By Guillaume Deneufbourg (FIT President) Every year, International Translation Day prompts us to reflect on the vital role that language professions play in our societies. This year, FIT has chosen ‘Language diversity and language rights: the power of being understood’ as its theme. It is a poignant reminder that, above and beyond languages, it
By Jørgen Christian Wind Nielsen, (FIT, chair of the External Partnerships Standing Committee and Council member) The theme for the International Translation Day (ITD) 2026 webinar is ‘Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights’, and will focus on translation, interpreting and terminology at the heart of linguistic inclusion, with the subtitle ‘the power of being understood’.
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On the occasion of this year’s International Translation Day (ITD), the Translators Association of China (TAC), in collaboration with the Embassy of the Netherlands in China and People’s Literature Publishing House, proudly presented an event to celebrate this big day with translators and interpreters around the world. The event featured an in-depth dialogue between renowned
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After almost two years of talking about artificial intelligence (AI), what it does, how we can use it, and where it will lead us, we are now seeing that talk translate into action, with businesses and governments exploring the implementation of unsupervised AI, including for translation and interpreting. We’ve warned against it, and now we
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International Translation Day (ITD) is a time for translation and interpreting professionals worldwide to come together and celebrate their contributions to global communication and understanding. The Asociación Panameña de Traductores e Intérpretes (APTI) took the opportunity to commemorate the day with enthusiasm and camaraderie, making it a memorable event for its members, families, and guests
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International Translation Day posters in review For International Translation Day (ITD), which falls on 30 September each year, the Translators Association of China (TAC) proudly presented a video to celebrate this big day with translators and interpreters around the world. Entitled ‘ITD poster exhibition’, the video provided a look back on all the winning ITD theme
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Chilean designer and ITD poster contest winner Marta Saavedra describes the inspiration behind her design.
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