SOCHIFORUM: TRAIN INTERPRETERS FOR THESOCHIOLYMPICS

On December 7 – 8, the Sochi-2014 Organizing Committee  held the 2nd  Forum “Interpreting issues” on the premises of the Olympic Park inSochi. The Forum brought together hundreds of participants from all over the country and abroad. Director Irina Alexeeva representedHerzenUniversity, and made a report “Training Interpreters: ways to mastering the profession (good practices of the St Petersburg School of Conference Interpreting and Translation,HerzenUniversity)”. The Forum discussions addressed the issues of quality, progress levels of intensive training for sport interpreting during the Olympics and Paralympics in 2014, the challenges of professional and volunteer interpreting and translation, the specific features of interpreters’ work in the Paralympics.  A word of appreciation was extended toHerzenUniversity for holding a webinar on memorizing and speech techniques forSochi volunteers in October 2012. Good technical support of the event won a special praise.

The Forum discussed “Guidelines for Training Interpreters” published by the Sochi Organizing Committee.

The Forum delegates attended the Figure Skating Grand Prix Final, where our colleagues interpreters are presently working.