The 34th International Japanese-English Translation Conference (IJET-34) has now come to a close. We hope everyone who joined us in Melbourne enjoyed reconnecting with old friends, making new connections, and sharing ideas about translation and interpreting.
The Organising Committee would like to thank our Diamond sponsor, PerfectIt; our Gold sponsors, NAATI and Chris Poole Translation; and our Bronze sponsors, Simul, Forte, and NIT Inc.
We are also grateful to all our speakers, student and participant volunteers, as well as NOSH, Wonderscope, Pete Cromer, The Oxford Scholar Hotel, Novotel Melbourne on Collins, RMIT University and the JAT Board for their support.
Thank you to everyone who helped make IJET-34 such a warm, lively and memorable event. We look forward to seeing you again at the next IJET.
What do wordsmiths and programmers have in common? As a solutions architect, I listen to a customer describe a problem – often imprecisely, sometimes contradictorily – and find a way to articulate a solution to that problem in terms a machine can act on (i.e., code). The T&I and tech industries may seem worlds apart, but the crucial challenge – understanding what another human actually...
In Japanese interpersonal communication, intimacy is typically signalled through softened speech, indirectness and careful attention to relational hierarchy. In English or Chinese, however, mock aggression or playful insults may function as a marker of closeness. This presentation examines this cross-linguistic variation and its implications for dialogue translation and community interpreting....
Facilitators: Anna Berry Fukuda, Heather Glass, Rita Ormsby In this collegiate, experiential session, you will share and learn from each other, and try out interpreting techniques and concepts that may be new or examined from a new angle. You will be guided to explore what AI will never be able to do: manage the humanness of interpreted interaction, in all its diversity. We will focus on...
Jul 23, 2026
If you’ve been following the IJET-34 social media accounts, you may already have spotted our koala mascot. If not, we’d like to introduce her (although Wonderscope asked that we not give her a name). She was designed by Pete Cromer and brought to life as a beanie by Wonderscope, a Melbourne-based company. Over the past few months she has been introducing Melbourne, often with a little help from...
Jul 21, 2026
Friday, 4 September 2026 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm Join veteran translator Monica Pinda for a leisurely walking tour through some of Melbourne's famous laneways and historic arcades. Having called Melbourne home for most of her life, Monica will share some of her favourite laneways and the stories behind them. Beyond the city's main streets lies a network of more than 200 laneways and arcades. Here you...
Jul 4, 2026
The IJET-34 Banquet provides an opportunity for conference participants, accompanying guests and members of the wider T&I community to socialise, catch up with colleagues and friends, and meet new people in a relaxed setting.The banquet will take place at the Novotel Melbourne on Collins, just a short walk or free tram ride from Storey Hall. Banquet Details Date: Saturday, 5 September...
