This year’s Critical Link 8 Conference, which will be hosted in LINCS by CTISS, is going to be big. We are delighted to announce the Keynote Speakers:

• The Rt Hon Lord Carloway, Lord President and Lord Justice General, the most senior judge in Scotland and Head of the Scottish Judiciary

• Professor Laura Gavioli, Professor of English Language and Translation at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

• Prof. Dr. Martin Volk, Professor of Computational Linguistics at the University of Zurich

If the intensive Critical Link 8 Conference Programme is  not enough and you are looking for even more things to do in Edinburgh next month, we have an exciting list of pre-conference events:

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS (summary) CL8 delegates and external participants
Monday, 27 June			Tuesday, 28 June
Beginners’ CAT Tools – Trados	Working in the Booth: Simultaneous Interpreting Taster	Changing Societies, Changing Terminologies: Challenges  for Public Service Interpreters	Is There an App for that? Getting the Most out of Tablets in Community Interpreting	Speak the Unspeakable: Interpreting for Victim Services	Mission not Impossible: Teaching Interpreter Skills in Short Course Settings	“Shh…!” Confidentiality Issues for Freelance Translators and Interpreters
Ramon Inglada	LINCS Staff	Katerina Strani	Alexander Drescel & Joshua Goldsmith	Marjory Bancroft	Katherine Allen	Sue Leschen
One-day	One-day	Half-day: afternoon	One-day	Half-day: morning	Half-day: afternoon	Half-day: afternoon

For more information & to register, click here

 

PRE-CONFERENCE VISITS (summary) CL8 delegates and partners/friends only
Tuesday, 28 June
Visit to the Scottish Parliament	17.15-18.30 (tbc)	Leaving Heriot-Watt 16.00-16.30 OR Meeting as Scottish Parliament at 17.00
Walking Tour of the Royal Mile	Starting 18.30	Meeting in City Centre
Guided Tour of Mary King’s Close	20.00-21.00	Meeting in City Centre

For more information, click here

To register, click here

Looking forward to meeting you all in June!