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AIIC Belgium. The Belgian Region of the International Association of Conference Interpreters.
Jan 22, 2023 4 tweets 1 min read
On to an update on PRIMS activities with the PRIMS Standing Committee, starting with a summary of the previous meeting in Lecce. #PRIMSinDublin The PRIMS SC has:
- contributed to the EU consultation on collective negotiation for self-employed professionals
- helped prepare a document on dos and don'ts for colleagues who are offered to work at events organized by the EU institutions
Jan 22, 2023 6 tweets 6 min read
Second and last day of #PRIMSinDublin with an update from ExCo and CACL

@VeroGuarnieri opening the session there!

#1nt Among others, AIIC envisages actions to:
- Partake in #awarenessraising campaigns and attend events to raise AIIC's profile
- Build on the success of the PRIMS event in Lecce
- Foster language accessibility and #diversity
- Organise AIIC's 70th anniversary later this year

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Jan 21, 2023 18 tweets 4 min read
Starting a hybrid panel discussion on sustainability of events with @RaisaMcNab, @MartyFullardUAE, Ana Pleite and Alexandra Hambling, moderated by Louise Jarvis. "Interpretation is a tool for integration, and integration makes events more sustainable", Ana Pleite, PRIMS Standing Committee.
Jan 21, 2023 5 tweets 1 min read
"It's important to understand sustainability as a verb and not a noun", Prof. Lyuba Zarsky. Sustainability isn't only about the environment, it also involves social aspects as well as governance.
Jan 20, 2023 6 tweets 6 min read
Hello from #PRIMSinDublin! 👋

We're listening to Prof. Ciarán Mac Murchaidh from @DCU at the 'Hiberno English' workshop organised together with @itia_ireland @aiic_uk at @tcddublin

#1nt Image Did you know? The Normans first brought #English to Ireland in the 12th century

They were native French speakers but their entourage - mainly consisting of people belonging to the lower strata of society - actually spoke English

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