Conference July 10, 11 2021

Keynote July 20 2021

“Retrospection, reflection, and strategies. Pausing in order to move the signed language interpreting profession forward.”
Dr. Isabelle Heyerick (ENG)



Signed Language Interpretation, Training and Research for Social Inclusion: A case of Moscow State Linguistic University Ksenia Golubina (ENG)

Growing the profession in Malta: From classroom to goldfish bowl.
Alison Vere, Marie Alexander, Lorraine Leeson, Debra Russell, Christopher Stone (IS/ENG)

Support Group Interpreting Jordana Avital (ENG)

Pandemic lessons learnt by the Kenyan sign language interpreting community, East Africa Stephen Ouma Orongo (ENG)


The Belgian deaf and hearing interpreting collaboration during Covid-19 Carolien Doggen, Nicolas Hanquet, Delphine le Maire, Elke Poullet (IS/ENG)


Practitioners’ views on the accreditation of conference interpreters working with International Sign – Maya de Wit (IS)

Keynote July 11

“Navigating new territory; Exploring new opportunity.”
Joneti Rokotuibau and Zane Hema (ENG)

The Terrifying ‘F’ Word! Feedback in Mentoring: Challenges, Solutions & Adaptations – A Case Study from India Shivoy Sharma, Sapan Jain (ISL/IS)


Two to tango: real life teaming in a virtual space Mindy Lanie, Andrea Smith (ENG)

Building better forward through collaboration Natasha Parkins- Maliko, Le Toudjida Allara, Maya De Wit, Oliver Pouliot (IS/ENG)


ISAAB update Heidi Green, Arūnas Bražinskas (IS/ENG)


Closing Remarks

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