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Indigenous language translation and climate change: negotiating displacement and loss

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On 25 November 2023, in this International Decade of Indigenous Languages, the FIT Indigenous Languages Standing Committee hosted a panel discussion to highlight the critical loss of the world’s indigenous languages and the urgent need to preserve, revitalise, and celebrate them. The intercultural event brought together speakers from Africa, Arctic Russia, and Canada in a conversation on

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Standing committees and task forces hard at work

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A considerable amount of FIT’s work is carried out by individual standing committees and task forces (SCTFs). They cover a broad range of subject areas, such as the internal affairs of FIT; the day-to-day work of translators, interpreters, and terminologists; matters relevant to association boards; and global developments in other sectors that are relevant to

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Association presidents discuss AI impacts

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Advances in the world of AI move fast. In response, on 29 May 2023, presidents of FIT member associations had an initial meeting organised by Max de Brouwer of the Chambre belge des traducteurs et interprètes (CBTI-BKVT) to discuss recent developments and how associations could and should respond. While attendees’ viewpoints ranged, they generally agreed that, with

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Coming soon… FIT unveiling new shared continuing professional development calendar

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FIT LatAm and FIT North America are thrilled to be unveiling a new tool, a product of their collaboration with the FIT Education and Professional Development Standing Committee and inspired by FIT Europe’s CPD Calendar: the FIT Americas Shared CPD Calendar! Watch this space for more information as we bring this new tool online. Guillaume

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