On 4 October 2019, the conference "Translation in a modern society: the changing profile of a translator, ethics, expectations" will take place at the Conference Centre (Room 92) of the Faculty of Philology, Universiteto St. 5, Vilnius. The Conference is jointly organised by the Directorate-General for Translation of the European Commission and the Institute for Literary, Cultural and Translation Studies of the Faculty of Philology. There will be video conferencing between Vilnius and Brussels.
| 9.30–10.00 | Registration |
| 10.00–10.30 | Welcome
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| 10.30–11.15 | Professionalism and ethics for translators and translation scholars Christina Schaeffner, Aston University, UK |
| 11.15–12.00 | The changing profile of specialised translation: humans versus machines Lucja Biel, University of Warsaw, Poland and European Society for Translation Studies |
| 12.00–12.15 | Q&A session |
| 12.15–13.30 | Lunch (Vilnius University Cafe) |
| 13.30–14.15 | „Looking for translators? No, we're looking for smart translators!“ Renata Špukienė, director, "Tilde" |
| 14.15–14.45 | Employee personality and its suitability for a profession and an organisation Mirolanda Trakumaitė, consultant, "OVC Consulting" |
| 14.45–15.00 | Q&A session |
| 15.00–15.30 | Coffee break |
| 15.30–16.45 | Group workshops:
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| 16.50–17.30 | Presentations of discussions. Conference closing. (Prof. Nijolė Maskaliūnienė and Rita Dedonienė) |
| Note | Simultaneous interpretation into Lithuanian will be available for the morning-session presentations in English. |