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.
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