2025 International Translation Day Symposium

AI Challenges and Translating from the Fringe: Forging a Future We Can Trust

Hosted by the Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies

Arts & Convocation Hall, University of Alberta, Student Lounge, room 232

Each year, translators, interpreters and terminologists celebrate International Translation Day on 30 September, the feast of St. Jerome. A unifying theme is chosen each year and a competition is held to design a poster for FIT members to print and use to promote the day and join together in celebrating our professions.

In 2017, an historical milestone for all professional translators, interpreters and terminologists was achieved, with the 71st Session of the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopting Resolution A/RES/71/288, recognising the role of professional translation in connecting nations, and fostering peace, understanding and development. In the same resolution, the United Nations General Assembly declared 30 September to be UN International Translation Day, celebrated across the entire UN network.

Acknowledgements: We honor our location in ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Amiskwacîwâskahikan) on Treaty 6 territory. We would like to thank all participants for making this event possible. We would also like to thank the generous support received from: KIAS, Amii/Briding Divide, ATIA, ATTLC/LTAC, Laberinto Press and the Wirth Institute and from the Departments of MLCS, History, Classics & Religion, Linguistics, Drama, English & Film Studies and East Asian Studies.

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