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CONFERENCE PROGRAM

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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

TN AOC 1 FL | CEAP/CCHI 1 CE hr | IMIA/NBCMI CEUs Pending

10a–11a

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

TN AOC 1 FL | CEAP/CCHI 1 CE hr | IMIA/NBCMI CEUs Pending

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

TN AOC 1 FL | CEAP/CCHI 1 CE hr | IMIA/NBCMI CEUs Pending

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

TN AOC 1 FL | CEAP/CCHI 1 CE hr | IMIA/NBCMI CEUs Pending

2:45–3:45p

LET'S PRACTICE: REWIRING THE BRAIN (1 h)
by Bruni Treviño Dopatka

TN AOC 1 FL | CEAP/CCHI 1 CE hr | IMIA/NBCMI CEUs Pending

3:45p–4p

Afternoon Networking Break

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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

TN AOC 1.5 G | CEAP/CCHI 1.5 CE hr | IMIA/NBCMI CEUs Pending

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

TN AOC 1.5 G

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

TN AOC 1 FL | CEAP/CCHI 1 CE hr | IMIA/NBCMI CEUs Pending

10a–10:15a

 Networking Break 

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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

TN AOC 1 FL | CEAP/CCHI 1 CE hr | IMIA/NBCMI CEUs Pending

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

TN AOC 1 FL

 

11:15a–12:45p

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

TN AOC 1.5 G | CEAP/CCHI 1.5 CE hr | IMIA/NBCMI CEUs Pending

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

TN AOC 1.5 FL

12:45p–1:30p

Final Remarks and Networking

LOCATION

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