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The 10th edition of the Nordic Translation Interpretation Forum took place virtually and instead of enjoying beautiful Reykjavik in person, we met our peers online. On one hand, the crowd was much more diverse and included not only Nordic and Baltic participants, but industry professionals from 28 countries. On the other, the event was shorter (only a few hours instead of the usual two days) and, of course, the virtual format prevented us from having in-person discussions over coffee or champagne. Despite these drawbacks, the event gave us “a shot of positive energy”. Two inspiring speakers, their thought-provoking questions and subsequent group discussions gave us new ideas to take away from the event. The forum motto “Don’t Refrain – Rethink” truly gave us a boost. We will wait for the #NTIF2021 which we hope will finally happen in Reykjavik. In the meanwhile, we will continue to rethink our new reality and find new ways to thrive in these volatile circumstances.

This year’s GALA conference, “The Language of Business. The Business of Language,” was replaced by a virtual version entitled GALAconnected. The coronavirus didn’t stop us from meeting peers, learning what is happening in the language sector or contributing to shaping our industry. This event was attended by more than 200 participants from over 30 countries. The fact that it was organised in Pacific daylight time didn’t keep us and many other participants from Europe and Asia from enjoying the event even though it meant long working hours. Thank you GALA for the great content and amazing networking possibilities.

It’s no surprise that this year’s ALC annual conference was held virtually, featuring three days of education, networking, and collaboration with the brightest minds in the LSC Community. Agile thinking, innovative solutions, best practices, forecasting the future – these were the themes covered and analysed in depth during the event. ALC’s promotional material promised to ensure the “full Conference Experience, virtually” and we would say that they almost kept that promise. The one minor difference was the coffee breaks, which were not so enjoyable without the opportunity to chat with industry friends face to face. :)

This is ELIA’s fourth event focused on project management. At Diskusija, we continue to attend these targeted events as this is a great opportunity for our project managers to meet their fellow colleagues from other language companies, to learn new tips and tricks for making their work more efficient and to feel part of a larger community of like-minded people.

The 46th meeting of Eulogia, an alliance of hand-picked translation companies with just one member per language allowed to join, took place in Portsmouth. Membership in this alliance is something we take pride in. For twelve years, Diskusija has represented the Lithuanian language in this exclusive alliance, meeting our fellow Eulogia partners twice a year to share our expertise and inspire one another.

The Meet Central Europe Conference took place in Prague. This event, targeting vendor management, was a great success! We want to thank the organisers for the energy they put into making it happen and the participants for inspiring and insightful talks or brief, but rewarding meetings. Our vendor manager Natalija enjoyed every moment.

We can't wait for the next meeting in Innsbruck.