Last weekend, I had the opportunity to visit the CAI Campus at Institute of Translation and Multilingual Communication (ITMK) at the TH Köln - University of Applied Sciences together with almost 40 fellow conference interpreters participating in the VKD Mentoring Programme. CAI stands for Computer-Assisted Interpreting, and we had the chance to put a range of CAI tools to the test in a realistic simultaneous interpreting environment inside the booth. The tools included: Cymo

There are encounters that drain your energy, and then there are encounters that leave you feeling energised. For me, the latter definitely includes last week‘s barcamp at die wohngemeinschaft organised as part of the mentoring programme of Germany’s professional association for conference interpreters VKD. One of my personal indicators that an event will boost my energy is when I find myself surrounded by truly like-minded peers and an inspiring atmosphere that gets my creati

Last weekend, the 23rd Annual Members’ Meeting of the VKD Professional Association of Conference Interpreters took place in Fulda. In addition to the official agenda, reports from the executive board and committee members, discussing motions, and electing new board members, the new cohort of the VKD Mentoring Programme was introduced. The aim of the programme is to facilitate young colleagues’ entry into professional life as freelance conference interpreters. To this end, exp

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