Events & Updates
Training, Testing and Accreditation in PSIT
October 1st – 2nd 2015, Call for papers Mobility and immigration leads to more diversity in countries’ population. Since integration is a two-way process, the receiving side must
Critical Link 8: A New Generation, Call For Papers
Future-proofing interpreting and translating The Organising Committee has now opened the Call for Papers for the Critical Link 8 Conference. This Call includes submissions for
Open Letter Campaign: Letter to the Holy See
On behalf of endangered translators and interpreters worldwide Please join Red T and the world’s four major language associations: International Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC)
Letter from the President, Angela Sasso
Court interpreters, Ellis Island, CLI 8 This issue focuses on the work of interpreters in the legal system. While there is an ongoing debate as
A glimpse into the past
The early days of interpreting at court and immigration facilities Can you imagine providing interpretation services to twelve million people, a century ago? Those were
Our Research and Resources section is now active
Learn how you can play an active role in our online community Great news! Our Research and Resources section on our website is now active
Interpreters of Tomorrow: Critical Link’s 2016 International Conference
Edinburgh, Scotland Critical Link’s 8th International Conference is scheduled for the last week of June, 2016. Heriot-Watt University will be hosting the event, at the
Court interpreting in criminal trials takes a very heavy toll on practitioners
A peek into the high-stress world of court interpreters In a recent article in the South China Morning Post, Tsang Man-sang, a former interpreter, discusses
Community interpreting as a profession
ISO 13611:2014 Interpreting – Guidelines for Community Interpreting In November 2014, ISO published ISO 13611:2014 Interpreting – Guidelines for Community Interpreting. The first standard to directly
Global survey on the professional status of community interpreters
Press release: 01.06.2015 CLI is pleased to support the work of Paola Gentile, a Ph.D. student in Interpreting Studies at the University of Trieste, (Italy) under the
Message from the President
An organizational update from our president, Angela Sasso I last wrote about the internationalization of Critical Link, and of our commitment to become a hub
International standards: Landmark recognition for what we do
Final version of ISO 13661 set for release The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is set to release the final version of ISO 13611, Interpreting–Guidelines
Meet the CLI Team
Our current Executive Team and Members At Large The Critical Link International Board of Directors welcome Maria Aguilar-Solano to the Board as our new secretary.
5 benefits of becoming a CLI member
Introducing a once-a-year renewal system We are only as strong as the sum of our parts, and becoming part of Critical Link has never been
AVLIC 2014: Interpreters and Human Rights
Re-cap of the Association of Visual Language Interpreters of Canada’s most recent conference Interpreters and Human Rights. That was the theme chosen by the Association of