36.3917, Calls: Translation in Transition Conference 8 (Germany)

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Subject: 36.3917, Calls: Translation in Transition Conference 8 (Germany)

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Date: 19-Dec-2025
From: Zoë Miljanović [zoe.miljanovic at ifaar.rwth-aachen.de]
Subject: Translation in Transition Conference 8


Full Title: Translation in Transition Conference 8
Short Title: TT8 2026

Date: 09-Sep-2026 - 11-Sep-2026
Location: RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Web Site:
https://www.anglistik.rwth-aachen.de/cms/Anglistik/Forschung/Konferenzen-Veranstaltungen/~bofdcv/Translation-in-Transition-Conference/

Linguistic Field(s): Translation

Call Deadline: 12-Jan-2026

2nd Call for Papers:
Deadline Extended to January 12
The Translation in Transition conference series has served as a
meeting site for empirical translation scholars for over ten years
now. After seven successful editions of this conference series, the
tradition will be continued with the 8th edition taking place in 2026
in Aachen, where a special focus will be on translation and
interpreting at the intersection of various multilingual text
production contexts. In keeping with tradition, the conference will
make room for discussion of all strands of empirical research in
translation and interpreting studies (TIS). In addition to this, the
2026 edition will host a workshop on the topic of transfer from TIS
into other fields both within and outside of academia in cooperation
with the newly founded Institute of Translatology (see below for
submission guidelines).
Keynote Speakers:
Gaëtanelle Gilquin, UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
Marta Kajzer-Wietrzny, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland
Jean Nitzke, University of Agder, Kristiansand, Norway
Conference Topics:
We invite submissions reporting original empirical studies (including
multi-methods approaches) on one or more of the topics below, though
the following list is by no means exhaustive:
 - Different types of bilingual text production (including AI-based
language generation)
 - Constrained communication
 - Directionality and L2 writing
 - Indirect translation and interpreting
 - Cognitive processing during translation and interpreting
 - Translationese and specific properties of translation and
interpreting
 - MT post-editing types, practices, ethics
 - Audiovisual translation
 - Register or genre variation
 - Quality assessment
 - Workflow studies
 - The role of external agents (e.g. editors, GenAI-based agents)
We also welcome methodological contributions that reflect on
(established) research paradigms or that make proposals towards the
establishment of reproducible paradigms in empirical TIS.
The official language of the conference is English.
Submission:
The submission deadline was extended to January 12! Please visit the
conference website and follow the link to the venue on OpenReview to
submit your abstract as a PDF by January 12. If you do not yet have an
account, it is advised to register in advance of submitting.
Main Conference:
Submissions should be made in the form of anonymized extended
abstracts of up to 1,000 words (excluding references), which include a
clear outline of the aims and methods of the study as well as
(preliminary) results. The abstracts will be reviewed by at least two
members of the scientific committee.
Abstract text must be in single-spaced 12pt Arial font, with no
indents and 1-inch borders on each side (2.54 cm). The title should be
in 12pt Arial, bold and centered, in title case. Page numbers should
be omitted. Figure and table captions should appear below the table or
figure in 10pt Arial font. References must be in 9pt Arial font,
following the APA7 citation style.
Transfer Workshop:
Submissions should follow above guidelines but be limited to max. 500
words describing the outline of a transfer activity or project to a
field outside of TIS (either within or outside of academia). The
abstract should give a clear idea of the type of activity or project,
should describe the transfer target audience and should highlight how
the audience and potentially the field of TIS benefits from the
transfer activity or project.
Program:
The conference will be held in person at RWTH Aachen University,
Germany. Presentations will be 20 minutes with 10 minutes for
discussion. A round table discussion will be organised on the
conference theme.
Important Dates:
Submission of abstracts: 12 January 2026
Notification of acceptance: 31 March 2026
Registration TBA
Conference: 9-11 September 2026
Publication:
We plan to publish selected papers, such as on the intersection of
various multilingual text production contexts, in an edited volume or
in a special issue of a journal. Further information will be
communicated in due course.
Organizing Committee:
Celina Brost
Kurt Derichs
Zoë Miljanović
Stella Neumann
in cooperation with the private TIS research and transfer institute
‘Institut für Translatologie’ IfTra.
Scientific Committee:
Adriano Ferraresi (University of Bologna)
Agnieszka Chmiel (Adam Mickiewicz University)
Alina Karakanta (Universiteit Leiden)
Andrea Wurm (Saarland University)
Bart Defrancq (Ghent University)
Bogdan Babych (University of Heidelberg)
Bogusława Whyatt (Adam Mickiewicz University)
Callum Walker (University of Leeds)
Chantal Gagnon (Université de Montréal)
Claudio Bendazzoli (University of Verona)
Defeng Li (University of Macau)
Dorothy Kenny (Dublin City University)
Dragoș Ciobanu (University of Vienna)
Ekaterina Lapshinova-Koltunski (University of Hildesheim)
Éric Poirier (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières)
Evy Woumans (Ghent University)
Fabio Alves (Federal University of Minas Gerais)
Gaëtanelle Gilquin (Université catholique de Louvain)
Haidee Kotze (Utrecht University)
Heike Przybyl (Saarland University)
Isabel Lacruz (Kent State University)
Jean Nitzke (University of Agder)
Jelena Vranjes (University of Ghent)
Joke Daems (Ghent University)
Josep Marco Borillo (Universitat Jaume I)
Katrin Menzel (Saarland University)
Kerstin Kunz (University of Heidelberg)
Khatuna Beridze (Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University)
Koen Plevoets (Ghent University)
Kristian Tangsgaard Hvelplund (University of Copenhagen)
Krzysztof Łoboda (Jagiellonian University Kraków)
Laura Ivaska (University of Turku)
Lieve Macken (Ghent University)
Lorenzo Mastropierro (University of Nottingham)
Maarit Koponen (University of Eastern Finland)
Maja Miličević Petrović (University of Bologna)
Maja Popović (Dublin City University)
Maria Kunilovskaya (Saarland University)
Marie Aude Lefer (UCLouvain)
Mario Bisiada (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Marta Kajzer-Wietrzny (University of Poznan)
Maryam Foradi (Institut für Translatologie)
Maureen Ehrensberger-Dow (Zurich University of Applied Sciences)
Michael Carl (Kent State University)
Natalie Kübler (Université Paris-Diderot)
Olga Nádvorníková (Charles University in Prague)
Oliver Czulo (Institut für Translatologie)
Patricia Rodríguez Inés (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Pawel Korpal (University of Poznan)
Ralph Krüger (TH Köln)
Sandra Halverson (University of Agder)
Sara Castagnoli (Università di Macerata)
Silvana Deilen (University of Hildesheim)
Silvia Bernardini (Università di Bologna)
Silvia Hansen-Schirra (Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz)
Tatiana Serbina (Saint Louis University Madrid)
Vahram Atayan (University of Heidelberg)
Website and Contact:
[1]
https://www.anglistik.rwth-aachen.de/cms/Anglistik/Forschung/Konferenzen-Veranstaltungen/~bofdcv/Translation-in-Transition-Conference/
[2] https://openreview.net/group?id=TT%2F2026%2FConference
events at ifaar.rwth-aachen.de



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