Sept. 29 - MLCS International Translation Day 2026

MLCS International Translation Day 2026: Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights: The Power of Being Understood

Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Modality: Online (Zoom)

Zoom Invite Link
Meeting ID: 91472025773
Passcode: 388624

Program Website

SCHEDULE: (Hours are in MST-Mountain Standard Time)

9:00 - 9:05 a.m. - Welcome and Land Acknowledgement: Chair of MLCS
Keynote: 9:05 - 10:05 a.m. - Ife Adebara (40-minute presentation and 20 minute Q/A)

15-minute break

Panel 1:
1-10:20 - 10:40 a.m.- Mahmoud AlTarabin: "Same Words, Different Voices: Reframing Palestinian Testimony in Arabic-English Subtitles"
2-10:40 - 11:00 a.m. - Anneka Vicente Foster: "When Roberto Arlt Meets English Translation: the Consequences of Different Publishing Markets and the Cultural Turn"
3-11:00 - 11:20 a.m. - Dorothy Akaelu "Reflections on Translating Indian Residential School Documents: The Role of a Translator"
Q/A: 11:20 - 11:40 a.m. 

20-minute break

Panel 2:
4-12:20 - 12:40 p.m. - Jamie Poudrier: "My Journey into Global Content"
5-12:40 - 1:00 p.m. - Luciana Erregue-Sacchi: "Sensory Flashbacks: The Immigrant Body Translates”
6-1:00 - 1:20 p.m. - Kai Lin: "To Wong Foo, Thanks for the Laughter! Translating Drag in Russia"
7-1:20  - 1:40 p.m. - Roula Salam "Language Support in Crisis Settings: How ready are we in Canada?"
Q/A: 1:40 - 2:00 p.m.

End of Event