Choose from a variety of organizations and their mailing lists with interest in the subject of Translation Technology and Tools such as ATA - American Translators Association), NOTIS - Northwest Translators and Interpreters Society and NCTA - Northern California Translators Association, IEI - Istituto Educazione Italiana.
AITI - Associazione Italiana Traduttori e Interpreti
AITI is the association of Italian Translators and Interpreters. It was established in
1950 and is a member of FIT.
AITI - Presidenza Nazionale
Via dei Prati Fiscali, 158, 00141 Roma, ITALY
phone: (06) 8832.7535
email: aiti@mix.it
ATA - American Translators Association
ATA is the largest association of professional translators and interpreters in the US,
with a membership of over 5,000. It promotes the training of translators at colleges and
universities. Translators that want to become ATA accredited members have to successfully
pass the ATA certification program.
Contact: Walter Bacak, ATA Executive Director
ATA, 1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 220
Alexandria, VA 22314 USA
phone: (703) 683-6100
fax: (703) 683-6122
http://www.atanet.org
FIT - Fédération Internationale des Traducteurs
This is an international association of Translators. FIT is the author of Vade Mecum, a
publication which gives a brief history of the organization, its bylaws, and other
pertinent information. Available in English and French.
http://www.fit-ift.org
IEI - Istituto Educazione Italiana
The Istituto Educazione Italiana offers Italian language
and culture courses for adults and children on the campus of Menlo College in
Atherton. Members enjoy free or discounted admission to cultural and culinary
events and discounts from local selected Italian merchants.
http://www.italybythebay.org
ITI
This organization is the British equivalent of ATA (American Translators Associations).
They have about 2,500 members and issue a regular bulletin.
377 City Road, London, UK EC1V 1NA
phone: (44) 171 713 7600
fax: (44) 171 713 7650
UK Contact: Antonio Aparicio, Bulletin editor
Bulletin Editor: Antonio Aparicio
phone: (44) 161 237 9929
fax: (44) 161 237 9939
http//www.iti.org.uk
LANTRA-L
Translators' mailing list. To subscribe, send an email message "SUBLANTRA-L" to LISTSERV@SEARN.SUNET.SE with no subject.
Monterey Institute of International Studies
Custom Language Service
425 Van Buren Street, Monterey, CA 93940 USA
phone: (408) 647-4115
http://www.miis.edu
NCTA - Northern California Translators Association
Regional professional association of translators and interpreters, a chapter of the
American Translators Association (ATA). Aims are to address the needs and concerns of
professional translators and interpreters, to provide guidance to those entering the
field, and to further the profession in terms of standards and public recognition.
Membership is open to individuals, businesses, and institutions engaged in translation or
interpretation. NCTA's activities and services include: a
monthly magazine,
the Translorial;
a Professional Section in the Directory of Translators and Interpreters and a
Telephone and On-Line Referral Service to promote professionally qualified members;
Quarterly general meetings for networking and general-interest programs; Professional
publications such as A Practical Guide for Translators; semi-annual local sittings of the
ATA accreditation exam; specialized continuing education workshops;
on-line
Referral Service as part of the NCTA web site. NCTA now has
an arrangement with the Media Alliance allowing members to access group
condition insurance with various HMOs.
NCTA, PO Box 14015, Berkeley, CA 94712-5015 USA
phone: (510) 845-8712
fax: (510) 883-1355
http://www.ncta.org
NOTIS - Northwest Translators and Interpreters Society
NOTIS was established in April, 1988 as a forum for professional translators
and interpreters in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. NOTIS is a
cooperating group of the American Translators Association (ATA), a professional
society with over 6,000 members throughout the United States and overseas. NOTIS
sponsors an electronic Bulletin Board System - BBS: (206) 328-6138 [8-1-N] as a
forum for the exchange of ideas and information. TGP is
listed at Notis website:
http://www.notisnet.org
OTTIAQ
OTTIAQ means Ordre des traducteurs et interpretes agréés du Québec, the association
of Translators and Interpreters in Quebec, Canada. More than 2,000 professionals are
OTIAQ's members. The association has been working on terminology definition and
translation issues for a long time.
2021 Union, Suite 1108, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 2S9
phone: (514) 845-4411 or (800) 265-4815
fax: (514) 845-9903
http://www.ottiaq.org
sci.lang.translation
Translation newsgroup. To subscribe in Netscape browser, go to Newsgroups and "subscribe" to sci.lang.translation
The Foreign Language Forum (FLEFO)
Translation discussion forum on CompuServe. You must have a CompuServe account to access FLEFO.
