Program
Our Schedule
Day 1 Tuesday 26 August | Day 2 Wednesday 27 August | Day 3 Thursday 28 August | Day 4 Friday 29 August |
Pre-Conference Workshops | Pre-Conference Workshops | Conference | Conference |
Pacific Island delegates only | Pacific Island delegates only | All delegates | All delegates |
Our Conference Programme
DAY 1 – WEDNESDAY 27TH AUGUST
TIME | SESSION | PRESENTERS |
4:30pm – 6:30pm | Welcome Reception |
DAY 2 – THURSDAY 28TH AUGUST
| TIME | SESSION | PRESENTERS |
| 8:00am – 8:30am | Morning Prayer | |
| 8.30am – 10.00am | Opening ceremony | |
Break | ||
| 10.30am -11.30am | Keynote: Navigating Unknown Waters – Voyaging Out as a Professional Interpreter | Christoper Stone |
| 11.30am – 12.15pm | Pacific Deaf Learners’ Programme | Krishneer Sen & Sainimili Tawake |
| 12.15pm -1:00pm | Collaborative teaching in the interpreting classroom: practical ideas and reflections | George Major & Susie Ovens |
Lunch | ||
| 2.00pm – 2.45pm | Making and documenting History of Interpreting around the Pacific Nations | Peter Bonser |
| 2.45pm – 3.30pm | Deaf Interpreters: Our positioning in Mental Health domains | Benjamin Gorman |
Break | ||
| 4.00pm – 4.30pm | Keynote: WASLI Oceania: Progress and Partnerships in the Pacific | Krishneer Sen |
| 4:30pm – 5:30pm | Panel: Sign Language Interpreter Training – History in the Making | Patricia Miller, Nicole Clark, Sarah Strong, Zane Hema, Claudette Wilson + two participants |
| 5:50pm – 6:00pm | Day 2 Closing | |
Conference dinner | ||
DAY 3 – FRIDAY 29TH AUGUST
| TIME | SESSION | PRESENTERS |
| 8:30am – 9:00am | Morning Prayer | |
| 9:00am – 10:00am | Keynote: Classroom Interpreting is Really Hard & Important | Dr. Della Goswell |
Break | ||
| 10:20am – 11:00am | The Importance of Self-Care for Sign Language Interpreters: A Fiji Contextual Lens | Joneti Rokotuibau |
| 11:00am – 11:30am | Interpreters supporting interpreters – Mentoring Programme | Nicole Clark & Tahlicia Osei-Poku |
Lunch | ||
| 12:30pm – 1:15pm | Bridging Communication Gaps in Remote Medical Interpreting: Culture, Ethics, and Tech | Mischa Robinson |
| 1:15pm – 2:00pm | Panel: Indigenous Interpreter perspectives on ethical decision-making | Rebeccah Curtis, Zane Hema, Gael Seru and Jill Temo |
Break | ||
| 2:30pm – 3:00pm | Closing Ceremony | |
Call for Presentations
The WASLI Oceania Conference Committee is now inviting presentation proposals to help shape an exciting and meaningful programme that celebrates connection and professional development among interpreters and Deaf communities across Oceania.
Whether you’re an interpreter, Deaf professional, educator, or researcher — we’d love to hear from you!
A huge thank you to Rachel McKee and her team for coordinating this important part of the conference.
Deadline for submissions: Wednesday 30 April, 2025.
Questions? Please contact Conference Programme Coordinator: rachel.mckee@vuw.ac.nz
Let’s come together to learn, share, and grow.