Translation-related organizations
ATICOM
a new (year 2001) German translators' and interpreters' association
- Fachverband der Berufsübersetzer und Berufsdolmetscher e.V.
Bonn, Germany: Members' database, information on EU calls for tenders
for translators, press review on translation-related topics (updated
every two weeks, in German):
BDÜ Bundesverband der Dolmetscher und Übersetzer)
Centre de Recherche en Terminologie Termisti Centro de investigación teminológica
Deutsches Institut für Terminologie Instituto alemán de terminología
AATIA (Austin Area Translators and Interpreters Association)
http://www.aatia.org
Members’s database, news, SIGs, news, links, etc., in
a very attractive site.
AIIC (International Association of Conference Interpreters)
http://www.aiic.net
Site of the world’s largest organization of interpreters
with membership information, worldwide
contacts, and Code of Ethics. In English with French
and other languages planned or under construction.
AITI (Italian Translators and Interpreters Association)
http://www.mix.it/AITI/AITI.htm
Home page of AITI by Luigi Muzii. A highly informative
site with a members’ database, rates schedule,
extensive list of links, in addition to AITI-specific
information. In Italian.
ATA (American Translators Association) http://www.atanet.org
Home page of the American Translators Association. Membership
information, Accreditation,
Chapters, Divisions, Cooperating Groups, Conference,
publications and useful links.
ATINS (Association of Translators and Interpreters of
Nova Scotia) http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Commerce/ATINS/
A fun bilingual site of ATINS (Canada) by Robert Cormier.
Code of Ethics,
Membership List, Events, and much-much more.
BDÜ (German Translators and Interpreters Association)
http://www.bdue.de
Members’ database, regional organizations in Germany,
BDÜ info, useful links. In German.
CBTIP-BKVTF (Belgian Chamber of Translators, Interpreters
and Philologists)
http://www.cbtip-bkvtf.org/
Home page of the Belgian Chamber of Translators, Interpreters
and Philologists
with description of the Chamber’s activities, bylaws,
and code of business
practices. In Dutch and French with summary in English.
CTA (Colorado Translators Association) http://www.cta-web.org/base
Membership information,
ATA Code of Ethics, How to Select a Translator, CTA membership
directory, links.
FIT (Fédération internationale des traducteurs)
http://fit.ml.org
Home page of the Fédération internationale
de traducteurs (International
Federation of Translators), the umbrella organization
of national translators’
organizations. Membership in FIT is available to organizations
only, not to
individual translators.
FLATA (Florida Chapter of the ATA) http://members.aol.com/flata1
Site under construction, but it already contains a translation
services directory and
other useful information on FLATA and ATA, as well as
links to other
translation-related sites.
ITI (Institute of Translators and Interpreters, United
Kingdom) http://www.iti.org.uk
A very attractive and well-designed site under heavy
construction. Membership
information, organization data. Membership list and links
in preparation (as of end
of March, 1998).
LTAC/ATTLC (Literary Translators’ Association of Canada/Association
des traducteurs et traductrices littéraires du Canada http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/9070/
Membership information, Model Contract, links. Bilingual
(French/English).
NCATA (National Capital Area Chapter of the American Translators
Association)
http://www.ncata.org
Searchable members’ database, downloadable newsletter.
NCTA (Northern California Translators Association) http://www.lai.com/lai/ncta/nctahome.htm
Searchable database of members and the electronic edition
of the excellent newsletter Translorial.
NMTIA (New Mexico Translators and Interpreters Association)
www.cybermesa.com/~nmtia
On-line membership directory.
NOTIS (Northwest Translators and Interpreters Society)
http://www.NOTISnet.org
Downloadable membership database, news, and resources.
OTIAC (Ordre des traducteurs et interprètes agréés
du Québec) http://www.otiaq.org/
"Portrait," news, and membership information in downloadable
pdf format. Links.
Bilingual French/English.
SCATIA (Southern California Area Translators Association)
http://www.scatia.org
Membership list and searchable database of members, in
addition to membership
information, newsletter summary, and a bulletin board
for discussions and
terminology queries.
SINTRA (Brazilian Translators’ Association) http://www.alternex.com.br/~sintrabrasil/
Home page of the Brazilian Translators’ Association.
Bimmonthly newsletter,
events, debates, market rates for translations (in Brazil).
In Portuguese.
STIBC (Society of Translators and Interpreters of British
Columbia) http://www.vcn.bc.ca/stibc
Code of Ethics, Certification information, links.