Programme

Links to downloadable files: conference programme, workshops, off-METM programme, abstracts. The rooms indicated are subject to last-minute changes. Please check back later. Think before you print.

A print-friendly programme and downloadable abstract book will be released shortly before the conference.

*The workshops and the sessions marked with an asterisk have an interactive component.

Wednesday, 14 October
18:00-19:00
Pre-dinner drinks for early arrivals
Thursday, 15 October
10:00-11:30
Walking tour of Perugia (pay on the day)
10:00-11:30
Dramatized Morlacchi Theatre tour (pay on the day)
13:00-18:00
Desk open (level –2)
14:00-17:30
WORKSHOPS (parallel - including 30-min coffee break)
Preservation (level –1)
Finding your voice: confident speaking for editors and translators Ruth Simpson
Trumpet 1 (level –2)
Incorporating gender-inclusive language into our work Alicja Tokarska
Cantina (level –1)
How to recognize, respect and restore author voice in scientific papers Kate Mc Intyre
Cool Jazz (level –1)
Getting to grips with post-editing in 2026 Michael Farrell
18:00-19:00
Sala Gusto (level –1)
Chair yoga
18:00-19:00
Piano room 2/3 (level 0)
Translation slam
20:00
Off-METM dinner groups
Friday, 16 October
8:30-13:00
Desk open
9:00-12:30
WORKSHOPS (parallel - including 30-min coffee break)
Preservation (level –1)
Creative voice strengtheners: fiction craft techniques to make your nonfiction writing more engaging Andrew Hodges
Trumpet 1 (level –2)
Wall texts – things that go wrong and what we can do Mary Ellen Kerans
Cantina (level –1)
Harnessing LLMs for translation: from theory to practice Dominic Currie
Cool Jazz (level –1)
Building a specialization in architectural translation Terri White
12:45-13:45
Town Hall Auditorium (level –2)
MET choir rehearsal
14:30-18:00
Desk open
15:00-15:20
Town Hall Auditorium
Welcome and housekeeping
15:30-16:30
PRESENTATIONS (parallel)
Town Hall Auditorium
Articulating expertise to clients: the language professional’s voice Ruth Simpson, Mailys Cardonne
Trumpet 2/3/4
Who’s speaking, please? Tense and speaker voice in research articles* Maria Sherwood-Smith
Sax
Taming pesky words: an interactive IT-EN session* Miriam Hurley
16:40-17:25
PRESENTATIONS (parallel)
Town Hall Auditorium
When words aren’t enough: challenges in translation and interpretation Sandra Young, James Lupton
Trumpet 2/3/4
AI-mediated speech-to-text usage in multilingual healthcare encounters Amy Dara Hochberg
Sax
Framing: how to recognise it and use it to your advantage* Silvie van der Zee, Marianne van Amersfoort-Gerritsen
17:25-17:55
Coffee break
17:55-19:10
KEYNOTE
Town Hall Auditorium
Algorithms of interpretation: redefining translation in a machine age Lawrence Venuti
20:00
Off-METM dinner groups
Saturday, 17 October
8:30-13:00
Desk open
9:00-10:00
PRESENTATIONS (parallel)
Town Hall Auditorium
To specialize, or to diversify? That is the question… Timothy Barton, Chris Durban, Helen Oclee-Brown
Trumpet 2/3/4
Language learning strategies and exercises: learning from interpreters* Zdenka Ivkovčić
Sax
Trends in translating and editing for universities* Sandra H. Lustig
10:00-10:45
Group photo followed by coffee break
10:45-11:30
PRESENTATIONS (parallel)
Town Hall Auditorium
Implementing a sovereignty-friendly translation workflow Michael Farrell
Trumpet 2/3/4
An introduction to worldbuilding theory* Andrew Hodges
Sax
[Cancelled]
11:40-12:55
KEYNOTE
Town Hall Auditorium
Uncovering unheard voices: the Oxford English Dictionary and beyond Sarah Ogilvie
12:55-14:25
New Orleans restaurant (venue)
Lunch Click to see menu
14:15-18:45
Desk open
14:25-15:10
PRESENTATIONS (parallel)
Town Hall Auditorium
Please mind the gap: does the translation/interpreting divide still matter? Tatiana Kaplun
Trumpet 2/3/4
Easy to work with: when flexibility turns into a liability* Martina Abagnale
Sax
Digital misaddress and power in automated social media translation Nancy Tahir
15:20-16:05
PRESENTATIONS (parallel)
Town Hall Auditorium
No one left out: inclusive conference communication that works Mary Fons i Fleming, Amy Dara Hochberg
Trumpet 2/3/4
Freelancing with a chronic health condition: challenges and strategies Fiona Grace Peterson
Sax
Crossing the line: a toolkit for venturing into legal translation Edward Errante
16:05-16:35
Coffee break
16:35-17:20
PRESENTATIONS (parallel)
Town Hall Auditorium
Words matter: steps to more inclusive, bias-free communication Elina Nocera
Trumpet 2/3/4
Facilitated co-writing session Wendy Baldwin
Sax
Dump that dead data: a hands-on digital declutter* Maighread Gallagher-Gambarelli, Susannah Goss, Mary Murphy, Mary Savage
17:30-18:30
Town Hall Auditorium
2026 MET General Assembly (with raffle)
18:45-19:30
Town Hall Auditorium
MET choir rehearsal
20:15
New Orleans restaurant (venue)
Closing dinner Click to see menu
Sunday, 18 October
10:00-12:00
Group walk