Chartered Institute
of Linguists

Scottish Society

Forthcoming events are currently being planned and will be publicised here soon.

The Scottish Society runs a variety of professional development events, benefitting CIOL members and non-members alike. Click an event to see its original listing and, if applicable, event reports and downloadable materials:
















Glasgow, Saturday 23 November 2019

Stirling, Saturday 28 September 2019

Edinburgh, Saturday 18 May 2019

Dundee, Saturday 23 February 2019

Glasgow, Saturday 17 November 2018

Stirling, Saturday 29 September 2018

Edinburgh, Saturday 19 May 2018

Dundee, Saturday 17 February 2018

Edinburgh, Saturday 25 November 2017

Perth, Saturday 30 September 2017

Glasgow, Saturday 20 May 2017

Glasgow, Thursday 30 March 2017

Dundee, Saturday 25 February 2017

Glasgow, Thursday 26 January 2017

Glasgow, Saturday 19 November 2016

Perth, Saturday 24 September 2016

Founded in 1982 by the late Ruth Robertson MCIL, the Scottish Society represents about 300 members from all over Scotland and meets four times a year – normally in February, May, September and November – with the AGM being held as part of the November meeting.

To accommodate as many members as possible, the Society rotates its venues across Scotland for its face-to-face events, which normally consist of presentations by one or more guest speakers and a social activity such as a pre-event lunch or post-event drinks (or both).  

Scottish Society events offer valuable networking opportunities as well as contributing to Continuous Professional Development.  Non-CIOL members are also welcome to attend. Details of events are published on these Scottish Society web pages and Eventbrite. 

The Scottish Society has its own Twitter account containing information about the forthcoming events, and we endeavour to start including various features on some aspects of languages and, wherever possible, small contributions from members. Be sure to follow the Twitter page to stay up to date.

Role Bio
Ms Liudmila TOMANEK



MA BA BSc DCI MCIL CL

Chair

Liudmila is a PhD researcher at the University of Glasgow and currently is based in Stirling. Her research focuses on preserving the polyphonic aspect in translation, which covers Translation Studies, Modern Languages and Comparative Literature. She holds MA in Translation from London Metropolitan University and BA (Hons) in Modern Languages from Nottingham Trent University. She holds a Russian qualification in accountancy and a Russian degree in finance. She is a professional practicing translator. She adores Scotland and considers it to be her second home. She passionately believes in CPD and sees CIOL as irreplaceable in her professional journey.

Miss Florencia Pistritto



DPSI MCIL

Steering group member

Florencia is a qualified public service interpreter and translator specialised in health. She was formerly a campaigns ambassador for Cancer Research UK, and now an ambassador for the International Arthrofibrosis Association.
She joined the Steering Committee of CIOL Scottish Society in 2021."

Ms Adriana Uribe Angarita



MSc DPSI MCIL CL

Steering group member

Adriana Uribe has a masters degree in translation studies in addition to her DPSI and Celta qualifications. She is a freelance interpreter and translator, working with national and international language service providers, and volunteering her freelance services for organisations improving access to information and education. Adriana also works as team lead in Language and Integration in the North East of Scotland on projects tackling language barriers for minorities. Adriana has traveled extensively around the world and lived in four different continents. She is a passionate reader and an amateur writer, with a particular interest in literature that has offered her opportunities to translate Latin American fiction, non-fiction and poetry.

If you are interested in supporting the Scottish Society we'd be delighted to hear from you.

Simply fill in our Online Eligibility Check form and a member of the committee will contact you for a no obligation discussion.

The Scottish Society AGM will be held on Saturday 17 November at 3pm in the Banker Suite at the Mercure Glasgow City Hotel, 201 Ingram Street, Glasgow, G1 1DQ. All Scottish Society members are invited to attend the AGM which will take place after the presentation ‘Gaelic Education and Language Planning’.

The Agenda will be as follows:

  1. Welcome and apologies
  2. Approval of the Minutes of the AGM held in Glasgow on Saturday 25 November 2017
  3. Chairman’s Report
  4. Treasurer’s Report
  5. Social Media Report
  6. Election of the Committee for 2018/19
  7. Any other business

Copies of the Minutes of the AGM held in Glasgow on Saturday 25 November 2017 are available here. If you have any questions about the AGM, please contact the Chair of the Scottish Society at scottishsociety@ciol.org.uk

Kind regards,

Scottish Society Committee