2021 Online NETA Conference Schedule
May 1, 2021
9:00 - Welcome with Diana Rhudick, NETA President
9:15 - Keynote - Digital Flourishing: Achieving Wellness in an Increasingly Virtual World with Nina Hersher
10:10
Professional Section
From Snippets to Corpora - Looking up the Senses of a Word's Meaning with Alejandra Karamanian
Intro to Voice Movement Therapy for Interpreters with Mali Sastri
Panel - Getting Started as an Interpreter
Academic Panel Discussions
Specialized Translation: Health, Occupational Safety, and Education
Feminist and Post-colonial Literary Translation, and the Translation of Poetry
Interpretation Practice: Conflict Resolution, Immigration & Health Outcomes
11:15
Professional Section
Market Intrigues of Translating Chinese Fiction with Sabina Knight
Interpreting for Special Education with Holly Silvestri
Panel - Getting Started as a Translator
Academic Panel Discussions
Context, Localization, Online Translation and Interpreting
Spanish Language: History, Idioms, and Dialects
Decolonial Language Politics: Translation in the Americas
12:55
Professional Section
The Unequal Politics of Translation with Sabina Knight
The Medical Interpreter, an Essential Part of the Care Team with Luciana Canestraro
Panel Discussion - Translation and Identity with Ilan Stavans and Haidee Kotze
Academic Panel Discussions
Translating Diverse Voices: Queer, Feminist, and Multilingual Praxis
Youth Interpreters: The Present and Future of Our Profession
Translation Advancing Education: Language Access in Schools
2:00
Professional Section
Alternative Review Methods for Better Accuracy with Helen Eby
Lines, Tigers and Bares! with Javier Castillo, Jr.
Using Email and LinkedIn to Market to Direct Clients with Corinne McKay
Academic Panel Discussions
Translating Literature Today and What It Means for Tomorrow
Why Pursue a Career in Translation and Interpreting Now? with Rudy Heller
Literary Translatability: Building Worlds, Amplifying Voices
2:55 - Endnote - Diversification for Translators and Interpreters with Jost Zetsche
3:45 - Closing Remarks with Lesley Andrews, NETA Vice President