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Translation conferences – events for language professionals 2024

Translation conferences and localization events that you can't miss in 2024. Make connections and learn new skills to take your business to the next level.

Vova Zakharov is a developer, AI experimenter, writer, and former Smartcat editor-in-chief with 22 years of background as a translator, editor, and copywriter. He writes about language technology, AI tooling, localization, and content workflows.

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LocTalk

For: Buyers and owners of global content, language service providers, technology providers, translators, government bodies and NGOs, academia, analysts

Dates: March 3

Type: Online

Entry fee: Free

Organizer: Smartcat

Link: https://www.smartcat.com/online-events/loctalk/

SlatorCon Remote

For: LSP CEOs and management, technology leaders and end-client buyers.
Dates: March 16
Type: Online
Entry Fee: 56$-120$
Organizer:Slator
Link: https://slator.com/slatorcon-remote-march-2022/

LocWorldWide46 Africa

For: Localization professionals, translators, linguists, marketers, product managers
Dates: March 7-9
Type: Online
Entry fee: $249-349
Organizer: LocWorld
Link: https://locworld.com/events/locworldwide46-africa-2022/

CIOL Conference 2022

For: Localization professionals, translation companies
Dates: March 11-12
Type: In-person
Location: London, UK
Entry fee: £32-180
Organizer: Chartered Institute of Linguists
Link: https://www.ciol.org.uk/ciol-conference-2022

TAUS Massively Multilingual Conference&Expo 2022

For: Buyers and owners of global content, global content and language service providers, technology and solution providers, translators, government bodies and NGOs, consultants, academia, analysts, press
Dates: March 15–17
Type: In-person
Location: San Jose, CA, USA
Entry fee: €1500
Organizer: TAUS
Link: https://www.taus.net/events/conferences/120-taus-massively-multilingual-conference-expo-2022

Together 2022

For: Translators, Language Companies
Dates: March 23–25
Type: Online
Entry fee: €175-225
Organizer: ELIA
Link: https://elia-association.org/event/together-2022/

GALA 2022: San Diego

For: Language Companies, Translators
Dates: April 24–27
Type: Hybrid
Location: San Diego, USA
Entry fee: Not Specified
Organizer: Gala Global
Link: https://www.gala-global.org/events/events-calendar/gala-2022-san-diego

Wordfast Forward 2022

For: Translators, Language Companies
Dates: May 26-28
Type: In-person
Location: Herceg-Novi, Montenegro
Entry fee: €330-360
Organizer: Wordfast
Link: https://www.wordfast.com/conference/2022

EAMT 2022

For: Translators, Language Companies
Dates: June 1-3
Type: In-person
Location: Ghent, Belgium
Entry fee: Not Specified
Organizer: EAMT
Link: https://eamt2022.com/

LocWorld47 Berlin

For: Localization professionals, translators, linguists, marketers, product managers
Dates: July 11–13
Type: In-person
Location: Berlin, Germany
Entry fee: Not Specified
Organizer: LocWorld
Link: https://locworld.com/call-for-papers-locworld47-berlin/

Translation Forum Russia 2022

For: Language companies, freelancers
Dates: August 19-21
Type: In-person
Location: Ekaterinburg, Russia
Entry fee: 140$-250$
Organizer: Business-Bureau of the Association of Interpreters
Link: https://tconference.ru/en/

AMTA 2022 Orlando

For: Machine translation professionals, researches, technology providers, academia, students
Dates: September 12-16
Type: Hybrid
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
Entry Fee: Not specified
Organizer: AMTA
Link: https://amtaweb.org/amta-2022-announcing-the-1-machine-translation-conference-as-a-hybrid-event/

KTLC 2022

For: Freelancers, Translation agencies, Corporations, Academia
Dates: September 29 - October 1
Type: In-person
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Entry fee: Not Specified
Organizer: TLC Conferences
Link: https://translation-conference.com/

ATA 63nd Annual Conference

For: Language Companies, Translators
Dates: October 12-15
Type: In-person
Location: Los Angeles, USA
Entry fee: Not Specified
Organizer: American Translators Association
Link: https://www.atanet.org/ata-events/annual-conference/

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