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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FIT Council is pleased to announce the theme for International Translation Day (ITD) 2025, inspired by both the UN International Year of Peace and Trust and the FIT2025 Congress theme, Mastering the machine: shaping an intelligent future. The theme for ITD2025 is: Translation, shaping a future you can trust. In turbulent times, where peace often
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As part of a comprehensive governance review, FIT is assessing whether its structure and decision-making processes remain fit for purpose in an evolving professional and global landscape. Many organisations are facing significant governance challenges, and this review aims to ensure FIT is well-positioned for the future. Our members’ perspectives are essential, and we are inviting you
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The Association of Sworn Court Interpreters and Legal Translators of Slovenia (SCIT®) is hosting FIT Council in Ljubljana from 24 to 29 March 2025. The meeting, including honorary advisers and observers, will take place at the Grand Plaza Hotel and marks the third and final in-person FIT Council meeting of the 2022–2025 mandate. The visit concludes on
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This year, FIT held its second webinar to celebrate International Translation Day (ITD). It was our most successful webinar yet, with over 850 registrations, thanks in part to the amazing speakers who agreed to participate. As attendees asked many more questions than we were able to answer, we thought we would ask each of the
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Every autumn, Portland, Oregon greets visitors with an explosion of colours as the trees around the city turn incredible shades of red, orange, and yellow. This year, the city also welcomed translators and interpreters from all over the world who gathered for the 65th annual conference of the American Translators Association (ATA) at the Oregon
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On 30 September 2024, Alan Melby, Chair of the FIT Standards Standing Committee, represented FIT at the AMTA conference in Chicago, Illinois. AMTA is an MT conference that brings together researchers, users, and providers of MT from academia, industry, and government. When he asked conference organisers if they had chosen 30 September for its significance within
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Between 2 and 4 October 2024, CEATL, the European Council of Literary Translators’ Associations, organised the first-ever European Conference on Literary Translation, as part of the programming in Strasbourg as UNESCO’s World Book Capital for 2024. FIT and FIT Europe were partners in the event, and Sandra Mouton, from FIT Europe, and Jan Naess, from FIT
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The Union of Translators and Interpreters of the Czech Republic (JTP) alerted FIT to the Czech government’s proposal to replace human interpreters with unsupervised AI machine interpreting in immigration and legal settings. Concerned that this could set a precedent for other governments to prioritise perceived cost savings over best practices and service quality, the FIT
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From 4–6 September 2025, delegates from around the globe will convene for three days filled with presentations, engaging panels, stimulating discussions, and unparalleled networking opportunities based around the Congress theme Mastering the Machine: shaping an intelligent future. This congress will be unlike any other. It will be hosted at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a specialised
