Trvgve Lie, Norwegian politician
First Secretary General of the United Nations
Conference interpretation means interpretation at conferences in all interpretation modes, mostly simultaneous and rarely consecutive.
The International Association of Conference Interpreters AIIC gives following definition for a conference interpreter: “A conference interpreter is a person who by profession acts as a responsible linguistic intermediary (alone or more often as a member of a team) in a formal or informal conference or conference-like situation, thanks to his or her ability to provide simultaneous or consecutive oral interpretation of participants’ speeches, regardless of their length or complexity.”