32.1985, Confs: Applied Ling, Comp Ling, Discip of Ling, Gen Ling, Translation/Online

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LINGUIST List: Vol-32-1985. Tue Jun 08 2021. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 32.1985, Confs: Applied Ling, Comp Ling, Discip of Ling, Gen Ling, Translation/Online

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Date: Tue, 08 Jun 2021 14:06:36
From: Stavros Assimakopoulos [stavros.assimakopoulos at um.edu.mt]
Subject: ''Every time I hire a linguist… Emergent tech profiles for linguists, translators and language experts”

 
Every time I hire a linguist… Emergent tech profiles for linguists, translators and language experts 
Short Title: 1st UPSKILLS Multiplier Event 

Date: 25-Jun-2021 - 25-Jun-2021 
Location: Online on Zoom, Italy 
Contact: Silvia Bernardini 
Contact Email: upskills-me at dipintra.it 
Meeting URL: https://upskillsproject.eu/events/1st-multiplier-event/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Computational Linguistics; Discipline of Linguistics; General Linguistics; Translation 

Meeting Description: 

This one day event brings together students, academics, industry and
institutional representatives with an interest in language and linguistics, to
present and discuss the first results of the Erasmus UPSKILLS project and
provide opportunities for networking. After a vision statement by a
representative of the European Commission’s DGT, we will present a needs
analysis in which we surveyed the academic literature on the subject, courses
offered by language and linguistics curricula across Europe, and job
positions. Two sessions will follow: in the first one, representatives from
the language industry and research centres will describe some of the tasks for
which they hire language and linguistics experts, while in the second staff
and students from two Master’s degrees integrating languages and technology
will present their experience. The event concludes with an interactive session
in which participants are invited to contribute their views on emergent tech
profiles for linguists, translators and language experts.
 

Program Information: 

10:10-11:10 
UPSKILLS need analysis: Language, technology and the future of the language
professions
Speakers: The UPSKILLS team

11:10-11.30 
Languages in the 21st century: Societal challenges and technological
developments
Speaker: Jörgen Gren, Director for resources, DGT European Commission

11:30-11:45 
Coffee break

11:45-12:45 
Old jobs with new twists: Examples from industry and research
Speakers:
Nikola Ljubešić, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana
Matteo di Cristofaro, Future Education Modena 
Lorenzo Musetti, expert.ai
To be confirmed, acolad
Ilire Hasani-Mavriqi, Graz University of Technology and Know-Center

12:45-14:00 
Lunch break

14:00-14:30 
Studying language with science and technology: A wish list from two Erasmus
Mundus masters
Speakers: 
Ivana Kruijff-Korbayová, European Masters in Language & Communication
Technologies
Sara Može, European Masters in Technology for Translation and Interpreting 
Student representatives from the two masters

14:30-15:30 
Students meet industry, meet academia: Interactive networking session(s)

15:30-15:45 
UPSKILLS’ next steps and concluding remarks

All interested parties are welcome, but we would particularly encourage
students from languages, linguistics and translation degrees to attend, to
find out about opportunities for their future professional careers and
educational paths.

Participation is free but registration is required. Please register here:
https://tinyurl.com/86bxkban. You will receive a Zoom link one day before the
event.





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