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Although the circumstances were far from ideal, this year we managed to gather on September 30th to mark the International Translation Day. Unfortunately, the Zagreb Marathon was run on the same day and large parts of Zagreb were closed to traffic. As a result, many members were unable to join us in a café in…

Semi-annual meetings of the Society are an opportunity for members to gather in a different format and discuss all current topics related to the profession and activities of the Society. This year’s meeting took place on 23 September 2022 via Zoom. The Steering Board presented an overview of the activities in the past six months,…

After two years, on 4 June 2022, we finally had an opportunity to get together – live! – and work on the aspects of speech that are extremely important for conference interpreters: speech skills, speech performance and voice care, under the expert guidance of our trainer, Diana. The workshop itself was tailored specifically to the…

This year’s HDKP assembly was yet again held virtually, via Zoom, on 18 February 2022. The assembly began with a minute of silence in honour of our deceased colleagues Ivo Bićanić and Milivoj Telećan. The Steering Board went on to present its work report and the 2021 committee reports. All reports were unanimously adopted, as…

On 14 January 2022, yet another consecutive interpretation workshop was held on Zoom, in virtual format, for the first time. The workshop was organized by the HDKP Education and Projects Committee. It was tailored specifically to those colleagues who had already mastered note-taking in the consecutive mode and who wanted to refresh or improve their…

A belated marking of the International Translation Day brought together the bravest and most determined HDKP members on 1 Ocotber for our traditional informal gathering on this occasion. Lacking a bit of sunshine, but in a good mood, Zagrebs Upper Town served as the perfect surrounding for enjoying a cup of coffe and chatting about…

To mark the International Translation Day, 30 September, the HDKP organised a virtual workshop, „Distance Interpreting – How to Position Yourself on the Conference Interpreting Market“. Nata Hajdu, our vice-president, briefly went through various forms of distance interpreting and platforms used to provide interpretation remotely and presented the key costing elements. The participants were then…

On Friday, 7 May 2021, HDKP, organized a virtual workshop entitled „Introduction to InterpretBank“, in cooperation with Interpremy and its co-founder and trainer Bianca Prandi. InterpretBank is probably the best-known CAI tool. Bianca, whose company is the official training partner of InterpretBank, started by introducing the participants to the concept and significance of CAI tools…

HDKP is following the developments in the field of distance interpreting and trying to do its part with the aim of making virtual meetings a satisfactory experience for all those involved in them. Having prepared distance interpreting recommendations for clients as well as interpreters last summer, now it is the speakers’ turn. You need to…