Session

The environment surrounding translation work is at a turning point, with generative AI only one issue. It is at precisely times like these that advocacy work, bringing the voices of individual translators and interpreters to society, is so vital.

In this talk, we will unravel the knotty problem of just what advocacy means and what concrete action looks like. We will also introduce examples from other international organizations and translator groups such as the American Translators Association.

Taking those examples for reference, we would like to make this an opportunity to discuss what we as individual translators and interpreters and as translator organizations can do, and what kinds of initiatives will be necessary going forward.