The International Association for Translation and Intercultural Studies (IATIS) in inviting for proposals from convenors of panels, roundtables, workshops and artistic initiatives (deadline 30 April 2020) on the topic of the conference: The Cultural Ecology of Translation.
Please note that individual communications will be submitted at a later stage (from June to October 2020).
Submitting a Roudtable proposal
Submitting a Worskshop proposal
Submitting an Artistic initative proposal
Panels will serve as the cornerstone for structuring the conference program. Panels are thematic, integrated discussions among 6 to 12 session participants on a clearly identified theme or topic within the larger theme of the conference (The cultural Ecology of Translation). They should provide attendees with an opportunity to hear presenters engage in dialogue amongst themselves as well as with attendees about cutting-edge research, practice, theory building, or policy development.
Timeline for Panels
▪ Submission of panel proposals: by 30 April 2020
▪ Announcement of accepted panels by 1 June 2020
Link to the submission platform to be provided soon. In the meantime, please note that the following information will be required:
At this stage, you do not need to have a list of speakers. If accepted, you panel will then be posted on IATIS website and turned into a thematic call for papers.
– Details about the convenor(s): name, surname, affiliation, bionote (100 words approx.), and contact address
– Details about the proposal: abstract (500 words approx.).
See examples of IATIS panels in previous conferences:
Submitting a Roundtable Proposal
Roundtables run for one hour and provide opportunities for up to three participants with specific expertise and varying positions/opinions to discuss with one another, and with the audience, topics concerning the theme of the conference (The cultural Ecology of Translation).
Timeline for Roundtables
▪ Submission of roundtable proposals: by 30 April 2020
▪ Notification of acceptance by 1 June 2020
Link to the submission platform to be provided soon. In the meantime, please note that the following information will be required:
– Details about the participants: name, surname, affiliation, bionote (100 words approx.), and contact address
– Details about the proposal: abstract (500 words approx)
See examples of IATIS panels in previous conferences:
Belo Horizonte Roundtables 2015
Submitting a Workshop Proposal
Running for a day or half a day on June 28 (preceding the main conference), pre-conference workshops are designed to be training sessions on a topic of interest to conference attendees, such teaching and professional development, with a special emphasis on learning or developing new skills.
Timeline for Workshops
▪ Submission of workshop proposals: by 30 April 2020
▪ Notification of acceptance by 1 June 2020
Link to the submission platform to be provided soon. In the meantime, please note that the following information will be required:
– Details about the participant(s): name, surname, affiliation, bionote (100 words approx.), and contact address
– Details about the proposal: abstract (500 words approx.)
See examples of IATIS panels in previous conferences:
Submitting an Artistic initiative
Since a pioneer initiative in Hong Kong, IATIS has decided to extend its call to artistic initiatives that address the topic of the conference (The cultural Ecology of Translation).
▪ Submission of artistic proposals: by 30 April 2020
▪ Notification of acceptance by 1 June 2020
Link to the submission platform to be provided soon. In the meantime, please note that the following information will be required:
– Details about the convenor(s): name, surname, affiliation, bionote (100 words approx.), and contact address
– Details about the proposal: abstract (500 words approx.)
See for instance this initiative which took place during the Hong Kong IATIS conference here.