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Society of Translators and Interpreters of BC (STIBC) Professional Association of Translators and Interpreters of British Columbia

The Society of Translators and Interpreters of British Columbia (STIBC) was incorporated in 1981 as a non-profit professional association.

STIBC has a podcast!In a world bound by global conversation yet divided by languages, we venture behind the words to mee...
09/21/2026

STIBC has a podcast!

In a world bound by global conversation yet divided by languages, we venture behind the words to meet the brilliant minds bridging the gap.

From the bustling ports of Metro Vancouver to the quiet corners of the province, we bring a vital profession to light. Discover the artistry, precision, and profound dedication defining the voices of STIBC.

Welcome to Language Matters, the official podcast of the Society of Translators and Interpreters of British Columbia.

Listen now: https://rss.com/podcasts/languagematters/

If you enjoy an episode, please follow the show and share it with a colleague or friend who'd appreciate it.

๐–๐Ž๐‘๐Š๐’๐‡๐Ž๐ ๐€๐๐๐Ž๐”๐๐‚๐„๐Œ๐„๐๐“ - ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐š๐ฌ ๐š๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซJoin us on September 9th at 6:30 ...
08/24/2026

๐–๐Ž๐‘๐Š๐’๐‡๐Ž๐ ๐€๐๐๐Ž๐”๐๐‚๐„๐Œ๐„๐๐“ - ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: ๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐š๐ฌ ๐š๐ง ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซ

Join us on September 9th at 6:30 PM for an inside look at how to prepare for a trial as an interpreter provided by industry stalwart, Jane Lee (Korean English).

๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ: https://lnkd.in/gUKgatUW

Jane will cover how to prepare for different types of trials, from criminal and small claims, to commercial, family and traffic court. She will also present tips on requesting equipment and materials, so you feel confident and prepared. And stick around afterwards for some witty banter and a lively Q&A on the subject.

Agenda:
1) Introductions
2) Preparing for a trial
3) Civil trial
4) Criminal trial
5) Traffic matters
6) Courtroom basic manners

๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐–๐ž ๐๐ž๐ž๐ ๐…๐š๐ข๐ซ๐ฒ ๐“๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ: ๐€ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐‰๐š๐œ๐ค ๐™๐ข๐ฉ๐ž๐ฌDon't miss our upcoming webinar on July 9! Register here: https:/...
06/08/2026

๐–๐ก๐ฒ ๐–๐ž ๐๐ž๐ž๐ ๐…๐š๐ข๐ซ๐ฒ ๐“๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ: ๐€ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐‰๐š๐œ๐ค ๐™๐ข๐ฉ๐ž๐ฌ

Don't miss our upcoming webinar on July 9! Register here: https://lnkd.in/gGd-MKEK

๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ ๐‰๐š๐œ๐ค ๐™๐ข๐ฉ๐ž๐ฌ once described himself as a fairy-tale gravedigger; the rest of the world knows him as an award-winning literary scholar, author and translator who has written about and translated fairy tales for most of his life. Professor Zipes will be sharing his insights in a wide-ranging conversation about his work, his life, and his two lifelong passionsโ€”translation and fairy talesโ€”and where they intersect.

Only 2 days until CTTIC and ATIM's Building Professional Identity in Interpreting webinar!You don't want to miss this pr...
05/12/2026

Only 2 days until CTTIC and ATIM's Building Professional Identity in Interpreting webinar!

You don't want to miss this professional development opportunity presented by Angela Sasso MA.

Date: May 14, 2026
Time: 4:00-5:30 PM PST

To register, use the QR below or click on this link: https://lnkd.in/gGA5K4ei

Dear STIBC Members,Our Annual General Meeting is coming up in Vancouver on June 7, 2026. The event is open to all STIBC ...
05/04/2026

Dear STIBC Members,

Our Annual General Meeting is coming up in Vancouver on June 7, 2026. The event is open to all STIBC members and it will include elections to several Board positions.

You can find more information in the members only section of the website, and register to attend here: https://lnkd.in/gmbZZEYu

We look forward to seeing you on June 7th!

๐‹๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐…๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข ๐ญ๐จ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ!In this workshop, participants will be given a text ...
04/28/2026

๐‹๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐…๐š๐ซ๐ฌ๐ข ๐ญ๐จ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ!

In this workshop, participants will be given a text to translate at home, which will then be reviewed during the session. Together, they will discuss common translation challenges, with particular attention to applying the Canadian English standards expected by CTTIC.

Register here: https://lnkd.in/g5QVR7eQ

๐‹๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ฃ๐š๐›๐ข ๐ญ๐จ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ!In this workshop, participants will be given a tex...
04/27/2026

๐‹๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐ฃ๐š๐›๐ข ๐ญ๐จ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ!

In this workshop, participants will be given a text to translate at home, which will then be reviewed during the session. Together, they will discuss common translation challenges, with particular attention to applying the Canadian English standards expected by CTTIC.

Register here: https://lnkd.in/gE4A2vAg

๐‹๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐€๐ซ๐š๐›๐ข๐œ ๐ญ๐จ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ!In this workshop, participants will be given a text...
04/21/2026

๐‹๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐€๐ซ๐š๐›๐ข๐œ ๐ญ๐จ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ!

In this workshop, participants will be given a text to translate at home, which will then be reviewed during the session. Together, they will discuss common translation challenges, with particular attention to applying the Canadian English standards expected by CTTIC.

Register here: https://lnkd.in/gFwxuyRP

๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ ๐€๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ!Translating into Canadian English? In this webinar, weโ€™ll revisit the key elements every trans...
04/21/2026

๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ ๐€๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ!

Translating into Canadian English? In this webinar, weโ€™ll revisit the key elements every translator needs to know, while digging deeper into the nuances that set Canadian English apart and exploring how Canadian conventions differ from other English variants and how to apply them consistently. This session is ideal for those preparing for certification or aiming to refine their professional edge.

Register here: https://lnkd.in/gbAY4Akg

๐‹๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐’๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐ญ๐จ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ!In this workshop, participants will be given a tex...
04/21/2026

๐‹๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐’๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐ญ๐จ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ!

In this workshop, participants will be given a text to translate at home, which will then be reviewed during the session. Together, they will discuss common translation challenges, with particular attention to applying the Canadian English standards expected by CTTIC.

Register here: https://lnkd.in/g8D-JW5h

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220, 1501 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC
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Tuesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm

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