International Translation Day 2024 - Translation, an art worth protecting. Inspired by issues surrounding copyright, this year’s International Translation Day (ITD) theme embraces the recognition of translations as original creative works in their own right, owed the benefit of copyright protection under the Berne Convention. As the creators of derivative works, translators have fought to protect their moral rights to be credited for their translation work, control any changes to that work, and receive appropriate remuneration. Protecting these simple things will ensure a sustainable future for translation professionals and the historic art of translation itself.The voice of professional translators, interpreters and terminologists around the world
FIT is the federation of professional associations of interpreters, translators and terminologists around the world, working in areas as diverse as literary, scientific and technical, public service, court and legal settings, conference interpreting, media and diplomatic fields and academia.
FIT supports members and the profession at an international level, building community, visibility and a sustainable future for the profession.
Join the conversation. Shape the future. Be a part of the XXIII FIT World Congress in Geneva! - Announcing the FIT World Congress 2025 at WIPO HQ, Geneva 4 – 6 September 2025.Exploring the theme: Mastering the Machine: shaping an intelligent future
Get ready! The Call for Papers will out soon.
Join a global audience of delegates from across the globe as they meet in the heart of Geneva for three days of immersion in the field of translating and interpreting, cutting-edge research, workshops, discussion and networking opportunities.
A new era of FIT
Despite the global challenges still facing us, 65 members were able to participate in the XXII FIT Statutory Congress in Varadero, Cuba on May 30th and 31st 2022, hosted by the Asociación Cubana de Traductores e Intérpretes (ACTI).
A new Council was elected, to lead FIT through to the next Congress in 2025. Meet the new FIT Council.
Barcelona Manifesto
On April 21, 2023, FIT joined the Association of Catalan Language Writers (AELC), the Council of European Associations of Literary Translators (CEATL) and hosts the Association of Professional Translators and Interpreters of Catalonia (APTIC) at the Gabriel García Márquez Library in Barcelona, in signing the Barcelona Manifesto on good contractual practices in translation for the publishing industry. Read the manifesto here.
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