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Interpretation for conventions, sports events and corporate meetings in Indianapolis

Maven provides interpretation services in Indianapolis for conventions and trade shows, sports events, corporate meetings, state government meetings and community events. Interpreters can work on-site, remotely or in hybrid format. The equipment with relevant technical support can be provided for interpretation in simultaneous format.

Maven has offices in the USA, Ireland, the UAE and Malaysia and has delivered interpretation in more than 20 countries.

Languages spoken and required in Indianapolis

In Marion County, 165,219 residents aged five and over, or 18.2 percent, speak a language other than English at home, according to the Census Bureau's 2020 to 2024 American Community Survey. Spanish accounts for 97,558 of them, and about half of those Spanish speakers speak English less than very well.

Official and business languages
  • English
Widely spoken in Indianapolis
  • Spanish
  • Burmese
  • French
  • Haitian Creole
  • Arabic
  • Chinese

Spanish interpreters in Indianapolis

Spanish interpreters in Indianapolis are required for conventions with Latin American attendees, company town halls, workforce training, public meetings and school events.

Burmese and the Chin languages

The second language to plan for is Burmese, together with the Chin languages of Myanmar: Indianapolis has a large Burmese community on its south side, and Indiana's courts rank the languages of Myanmar second after Spanish among the languages that require interpreters.

French and Haitian Creole, Arabic and Chinese follow in the census figures, and international sports events add the languages of visiting teams and media. Tell us the languages your attendees speak and we will put together the team of interpreters in Indianapolis.

Interpretation formats offered

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Clients we can support in Indianapolis

Convention organizers, sports bodies, state and city agencies, life sciences companies and nonprofit organizations plan events and meetings in Indianapolis that may require interpretation support.

Events in Indianapolis that require interpreters

Indianapolis hosts a steady run of conventions and sports events, and many of them return every year, so language support can usually be planned well ahead.

Event
Type
Performance Racing Industry Trade Show, every December
Convention and trade show
FDIC International
Convention and trade show
Gen Con
Convention and trade show
Indianapolis 500
Sport
NBA All-Star 2024
Sport
U.S. Olympic Team Trials in swimming in 2024
Sport
NCAA Men's Final Four in 2026
Sport

The NCAA has its national office in the city, as do USA Gymnastics, USA Track & Field and USA Football. Indianapolis is also the state capital and a corporate headquarters city, with Eli Lilly, Elanco and Roche Diagnostics, and the Indiana Global Economic Summit of May 2024 welcomed 41 diplomatic delegations from 31 countries and territories. Past events have brought together attendees from all 50 states and 70 countries.

Our interpreters can work in the following venues

We can work in venues across Indianapolis, including the following:

  • Indiana Convention Center

    On South Capitol Avenue, with 566,600 square feet, 11 exhibit halls and 71 meeting rooms. Skywalks link it to 4,700 hotel rooms.

  • Lucas Oil Stadium

    Connected to the Indiana Convention Center by a walkway. Opened in 2008 and seats more than 67,000.

  • JW Marriott Indianapolis

    One of the hotels linked to the convention center by skywalk. Has a 40,500 square foot Grand Ballroom.

  • Gainbridge Fieldhouse

    One of the other venues in the city.

  • Indiana State Fairgrounds & Event Center

    More than a million square feet of event space.

  • Indiana Roof Ballroom

    Opened in 1927.

  • NCAA Hall of Champions

    The largest room of its conference center seats 450.

Indianapolis International Airport is seven miles southwest of downtown.

Simultaneous interpretation equipment and technical support

For interpretation equipment rent in Indianapolis we supply:

  • Soundproof booths
  • Interpreter consoles and headsets
  • Infrared or FM systems
  • Wireless receivers for attendees
  • Portable systems for facility tours and small rooms
  • Technicians on site

The full range is described on our interpretation equipment page.

Maven does not keep its own equipment inventory in every location. We focus on the language side of conference interpretation: sourcing and coordinating qualified simultaneous interpreters and selecting the right team for your event.

For interpretation equipment, we partner with reliable technical providers who handle the technical delivery of the systems. We closely coordinate both the equipment and the interpreting team to ensure the setup perfectly suits your event, and that interpreters and technicians work seamlessly together from setup through the final session.

Equipment needs vary widely in scale and specification. Even agencies that own equipment can run short when a requirement exceeds their stock or several events fall on the same dates. We can match professional, market-standard equipment and technical support to each event. In convention weeks, several large events can share the downtown venues and draw on the same equipment.

Additional peripherals such as microphones, projectors, screens and voting devices can also be provided as part of a turnkey solution.

Two delegates at a conference table with interpreter booths behind them

Questions about interpreters in Indianapolis

Simultaneous interpretation for conferences and forums, consecutive interpretation for meetings and visits. Both formats can be delivered on-site, remote or in hybrid setups. For on-demand short interpretation needs we also offer phone interpreter services. Additionally AI interpretation is offered for clientele who prefer it.

Simultaneous interpretation: we cover the most frequently required languages, with interpreters available locally in combination with English: Spanish, Burmese, French, Haitian Creole, Arabic, Mandarin, Japanese, Korean, German, Portuguese and others. Interpretation into other languages may require interpreters to travel from other cities. Remote delivery can accommodate simultaneous interpretation into any major official language.

Consecutive interpretation: on-site, we can cover the most frequently required languages, with some limitations for rare and endangered languages. More choice is available if interpretation is provided remotely.

On-demand phone interpretation: we cover 350+ languages including endangered and rare dialects. The full list is on our languages page.

Yes. For a convention we plan the general session, the breakout rooms that require interpretation and any exhibit floor meetings as one schedule, with booths or portable systems in each room.
Yes. Interpreters work at press conferences, team and federation meetings, athlete interviews and hospitality programs. International sports federations are among Maven's regular clients.
Yes. Booths, consoles, receivers, portable systems and technicians are arranged through local technical partners, with Maven as your single provider. The equipment section above explains how this works and what can be supplied.
Most of Maven's clients are UN agencies, intergovernmental organizations, governments, NGOs and international sports federations, and we also work for corporate clients. In Indianapolis that means convention organizers, sports bodies, state and city agencies, life sciences companies and nonprofit organizations.
We’d need to know the required interpretation languages, the dates and the duration of interpretation on each day, the venue (for a physical event, the city or area is sufficient), the format (on-site, hybrid or remote) and the subject matter of your event. For a convention, the room list and the sessions that require interpretation are also useful. If you require equipment as well, we need to know the total number of delegates who will require interpretation.
The format (simultaneous or consecutive), the required languages, the duration (number of days or hours), the delivery mode (on-site, remote or hybrid) and the subject matter. Travel and per diem charges may apply if interpretation is required outside Indianapolis.
Interpreters in simultaneous format require advance booking notice of 20 to 40 or more days, although we understand this is not always possible. In peak seasons with many events (such as large conventions and race weekends), some interpreters are booked as early as six months in advance. Consecutive interpreters can be booked at much shorter notice.
We normally require advance payment to book interpreters, either full or partial. We can offer more flexible terms to selected and regular clients & UN.
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