Hi, my name is Darren Bridenbeck

and I'm the Community
Development Manager at Amara

and I am in beautiful, sunny
Portland, Oregon.

And I'm Judit Piñol, 
from Catalonia in Spain.

And we're hoping 
you're going to be joining us

between the 26th and 30th of September

to celebrate International Translation Day

At Amara, we think subtitles are important

because we believe
information should live free,

and that by improving access to videos 
we are building a more rich

informed and equitable world.

Whether is helping students get access 
to lectures in their languages

or a deaf and hard of hearing user

the ability to experience
a video for the first time

or even just sharing a silly video
with a friend of yours

we know that video accessibility 
is a huge cultural issue

that we need to face together.

We're hoping to meet that challenge 
by taking a step forward

together with all of you.

With that, there's three 
different ways you can celebrate

International Translation Day 2016:

First, share your story about 
how subtitles have impacted

your life and those around you.

Share your story with the hashtag #ITD2016

or email it to us at judit@amara.org 
for a chance to be featured on the Amara blog

and our Social Media outlets 
throughout the week.

Video submissions are also welcome!

Next, you can actually help 
subtitle a video

We've been collecting stories 
from users from all over the globe,

sharing their experiences with 
how subtitles have impacted

them and their daily lives,
and they need your translation help.

Check out the link in the 
video description to learn more.

Finally, you can join us 
on September 30th,
International Translation Day itself,

International Translation Day itself,
for the Amara Community Summit.

This is where we'll be discussing 
some best practices

on building vibrant subtitling communities

and the benefits that subtitles bring per culture as a whole

If you want to learn more about international Translation Day 2016,

check out the link 
in the video description

and we'd love to see you participate!

Thank you, and we're looking forward 
to celebrate ITD with you!

That's it, thanks for contributing 
and Happy Internatonal Translation Day!