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CONFERENCE PROGRAM

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 (MORNING)

8a–8:45a

REGISTRATION & Continental Breakfast

East Tennessee Room entrance (2nd fl.) and Dining Hall (3rd fl.)

8:45a–9a

Welcome Address by the TAPIT President

9a–10a

Keynote Address:
STAYING AHEAD OF THE CURVE (1 h)
by Javier Castillo

Medical and Legal CEUs pending approval

10a–11a

WHAT CAN ACADEMIC AND FIELD RESEARCH TELL US ABOUT THE INTERPRETER’S CRAFT? (1 h)
By Dr. Brandee Marie Strickland

Medical and Legal CEUs pending approval

11a–11:15p

 Morning Networking Break / Refreshments

11:15a–12:15p

“I’M NOT JUST BILINGUAL, I’M A PROFESSIONAL INTERPRETER” (1 h)
by Tatiana González-Cestari

Medical and Legal CEUs pending approval

12:15p–1p

 Lunch Break and Networking

1p–1:30p

 TAPIT Business Meeting for Members

1:30p–1:45p

Sponsor Highlights

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 (AFTERNOON)

1:45p–2:45p

MEMORY MASTERY (1 h)
by Javier Castillo

Medical and Legal CEUs pending approval

2:45–3:45p

LET'S PRACTICE: REWIRING THE BRAIN
by Bruni Treviño Dopatka

Medical and Legal CEUs pending approval

3:45p–4p

Afternoon Networking Break

*

Room A - East Tennessee Room

 

Room B - Meeting Room 219

4p-5:30p

COMPUTER ASSISTED TRANSLATION (CAT) TOOLS WORKSHOP (1.5 h)
by John Mark Maust

Medical and Legal CEUs pending approval

PATHWAYS: TRANSLATION CHALLENGES IN LITERATURE (1.5 h)
ETSU Panel on Literary Translation

Legal CEUs pending approval

5:30p–6p

Networking/Activities

6p–9p

Conference Celebration Dinner

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8

8a–8:45a

REGISTRATION & Continental Breakfast

East Tennessee Room entrance (2nd fl.) and Dining Hall (3rd fl.)

8:45a–9a

Welcome Address by the TAPIT President

9a–10a

THE SYMBOL SOLUTION: UNDERSTANDING AND BUILDING A SYSTEM OF SYMBOLS TO IMPROVE NOTE-TAKING (1 h)

by Javier Castillo

Medical and Legal CEUs pending approval

10a–10:15a

 Networking Break 

*

Room A - East Tennessee Room

Room B - Meeting Room 219

10:15a–11:15a

TEACHING AND LEARNING MEDICAL INTERPRETING SKILLS: INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PERSPECTIVES (1 h)
By Dr. Liv Detwiler

Medical and Legal CEUs pending approval

WHEN ONE IS NOT ENOUGH: STANDARDS FOR TEAM INTERPRETING IN LEGAL SETTINGS (1 h)
by Nattalia Paterson

Legal CEUs pending approval

 

11:15a–12:45p

DRUGS, MEDICATIONS AND PHARMACOLOGY (1.5 h)
by Tatiana González-Cestari

Medical and Legal CEUs pending approval

SIMULTANEOUS WORK IN JUVENILE COURT (1.5 h)
by Courtney L. Cevallos

Legal CEUs pending approval

12:45p–1:30p

Final Remarks and Networking