100 Years of Technology in Conference Interpreting
Geneva, Switzerland
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This October the @FTI_UNIGE will join the @ilo to celebrate 100 years of #tech in #conference #1nt. Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime event in the city of Calvin.
The call for papers/posters is now open (submit before 1 May!)
unige.ch/fti/Inttech100/cfp
On 1&2 October 2026 the @ilo and the @FTI_UNIGE are co-hosting a multi-stakeholder conference celebrating 100 years of technology in conference interpreting. Go to the conference website (unige.ch/fti/Inttech100/) and download the CfP!
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Prof. @KilianGSeeber from @FTI_UNIGE @UNIGEnews reports results showing, "drop in the quality of the interpretation with impoverished sound: while style and presentation do not seem to suffer, it is the content of what is said that is negatively affected.
untoday.org/when-less-is-not…
This week @LaborInt_FTI : Developing CE (#cognitive #erconomics) training materials for simultaneous interpreting. buff.ly/2XSfXjh
This week at @InTTech_FTI
Merging four #AdobeCaptivate activities into an amazing 360 experience: In the eye of the storm - inside multilingual multilateral diplomacy. @CH_universities
This week at @InTTech_FTI
Looking into a new addition to our studio: Demo of lightscreen tech.
This week at @InTTech_FTI
Recording 3 hours worth of stimuli (with Oscar-worthy performances by our actors): ✅
This week at @InTTech_FTI:
1. Developing autonomous recording studio
2. Setting up #digitalpen tests for #MACI master thesis projects
This week at @InTTech_FTI:
1. #AdobeCaptivate tests with 360 still and AV successful
2. Recording of 16 speeches for introduction to simultaneous (helping out colleagues in #MACI at @InterpretingFTI
This week at @InTTech_FTI:
1. A week before classes start again it's spring cleaning at InTTech; carpet needs shampooing....
2. While carpet dries, booking demo for light-board technology solution
3. Getting Adobe Captivate to replace Storyline ( accommodates VR content)
This week at @InTTech_FTI:
1. Record training materials for Intro to Sim
2. Write-up of op-ed for UN journal
This week at @InTTech_FTI:
1. Continue lab revamp with new workstation
2. Test prototype of #DI #workspace
After recording day 1 (of 3): a couple of Terabytes here, a coupke of Terabytes there... the challenges of working with immersive 360 8K on the go.
And we’re back in the game: firmware update and learning to be ... patient. Hardware performing well, software stable: ready for first shoot tomorrow. Immersive video, here we come!
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To everyone here @InterpretingFTI and @FTI_UNIGE as well as the #int & #xl8 community out there: Happy New Year!
Immersive multilateral diplomacy project “In the eye of the storm” by @InterpretingFTI co-funded by @CH_universities pushes boundaries of augmented reality. Ramping up now... @UNIGEnews @unige_en
