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September, 13 2024

"Where We Are Heading—the Future of U.S. Government
Language Careers"

Yun-hyang Lee, Office of Language Services, Department of State

Foreign Service Institute (FSI) hosting virtual

December 6, 2024

“Sociolinguistic Dynamics in the Digital Age: Exploring Language Variation and Change in Online Communication Platforms”

Fatemeh Towhidi, Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center

CANCELED

January 24, 2025

“Language Access in State Courts"

A Presentation by the Federal Coordination and Compliance Section, Civil Rights Division, DOJ

Anisa Rahim, Department of Justice

Foreign Service Institute (FSI) hosting virtual

February 21, 2025

“Translations and AI in ICE Detention Settings”

Angie Santillana, KLS Translations
Alex Berea, KLS Translations

Foreign Service Institute (FSI) hosting virtual

March 14, 2025

“The Ascendance of Machine Translation”

Jeffrey Munks, Pocketalk

National Foreign Language Center (NFLC) hosting virtual

April 11, 2025

“Addressing the Shortfall in Foreign Language Education to Meet National Security and Global Workforce Demands”

Ewa Zeoli, ODNI

Chris Armijo, La Gente Consulting, LLC and Jace Norton, Maya Bridge Languages, LLC, hosting virtual.

May 16, 2025

“What 2 Years of SAFE-AI Has Accomplished”

William Rivers, WP Rivers & Associates

hybrid (both in person and virtual), Foreign Service Institute (FSI) hosting

June 13, 2025

“Virtual Tabadul: Arabic language-learning and community building with virtual reality”

Melissa Baralt, Florida International University

Florida International University Steven J. Green School of International and Public Affairs, hosting virtual