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Join us for our 2025 International Translation Day Symposium on Monday, September 29 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. in 232 Student Lounge (Arts & Convocation Hall) at the ¶®É«µÛ. This event is free,  open to the public, and will feature leading translation scholars in AI and technology, renowned literary translators, and bilingual readings.

2025 International Translation Day Symposium: "AI Challenges and Translating from the Fringe: Shaping a Future We Can Trust"

9:00 a.m - Welcome & Land Acknowledgement
9:05 a.m - 10:00 a.m - Keynote Address 1: Pierrette Requier - Translating from the Fringe
10:15 a.m - 11:30 a.m - Panel 1: AI, Technology, and Literary Translation
1:00 p.m - 2:15 p.m - Panel 2: Inverse/Reverse Translation
2:30 p.m - 3:30 p.m - Keynote Address 2: Roula Salam (ATIA & FIT) - Navigating a Changing Landscape: AI and the ethics of translation
3:45 p.m - 5:00 p.m - Bilingual Readings

Online Graduate Student Panel

Join us for an online graduate student panel on Wednesday, October 1 from 10 a.m.-12:00 p.m. MT. This panel will showcase the great work of our students and is organized in collaboration with the Association of Translators and Interpreters of Alberta.