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We can barely keep up with all the great online resources that are available to language professionals. Instead of sharing a few of them on Twitter and in our Translation Favorites, like we’ve been doing, we decided to add the offerings that might be interesting for our colleagues on this page and we will do our best to keep these resources updated (add more as we find out them and remove the ones that have expired or taken place). Most of these resources are webinars, classes, virtual events and conferences, and other free goodies. Please email us if you come across any interesting free resources for language professionals.

Upcoming free online events (conferences, webinars, classes)

(mostly) Related to language, translation & localization

Every Friday, 1-3 pm EST, January 29-April 23, 2021: Boston University Lecture Series in Literary Translation
February – May 2021: World Readers Collective Book Club

April 13, 2021 Machine Translation & Best Practices for Translation Processes, by United Language Group
April 14, 2021 Global Ready Conference, by Smartling
April 14, 2021 Up Close and Personal: A Conversation about Women Leadership
April 14, 2021 Memsource + Gridly | Scaling Game Localization for Global Success
April 15, 2021 WLUK & IE: Bridging the gap between language and technology, by Women in Localization United Kingdom & Ireland chapters
April 15, 2021 Translators’ Stammtisch, by Goethe-Institut Glasgow Library
April 15-23, 2021 Language Acts and Worldmaking
April 17, 2021 WLCN: Localization & Feminine Power, by Women in Localization Shanghai
April 19, 2021 An Evening With… AI/Machine Learning Professionals
April 19, 2021 Women in Translation: The Book Of Anna
April 20, 2021 TCLCT book club: translated literature, by Trinity Centre for Literary & Cultural Translation
April 21-22, 2021 Languages for an inclusive world
April 22, 2021 Creativity for Any Audience, by Lionbridge
April 22, 2021 LocLife™ — Is Ageism Getting Old?
April 22, 2021 Bilingual Creative Writing Workshop
April 22, 2021 Translating Children’s Literature
April 22, 2021 #Translation Cafe, by @LetsTalkXl8, Machine Translation Literacy
April 23, 2021 Children’s Books from Around the World
April 24, 2021 Floating Between Two Languages: A Poetry Translation Workshop
April 26-27, 2021 Supplying Translation, by the Centre for Translation and Comparative Cultural Studies at the University of Nottingham
April 27, 2021 The Irish Startup Conference 2021
April 28, 2021 X Cultural – ‘Sustainability Culture & Global Business’
April 28, 2021 Revolution in Intelligence Affairs: Colloquium Series
April 28, 2021 Women in IT Summit
April 28, 2021 Language Learning Online: Films and Podcasts
April 28, 2021 Theatre Translation as a Productive Site of Reflection and Research
April 28, 2021 Greek Tech Talks #08 Biotech, Healthcare & Life Sciences Panel
May 4, 2021 Choosing and Building a Specialization, by the American Translators Association; free for ATA members
May 14, 2021 #Translation Cafe, by @LetsTalkXl8, Translation History of Asian Languages
May 18, 2021 iTech Spring Virtual Event – Canada’s Leading IT Conference & Exhibition
May 18-20, 2021 Trados Virtual Conference
May 21, 2021 Emotions and the Translation Professions: Online Symposium, by The Open University
May 27, 2021 #LocFromHome: the online localization conference, by Smartcat
June 7-11, 2021 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2021
June 8, 2021 Taking Care of Your Style Set, by the American Translators Association; free for ATA members
June 30, 2021 Revolution in Intelligence Affairs: Colloquium Series
August 25, 2021 Revolution in Intelligence Affairs: Colloquium Series

Clubhouse shows (rooms) on translation and localization

Weekly on Monday at 12:00 ET LocUnleashed – by Liz Dunn Marsi & Tucker Johnson
Weekly on Friday at 12:00 ET The Wordly Marketer Chat – by Kathrin Bussmann

Lists of events

Language, translation and interpreting events by Multilingual
Women in Localization events
Upcoming #LocLunch events (also search for the hashtag on LinkedIn)

Past online events (recordings or register link)

The Perks of Post-Editing: A Practitioner’s Perspective, by McGill School of Continuing Studies
Ukrainian Translation Industry Camp UTICamp-2020, and on YouTube
The Future of Technical Communication
#LocNowAndFuture
The Future of Machine Translation is Human-in-the-Loop, by Lilt
Panel – Localization for Tech, by Women in Localization Eastern Canada
Content Marketing Conference
Webinar: 2020 Language Industry Survey – Before & After COVID-19, by FIT
How to Navigate Today’s Job Market as a Tech Professional, by Tech in Motion Toronto
The State of Tech Employment: Industry Insights for Tech Leaders, by Tech in Motion Toronto
#LocFromHome – The online language industry conference
InterpretAmerica 2020
Seminars for literary translators, by Boston University
Series of talks about neural networks and translation, by Andy Way
The Size and State of the Language Services Industry Today, by Nimdzi Insights
Strategies for coping with stress and uncertainty, by Women in Localization Texas
Webinar Series by Amplexor – Dialing into Digital Strategy
Greeks in Tech Live
Webcast: Research and Innovation in Greece, by the Hellenic Innovation Network
Breaking Down Marketing & Localization Silos (deck), by Women In Localization Ireland
Scaling Localization With AI and Automation, by Lilt
Global Design, by SF Globalization

News and freebies

6-week course: Understanding English Dictionaries: Explore English dictionaries, from how they are compiled, the different types, to the latest lexicographic research.
Free download and use of QA Distiller
Free AIT software for medical translators
New podcast for interpreters: Managing the stress of the pandemic for language professionals
Free e-book by Nataly Kelly: Telephone Interpreting – A comprehensive Guide to the profession
GALA offers free membership for academic institutions
[Report] The 2020 Nimdzi 100 – Nimdzi Insights
[Report] The Nimdzi Interpreting Index – Nimdzi Insights
The Linguist, professional journal by the Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL)

Always awesome and free!

Women in Localization & our local Eastern Canada Chapter (email WLEC to become a member; men can be members too)
#LocLunch & #LocDrinks – free monthly localization event in or close to your location; for upcoming events in Southern Ontario (Guelph, Milton, Kitchener), email Catherine
Updated Localization Resources page on the W.L. website
Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action | TED Talk
Translation Commons Mentoring Guidelines
W.L.’s Mentor Matchmaking Program
Global Reads Book Club for Translators

Free Virtual Experiences