AIIC UK & Ireland News

Read all about it! Find out what’s happening in AIIC UK & Ireland. Check this page frequently to stay up to date with a constantly changing world.

25/03/2024
Spring 2024 Regional Meeting
Amidst the vibrant backdrop of London's historic streets, under the radiant glow of the sun, AIIC UK & Ireland held the Spring Meeting on the 23rd March 2024.
11/02/2024
AIIC UK & Ireland Chinese New Year Party
On February 10th 2024, AIIC UK & Ireland hosted a Chinese New Year Party to celebrate the arrival of the Year of Dragon.
02/10/2023
Autumn 2023 Regional Meeting
AIIC UK&I held its autumn regional meeting on the 30th September which was also Internation Translation Day 2023.
03/07/2023
AIIC 70 - International Outreach Day
The International Outreach Day - part of AIIC's 70th anniversary celebration was held on July 1st 2023.
20/06/2023
Professionalization Talk at the University of Leeds
On Tuesday 6 June 2023, AIIC conference interpreter and interpreter trainer, Barbara Bethäusser-Conte, delivered a Professionalization Talk entitled "Entrepreneurial Skills of Conference Interpreters & How to Become a Member of AIIC" at the University of Leeds
29/03/2023
Spring 2023 Regional Meeting
AIIC UK&I welcomed the arrival of spring with the spring Regional Meeting.
13/03/2023
Multilingualism Talk at the PA Show 2023
Members of AIIC UK & Ireland had the pleasure of presenting at the PA Show 2023.
16/01/2023
AIIC UK & Ireland Online Quiz
The highly requested online quiz was held on 13th January.
12/12/2022
PRIMS 2023
PRIMS 2023 is coming to Dublin Ireland!
15/10/2022
Autumn 2022 Regional Meeting
Our first in-person meeting since the Pandemic.
21/03/2022
Spring 2022 Regional Meeting
Our first meeting in 2022 took place online with a packed agenda and great turnout.
10/03/2022
The UK’s Ukraine Language Support Task Force
AIIC UK&I Region has joined forces with other UK-based translation and interpreting associations to set up a language support task force.
15/12/2021
Virtual Christmas Party and Quiz Night
Our 2021 Christmas party was virtual once again. Our second online quiz night was very aptly designed and beautifully orchestrated by quiz master Steve.
04/12/2021
Pre-Assembly Regional Meeting and elections
On Saturday 4 December a pre-Assembly meeting and elections to the Regional Bureau were held.
18/09/2021
Autumn 2021 Regional Meeting
Our statutory Regional Meeting was held online. Our meeting agenda was very full and the turnout excellent.
17/09/2021
Supporting Afghan interpreters
The UK & Ireland Region made a donation to a Sulha Alliance crowdfunder initiative to help Afghan interpreters arriving in the UK.
24/06/2021
Webinar: Lifelong Listening. Your ear can do so much more than hear
A session with listening trainer Claudia Krüger
16/06/2021
In-person meetings resume with a bang!
The recent G7 summit in Cornwall was the perfect demonstration that in-person meetings with interpreters in attendance are now possible again.
19/05/2021
AIIC Assembly in 2022 - information sessions
Two informal online meetings to update members and hear their views on the current plans for the upcoming AIIC Assembly
31/03/2021
Outreach: Dublin City University
The AIIC UK & Ireland Region’s VEGA representatives paid a virtual visit to Dublin City University.
25/03/2021
Brainstorming on RSI
A regional exchange of ideas and opinions about RSI and AIIC’s position
24/03/2021
Outreach: London Metropolitan University
The AIIC UK & Ireland Region’s outreach team paid a virtual visit to London Metropolitan University.
06/03/2021
Training: Movement as a way of combatting stress
An interactive session for the UK & Ireland Region run by a kinesiologist.

06/03/2021
Spring 2021 Regional Meeting
Our third fully virtual Regional Meeting was held on Saturday 6 March and was very well-attended once again.
25/02/2021
Virtual Stammtisch
A regular, informal social meeting online for AIIC UK & Ireland Regional Members takes place at 7.30pm London time on the last Thursday of every month.
12/02/2021
AIIC UK & Ireland's submission to the House of Lords inquiry on UK-EU trade in services
We submitted evidence to the House of Lords inquiry, alongside accountants, architects, authors, barristers, musicians, and the Scottish and Welsh Governments.
15/01/2021
The fifth - and final - webinar in the series "Artificial Intelligence and the Interpreter"
"Under Pressure. AI and Interpreting in the Future: Disruption, Perception and Reality" took the form of a panel discussion.
08/01/2021
The fourth webinar in the series "Artificial Intelligence and the Interpreter"
In "How Soon Is Now? Automated Speech Translation Solutions and Devices" we saw demos of two automated speech translation devices available on the market today and discussed their capabilities with their creators.
 
17/12/2020
Virtual Christmas Party and Quiz Night
Until we can meet again in person, we enjoyed getting together informally online for a Christmas quiz night.
11/12/2020
The third webinar in the series "Artificial Intelligence and the Interpreter"
In "With a Little Help From My Friends. AI for Interpreter Training and Support" we addressed a question of great interest to practising interpreters and trainers: how can AI tools support our work in the booth?
04/12/2020
The second webinar in the series "Artificial Intelligence and the Interpreter"
The AIIC UK & Ireland’s series continued with the second event, entitled "It's a Kind of Magic? Artificial Intelligence and Human Insight"
13/11/2020
The first webinar in the series "Artificial Intelligence and the Interpreter"
The AIIC UK & Ireland’s series got off to a flying start with the first event, entitled "2020: A Speech Odyssey - Automated Speech Translation: Challenges, Approaches, Scale, Uses and Edge Cases".
07/11/2020
Autumn 2020 Regional Meeting
On Saturday 7 November, the UK & Ireland Region met online for its autumn get-together. Turnout was excellent, with over 50 people present, including colleagues from Ireland, Scotland and far-flung corners of England.
10/10/2020
Sound quality in remote interpreting: Q&A session
During an online meeting organised by AIIC Belgium, Andrea Caniato and Cristian Guiducci explained the impact of the noise-suppressing and sound-processing algorithms used by remote simultaneous interpreting platforms.
30/09/2020
Happy International Translation Day!
This year AIIC has decided to mark International Translation Day with a reminder of the crucial role played by interpreters against the stark backdrop of today’s world.
06/07/2020
Outreach in times of COVID-19
The UK & Ireland Region's outreach efforts are all the more important at this challenging time, as we endeavour to make newcomers to the profession aware of what AIIC has to offer and to provide practical support and advice.
31/05/2020
Distance Interpreting: Q&A sessions with members of AIIC's Taskforce on Distance Interpreting
Andrew Constable, Bettina Ludewig-Quaine and Haris Ghinos kindly answered questions from AIIC UK&I members.
25/04/2020
Spring 2020 Regional Meeting
AIIC UK&I held its first-ever fully virtual Regional Meeting and it was a great success. Members from far-flung corners of the UK and Ireland were able to join the meeting, some for the very first time.
20/04/2020
Joint letter from AIIC UK&I, ITIA and CISLI to Ireland’s Taoiseach
AIIC UK & Ireland sent a joint letter with the Irish Translators & Interpreters Association and the Council of Irish Sign Language Interpreters to the Irish Prime Minister regarding the COVID-19 pandemic payment.
23/03/2020
AIIC UK&I and ITI send a joint letter to UK's PM
Appeal to include self-employed translators and interpreters in support measures to mitigate the adverse economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
16/03/2020
Artificial Intelligence and the Interpreter - AIIC UK&I conference cancelled
Our much-awaited conference on artificial intelligence in interpreting has unfortunately been postponed, due to the COVID-19 crisis. New date and format will be announced in due course.