AUSIT WA Branch Notice of AGM 2023

REGISTRATIONS CLOSE 12pm Wednesday 6 September 2023

Members are invited to the 2023 AUSIT WA AGM, preceded by a presentation on Interpreting in Confrontational settings

The AUSIT WA Branch Annual General Meeting for 2023 will be held on Saturday 9 September 2023, from 2:30 to 4:30pm, at the University of WA, Laws Lecture Room 1 [LAWS: G31].
The Annual General Meeting is a chance for language professionals in WA to catch up, hear about the work of the AUSIT WA branch and get involved with your branch committee.


Schedule of the event and AGM

2:30 to 3:30 pm – Interpreting in confrontational settings: challenges, strategies and ethical considerations.

This Professional Development session is presented by our committee member Corinne Perrin, NAATI certified French interpreter for 20 years.

Corinne was conferred a Masters’ degree with Excellence from the University of New South Wales in 2021, she is a recipient of the AUSIT Student Excellence Award 2022 and a member of AUSIT Communications committee. Corinne also worked full time for 15 years internationally in a corporate and government communications capacity for energy companies with projects in West Africa.

In 2019, Corinne interpreted in a series of assignments in the mental health setting in Perth. The LOTE speaker was aggressive and confrontational. This experience led her to review both what had challenged and supported her in her practice. Corinne wanted to find out if other interpreters had encountered confrontational situations and how they dealt with them. She conducted this research project under the supervision of Professors Sandra Hale and Ludmila Stern in the Master of Interpreting program at UNSW.
In this presentation, Corinne will report on the results of the survey she conducted in 2021 and open a discussion with interpreters on their experiences.

Topics covered will include: interpreting challenges - confrontation - mental health setting – police setting -  code of ethics – interpreting emotions – vicarious trauma.

Light refreshments and networking opportunity provided during the break, before the start of the AGM.

3:30 to 4:30 pm - AGM


Election of Branch Committee

Nominations are invited for the 2023-2024 WA Branch Committee.

All committee positions will be declared vacant at the start of the AGM, so if you know anyone who is willing to contribute to shaping the future of our profession, this is the place to start!

Find out more about what we do and the role of each office holder by reading the Position Descriptions, and get in touch if you have any questions! You can email the AUSIT WA branch at wa@ausit.org.

If you would like to nominate yourself or a colleague (with their permission) for a committee position, complete this Nomination Form and submit it to wa@ausit.org by COB Wednesday 6 September 2023.

If you cannot attend, but would like to assign a proxy to speak and vote on your behalf, please fill in this Appointment of Proxy Form and send it to wa@ausit.org by COB Wednesday 6 September 2023.

If you would like to vote in the Annual General Meeting, please ensure that you have renewed your AUSIT membership for 2022-2023. Non-financial members are welcome to attend as observers.

Further information:

AGENDA

AUSIT WA AGM 2022 Minutes

Public Transport

AUSIT members are able to claim 10 PD points in section 1.6 for participating in the AGM.  This meeting WILL NOT be recorded

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