Review the session schedule to map out your conference experience and make the most of every learning opportunity.
All times are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Thursday, June 4
4:00pm – 6:00pm: Registration Desk Open
Friday, June 5
| Pre-Conference Workshops | ||||
| 9:00am - Noon | The Mirror of Reality: Overcoming the Dunning-Kruger Effect Presenters: James Plunkett and Agustin De La Mora | Level Up Your Simultaneous Interpreting: Deliberate Practice for Court Interpreters Presenter: Carola Lehmacher | Full Body Simultaneous Interpreting Workout for Conference and Court Interpreters Presenter: Niery Grace Bardakjian, MA, MBA, PhD Co-presenter: Lili Selden, PhD | |
| Noon - 1:00pm | Lunch on your own Exhibit Hall open |
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| Pre-Conference Workshops | ||||
| 2:00pm - 5:00pm | Civil Commitment and Mental Health Proceedings Presenter: Jason Knapp, CT, FCCI | Note-taking For Witness Testimony: Enhancing Your Technique Presenter: Gabriela Espinoza Siebach, MATI | Assessing Quality and Justifying Decisions Presenter: Jeffrey Killman Co-presenters: David Gilbert, Christina Guerrero Harmon, Melissa Wallace, Chantal Portillo, Andrew Tucker | Deaf Immigrants Face Layered Communication Presenter: Celena Ponce |
| 5:00pm - 7:00pm | Welcome Reception | |||
Saturday, June 6
| 6:00am - 6:45am | ZUMBA | |||
| 7:00am - 4:00pm | Registration Desk Open | |||
| 7:00am - 8:00am | Breakfast Exhibit Hall Open |
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| 8:00am - 8:45am | Keynote Speaker and Conference Welcome | |||
| 8:45am - 9:00am | Exhibit Hall Open | |||
| 9:00am - 10:00am | Navigating Code-Switching in Legal Interpreting: Challenges and Implications Presenter: Gulnara Shigabutdinova | Balancing Accuracy and Empathy: Court Interpreting in Domestic Violence Proceedings Presenter: Gabriela Espinoza Siebach, MATI | When One Is Not Enough Presenter: Nattalia Paterson, PhD Co-presenter: Chantal Portillo, PhD | Ethics Across Fields: A Comparative Analysis of the Code of Ethics in Healthcare, Legal, and Educational Settings Presenter: Carola Lehmacher |
| 10:00am - 10:30am | Morning Break Exhibit Hall Open |
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| 10:30am - Noon | NCSC and State Court Interpreter Credentialing Presenter: Brooke Bogue | Doing What AI Can't Do: Skills for the 21st Century and Beyond Presenter: Janis Palma | Powerful Interpreting: Build Your Skills in 5 Steps Presenter: Sharon Neumann Solow, M.A., CSC, SC:L | Defending your Translation: Providing Expert Testimony Presenter: Javier Castillo, Jr. |
| Noon - 2:00pm | Annual Luncheon and Members Meeting | |||
| 2:00pm - 3:00pm | Interpreters in the Age of AI: How Interpreting Will Evolve, Roles Will Shift, and New Opportunities Will Emerge Presenter: Nestor Wagner | AI for the Analog Generation: Beyond the Hype to the Irreplaceable Human Interpreter Presenter: Jaqueline Neves Nordin | Code of Ethics Facing AI Presenter: Eliane Sfeir-Markus | The Symbol Solution: Faster, Sharper, and More Precise Note Taking Presenter: Javier Castillo, Jr. |
| 3:00pm - 3:05pm | Room Transition | |||
| 3:05pm - 4:05pm | The Code of Ethics as a Shield: Should Your First Instinct Be “No”?” Presenter: Judy Jenner | Negotiating Team Interpreting: Conversations to Facilitate Mixed Team Interpreting Configurations Presenter: Chantal Portillo, PhD Co-presenter: Richard Hall | Professional Opportunities for Interpreters in AI-Supported Environments - “Building and Selling Interpreter Knowledge Bases for LLMs: From Structured Expertise to Marketable Assets” Presenter: Nestor Wagner | A Nuanced Look at Cognates and False Friends in the Courtroom Presenter: Izaskun Orkwis |
| 4:05pm - 4:30pm | Afternoon Break Exhibit Hall Open |
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| 4:30pm - 5:00pm | Stab. Slice. Slash. Nick. Stick. Prick. The Language of Violent Crime is Both Graphic and Surprisingly Precise. Presenter: Ellen Wingo | Decoding Slang, Discourse Markers, and Idioms: Strategies for Preserving Nuance and Credibility Presenter: Asmaa Sabre, PhD | Not Artificial. Not Optional. Beyond AI: The Irreplaceable Role of Deaf and ASL Interpreter Teams in Legal Settings Presenter: Juliana Apfel | Human Advantage in the Age of AI: Strategies for Independent Interpreters in Government & Institutional Settings Presenter: Ella O'Brien, MBA, CSCM |
| 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Evening Reception - Disco Night | |||
Sunday, June 7
| 8:00am - 12:30pm | Registration Desk Open | |||
| 7:00am - 8:00am | Breakfast Exhibit Hall Open |
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| 8:00am - 8:45am | Town Hall | |||
| 8:45am - 9:00am | Exhibit Hall Open | |||
| 9:00am - 10:00am | The Interpreter As A Sleeping Beauty: Topics and Strategies Presenter: Dulce Bustamante, MA, LMHC, FCCI, WACCI | AI vs. Reality: What Machines Miss in High-Stakes Interpreting Presenter: Ric Dominguez | Beyond Words: Human Cognitive Skills at the Heart of Interpreting Performance Presenter: Johanna Parker | Words That Shape Families: Key Family Court Terminology for Portuguese Interpreters Presenter: Nattalia Paterson, PhD |
| 10:00am - 10:30am | Morning Break Exhibit Hall Open |
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| 10:30am - Noon | Analyze, Prepare, Achieve: Applying Discourse Analysis to Interpret Faithfully and Accurately Presenter: James Plunkett | First Time in Federal Court? Start Here. Presenter: Katty Kauffman | Business Basics for New Interpreters Presenter: Ernest Niño-Murcia | For if the Flies Presenter: Vinka Valdivia |
| Noon - 1:00pm | Lunch on your own Exhibit Hall Open |
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| 1:00pm - 2:00pm | Panel Session: Future of Ethics (ATA, NAJIT, AAITE) | |||
| 3:00pm - 5:00pm | Open meeting of the NAJIT Board of Directors (limited seating) | |||