hiep Hoa Pham
Unlocking success: Navigating the opportunities and challenges of teamwork in translation projects | Miranda Lai
Mentoring interpreters of new and emerging languages for Australian courts and tribunals |
| 12.30 | | Wei Teng
We should work with lay readers, but how? | Ghassan Emmanuel
ChatGPT: A tool for interpreters |
| 13.00 | Lunch | | |
| 14.00 | | Alison Rodriguez
Art-ificial Intelligence: Great leveller, hyper connector, holy grail | Xiaohan Guo
Motivations, expectations and challenges for participants in interpreter education in NZ |
| 14.30 | | John Jamieson
Walter Benjamin 100 years on – and what he might have to tell us about working with MT and AI | Vanina Schembari
Here and Now Interpreting: relevant interpreter resources |
| 15.00 | | Erika Gonzalez
Embedding community feedback in the translation of public communications | Liam Ennis
Enhancing interpretation excellence: Working with the future of interpretation technology |
| 15.45 | Afternoon tea | | |
| 16.15 | Malakya Yoseph & Thalia Green
Wellness when working from home | | |
| 17.00 | End of day | | |
Sunday 8 September 2024
| Time | Plenary:
Wave Room | Conference 1:
WA224B | Stream 2:
WA224A |
| 8.15 | Registration | | |
| 8.45 | Housekeeping and notices |
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| 9.00 | Marisa Maclachlan
Te Tiriti o Waitangi as our point of connection to Aotearoa | | |
| 9.45 | | Ricardo Menéndez March
From Perceived Weakness to Real Strength: The Power of Solidarity | Aurélie Sheehan
How NAATI maintains its standards: From setting and marking tests to recertification |
| 10.15 | Morning tea | | |
| 10.45 |
| Lauren Pearson and Clint Griffin
Working for Ourselves: trends and innovation for customer needs; mindset and innovation for business | Hospice panel
A difficult conversation whichever way you look at it: Working together to support end-of-life care discussions |
| 11.30 | | Chao Guan
Rethinking Kaitiakitanga in Māori literature translation: A case study of The Whale Rider’s Chinese Translation | Tineke Jannink
Judges, lawyers and interpreters: Views on interpreting mode in New Zealand criminal courts |
| 12.00 | | Christof Schneider
CAT is dead - long live CAT. Tools and technologies in the language industry | George Major and Agustina Marianacci
Allyship and ethicality in practice: What does it mean and how do we do it |
| 12.45 | Lunch | | |
| 13.45 | | Lan Hoang Bao
Embracing AI: Redefining the translator's role and unique selling point in the translation industry | Byron Gibbons and Jenn Gilbert
Reaching out a hand: Parallels and intersections with sign language interpreters |
| 14.15 | | Dr Alejandra González Campanella
Understanding forced displacement: Essential knowledge for language professionals | Isabelle Midderham Wannenburg, Wladimir Padilla Silva and Vanina Schembari
Simultaneous and conference interpreting in Aotearoa |
| 15.00 | Afternoon tea and prize draw | | |
| 15.30 | NZSTI Council
Panel discussion and Q&A session | | |
| 16.15 | Thanks and closing karakia | | |
| 16.30 | Conference ends | | |