The Difference Festival
University of Westminster
London
Jewish Book Week Festival 2017
London
Same but Different Photography Exhibition
Diversity of women working in Britain today
City Hall
London
Ongoing until 20 March
MuCEMMarseilleFrance
My Country; a work in progress
In the words of the people of Great Britain and Poet Laureate
Dorfman Theatre, National Theatre, London UK Tour follows
Lost Dialects
The Word - National Centre for the Written Word
South Shields
UK
St David's Day
Welsh Patron Saint's Day
Wales
Welsh recipes
8th Conference on Dubbing and Subtitling
University of Alicante
Alicante
Spain
The Miser
Molière in English
Garrick Theatre
London
2oth Anniversary of child literacy event
Buergbrennen
Various local events in Luxembourg to celebrate the end of winter and start of spring
Luxembourg
1st Annual Central European Conference
Theme: The Challenges, Opportunities and Future of the Heart of Europe
LSESU Czech and Slovak Society
LSE, London
5-6 March
19th International Conference on Patents and Intellectual Rights
Rome
Italy
6 March 2-4pm
Translation and Censorship Workshop
CRASSH
University of Cambridge
Cambridge
UK
6-8 March
TSIP6
6th International Conference on PSIT/Community Interpreting and Translation
8 March 5.30-7pm
Translating Poetry
British Centre for Literary Translation
University of East Anglia
Norwich
UK
Translation and Censorship Workshop
CRASSH
University of Cambridge
Cambridge
UK
TSIP6
6th International Conference on PSIT/Community Interpreting and Translation
University of Alcalà
Alcalà de Henares
Translating Poetry
British Centre for Literary Translation
University of East Anglia
Norwich
UK
8-11 March
8th International Conference of the Iberian Association of Translation and Interpreting
University of Alcalà
Alcalà de Henares
Madrid, Spain
Twitter: @aieti8
9 March 7-8pm
Utopia for Realists
Rutger Bregman talk at Bristol Festival of Ideas
Waterstones
Bristol
UK
9 March 8.00pm
Icelandic and Norwegian chants and folk songs
Kings Place
London
Utopia for Realists
Rutger Bregman talk at Bristol Festival of Ideas
Waterstones
Bristol
UK
Icelandic and Norwegian chants and folk songs
Kings Place
London
9-10 March
Includes exhibition
Hong Kong Baptist University
TraduQtiv: new Belgian Literary Translators' Association
The American Dream - pop to the present
British Museum
London
10-11 March
Glasgow
Scotland
12-16 March
Theme: Translation 4.0 – Translation in the digital age
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
13-19 March
London Book and Screen Week
London
14-16 March
Law, Legal Language and Ideas of Justice in Poland: On the Consequences of Socio-Political Upheaval from the 18th to 21st Century
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Halle (Saale), Germany
London Book and Screen Week
London
Law, Legal Language and Ideas of Justice in Poland: On the Consequences of Socio-Political Upheaval from the 18th to 21st Century
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Halle (Saale), Germany
16-17 March
Advanced Research Seminar on Audio Description
Barcelona
Spain
17 March 11am-1pm
Getting Started in Translation
Society of Authors
London
17-19 March
Getting Started in Translation
Society of Authors
London
Free event
Trafalgar Square
London
18-26 March
French language and French-speakers’ week
Digital Theme for 2017:
Dis-moi dix mots sur la Toile / Tell me Ten Internet Words
22 March 10am-2pm
Celebrating Languages in Cambridge
University of Cambridge
Cambridge
UK
22 March 5.30-7pm
Writer-Translator Collaboration
British Centre for Literary Translation
University of East Anglia
Norwich
UK
Celebrating Languages in Cambridge
University of Cambridge
Cambridge
UK
Writer-Translator Collaboration
British Centre for Literary Translation
University of East Anglia
Norwich
UK
22-23 March
Tekom Europe and COM&TEC Conference
Theme: Intelligent Information
Aemilia Hotel
Bologna
Italy
23-24 March
Seminars in French/English
University of Lille
Lille
France
24-25 March
Warsaw
Poland
24-25 March
Association for Language Learning
Theme: Progress for ALL
East Midlands Conference Centre
Nottingham
UK
24-26 March
efsli Spring School
European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters
Slovenia
24-27 March
Livre Paris
Paris Book Fair
Focus on Morocco
Porte de Versailles
Paris
efsli Spring School
European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters
Slovenia
Livre Paris
Paris Book Fair
Focus on Morocco
Porte de Versailles
Paris
25 March 9.30am-5pm
Including optional CIOL AGM and Annual Threlford Lecture
QEII Conference Centre
London
Joseph Hooker: Putting Plants in their Place
Exhibition for 200th anniversary of scientist Joseph Hooker's birth
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
UK
Globalization & Localization Association Conference
Theme: The Language of Business – The Business of Language
Amsterdam, Netherlands
27-28 March
Theme: 21st Century Demands: Translation and Interpreting Towards Human and Social Responsibilities
Translation and Interpreting Institute, Doha, Qatar
27-31 March
University of Birmingham
Birmingham
UK
Legalex
Excel Centre
London
Theme: Business behind Law: modernising law firms, technology
28-30 March
Content Strategy for Marketing Professionals
Las Vegas
USA
30-31 March
Joint EULITA and ÖVGD event
Vienna
Austria
30-31 March
The Syntax of Justice:
Law, Language, Access & Exclusion
Northeastern University
School of Law
Boston, Massachusetts
USA
31 March-2 April
2017 efsliDI Spring School
European Forum for Sign Language Interpreters/Deaf Interpreters
Kaunas
Lithuania
3-6 April
2017 Translators Cafè
Bologna
Italy
The Syntax of Justice:
Law, Language, Access & Exclusion
Northeastern University
School of Law
Boston, Massachusetts
USA
2017 efsliDI Spring School
European Forum for Sign Language Interpreters/Deaf Interpreters
Kaunas
Lithuania
31 March-2 April
Gallaudet University
Washington DC
USA
1 April
All-Round Translator (ART) event
Nieuwe Energie
Leiden
Netherlands
2017 Translators Cafè
Bologna
Italy
3-7 April
International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language
Glasgow, Scotland
Twitter: @iatefl #iatefl2017
5-27 April
Developing Translators' Skills Roadshow
Translating Europe Workshops
Various cities
Hungary
Twitter: @translatores #TranslatingEurope
6-7 April
21st SCIC Universities Conference
Theme: Interpretation - Building Capacities for a Changing World
European Commission
Charlemagne Conference Centre - Room J. Durieux
Rue de la Loi 170
Brussels
Belgium
Live webstreamed event
Twitter: @EUInterpreters
Developing Translators' Skills Roadshow
Translating Europe Workshops
Various cities
Hungary
Twitter: @translatores #TranslatingEurope
21st SCIC Universities Conference
Theme: Interpretation - Building Capacities for a Changing World
European Commission
Charlemagne Conference Centre - Room J. Durieux
Rue de la Loi 170
Brussels
Belgium
Live webstreamed event
Twitter: @EUInterpreters
6-7 April
Specialist Search Marketing Training and Conference
The Brighton Centre
Brighton
UK
6-10 April
National Museum of Immigration
Buenos Aires
Argentina
7 April
TCeurope Colloquium 2017
Theme: Technical Communication at a Crossroads: New Tools, Career Paths and Changes
Helsinki
Finland
7 April
The Process of Revision and Post-editing in Translation
Translating Europe Workshop
University of Bologna
Italy
Twitter: @translatores #TranslatingEurope
TCeurope Colloquium 2017
Theme: Technical Communication at a Crossroads: New Tools, Career Paths and Changes
Helsinki
Finland
The Process of Revision and Post-editing in Translation
Translating Europe Workshop
University of Bologna
Italy
Twitter: @translatores #TranslatingEurope
7-9 April
Cardiff Castle
Cardiff
Wales
8 April
George Cross Award 75th Anniversary Celebration
Mass and Maltese Fair
Maltese Culture Movement
Waterlooville
Hampshire, UK
10-12 April
Collaborate 2017
Technical Communicators of New Zealand
Quality Hotel
Auckland
New Zealand
10 April-24 June
The Braille Legacy
Story of Louis Braille
Charing Cross Theatre
London
11 April
Career Days
Translating Europe Workshop
Representation of the European Commission in Slovenia
Ljubljana
Slovenia
14 April
Passion of Jesus
Wintershall Players bring biblical story to life
Trafalgar Square
London
George Cross Award 75th Anniversary Celebration
Mass and Maltese Fair
Maltese Culture Movement
Waterlooville
Hampshire, UK
Collaborate 2017
Technical Communicators of New Zealand
Quality Hotel
Auckland
New Zealand
The Braille Legacy
Story of Louis Braille
Charing Cross Theatre
London
Career Days
Translating Europe Workshop
Representation of the European Commission in Slovenia
Ljubljana
Slovenia
Passion of Jesus
Wintershall Players bring biblical story to life
Trafalgar Square
London
14 April
UK’s Largest German Bier Festival
Alexandra Palace
London
20-21 April
T-Update on Management & Skills
Berlin
Germany
20-21 April
The Emergence of Standard English in Multilingual Britain
University of Cambridge
Cambridge
UK
The Emergence of Standard English in Multilingual Britain
University of Cambridge
Cambridge
UK
International Scientific and Practical Conference - Multidimensional Translation from Science to Arts
Riga
Latvia
Feast of St George
Trafalgar Square
London
22-23 April
Buenos Aires
Argentina
24-26 April
Speech Technology
Washington Marriott Wardman Park
Washington
USA
25-26 April
Oracle Japan
Tokyo
Japan
27 April 9.30am-1.30pm
Brussels
Belgium
27-28 April
ICLCTS 2017
19th International Conference on Linguistics, Communication and Translation Studies
Kyoto
Japan
29 April
Vaisakhi Festival 2017
Sikh festival and heritage
Trafalgar Square
London
ICLCTS 2017
19th International Conference on Linguistics, Communication and Translation Studies
Kyoto
Japan
Vaisakhi Festival 2017
Sikh festival and heritage
Trafalgar Square
London
4 May 9.30am-1.30pm
Brussels
Belgium
4-5 May
Chania, Crete
Greece
Greece
4-6 May
BP17
Budapest
Hungary
Twitter:#BP17conf
5 May
Terminology between Theory and Practice: 10 years of Romanian as an official EU language
Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Twitter: @translatores #TranslatingEurope
6 May 2-6pm
Westminster Morris Men, Day of Dance
Trafalgar Square
London
BP17
Budapest
Hungary
Twitter:#BP17conf
Terminology between Theory and Practice: 10 years of Romanian as an official EU language
Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Twitter: @translatores #TranslatingEurope
Westminster Morris Men, Day of Dance
Trafalgar Square
London
7-10 May
Society for Technical Communication
Washington DC
USA
8 May 2pm
One woman show: Soul of Fire followed by short lecture
Ingeborg Bachmann Centre for Austrian Literature
Senate House, London
8-9 May
Theme: Let’s implement the future now!
Intercontinental Shanghai Pudong
Shanghai
China
9-13 May
Maribor
Slovenia
11-12 May
'Traduire justement': The Legal Translation Challenge
Symposium on legal translation (in French)
University of Toulouse
Toulouse
France
'Traduire justement': The Legal Translation Challenge
Symposium on legal translation (in French)
University of Toulouse
Toulouse
France
11-14 May
Varna
Bulgaria
17 May
Which identities for translators? Status, jobs, differences and convergences
Translating Europe Forum
Avignon
France
Twitter: @translatores #TranslatingEurope
18 May
Translation Technology: what is it and how can we use it?
Translating Europe Workshop
Tallinn University Conference Centre
Tallinn, Estonia
Twitter: @translatores #TranslatingEurope
Which identities for translators? Status, jobs, differences and convergences
Translating Europe Forum
Avignon
France
Twitter: @translatores #TranslatingEurope
Translation Technology: what is it and how can we use it?
Translating Europe Workshop
Tallinn University Conference Centre
Tallinn, Estonia
Twitter: @translatores #TranslatingEurope
17-18 May
Information Energy Conference 2017
Theme: The Emergence of Content 4.0
Utrecht
Netherlands
17-20 May
Association of Language Companies
Eden Roc Resort
Miami
Florida
USA
18-20 May
Cardiff
Wales
18-21 May
Somerset House
London
Twitter: #PhotoLondonFair17 @PhotoLondonFair
19-21 May
100th Anniversary year of founder Ludwik Zamenhof’s death
Edinburgh
Scotland
20 May
European Union of the Deaf General Assembly
Valletta
Malta
21 May 6.30-8.15pm
London Symphony Orchestra
Free, Rachmaninov open air concert
Trafalgar Square
London
European Union of the Deaf General Assembly
Valletta
Malta
London Symphony Orchestra
Free, Rachmaninov open air concert
Trafalgar Square
London
Going Global 2017
British Council
London
Theme: Global Cities: Connecting Talent, Driving Change
Nodalida 2017
21st Nordic Conference on Computational Linguistics
Gothenburg
Sweden
23-27 May
Prestigious Flower Show and Garden Design Showcase
London
25-26 May
4th International Symposium on Business Translation and Teaching Research
The Chinese Business Translation Association
Dalian City
China
25-26 May
Translation Meets Book History: Intersections 1700-1900
National University of Galway
Ireland
25 May-13 August
Hokusai: beyond the Great Wave
British Museum
London
26-27 April
Workshop on Speech Perception and Production across the Lifespan
UCL
London
24 May
Seminars for Digital, Design and UX Communities
Manchester Town Hall
Manchester
Twitter: #Campdigital
25 May
Current Challenges of Medical Translation
Translating Europe Workshop
University of Gdansk
Poland
Current Challenges of Medical Translation
Translating Europe Workshop
University of Gdansk
Poland
4th International Symposium on Business Translation and Teaching Research
The Chinese Business Translation Association
Dalian City
China
Translation Meets Book History: Intersections 1700-1900
National University of Galway
Ireland
Hokusai: beyond the Great Wave
British Museum
London
Workshop on Speech Perception and Production across the Lifespan
UCL
London
26-28 May
Theme: Territory of Concentrated Knowledge
Business Bureau of the Association of Interpreters
Ufa, Republic of Bashkortostan
Russia
26 May-4 June
Hay-on-Wye
Wales
28 May
New Technologies in Specialised Translation
Translating Europe Workshop
Adam Mickiewicz University
Warsaw
Poland
Twitter: @translatores #TranslatingEurope
Wales
New Technologies in Specialised Translation
Translating Europe Workshop
Adam Mickiewicz University
Warsaw
Poland
Twitter: @translatores #TranslatingEurope
28-31 May
20th Annual Conference of the European Association for Machine Translation
Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University
Prague
Czech Republic
1-2 June
Evolution of TC 2017
Theme: Innovations in Software Documentation
Sofia
Bulgaria
Evolution of TC 2017
Theme: Innovations in Software Documentation
Sofia
Bulgaria
Theme: Terminology and Ontologies – Theories and Applications
Université de Savoie
Chambéry
France
7-9 June
Budapest
Hungary
7-9 June
Annual Conference for product-related content
Theme: Problem solving
Krakow, Poland
UA Europe 2017
Conference for Software User Assistance Professionals
Harrogate
UK
10 June 10am-2.30pm
All-Round Translator (ART) event
Nieuwe Energie
Leiden
Netherlands
Theme: Spreading the Word – Transcending Boundaries & Enriching Lives
Auckland
New Zealand
11-12 June
19th International Conference on Interpreting and Translation
Copenhagen
LocWorld 34
Theme: Continuous Delivery
Barcelona
Spain
Armed Forces Day
City Hall
London
2nd CTS Postgraduate Conference
Theme: Power, Ideology and Beyond: New Perspectives in Translation and Interpreting Studies
University of Leeds
Leeds, UK
23-25 June
Poznan
Poland
26-27 June
PILAS Annual Conference 2017
Postgraduates in Latin American Studies/Society for Latin American Studies
Theme: Discontinuities and Resistance in Latin America
University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
30-31 July
Belgium
PILAS Annual Conference 2017
Postgraduates in Latin American Studies/Society for Latin American Studies
Theme: Discontinuities and Resistance in Latin America
University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
26-30 June
4th Literary Translation Summer School
Choice of 11 languages
City University
London
28-30 June 10am-4pm
Theme: Interdisciplinary Knowledge-making - Challenges for LSP Research
NHH, Bergen
Norway
29-30 June
ICLLS 2017
3rd International Conference on Linguistics and Language Studies
CIOL Hong Kong Society
Open University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
1 July
Norway
ICLLS 2017
3rd International Conference on Linguistics and Language Studies
CIOL Hong Kong Society
Open University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Includes Pre-Ball Regency Dance Workshop
Banqueting Room
The Guildhall
Bath
UK
2 July 12 noon-6pm
Eid Festival
Trafalgar Square
London
3-4 July
Transcollaborate
Collaborative Translation Symposium and Workshop
University of Monash
Prato
Italy
3-31 July
Summer School in Audiovisual Translation
Dubbing, voice-over, subtitling for the deaf, audio description for the blind
UCL
London
Eid Festival
Trafalgar Square
London
Transcollaborate
Collaborative Translation Symposium and Workshop
University of Monash
Prato
Italy
Summer School in Audiovisual Translation
Dubbing, voice-over, subtitling for the deaf, audio description for the blind
UCL
London
4-9 July
Hampton Court
Surrey
5-7 July
School of Oriental and African Studies
University of London
London
Theme: Conflicting Ideologies and Cultural Mediation - Hearing, Interpreting, Global Voices
5-8 July
SSAWW 2017
Theme: Border Crossings. Translation, Migration & Gender in the Americas, Transatlantic, & Transpacific
University of Bordeaux Montaigne
Bordeaux, France
6-7 July
SSAWW 2017
Theme: Border Crossings. Translation, Migration & Gender in the Americas, Transatlantic, & Transpacific
University of Bordeaux Montaigne
Bordeaux, France
Geneva
Switzerland
6-7 July
One rule for home, one rule for school?
University of Nottingham
Nottingham
UK
7-8 July
4th Translation and Interpreting Conference 2017
COTICH
Theme: Specialised Translation and Interpreting
Santiago
Chile
8 July 1-8pm
Pride in London
Pride Parade and Festival for LGBT Community
Trafalgar Square
London
One rule for home, one rule for school?
University of Nottingham
Nottingham
UK
4th Translation and Interpreting Conference 2017
COTICH
Theme: Specialised Translation and Interpreting
Santiago
Chile
Pride in London
Pride Parade and Festival for LGBT Community
Trafalgar Square
London
9 July
Alexandra Palace
London
10-14 July
TH Köln
Cologne
Germany
NB: Student rate available
10-14 July
13th Biennial Conference of the International Association of Forensic Linguists
Theme: New Challenges for Forensic Linguists
University of Porto
Porto, Portugal
14 July-14 August
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
London
Also World ParaAthletics Championships 14-23 July and IAFF World Championships 4-13 July
23-29 July
International Literary Translation & Creative Writing Summer School
BCLT/Writers Centre Norwich
8 workshops to date, including Bengali, Korean & Lithuanian
University of East Anglia
Norwich, UK
29-30 July
ARTIS@Bangkok2017: Translatorship
Chulalongkorn University & Thammasat University
Bangkok
Thailand
International Literary Translation & Creative Writing Summer School
BCLT/Writers Centre Norwich
8 workshops to date, including Bengali, Korean & Lithuanian
University of East Anglia
Norwich, UK
ARTIS@Bangkok2017: Translatorship
Chulalongkorn University & Thammasat University
Bangkok
Thailand
Belgium
3-5 August
Brisbane Conference and Exhibition Centre
Brisbane, Australia
Theme: Disruption and Diversification
Early Bird Registration extended to 13 March
24-27 August
Translate in the Laurentians / On traduit dans les Laurentides
Master class training for French>English and English>French translators
Estérel, Quebec
4-8 September
2nd International Summer School in Translation Technology
KU Leuven University
Antwerp
Belgium
8-10 September
Efsli 2017 AGM & Conference
European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters
Theme: Interpreting in Heathcare
Toulouse, France
12-15 September
EAIE 2017
Theme: Internationalisation of Higher Education
Seville
Spain
15-16 September
TTI 5
5th International Conference on Teaching Translation and Interpreting
University of Łódź
15-16 September
Study Weekend 2017
CIOL German Society
Theme: The Hanseatic League - Myth and Reality
Lübeck
Germany
27-28 September
12-13 October
Elia Networking Days
Bucharest
Romania
Early Bird Registration extended to 13 March
11-13 August
Latin American Translation Industry Conference
Holiday Inn
Cordoba
Argentina
24-27 August
Translate in the Laurentians / On traduit dans les Laurentides
Master class training for French>English and English>French translators
Estérel, Quebec
2nd International Summer School in Translation Technology
KU Leuven University
Antwerp
Belgium
Efsli 2017 AGM & Conference
European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters
Theme: Interpreting in Heathcare
Toulouse, France
8-17 September
Including 2017 Grand Regency Costumed Charity Promenade on Saturday 9th September
Bath
UK
Twitter: @JAFestBath
EAIE 2017
Theme: Internationalisation of Higher Education
Seville
Spain
TTI 5
5th International Conference on Teaching Translation and Interpreting
University of Łódź
Łódź
Poland
Study Weekend 2017
CIOL German Society
Theme: The Hanseatic League - Myth and Reality
Lübeck
Germany
16-17 September
Annual Festival of Architecture and Design
22-24 September
Anglophoner Tag
Hosted by ITI German Network
Chester Racecourse
Chester
UK
Anglophoner Tag
Hosted by ITI German Network
Chester Racecourse
Chester
UK
23-24 September
Association of Sign Language Interpreters
Theme: Recognition
Institute for Child Health
London
Technology for Marketing
Olympia
London
28-30 September
International Forum for Interpreters and Translators
Plenary Sessions and Practical Workshops
Mexico City
Mexico
30 September
FIT 2017 Theme
Elia Networking Days
Bucharest
Romania
14-15 October
Call for papers in German only
Hanover
20 October-28 February 2018
Exhibition to mark 20th Anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
British Library
London
Stuttgart
Germany
25-27 October
9th International Conference on NLP, Corpus Linguistics, Terminology and e-Terminology
Slovak National Corpus
Bratislava, Slovakia
American Translators Association
Washington DC
USA
METM17
Mediterranean Editors and Translators Meeting 2017
Brescia
Italy
30-31 October
San Jose
California
USA
1-3 November
Theme: Continuous Delivery
Santa Clara
California
USA
MUMTTT 2017/Europhras 2017
3rd Workshop on Multi-word Units in Machine Translation and Translation Technology
Theme: Computational and Corpus-based Phraseology
London
16-17 November
Theme: Technology tools for interpreting
17-19 November
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
Music City Center
Nashville, TN
USA
22-24 November
NTIF 2017
Nordic Translation Industry Forum 2017
Helsinki
Finland
NTIF 2017
Nordic Translation Industry Forum 2017
Helsinki
Finland
7-8 December
Prague
Czech Republic
13-15 December 2017
Theme: Minority languages, risks, disasters and regional crises
UCL CEnTraS at Europe House, London
9-10 March 2018
24-27 October 2018
Dates to note for 2018
European Capital of Culture 2018
European Capital of Culture 2018
European Green Capital 2018
2nd Joint Dutch and Belgian Association Conference
7-12 May 2018
International Conference on Language Resources and Education
Phoenix Seagaia Resort
Miyazaki
Japan
Call for 2018 Papers
Call for 2020 Hosts
Call for 2020 Hosts
24-27 October 2018
59th ATA Annual Conference
American Translators Association
New Orleans
Louisiana
USA
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