AIIC Switzerland in the media

LES RENDEZ-VOUS DE L’INTERPRETATION A LYON, January 23 and 24, 2020 Summary of Activities by Melanie Klemm (AIIC-Suisse) edited by Gillian Misener (AIIC-Canada) Thursday, January 23, Salon Bellevue, 09:00 – 12:30 Atelier de la voix/Voice Workshop by Hans-Werner Mühle – AB Representative for AIIC France Most interpreters do not use their voices correctly, and many … Continued

Geneva, January 2020, Phil Smith There are three sides to any discussion on remote simultaneous interpreting: the users; the providers of the required hardware and the interpreters, each group with its own interest, with, you might say, its own axe to grind. Interpreters travelled to Bern eager to find out more. Remote simultaneous interpreting is … Continued

Geneva, February 2020, Phil Smith A piercing jolt Sometimes you get a loud noise in your headset that can be caused by feedback, someone clattering the mic with documents or even people tapping the microphone to make sure the system is working, a bit like kicking the tyres to make sure your car is roadworthy. … Continued

December 2019, Amy Brady Resumee of presentations – Remote interpreting workshop I, 30 November 2019 Sally Bailey, Chief Interpreter, Council of Europe The decision to tackle remote interpretation was taken on the basis that we need to be actors of change: if we do not get involved in the introduction of RI, then it will … Continued

Leo Katz and Helga Jülich, interpreters at Nuremberg Video contribution by their granddaughter Evelyn Lueker and their daughter Dr Deborah Katz At the Round Table Discussion organised by AIIC Switzerland at the University of Geneva 1.10.2019 Hamburg, October 2019, George Drummond. When preparing for this event I became aware that the contributions by the family … Continued

THE INTERPRETER AND HISTORY IN THE MAKING Geneva, October 2019, Evelyn Moggio For the first time, family members of some of the interpreters at the Nuremberg Trials came together to talk about their relatives and the legacy of Nuremberg. The Nuremberg Trials were among the most significant events of the twentieth century, and the experiences … Continued

Geneva, October 2019, Rebecca Edgington As part of the exhibition “One Trial – Four Languages” in Geneva, on 2 October AIIC Switzerland organized a conference entitled: “The quality of sign language interpreters – the deaf user’s perspective”. Ms. Maya de Wit, coordinator of the AIIC Sign Language Network, presented the doctoral research she has conducted … Continued

Geneva, October 2019, Philip H. D. Smith At international tribunals interpreters speak – in the first person – for all the parties. Reliving atrocity and brutality repeatedly as a case unfolds inevitably takes its toll. International tribunals are now part of the international scene. We see the accused being hustled into buildings, get some view … Continued

Genève, octobre 2019, Benoît Kremer Du 30 septembre au 5 octobre 2019, la région Suisse de l’AIIC a eu le privilège d’accueillir à Genève l’exposition itinérante retraçant les débuts de l’interprétation simultanée à Nuremberg. Grâce à l’engagement inlassable de Rawdha Cammoun-Claveria (représentante de l’AIIC Suisse et chargée d’enseignement à la FTI), et à l’implication de … Continued

The “Caribbeanist Experience” Seminar organized by The International Association for Conference Interpreters (AIIC-Switzerland) at FTI-UNIGE (Faculté de Traduction et d’Interprétation – Université de Genève) in Geneva on September 14, 2019 was a great success, attracting more than 50 participants, most of them interpreters. Thrilling presentations from Dr. Yanique Hume, Dr. Stacy Denny and Dr. Don … Continued