European Legal Interpreters and Translators Association (EULITA) in cooperation with Bulgarian Association of Interpreters & Translators (AIT) STATUS AND RECOGNITION OF LEGAL INTERPRETERS AND TRANSLATORS TODAY Sofia, Bulgaria, on 16 and 17 March 2018 Conference language: English PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME FRIDAY, 16 MARCH 2018 PALACE OF JUSTICE, bul. Vitosha 2, 1000 Sofia Court room 15, 2 nd floor 14:00 15:00 Arrival, registration and security check 15:00 17:30 Welcome and introduction Marianna Hill, AIT President Daniela Amodeo Perillo, EULITA President Benefits of court interpretation, expectations and scope for improvement from a judge s point of view Deputy President of Sofia City Court (to be confirmed) Title to be determined Speaker from the Supreme Judicial Council (to be confirmed) Administrative aspects of the work of court interpreters Speaker from the Ministry of Justice (to be confirmed) Please note: Please bring appropriate photo identification for the security check at the Palace of Justice (no suitcases allowed). Seating at the Palace of Justice is limited and will be restricted on a first come, first served basis. NOVOTEL SOFIA, 115 N Tsarigradsko Shosse Blvd., 1784 Sofia 19:00 20:00 Drinks reception in honour of the Bulgarian Presidency of the European Union (separate registration required, see attachment) 20:00 22:30 Networking dinner
RECOGNITION AND STATUS OF LEGAL INTERPRETERS AND TRANSLATORS TODAY SATURDAY, 17 MARCH 2018 NOVOTEL SOFIA, 115 N Tsarigradsko Shosse Blvd., 1784 Sofia 08:30 09:00 Arrival and registration 09:00 09:30 Welcome and introduction 09:30 11:00 Session 1 11:00 11:30 Coffee break 11:30 13:00 Session 2 13:00 14:00 Lunch 14:00 15:50 Session 3 15:50 16:00 Closing remarks Daniela Amodeo Perillo, EULITA President Marianna Hill, AIT President, Bulgaria Deputy Minister of Justice (to be confirmed) Italy in the forefront of refugee inflow: a pilot training course for humanitarian interpreters Mariachiara Russo, Department of Interpreting and Translation, University of Bologna at Forlì, Italy Legal interpreting between the booth and the prison cell International Committee of the Red Cross perspective Karim Bouarar, Red. ICRC Senior Arabic Reviser and Interpreter, Switzerland Title to be determined Dimitra Stafilia, PEEMPIP President, Greece Language assistance for communication with counsel has the standard been raised? James Brannan, Senior translator, European Court of Human Rights, France A reality check: the work of LITs in the real world Liisa Laakso-Tammisto, court interpreter and authorised translator, past President of SKTL, Finland The market for legal translation in Austria: the financial markets supervision perspective Michael Bailey, Translator, Banking Supervision Department, Financial Market Authority (FMA), Austria Folitex or Forensic Linguistic Tap Expert: why (s)he should take the place of the former wiretap interpreter Katalin Balogh and Heidi Salaets, KU Leuven, Sint-Andries campus, Antwerp, Belgium Joint training for police and interpreters in specific scenarios Irina Norton, APCI Vice Chairman, UK An update on EULITA s project of an ISO standard on legal interpreting (DIS 20228) Liese Katschinka, ISO standard project leader, Austria 16:00 16:30 Coffee break Registration for the General Assembly (for EULITA members only) For EULITA members only: 16:30 18:30 8 th General Assembly of EULITA Further details of the General Assembly can be found in the convening letter(s) sent to EULITA members by separate mail. Please note that separate registration is required for the General Assembly (please use the registration form enclosed with the convening letter).
RECOGNITION AND STATUS OF LEGAL INTERPRETERS AND TRANSLATORS TODAY PRACTICAL INFORMATION Registration fee The registration fee covers attendance of the conference on Friday and Saturday, including coffee breaks, lunch and documentation. Early bird fee (payment before 31 January 2018): EUR 100 Regular fee (payment after 31 January 2018): EUR 120 Networking dinner (optional): EUR 32 Registration Please fill in the online registration form on the EULITA website at http://eulita.eu/registration-form-status-and-recognition-of-legal-interpreters-andtranslators-today/ and pay the registration fee and, if applicable, the fee for the networking dinner (indicating your name) to the EULITA account with Belfius Bank, Antwerp, Belgium: No. 780-5919581-72 IBAN: BE38 7805 9195 8172 BIC/SWIFT code: GKCCBEBB You can also use our PayPal account: treasurer@eulita.eu. When paying via PayPal, please add an additional EUR 5 to the amount due to cover PayPal fees. Registration will close on 2 March 2018. Registration for the conference and the networking dinner on Friday is binding. A 50% refund will be granted for cancellations between 19 and 28 February 2018. No refunds can be granted for cancellations after 28 February 2018. Any changes must be made in writing and sent to sofia-conference@eulita.eu. Interpretation The conference will be held in English without interpretation. Accommodation A limited number of rooms has been reserved at the NOVOTEL SOFIA hotel (the conference venue on Saturday, h8468-re@accor.com), 115 N Tsarigradsko Shosse Blvd., 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria, for up to three nights (15 to 18 March 2018) at a price of EUR 71.41, breakfast included, for single rooms and EUR 82.87, breakfast included, for double-bed rooms (in each case including 9% VAT and city tax of EUR 0.56 per person and night). Please use the attached form or refer to EULITA when making reservations.
In honour of the Bulgarian Presidency of the European Union The Directors of AIT and the President and members of the EULITA Executive Committee request the pleasure of your company at a On Friday 16 March 2018 at Novotel Sofia, 115 N Tsarigradsko Shosse Boulevard from 7.00pm to 8.00pm To be followed by Dinner, subject to separate registration RSVP by email to sofia-conference@eulita.eu
RECOGNITION AND STATUS OF LEGAL INTERPRETERS AND TRANSLATORS TODAY CONFERENCE VENUE Hotel Novotel Sofia 115 N Tsarigradsko Shosse Blvd 1784 Sofia, Bułgaria The Hotel is located approximately 7 kilometres from the city and 5 kilometres from Sofia International Airport: How to get to Novotel Sofia from Sofia International Airport: BY METRO: the closest Metro station to Novotel Sofia is the Druzhba Station (approx. 2 kilometres walk to the hotel or you can take bus no. 204 towards the city centre and get off at the 3 rd stop called The Mall shopping centre you can see the hotel from the bus stop). BY SHUTTLE: the hotel runs a shuttle bus to and from Sofia International Airport (see hotel booking form below) BY BUS (approx. 45 minutes): take bus no. 84 from Terminal 1 or bus no. 184 from Terminal 2 (busses leave every 30 minutes), get off at the State Printing House station, then take the Tsarigradsko shosse Blvd underpass to get to Novotel (approx. 500 metres walk to the hotel).
RECOGNITION AND STATUS OF LEGAL INTERPRETERS AND TRANSLATORS TODAY How to get to the Palace of Justice from Novotel Sofia: PALACE OF JUSTICE, bul. Vitosha 2, 1000 Sofia 1) Walk from Novotel Sofia to Druzhba station (approx. 1.7 kilometres) 2) Take the metro from Druzhba station and get off at Serdika Station (9 stops) 3) Walk to the Palace of Justice, bul. Vitosha 2 (about 350 metres)
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HOTEL RESERVATION FORM EULITA European Legal Interpreters and Translators Association, AISBL March 17, 2018 Name:.. Address:. Telephone:... E-mail:.. Arrival Date:. Departure Date: Number of rooms:.. Transfer arrangements: YES/NO Flight details:. Transfer with private car = 16 EUR/one way Transfer with shuttle bus as per schedule=6 EUR/one way Pick Up (Airport Terminal 2 Hotel) Monday Friday & Sunday Saturday Drop Off (Hotel Airport) Monday Friday & Sunday 9:30 6:00 10:30 7:00 11:30 Upon request 8:00 12:30 9:00 13:30 10:00 14:30 11:00 15:30 12:00 16:30 13:00 17:30 14:00 18:30 15:00 19:30 16:00 20:30 17:00 21:30 18:00 22:30 19:00 23:30 20:00 00:30 21:00 22:00 23:00 00:00 Saturday Upon request Novotel Sofia 115 N Tsarigradsko Shosse Blvd., 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria E: h8468-re@accor.com, Tel: +359 904 3000
Please mark the dates/ nights you will stay at Novotel Sofia: 15 March 16 March 17 March 18 March 18 March Please circle the room type you require: Superior Single Room: 71.41 EUR Superior Double/ Twin Room: 82.87 EUR All Room Rates are quoted per room, per night, inclusive of rich daily breakfast served at NOVO 2 Restaurant. VAT currently 9% and city tax EUR 0.56 per person, per night are included in the rates. Superior Room - BENEFITS & SERVICES: Free WI-FI and hi-speed Internet access Free tea & coffee making facilities in the room Complimentary use of In Balance Fitness area Free parking Individually controlled programmable air-conditioning Direct-dial telephone Flat screen LED TV with multilingual satellite channels Personal laptop-sized in-room safe CONDITIONS & DEADLINE FOR RESERVATIONS: All reservations must be guaranteed with a valid credit card by 20 February, 2018. If guests cancel up to 5 days before arrival, they will be required to pay 50% of 1 night's room rate. If guests cancel after that period, they will be required to pay 100% of 1 night's room rate. In the case of no-show, guests will be required to pay 100% of 1 night's room rate. Check-in time is confirmed from 2 p.m., check-out time is 12 noon at the latest. Novotel Sofia 115 N Tsarigradsko Shosse Blvd., 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria E: h8468-re@accor.com, Tel: +359 904 3000
Payment Authorisation Form Booking Reference (indicated on your reservation confirmation): Guest Details Name of the Guest: Date of Stay: Number of Nights: Total amount: Please indicate the charges To be debited from your Card Full Account Dinner/Bed and Breakfast Bed and Breakfast Room Other (precise): Credit Card Details Name of Cardholder as it appears on the card Full address of cardholder: Billing Address if different: Contact name: Contact telephone number: Credit Card Number: Card Type & Expiry Date: / The name of the Bank/ Financial Institution that Issued the card I authorise Novotel Sofia to debit my credit card as per the above details Signature PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM BY E-MAIL TO: h8468-re@accor.com Novotel Sofia 115 N Tsarigradsko Shosse Blvd., 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria E: h8468-re@accor.com, Tel: +359 904 3000