Convergence 2026

17 - 19 June 2026

Guildford, UK

Building on the success of the first Convergence conference in 2023, which explored the responsible and intelligent integration of human and machine capabilities in translation and interpreting, the Centre for Translation Studies is proud to announce Convergence 2026: Human-AI Integration for Multilingual and Accessible Communication. The second edition of the Convergence conference will create an opportunity to bring together innovative research on the evolving landscape of AI in the context of multilingual and accessible communication, reflecting on the complexity and effects of using AI-driven technologies in these fields. The conference will foster a multidisciplinary dialogue that will generate new theoretical perspectives and practical research, focusing on themes such as the ethical aspects of AI in translation and interpreting, AI-enabled digital accessibility and societal inclusion, and the impact of Generative AI on language mediation. We will also examine the evolving role of language professionals, the power of Large Language Models (LLMs) in supporting multilingual communication, and the crucial need for responsible use of language AI in the public sector. The conference will publish full papers in open access proceedings with assigned ISBN and DOI.

Themes

Theme 1: Ethical aspects of AI in translation and interpreting 

Theme 2: AI-enabled digital accessibility and societal inclusion

Theme 3: Which creative turn? Language mediation in the era of GenAI 

Theme 4: The evolving role of language professionals in the era of AI 

Theme 5: LLMs supporting multilingual communication 

Theme 6: Responsible use of language AI in the public sector

We invite submissions for full papers on these topics. The guidelines for submissions and the deadlines will published soon. All the papers will undergo peer review and the accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings.

Tentative deadlines 

  • Deadline for submissions: Feb 2026
  • Notification of acceptance: March 2026
  • Dates for the conference: 17-19 June 2026

The dates and themes are largely set, but may be subject to minor revisions. The final list of topics and deadlines will be published in the first call for papers due in Sept 2025.