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AUSIT QLD Branch Presents: Big PD Day

  • 23 August 2025
  • 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
  • Sir Llew Edwards Building, University of Qld, St Lucia Campus
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  • For Registration Code please email admin@ausit.org with your member number.

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The Big PD Day

8:30am-5:00pm Saturday 23 August

University of Queensland St Lucia

Registrations close 20 August 2025

Don't miss the Big PD Day (formerly known as the AUSIT Queensland Mini-Conference) on Saturday 23 August. Connect with like-minded professionals, exchange ideas, and build lasting relationships.

This is not just a conference; it's a community experience where you can grow and thrive in your career. Be a part of this exciting day of learning and professional growth in the beautiful surroundings of the University of Queensland St Lucia campus.

The Queensland Branch cordially invites you to join us for the Big PD Day, a full day of keynotes, workshops, panel discussions and networking opportunities that will tackle current and pressing topics for our profession, bring practitioners together to meet and share experiences, and earn 20 PD points (or 10 Ethics PD points).

Presented in partnership with the University of Queensland and hosted by its School of Languages and Cultures, the Big PD Day will delve into important topics such as resilience, communication styles, technology and ethics, featuring speakers including:

  • Carl Fordham, AUSIT National President, with a welcome message from AUSIT,
  • Dr. Angie Knaggs, on resilience,
  • Sam Berner, on the ethical implications of Critical Discourse Analysis,
  • Dr. Renee Zahnow, on communication across cultures,
  • Dr. Lucianne Palmquist, on mental health interpreting,
  • Dr. Cristina Savin, on pricing translations,
  • Elisabeth Kissel, on the basics of cybersecurity for translators,
  • Lisa Ward and Dr. Faiza El Higzi OAM, on the importance of language work in a diverse nation,
    and more.

This will also be an opportunity to spend the day in the company of colleagues and strengthen the bonds of our professional interpreter and translator community.

A detailed program will be released in the coming weeks. Questions? You can email our Qld Committee at qld@ausit.org.

AUSIT Queensland Branch AGM

AUSIT members are advised that the AUSIT QLD Branch Annual General Meeting for 2025 will be held during the Big PD Day, at 2pm Saturday 23 August 2025. The AGM is a FREE event all AUSIT members can attend. You do not need to register for the AGM if you plan to register for the Big PD Day. For further information about our AGM including nomination and proxy vote forms, please visit the website here

Venue and Parking

Sir Llew Edwards Building (Building 14), The University of Queensland, Cnr University Drv and Campbell Rd, St Lucia QLD 4067. Free parking is available at the St Lucia campus for the duration of this event. Best Parking - Zone 1472300 (refer Uni campus map below).

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St Lucia campus is conveniently serviced by more than 10 direct bus routes from the Brisbane CBD and outer suburbs. The nearest train stations to the St Lucia campus are Toowong, Park Road and Dutton Park. The University of Queensland has a CityCat Ferry Terminal at the St Lucia campus.

St Lucia campus is easily accessed by bicycle, with a safe riverside bicycle path in Toowong, and the Eleanor Schonell Bridge in Dutton Park connecting the campus to the Brisbane CBD and surrounding suburbs.

For more public transport information, visit the UQ website here.

PD Logbook

Introductory PD. Please  consult the NAATI Recertification Catalogue to allocate the relevant PD Points. Some activities can be included under different categories, so please choose the most appropriate category for your recertification purposes.


Certificates and Recordings

Certificates for PD purposes will be issued to confirmed attendees only and may take up to two weeks to be sent out. This event will not be recorded.




 

Saturday 23 August 2025
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM AEST




 

Sir Llew Edwards Building (Building 14),
University of Qld, St Lucia Campus
Brisbane Qld 4000




 

AUSIT Members - $100
AUSIT Students - $60
ASLITA/NZSTI/FIT-ITF members - $100

Non-Members - $220



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