As of 18 November 2023, the members of the FIT LatAm Board are: Chair: Mary Ann Monteagudo, CTP Vice Chair: Marita Propato, AATI Vice Chair: Lidia Jeansalle, CTPCBA Secretary: Bianchinetta Benavides-Segura, ACOTIP Treasurer: Patricia Ovalle de Ardón, AGIT Member for Academic Affairs: Cristián Araya Medel, COTICH Member for Cultural Affairs: Estela Díaz Barbazán, ACTI Congratulations to Lidia
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Following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between FIT Latin America (FIT LatAm) and the Iberoamerican Terminology Network (RITerm), FIT LatAm held its first Meeting on Applied Terminology in Translation in August. The Terminology Committee of the Colegio de Traductores Públicos de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires (CTPCBA) presented its current projects and held
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On 5–7 October 2023, the FIT North America Regional Centre held a conference on educating the next generation of translators, terminologists, and interpreters, dubbed as the NextGen conference in Monterey, California. It focussed on bringing together educators and representatives of language service companies in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. NextGen was an in-person-only event, which allowed
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The 2nd Conference for Translation & Interpreting Professionals, a landmark event in the Greek language industry, was held on 20–21 October 2023 on the premises of the Journalists’ Union of Athens Daily Newspapers (ESIEA) in the heart of Athens. Co-hosted by the Panhellenic Association of Translators (PEM), the Department of Foreign Languages, Translation, and Interpreting (DFLTI) of Ionian
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On 29 July, FIT LatAm held its annual general meeting (AGM), in conjunction with the Fifth International Congress of the Colegio de Traductores e Intérpretes de Chile (COTICH). In-person attendees hailed from Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, and Argentina, an d other colleagues attended virtually from across Latin America, representing 18 associations. At the meeting, the Regional Centre presented
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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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There is reason to celebrate! The FIT family is expanding with the birth of a fourth Regional Centre, this time in and for Africa. The online event took place on Saturday, 29 July 2023. Witnesses included FIT President Alison Rodriguez, three vice presidents, and a number of Council members. What made this day even more special was
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