CHANGE OF VENUE
(with indoor & outdoor spaces in case of rain!)

Latin American Cultural Centre
28 Astrolabe Street, Red Hill ACT 2603

A fun picnic for language professionals and their friends and family!

Although 2020 has been a tumultuous year, there is one thing that you can count on: language professionals letting their hair down for an AUSIT ACT end-of-year event.

The committee has missed seeing you, so please come along to the Latin American Cultural Centre with your friends and family on Saturday 5 December 2020.  We'll catch up on all your news and tell you a bit about what we're planning for 2021 :)

Even if you can only make a part of the picnic, we'd love to see you - please stop in and say hello.

If you have mobility requirements, please get in touch and we'll make a plan: act@ausit.org / jenplaistowe1@gmail.com

Presenter:

This event will be hosted by the ACT branch of the Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators (AUSIT).  AUSIT is committed to providing a forum for exchange, fostering the development of professional relationships with fellow translators & interpreters, agencies and language service users, government departments, tertiary institutions and other industry stakeholders, and promoting ethics and quality standards through the industry.

Public Transport information:

Check out the Transport Canberra website to see which services can transport you to the city:  https://www.transport.act.gov.au/getting-around/timetables/routes-by-suburb

Parking information:

There is parking near Red Hill Primary School and the French Australian Pre-school, which are on the opposite side of the street to the Cultural Centre.  The red marker on the map below is the Latin American Cultural Centre.

Special precautions:

We will be taking a few precautions, as it is expected that the ACT will still be responding to the threat posed by COVID-19:

• We ask that members REGISTER for this free event.
• Participants are asked to bring their own food, drink, and eating utensils.
• We will ask all participants to sign in when they arrive on the day and confirm that they are not showing symptoms / have not been to a COVID-19 hotspot
• AUSIT ACT will regretfully cancel the event if we feel that there is risk to participants' health and safety.
  
  

We look forward to seeing you on Saturday 5 December 2020 at 12.00 noon!

AUSIT ACT Branch

Virtual Meet and Greet for
Translation and Interpreting Students

The AUSIT National Education Committee would like to welcome all AUSIT Student Members and students at our Educational Affiliates to participate in a Student Meet and Greet.

Come and join us on Zoom on 8 December 2020 from 7:00pm to 8:30pm AEDT to network, discuss and get to know students from across Australia!

This will be a great opportunity to meet other future T&I professionals, learn about their experiences, prepare to enter the industry knowing people from across the country and have some fun together.

Other time zones:

4:00pm  - 5:30 AWST (WA)

6pm - 7:30pm AEST (QLD)

6:30pm - 8:00pm ACDT (SA)

5:30pm - 7:00pm ACST (NT)

Presenters:

Rachel Preston and Xiaoxing (Amy) Wang

The Zoom link for the webinar will be emailed 1 - 2 days prior to the meeting.

We look forward to meeting you all online!

AUSIT Education Committee

All modules are targeted at an introductory level for interpreters who are new to this field of interpreting. Although participants don’t need to attend the three modules, they have been developed in a scaffolded approach where knowledge and pertinent vocabulary is built from one to the other module.

The schedule of the three seminars are as follows; please refer to the individual eflash for registration.

Seminar 1 - Introduction to Legal Interpreting (2-5pm, 4 Dec 2020)

Seminar 2 - Court Interpreting 1 (2-5pm, 11 Dec 2020)

Seminar 3 - Court Interpreting 2 (2-5pm, 18 Dec 2020)
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Interactive Seminar 2

This module will focus on the types of courts and tribunals Australian interpreters work in, how to prepare for court interpreting assignments, courtroom protocols and resources at our disposal.

Objectives

Over three weeks, we’ll be delivering an introduction to legal and court interpreting in three modules. Topics will cover an overview of the Australian legal system, and then focus on interpreting in police and courtroom settings.

Presenter

Silvia Martinez is a Certified Interpreter and Translator (Spanish<>English), who has concentrated her interpreting practice in conference and legal interpreting. She gained an appreciation of the challenges and requirements for interpreting in legal settings—and the skills—when she completed a Graduate Diploma in Interpreting and Translation at Western Sydney University in 2001. She also worked as research assistant to Professor Sandra Hale on the project that led to Interpreter Policies, Practices and Protocols in Australian Courts and Tribunals, published in 2011 by the Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration, and which laid important groundwork for the development of the JCCD’s Recommended National Standards for Working with Interpreters in Courts and Tribunals.

Silvia works on a freelance and casual employment basis, both with private clients and through agencies contracted to provide interpreting services in courts and tribunals. She frequently works in the NSW criminal jurisdiction as court-appointed interpreter through Multicultural NSW and through the same agency, at NSW Police interviews. And she is, of course, a member of AUSIT and of Translators and Interpreters Australia (Professionals Australia).

Joining the Seminar

Please NOTE this is a live Seminar - Registrants will be provided with an access link to join at 2.00pm AEST on Friday 11 December 2020. 

This Seminar WILL be recorded.

PD Logbook

Level: Basic

Please consult the NAATI Recertification Catalogue to allocate the relevant PD Points (downloadable from https://www.naati.com.au/practitioners/professional-development-requirements/).

Some activities can be included under different categories, so please choose the most appropriate category for your recertification purposes.

Dear Colleague

You are formally invited to AUSIT Tasmania Branch's 2020 Xmas Networking Event!

Please join the AUSIT Tasmanian Branch for  our end of year get-together for industry members, as we reflect on what has been a quite an unprecedented year for all.

We invite you to our final networking session for 2020 to discuss T & I Industry news and happenings, albeit with a little added festive cheer!  Food and drinks provided; registration essential!


 PRESENTERS:  AUSIT Tasmania Branch Committee

This event has been organised in compliance with current COVID-19 requirements pertaining to social gatherings in Tasmania.


VENUE:    The Salamanca Inn, Churchill Room (Ground Floor, adjacent Reception)
                     10 Gladstone Street, Salamanca Place, Hobart, TAS.

Kind regards

AUSIT Tasmania Branch

		Register HERE

It's that time of year again - and we are very lucky to be able to spend it with each other.

AUSIT WA would like to invite you to join us to say goodbye to 2020 over a light meal and drinks at "The Partisan" in East Perth. This lovely venue features a waterfront setting and has a relaxed vibe.  Tickets will cover a light meal, and your choice of drinks can be bought at the bar.

2020 has been a year of great adaptations and change, no less for your branch committee: we are farewelling some AUSIT stalwarts, Annamaria Arnall and Yutaka Kawasaki, together with Cheng (Alfred) Gu as they move on.

Please join us in celebrating their contributions to our association and the T&I profession on this occasion.

Any questions or dietary requirements, please contact wa@ausit.org

This is a live event and will NOT be recorded

We look forward to seeing you there!
AUSIT WA

		Friday 11 December 2020   6.00pm - 8.00pm AWST (Perth WA)
		The Partisan   22/60 Royal Street   Perth WA 6006
		AUSIT WA Members:   $20   AUSIT WA Student Members: $10   (All members can invite one non-member guest for $20)
		Register HERE

In times like today when the challenges that we face as interpreters are unprecedented - covid related restrictions, lockdowns, isolation, professional uncertainty- it is very important to make sure that we remain connected to our professional and social network.

If you are an Arabic interpreter and/or translator please join this meet and greet session to get to know your colleagues and exchange ideas and tips on how to navigate uncharted territory.

Facilitator - Dina Kerr

This webinar will NOT be recorded.

PD Logbook

Level: Intermediate

Please consult the NAATI Recertification Catalogue to allocate the relevant PD Points - downloadable from

https://www.naati.com.au/practitioners/professional-development-requirements/

Some activities can be included under different categories, so please choose the most appropriate category for your recertification purposes.

All modules are targeted at an introductory level for interpreters who are new to this field of interpreting. Although participants don’t need to attend the three modules, they have been developed in a scaffolded approach where knowledge and pertinent vocabulary is built from one to the other module.

The schedule of the three seminars  are as follows; please refer to the individual eflash for registration.

Seminar 1 - Introduction to Legal Interpreting (2-5pm, 4 Dec 2020) 

Seminar 2 - Court Interpreting 1 (2-5pm, 11 Dec 2020)

Seminar 3 - Court Interpreting 2 (2-5pm, 18 Dec 2020)
_____________________________________________

Interactive Seminar 3

In this final module we’ll take a detailed look at the type of hearings interpreters work in, and how we adjust to the different requirements of the court. This will include consideration of the appropriate interpreting modes we use, and exercises to develop our courtroom interpreting skills.

Objectives

Over three weeks, we’ll be delivering an introduction to legal and court interpreting in three modules. Topics will cover an overview of the Australian legal system, and then focus on interpreting in police and courtroom settings. 

Presenter

Silvia Martinez is a Certified Interpreter and Translator (Spanish<>English), who has concentrated her interpreting practice in conference and legal interpreting. She gained an appreciation of the challenges and requirements for interpreting in legal settings—and the skills—when she completed a Graduate Diploma in Interpreting and Translation at Western Sydney University in 2001. She also worked as research assistant to Professor Sandra Hale on the project that led to Interpreter Policies, Practices and Protocols in Australian Courts and Tribunals, published in 2011 by the Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration, and which laid important groundwork for the development of the JCCD’s Recommended National Standards for Working with Interpreters in Courts and Tribunals.

Silvia works on a freelance and casual employment basis, both with private clients and through agencies contracted to provide interpreting services in courts and tribunals. She frequently works in the NSW criminal jurisdiction as court-appointed interpreter through Multicultural NSW and through the same agency, at NSW Police interviews. And she is, of course, a member of AUSIT and of Translators and Interpreters Australia (Professionals Australia).

Joining the Seminar

Please NOTE this is a live Seminar - Registrants will be provided with an access link to join at 2.00pm AEDT on Friday 18 December 2020. 

This Seminar WILL be recorded.

PD Logbook

Level: Basic

Please consult the NAATI Recertification Catalogue to allocate the relevant PD Points (downloadable from https://www.naati.com.au/practitioners/professional-development-requirements/).

Some activities can be included under different categories, so please choose the most appropriate category for your recertification purposes.