The Together Conference 2025
Blurred
Boundaries
28-29 June 2025 · Online
The Together Conference 2025 brought sign language interpreters, translators, educators, researchers and professional leaders together online on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 June 2025.
Under the theme Blurred Boundaries, the programme explored changing roles, professional identity, ethics, trust, collaboration and the boundaries that shape interpreting and translation practice.
The live programme was followed by an Extended Conference, creating additional space for learning across performance, artificial intelligence, medical settings and collaborative practice.
Live conference programme
Two days of sharpened perspectives
Saturday 28 June 2025
09:27KeynoteUnified Interpreting: Enhancing Collaboration Between Deaf and Hearing ProfessionalsDr Kounghee (Lydia) Koh
Session information and the full historical programme are available in the downloadable 2025 Programme & Archive.
10:37PresentationNavigating Change: Personal Transformation and Professional Identity in InterpretingCatherine King
Session information and the full historical programme are available in the downloadable 2025 Programme & Archive.
11:37SnapshotWorking Between Worlds: Negotiating CulturesBrett Best
Session information and the full historical programme are available in the downloadable 2025 Programme & Archive.
12:52Panel DiscussionSafe Transitions: Exploring New Interpreting Domains as a Trainee Professional with Confidence and IntegrityStephen Ellis-Menton, Emily Duller and Katie Love
Session information and the full historical programme are available in the downloadable 2025 Programme & Archive.
13:32PresentationCrisis Communication and Visibility: The Pandemic's Impact on Sign Language InterpretersDr Christopher Stone and Nicolas Hanquet
Session information and the full historical programme are available in the downloadable 2025 Programme & Archive.
14:32SnapshotAI-Captioning: A Digital Bridge for Sign Language InterpretersXiao Ailing and Laura Lesmana Wijaya
Session information and the full historical programme are available in the downloadable 2025 Programme & Archive.
15:07PresentationBlurring Boundaries: Rethinking Ethics in the On-Demand Interpreting SpaceJames Bailey, Marsanne Neethling and Danielle Vicary
Session information and the full historical programme are available in the downloadable 2025 Programme & Archive.
Sunday 29 June 2025
09:07KeynoteBeyond the Cup of Tea: Navigating Professional Boundaries in InterpretingDr Hattie Bowden-Howl
Session information and the full historical programme are available in the downloadable 2025 Programme & Archive.
10:07PresentationBuilding Trust in the Team: Enhancing Collaboration Among InterpretersDr Kirri Dangerfield
Session information and the full historical programme are available in the downloadable 2025 Programme & Archive.
11:07PresentationSupporting Registrants in Understanding, Managing, and Maintaining Professional Boundaries in Line with the Code of ConductTori Raw
Session information and the full historical programme are available in the downloadable 2025 Programme & Archive.
12:32Panel DiscussionFrom Users to Professionals: Navigating Dual Perspectives in Deaf Interpretation & TranslationElizabeth Bojas, Ayisha Gavin and Louise Harte
Session information and the full historical programme are available in the downloadable 2025 Programme & Archive.
13:32PresentationWhy We Should See Colour: Exploring the Lived Experiences of BSL Interpreters of ColourSelina Jaques King
Session information and the full historical programme are available in the downloadable 2025 Programme & Archive.
14:32SnapshotFaith, Language, and Inclusion: Interpreting Arabic-English Code-Switching in AuslanRebecca Cramp
Session information and the full historical programme are available in the downloadable 2025 Programme & Archive.
15:12PresentationBlurry Boundaries & Fuzzy Problems: Concerns for Late-Career Contribution and CPDDr Robyn Dean
Session information and the full historical programme are available in the downloadable 2025 Programme & Archive.
People and perspectives
2025 presenters
The live and Extended Conference programmes brought together people working across different roles, settings and professional contexts.
Catherine King
Brett Best
Emily Duller
Katie Love
Dr Christopher Stone
Nicolas Hanquet
Xiao Ailing
Laura Lesmana Wijaya
James Bailey
Marsanne Neethling
Danielle Vicary
Dr Hattie Bowden-Howl
Dr Kirri Dangerfield
Elizabeth Bojas
Selina Jaques King
Rebecca Cramp
Dr Robyn Dean
Dr Angela Tarrantini
Naomi Cherubin
Sue Leschen
Additional programme
Extended Conference
Four additional contributions extended the 2025 professional conversation.
45 mins
Translation and/or/in Performance: Navigating the Line in Sign Language Interpreted Music
Dr Angela Tarrantini
25 mins
Ethical AI and Sign Languages: Safeguarding Identity, Languages and Dignity of Deaf Communities
European Union of the Deaf (EUD)
45 mins
Health, Communication, and Care: Interpreting for Deaf Children in Medical Settings
Naomi Cherubin
25 mins
Collaboration Across Modalities: Enhancing Our Working Practices
Sue Leschen
Historical supporters
2025 partners
The organisations below are recorded in the approved 2025 conference archive.
Lead Partners
- SignLive
- NRCPD
- Deaf Student Solutions
- Heritage Interpreting
- Vizual Communications
- Agence i LSF
- Signly
- Australian Sign Language Interpreters and Translators Association
Priority Partners
- Overseas Interpreting
- Signalise Co-op
- Interpreting Tax
Professional Partners
- FILSE España
- Zeinu Hizkuntza Interpreteen eta Gidari-Interpreteen Euskal Herriko Elkartea
- 20-20 Newsletter
- Bruce Delfosse Interpreter Training
- Sveriges Teckenspråkstolkars Förening (STTF)
- Ohio Chapter of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
Community Partners
- Queen’s University Belfast - CTI
- Interpreters of Colour Network CIC
- Association of Lipspeakers
Conference gallery
2025 in pictures
A photographic record from the online conference and the people who made it happen.