IPCITI 2012 – Dublin

Start date: 8 November 2012
End date: 10 November 2012
Time: 00:00 - 00:00
Location: Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland

Call for Abstracts

We are pleased to call for abstracts for the 8th International Postgraduate Conference in Translation and Interpreting (IPCITI), to be hosted by the Centre for Translation and Textual Studies, Dublin City University, Ireland, from November 8th to 10th 2012.

IPCITI is a collaborative conference designed to provide new researchers from all areas of translation and interpreting studies with the opportunity to share their research with peers in a supportive and intellectually stimulating environment. Day one of IPCITI is devoted to pre-conference workshops; days two and three are devoted to keynote lectures and parallel conference sessions.

The conference aims to showcase the great diversity of research in current translation and interpreting studies and invites abstracts from all relevant areas. Topics of specific interest to our organising committee include (but are by no means limited to):

  • Audiovisual translation
  • Sign language interpreting
  • Community interpreting
  • Translation of children’s literature
  • Intercultural aspects of translation/interpreting
  • Translation/interpreting pedagogy
  • Lexicography/terminography
  • Translation technology
  • Literary translation
  • Translation/interpreting and ethics
  • Localisation
  • Translation/interpreting and media, including social media
  • Models of translation
  • Translation/interpreting history
  • ‘Periphery’ cultures and minority languages
  • Translation/interpreting process studies
  • Research methodologies in translation/interpreting
  • Videogames localisation

Keynote Speakers

  • Federico Federici, Durham University, UK
  • Andy Way, Director of Language Technology, Applied Language Solutions, UK
  • Jenny Williams, Dublin City University, Ireland

Workshop

  • Eye Tracking as a Research Tool: Understanding and Application – Stephen Doherty
  • Using Electronic Corpora in Translation and Interpreting Research – Dorothy Kenny

Speaker Guidelines

Please take a look at the following guidelines. We would be grateful if all speakers could comply with the following suggestions as far as possible to ensure a more rewarding experience for both speakers and delegates.

The time allotted for each speaker is 30 minutes: 20 minutes for the presentation and then 10 minutes for questions and answers. Within the 10 minutes discussion time delegates will also have the opportunity to switch between parallel sessions. You’re asked to stick to the 20-minute time limit for presentation in order to ensure that all sessions run in parallel and to schedule and to facilitate adequate discussion following your paper. Going overtime is one of the most common mistakes that people make when they first give a paper, so it’s a good idea to rehearse your presentation a few times beforehand – time passes much more quickly than you think when you’re talking.

Presentation

You’re requested to present your paper (i.e. talk the audience through it), rather than reading it from a prepared script. This makes for a much livelier and more dynamic presentation, and it’s generally easier for an audience to follow you when you speak than when you read. You should also speak loudly, slowly and clearly enough so that everyone can hear and understand you.

Audio-visual equipment

All rooms have a dedicated PC, WiFi Connection, a data projector and laptop connectivity.

References

The following web pages have some good information on giving presentations:

The following books also have some good advice on giving presentations:

  • Davis, Martha. (1997) Scientific Papers and Presentations . San Diego / London : Academic Press.
  • Kirkman, John. (1997) Guidelines for Giving Effective Presentations: Tactics and Techniques for talking to Large or Small Groups . Marlborough : Ramsbury Books.
  • Siddons, Suzy. (1998) Presentation Skills . London : Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.