The Translation and Interpreting Institute of Hamad bin Khalifa University, a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), has announced that registration is now open for its sixth annual International
Translation Conference.
The event, scheduled for March 23 and 24 at the Qatar National Convention Center, aims to explore translation as a key vehicle in the creation of knowledge and the bridging of gaps within and across cultures, in and beyond the Gulf.
Details have been released outlining the workshops, panels, seminars, and keynote addresses for the conference. Examining the role of translation in the Arab ‘Renaissance’ (Al-Nahda), Dr Daniel Newman, head of the Arabic Department and course director of the MA degree in Arabic-English Translation and Interpreting at the University of Durham (UK), will offer a keynote address.
Conference attendees will benefit from a variety of seminar choices, including “Audio Description: The Visual Made Verbal”, in which Dr Joel Snyder, director of the American Council of the Blind’s Audio Description Project-ADP, will discuss making theatre events, museum exhibitions, media, and art accessible to the visually-impaired.
Additionally, four workshops will focus on the challenges facing translators in the fields of politics, sport, literature, and the media.
From the 58 abstracts the institute received, 22 panelists were selected and will be attending from Egypt, Qatar, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, Serbia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Sweden, Algeria, Palestine, and the United States.
Dr Amal al-Malki, executive director of TII, said: “TII’s Annual International Translation Conference has become a hub for scholarly exchange and professional development and networking. We have created an international forum in Doha on translation and interpreting that cuts along difference disciplines, generating timely and important discussions on such issues as inter-cultural communication, media, gender.
In order to make the conference accessible to all interested parties, there is no fee to participate and any keynote addresses, panels, workshops, and seminars are open to the public. Interested individuals can register at http://tii.qa/register_now
