23+ Translation and Localization Conferences to Check Out in 2023
Our annual list of translation & language industry conferences to help you plan out your CPD and networking for the year!
We’ve entered yet another year of wonderful opportunities in professional translation services! As always, a big part of our industry is the way we network with and learn from fellow professionals, and what better way to do so than at specialized translation conferences? Each year here at Zingword we provide our community with a comprehensive list of events focusing on translation, localization and the language industry at large, and this year is no different.
Here‘s our pick of translation-related conferences in 2023! We’ll be treating this post as a live document as new information comes out and new translation conferences are announced. Keep your eyes peeled for updates and new entries! 😉
The 23+ translation and localization conferences listed below are ordered by the month and date they’re held in. They cover a wide array of topics, from translation and localization management practices and translation management technologies, to translation studies and linguistics.
NOTE: Medium allows for many, but not all, website links to appear as link boxes. In cases where link boxes were not possible, we have highlighted the official conference website link.
June
Bread Loaf Translators’ Conference
Time: June 2–8
Place: Ripton, Vermont, USA
Fee: $2,295–2,655
LocWorld49
Time: June 6–9
Place: Malmö, Sweden
Fee: €1,500–1,750
The 24th Annual Conference of the European Association of Machine Translation (EAMT)
Time: June 12–15
Place: Tampere, Finland
Fee: €20–450
3rd Conference of the Association for Translation Studies in Africa
Time: June 20–24
Place: Online / Buea, Cameroon
Fee: Not indicated
The 31st International Japanese-English Translation Conference (IJET-31)
Time: June 24–25
Place: Tokyo, Japan
Fee: ¥33,500
July
The International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA) World Congress
Time: July 17–21
Place: Lyon, France
Fee: €150–495
International Symposium on Translation Communication and Intercultural Studies
Time: July 26–29
Place: Singapore, Singapore
Fee: SGD 100–2827
September
Association of Language Companies (ALC) 21st Annual Summit
Time: September 20–22
Place: Portland, Oregon, USA
Fee: To be announced
OFFICIAL EVENT WEBSITE: https://www.alcus.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1682020&group=
October
Mediterranean Editors and Translators Meeting (METM) 2023
Time: October 12–14
Place: Mantua, Italy
Fee: €40–380
Meet Central Europe (MEC) Conference — for all language industry professionals
Time: October 17–19
Place: Budapest, Hungary
Fee: To be announced
ATA64 — American Translators Association Annual Conference
Time: October 25–28
Place: Miami, Florida, USA
Fee: To be announced
Adriatic Translation Conference
Time: October 27
Place: Zagreb, Croatia
Fee: To be announced
November
Nordic Translation Industry Forum (NTIF) 2023
Time: November 6–8
Place: Tallinn, Estonia
Fee: To be announced
International Association of Professional Translators and Interpreters (IAPTI) conference
Time: November 11–12
Place: Timişoara, Romania
Fee: To be announced
Past translation conferences in 2023
Legal Translation and Risk (Words to Deeds Conference)
Association of Language Companies (ALC) 11th Annual UnConference
OFFICIAL EVENT WEBSITE: https://www.alcus.org/event/2023UnConference
ELIA Together 2023
Israel Translators Association Annual Conference
Globalization and Localization Association’s (GALA) Annual Conference
SlatorCon Remote
8th International Conference on Public Services Interpreting and Translation (PSIT8)
TranslateCluj Conference
Vamos Juntos — Association of Language Services of Latin America and the Caribbean’s Conference
Chartered Institute of Linguists’ (CIOL) Online Conference
Carolina Association of Translators and Interpreters (CATI) Annual Conference
Mid-America Chapter of the American Translators Association (MICATA) Annual Conference
XTM Live — The Translation Technology Summit
Cardiff Translation Unconference
BP23 Translation Conference
XTRF Summit — language services & project management technology conference
