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INSTITUTE MATTERS
event. This enables members and non-
members to come together.
As well as the online international
conference, we are also exploring the idea of
running two specialist in-person events in
early 2023. The first of these would be a
special one-day event in London for
translators, looking at the specific challenges
they face in the modern world. It would be an
opportunity for professionals to come
together to learn from and network with each
other. It is likely that we will host the CIOL
Awards at this event.
The following day, we are looking to host
another special one-day event for
interpreters, setting aside a full day to focus
on this specialist field. This would include a
variety of presentations looking at the
challenges and opportunities for interpreters
in these evolving times.
Costs
CIOL has always been very conscious about
the financial impact of event costs on our
members and non-members, and we aim to
ensure that the events we run are not only of
the highest standard but also enable the
A
fter the success of CIOL's 2022
conference, and the positive feedback
we received, we have already started
to plan for 2023. CIOL supports translators,
interpreters, educators and wider linguists
both in the UK and internationally, and we
want to balance how we support all our
members wherever they are based.
With this in mind, we are considering taking
CIOL Conference online again in 2023 to give
those people without easy access to the UK
the opportunity to take part. The event will
cover all aspects of the lives of professional
linguists – translators, interpreters, educators
and those who use their language skills in a
business, public service or other professional
environment. We are looking to bring you
great 'thought leadership', advice and
insights on how other professionals work
around the world.
Face-to-face events
We also know that while providing
professional development through our CPD
and Events programmes is important, offering
opportunities for face-to-face networking
matter too, not least at the CIOL Awards
An international conference
Why CIOL is thinking ahead to Conference 2023
largest number of people to attend. We
will make sure the tickets are priced with
the current economic situation in mind, as
well as giving discounts to linguists who
have portfolio careers and wish to attend all
three events.
Covid
We plan to release the proposed dates of
these events over the coming months, but
we will continue to monitor the incidence
rate of Covid-19.
Speakers
Of course, we couldn't run our events
without the speakers who volunteer to share
their valuable guidance, opinions and
insights with other professionals. If you would
like to speak at one of these events, please
get in touch with your proposal, letting us
know which event you would like to be
involved in: comms@ciol.org.uk.
AN INSPIRING EVENT
Attendees enjoy one of the keynote
speeches at CIOL Conference 2022 (left);
and network during a break (right)
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