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efsli 20th AGM and conference in Vienna
14th-16th September 2012
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Welcome to the efsli website
Welcome to the efsli website We hope you find the web site informative and that you find what you are looking for. If not, please feel free to contact us for any more information.
Revised: Vacancy efsli Executive Director
Deadline for applications: 21st May 2012
The European Forum of Sign Language Interpreters (efsli) has an immediate opening for an Executive Director for 20 hours per week.
NOTE:
In April the efsli board sent out the vacancy for efsli Executive Director. The efsli board received over 30 applications for the position. The majority of the applicants were not related to the field of sign language interpreting. Considering all the applications, the efsli board finds the relationship with the field of sign language interpreting very important and has therefore revised the requirements and re-opened the vacancy. Please download the revised vacancy >>>here.
Members: Join in the discussion on the first efsli policy paper
Deadline for feedback: 15th June
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Call for efsli Committe of Experts
The efsli board regularly receives requests for input on topics that relate to the status or the development of the profession of sign language interpreters. In order to provide well-founded consultations, efsli would like to call on the additional support of experts in the field. Please download the full text of the call >>>here. The deadline for applications is 15th May.
Registration to the efsli Summer school is now open
Registration to the efsli Summer school is now open. The Summer school will take place in Tallinn, Estonia, 29th June - 1st July 2011. school's theme is “Ethical dilemmas and role conflicts in sign language interpreting” and the trainer is Peter Llewellyn-Jones from the University of Leeds, UK. Early bird registration deadline is 25th May 2012. Read more about the Summer school >>>here.
Extended deadline for Call for Nominations
Extended deadline for nominations: June 1 2012
The efsli board has extended the deadline for Call for Nominations. Is the efsli board something for you? The efsli board is looking for an efsli president and efsli board members. Read more here.
Internship in WFD
World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) is seeking a qualified intern to work in the WFD General Secretariat, based in Helsinki, Finland, for a period of three months. The preferred timing for the internship would be 1 September-November 2012. More information >>>here.
2nd AIIC Workshop 'Interpreters-for-Interpreters'
2nd AIIC Workshop 'Interpreters-for-Interpreters' will be held on 13th July 2012, in Berlin, Haus de Kulturen der Welt.
The event is open to AIIC Interpreters as well as to Pre-Candidates and Candidates, colleagues from the VKD and other Interpreters' associations and also graduates from interpreting courses at all universities or training centres. The topics include Booth Yoga (Conrado Portugal), Dealing with High Sensitivity (Sabine Breit), There is an app for that! How Interpreters can use the iPad for (virtually) everything (Alexander Drechsel), Retirement Provisions for Interpreters (speaker tbc), It takes (at least) two to tandem, How interpreters can train together without too much expense and difficulty (Almute Loeber) and others. More information from Almute Loeber, Coordinator for Continuing Education, German AIIC-Region, e-mail: a.loeber@aiic.net
Sign Gram Training School in Hamburg
The COST-funded SignGram Training School will be held at IDGS, University of Hamburg on August 3 - 5. See further details (content of courses, instructors, accomodation, application etc.) at http://www.sign-lang.uni-hamburg.de/events/cost/. The selected students (15) will receive a grant of 300 euros to support travel and daily allowance and will be notified on 20th of May. 2012. The SignGram Training School is free of charge. It is very much appreciated if you encourage your students to submit their application and to attend the upcoming SignGram Training School.
Registration for the efsli Trainers' seminar open
Registration for the efsli Trainers' seminar in Graz is now open.
General information about the efsli Trainers' Seminar may be found here: http://www.uni-graz.at/uedo1www/uedo1www-veranstaltungen/efsli_rainers__seminar.htm
To register, please follow this link: http://itat2.uni-graz.at/pub/formular/efsli-reg/
The efsli Trainers' seminar will take place in Graz, Austria, from 17 - 19 September 2012. The seminar will be opened with a keynote presentation from Franz Poechhacker. The full programme is now online: http://www.uni-graz.at/uedo1www/uedo1www-veranstaltungen/programme.htm
20th Anniversary efsli Membership Promotion
efsli is happy to announce the 20th anniversary contest. You can help efsli to increase its membership by bringing in new individual members. For each new individual member a full member receives a discount to the efsli AGM and conference. Winning prize is a full discount for efsli2012 AGM and conference for one delegate (efsli full member). For more information click here. Good luck!
Call for nominations & resolutions
Deadline for nominations 13th April 2012
The efsli board is seeking nominations for the efsli board. See for more information (and the video without music) here >>>
New publications
Signed Language Interpreting. Preparation, Practice and Performance
Edited by Lorraine Leeson, Svenja Wurm and Myriam Vermeerbergen
https://www.stjerome.co.uk/books/b/155/
Advances in Interpreting Research
edited by Laurie Swabey and Brenda Nicodemus, presenters at the efsli 2011 conference.
http://benjamins.com/#catalog/books/btl.99/toc
Shaping language rights 'Commentary on the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages in light of the Committee of Experts' evaluation (Regional or Minority Languages, No.9) http://book.coe.int/sysmodules/RBS_page/admin/redirect.php?id=36&lang=EN&produit_aliasid=2689
efsli Autumn school 2012
We are happy to announce that the efsli Autumn school will take place from 23rd to 26th November 2012 in the UK in cooperation with SIGNAMIC.
The school topic will be 'Deaf Interpreters in a team - Part 2: The next step!' This is to follow up on the efsli Spring school held in Prague in 9 - 11 April 2010, Czech Republic. This training will enable participants to ACTUALLY work with other interpreters (deaf and hearing), learn how to understand each other%u2019s roles, becoming a feeder interpreter, tips on co-working, the dos and the donts, and so on. It will focus on the actual hands-on practical aspects and putting yourselves to the test by doing it for real.
Mark these days in your diary!
Further information coming up soon.
The first Conference for European Students of Sign Language Interpreting
The students of the University of Applied Sciences in Zwickau, Germany announce the first conference for European Students of Sign Language Interpreting (ESOSLI) from May 17th to May 20th 2012. The conference will bring together European SLI students in order to exchange information, learn together and to build lasting professional networks that will strengthen the ties of SLIs in Europe. The keynote speakers are Robert Lee and Peter Llewellyn-Jones from the U.K., and Irma Sluis from the Netherlands. Download the conference flyer >>>here.
EUD congratulates efsli for the co-operation with AIIC
EUD congratulates efsli for the co-operation with the International Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC). Because of the successful discussions between these two organisations, sign language interpreters are now welcome as members of the AIIC. See more >>>here.
AIIC opens its doors to sign language conference interpreters
The efsli board is happy to announce that the AIIC General Assembly in Buenos Aires has passed the resolution that sign language interpreters can become AIIC members. Learn more about AIIC from their web page: http://aiic.net
Call for papers, ASLI conference for interpreters
The Association of Sign Language Interpreters (ASLI) is hosting a conference for interpreters on 22 and 23 September 2012 in Bristol, England. Download the Call for papers >>>here.
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Special Attendance Fund (SAF)
Special Attendance Fund (SAF)
Sign language interpreters from all around Europe gather once a year to exchange experiences, share knowledge, and to gain expertise. The efsli meeting and conference is an opportunity many interpreters look forward to every year. >>>more
Research Fund (eRF)
The efsli Research Fund has been set up to provide funds to individuals who would like to undertake research in a topic related to sign language interpreting and who do not have sufficient funding to complete the research. >>> more
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