At SlatorCon Remote, What to Focus on Amid All the ‘Wait and See’
SlatorCon Remote September 2022 saw the biggest percentage of buy-side participants of any SlatorCon to date. Here are the highlights.
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Some UN Interpreters Push Back Hard Against Remote Interpretation
UN interpreters blame technology for the decline in their working conditions. But the benefits of technology are real and should not be ignored by the interpreting community.
How the European Commission Is Tackling the New Era of Interpreting
Genoveva Ruiz Calavera shares key challenges and strategies in delivering interpretation in more than 24 languages for the European Commission.
As Deadline Looms, Here’s What Freelance Interpreters Need to Pass the EU Interpreter Test
European Union announces July 15, 2022 deadline to apply for freelance interpreter test. What candidates need to know to qualify for accreditation testing in October.
Leading the World’s Largest Interpreting Service With Genoveva Ruiz Calavera
Genoveva Ruiz Calavera reflects back on her first year as EC's Director-General for Interpretation, from transitioning out of the pandemic to facilitating the EU’s support of Ukraine.
Slator 2022 Language Industry M&A and Funding Report
44-pages on 2022 translation and localization industry acquisitions and translation startup investments, with valuations, deal rationale.
Genoveva Ruiz Calavera Is the European Commission’s New Chief Interpreter
Newly appointed Director-General of the DG SCIC on plans to improve conferencing tools, equipment at the European Commission; and reaching out to contract interpreters affected by the pandemic.
As Meetings Rise Again, Two EU Institutions Treat Contract Interpreters Differently
European Commission to honor long-term interpreter contracts until December 2020. Parliament continues terminating contracts; sets up paid online learning scheme to soften blow.
European Commission Searches for New Chief Interpreter
After four years, DG Interpretation chief at the EC, Florika Fink-Hooijer, steps down. Commission reportedly wants a woman to fill role again to meet target proportion of female managers.
Contract Interpreters ‘Puzzled’ and ‘Hurt’ by EU Offer
As institutional interpretation work vanishes, auxiliary conference interpreters call EU mitigation offer “unworthy of a public entity.” EU staff interpreters set up emergency solidarity fund.
EU Gives In-Principle Green Light to Use of Remote Interpreting Platforms
EU Directorate General for Interpreting tests four remote simultaneous interpreting platforms, finds that technology could satisfy a “hidden demand” for interpreting.
World’s Largest Interpretation Service Gets New Boss
The EU appoints the current head of Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection, Florika Fink-Hooijer, to the top post at its EUR 117m Directorate General for Interpretation, which services over 11,000 meetings each year.
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