Dawn Bowes, our senior account manager, presented a paper at Critical Link 6 last month. Running over five days at Aston University in Birmingham — and based on the theme of "Interpreting in a changing landscape" — this was the first international conference devoted to public service interpreting to be held in the UK. In a joint presentation with Gillian Trainor, the lead nurse at Brent Mental Health Services, Dawn presented a paper on interpreter training and education.
Critical Link 6 in numbers
- 300+ delegates
- 36 countries
- 167 papers
- 10 panel sessions
- 7 workshops
- 5 round table discussions
- 3 plenary sessions
- 2 general meetings
Critical Link 6 in quotes
- Multilingualism is an asset not an obstacle
- English is not enough
- Maybe it's time to put forward a proposal for an international standard
- I do not work as an interpreter. I am an interpreter
- Positioning of interpreters when interpreting: some say this, some say that. Should there be a standard?
- Continual Professional Development is imperative
- Is there room for apprenticeships?
- Invest in interpreters
- Everything has its place as long as there are guidelines
- Are there limits to telephone interpreting?