It is with deep regret that FIT announces the death, on 30 July 2022, of
ANNA LILOVA
FIT Honorary Advisor, former president and founding member of the Bulgarian Translators’ Union.
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Structure
Governing Bodies
FIT’s supreme body is the statutory congress, which is held every three years. It brings together delegations from the member associations, and it elects the Council, which in turn elects its Executive Committee and directs FIT until the next world congress. The governing bodies are supported by different committees, which report to the Council annually about their activities, and to the congress. The statutory congress is followed by an open congress, which is an outstanding platform for exchanges among all professionals in the profession.
Committees and Task Forces
The Federation, through its committees and task forces, undertakes to meet the various expectations of its members by addressing matters of training, conditions of work, the various aspects of the profession, and the categories of translators, interpreters and terminologists. To take part in the work of one of them is an individual contribution to the profession as a whole.
Secretariat
FIT has a part-time secretariat. The secretariat is the anchor for FIT’s membership administration and activities. The secretariat works closely with the EC and Council and relevant task forces.
Regional Centres
Three regional centres are currently active: FIT Europe, FIT Latin America and FIT North America. A fourth centre is being considered in Asia. These centres foster the activities of FIT in their regions, organising meetings to strengthen exchanges between member associations on any questions concerning the profession, and liaising with the FIT Council.
FIT Europe
FIT Europe is a regional branch of the International Federation of Translators. FIT Europe’s mission is to represent the interests of translators, interpreters and terminologists in Europe. To achieve this, FIT helps member associations exchange information, experience and best practices. It also represents these associations to EU institutions, as well as liaising with other stakeholders in the translation field.
Services to translators include surveys of working conditions and other specific aspects of the profession. FIT is actively involved in standardization and certification projects, while its code of ethics outlines definitions of best professional practice.
Visit the FIT Europe website at fit-europe-rc.org.
FIT North America
FIT North America is a regional Centre of the Fédération Internationale des Traducteurs / International Federation of Translators. As a Regional Centre of FIT-IFT, we work to promote translation, interpreting, and allied professions in Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
FIT LatAm
FIT LatAm was organized in 2003 under the name Regional Centre Latin America (CRAL) to serve the interests of FIT members and to facilitate, promote and support the aims and efforts of FIT as a whole, pursuant to the Mission Statement for the establishment of FIT Regional Centres and for FIT Regional Centre activities, as adopted by the FIT Executive Committee in Brussels (January 1998) and ratified by the FIT Council in Geneva (April 1998).
Its objectives include fostering ongoing training and education; creating new professional associations and encouraging them to join FIT; promoting sound intellectual property policies and professional standards; developing institutional relationships between associations and educational institutions; and raising awareness about the importance of the profession, among others.
FIT LatAm’s geographical coverage includes Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries in the Americas.
FIT Council 2022-2025
Executive Committee
Alison Rodriguez
President
Alexandra
Jantscher
Secretary General
Ted Wozniak
Treasurer
Alejandra Jorge
Vice President
Eleanor Cornelius
Vice President
Annette Schiller
Vice President
Council Members
Tiina Tuominen
Council Member
Iris Gretchen González Nieto
Council Member
Olga Egorova
Council Member
Marta Morros Serret
Council Member
Jan Naess
Council Member
Anming Gao
Council Member
Viktorija Osolnik Kunc
Council Member
Victoria Lei Cheng Lai
Council Member
Guillaume Deneufbourg
Council Member
Roula Kamal Salam
Council Member
Katia Jiménez Pochet
Council Member
All Council members can be contacted through the Secretariat.
Nairobi Recommendations of 1976
The Recommendation for the Protection and Improvement of the Legal and Social Status of Translations and Translators, adopted by UNESCO in 1976 at its general conference in Nairobi, marked a milestone in the history of the translating profession. The Translator’s Charter, revised in 1994, specifies the rights and duties of translators and recommends the principles of their organisation into associations. FIT is pleased with the significant progress made in defense of the profession since its foundation, but remains conscious of the need to further develop international cooperation. It will continue to play its vital role in overcoming linguistic boundaries and thus maintaining good communication and understanding between the peoples of the world.
The full text in all official UN languages can be accessed on the UNESCO website.
Become a member of FIT
FIT is a federation of national associations, not of individuals. All translators, interpreters or terminologists interested in our activities are invited to join their national association or any other association affiliated to FIT.
What we can do together
Working together, FIT members benefit from both local and international activities coordinated by a federation with global presence and established connections Activities at an international level provide benefits that would be difficult for a national association to achieve on its own. FIT focuses on four main areas: Community, Professional Development, International Visibility and Representation.
Can my association join FIT?
The FIT family of translators’ associations and institutions is always happy to welcome new members to its fold.
Your association can join FIT as regular member when its members are individual professional translators, interpreters or terminologists. This excludes organizations having students and corporations as regular members. If you are not yet convinced of the advantages of being a FIT member, you can join for three years as an observer without voting rights. Universities and other training institutes are welcome as associate members, also without voting rights. You will find more details on FIT membership in the menu About us. Please also refer to the Bylaws and Rules of Procedure on this website.
Membership fees
- Regular members: 3.10 Swiss Francs per capita. (Your association must have at least 20 members, so the minimum contribution is 62 Swiss Francs). The maximum annual contribution is limited to 4,500 Swiss Francs.
- Associate members: 435 Swiss Francs
- Observer members: 124 Swiss Francs
Procedure for becoming a member
Please complete the online membership application form. You will need a pdf copy of your association’s bylaws in their original language and in English, French or Spanish.
Your application will be submitted to the FIT Council who can admit you as a candidate member up until the next Statutory Congress, where your membership must be ratified. Even as a candidate member, your association will appear immediately on the FIT website and you will have full membership rights, except for active and passive voting rights.
Applications may take 3 months to process, or longer if we require further information. Please don’t wait for the next Statutory Congress to apply: submit your request at least four months prior, or your application may not be processed in time to be ratified. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the FIT Secretariat.
International Translation Day 2022
Each year, we celebrate International Translation Day on 30 September, the feast of St. Jerome. FIT Council proudly announces the winner of its annual poster competition commemorating International Translation Day (ITD) 2022. ‘A World Without Barriers’. This year’s winning design was created by Jose Luis Pulido, from Spain.
ITD 2022 Celebrating A World without Barriers: The Role of Language Professionals in Building Culture, Understanding and lasting Peace.
FIT member associations can use the poster in their communication promoting ITD and their events.
Click on the links below to Download different versions of the poster here: thumbnail, 100dpi resolution, 300dpi resolution, print quality