You know that moment when you stumble upon something brilliant and think, ‘Where has this been all my life?’ That’s precisely how I felt discovering the Association of Interpreters and Translators (AIT). There I was, a court interpreter with a nerdy obsession for professional development, growing weary of those online events that kept popping
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As the end of a term approaches, it is common to look back and celebrate the achievements, progress, and memorable milestones that have helped foster our associational spirit. The outgoing FIT LatAm Board is proud to share its valuable contributions to upholding the principles of member associations and to FIT, particularly those to make our
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Translatio 2025 no. 2 Publication Director: Alison Rodriguez Copy editors: Irina Chaveco, Sabine Citron, Marie-Louise Desfray, María Galán Barrera, Philippa Hammond, Rouba Hassan, Mariela Iñíguez, Ben Karl, Astrid Mélite, Sandrine Merle, Elisabeth Monrozier, Sandra Mouton, Daisy Newsome, Marita Propato, Katy Robinson, Isabel Sacco Translators: Irina Chaveco, Carolina Chiarello, Marie-Louise Desfray, Rouba Hassan, Jo Heinrich, Mariela
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The Italian Association of Translators and Interpreters (AITI) was founded in Italy on 31 December 1950. In the nearly 75 years since, the world has changed a great deal, and so have the professions of interpreter and translator. In a landscape now dominated by artificial intelligence and virtual meetings, AITI chose to kick off the
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Artificial intelligence has sparked one of the most significant shifts across the translation and interpreting profession. Over the past two years, it has dominated academic and professional discourse, prompting translators and interpreters to reflect on their roles, tools, and the future of their work. In this context, FIT Council’s recent gathering in Slovenia – accompanied by
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In June 2022, the Board of Directors of the Translators and Interpreters’ Association of Tehran (TIAT) approved the creation of a specialised working group dedicated to the translation of children’s and young adult literature. This group, composed of 11 translators and experts in the field, was tasked with promoting quality translation in these areas. One of
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If it seems that things have been quiet of late and you haven’t heard much from FIT Council, it’s because we’ve been hard at work behind the scenes preparing for an exciting FIT Congress this September. By the time you read this, registration will be open – check the Congress website for all the details. We’re
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Five years have passed since the Ukrainian Association of Translators and Interpreters (UATI) was founded in February 2020. It has grown from 20 members in 2020 to 320 in 2025, despite the pandemic and Russia’s full-fledged war against Ukraine. The UATI general meeting held on 8 February was an important event that marked the beginning
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Challenges defined our industry in 2023 and 2024, as the development of new technology tools fuelled a growing sense of uncertainty. Both machine translation (MT) and artificial intelligence (AI) are here to stay, according to the 2023 and 2024 Nimdzi 100 rankings, which showed that MT and postediting accounted for 74.21% of the market in
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At the recent meeting of FIT Europe in Budapest in November 2024, FIT and EULITA signed an updated memorandum of understanding to renew their longstanding collaboration in the face of new global challenges. The founding of EULITA When Sweden held the European Union (EU) Presidency in 2009, it presented the Stockholm Programme, which announced an
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