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International Association of Professional Translators and Interpreters
AbbreviationIAPTI
Formation30 September 2009
Legal statuspending
Location
Region served
Worldwide
President of the Board of Directors
Aurora Humarán[1]
WebsiteIAPTI

The International Association of Professional Translators and Interpreters (IAPTI) is an international professional association of translators and interpreters based in Argentina.

History

Based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, IAPTI was established on 30 September 2009, Saint Jerome's day.[2] Created by a group of professional language mediators as a vehicle for promoting ethical practices in translation and interpretation[3] and providing a forum for discussing problems typical of the globalized world, such as crowdsourcing, outsourcing, bad rates and other abuse.[4]

It was founded by Aurora Humarán, an Argentinian sworn translator, Corresponding Member of the North American Academy of the Spanish Language,[5] and marketing specialist.[1]

IAPTI applied for registration as a civil association in the City of Buenos Aires (Argentina), the legal registration of which under the name "International Association of Professional Translators and Interpreters" is still being processed with the Office of the Argentine Inspector-General for Justice.[6] As of 30 September 2016, seven years after the founding of IAPTI, its legal registration was still declared as pending.[7] According to its bylaws, the Association is directed and managed by a Board of Directors made up of the six following officers: President, Vice President, Secretary General, Treasurer, two Voting Members and two Alternate Voting Members.[7]

Events, webinars, publications

IAPTI has held three international conferences, in London (2013),[8] Athens (2014),[9][10] and Bordeaux (2015).[11][12] The fourth conference is being organised in Buenos Aires for early 2017,[13] which will be held at the Claridge Hotel.[14][15]

The organization also offers free webinars and other courses to its members,[4] as well as a digital newsletter The IAPTImes.[16]

Partnerships

In 2013, IAPTI joined forces with AIIC, Red T and FIT in the Open Letter Project, which had been launched in 2012. Later they were also joined by Critical Link International, the International Council for the Development of Community Interpreting (CLI), and the World Association of Sign Language Interpreters (WASLI).[17]

They have sent open letters addressing several issues, among others:

  • put pressure on governments to ensure the long-term safety of linguists who served their troops in Afghanistan[18]
  • ask the President of the United States for consideration with translators and interpreters in the wake of war against ISIS[19]

Honorary members

Its honorary members are the following:[20]

Supports and disputes

Since 2009 language professionals from several countries have been active members of IAPTI,[1] such as interpeter Tony Rosado[23] or academic Mona Baker.[24] Further, IAPTI's actions regarding freedom of expression received support from the New England Translators Association.[25]

Anthony Pym wrote in 2013 that there were issues regarding the AATI (a member of the FIT), from which three founding members had been expelled.[26][27] IAPTI, on its part, lamented AATI's assertion of "undermining it", since IAPTI's aims do not compete with those of AATI, but they are complementary.[28] Despite this fact, in 2012 IAPTI was accepted by the International Federation of Translators (FIT) as an observer member, and even today it appears on its website as "Partner".[29]

In November 2016, a number of staff members stepped down from their positions, including its former Ethics Committee president, claiming IAPTI's legal status controversy, ongoing unaccountability and lack of transparency of IAPTI,[30] as well as its failure to hold elections since its establishment.[31] As a response, IAPTI’s board informed that several modifications of its bylaws had been made to accommodate the requirements of the Argentine regulatory authority, and dismissed the claims as baseless, unfounded charges by some of its former members.[32]

References

  1. ^ a b c Stelmaszak, Marta. "People who rock: Aurora Humarán". Wantwords.co.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  2. ^ "International Translators Association Launched in Argentina". Latin American Herald Tribune. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Addressing issues of concern in the translation and interpretation industry". Lexis.pro. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  4. ^ a b "IAPTI announced". Fundéu. 30 September 2009. Template:Es icon
  5. ^ "Aurora Humarán". North American Academy of the Spanish Language. Retrieved 26 December 2016. Template:Es icon
  6. ^ "IAPTI - International Association of Professional Translators and Interpreters". www.iapti.org. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  7. ^ a b "IAPTI bylaws". www.iapti.org. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  8. ^ "IAPTI Conference London 2013". iapti.org. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  9. ^ IAPTI 2nd Conference at Eventful.com
  10. ^ "IAPTI Conference – Athens 2014". iapti.org. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  11. ^ "3rd IAPTI International Conference for Translators and Interpreters". metmeetings.org.
  12. ^ "IAPTI Conference Bordeaux 2015". iapti.org. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  13. ^ IAPTI Conference in Buenos Aires 2017 Template:Es icon
  14. ^ "IAPTI Conference Buenos Aires 2017". iapti.org. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  15. ^ IAPTI 2017 at the Claridge Hotel
  16. ^ "The IAPTImes". iapti.org. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  17. ^ "Open Letter Project". Red T. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  18. ^ "Open Letter Protecting Translators and Interpreters Worldwide" (PDF). International Federation of Translators. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  19. ^ "Open Letter to the President of the United STates" (PDF). Red T. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  20. ^ "IAPTI - Honorary Members". www.iapti.org. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  21. ^ "Mona Baker" (PDF). International Burch University. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  22. ^ "Fernando Navarro". North American Academy of the Spanish Language. Retrieved 26 December 2016. Template:Es icon
  23. ^ Rosado, Tony. "Improving our knowledge, enhancing our skills". RPS. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  24. ^ Ethics in the translation CV
  25. ^ NETA's open letter
  26. ^ http://usuaris.tinet.cat/apym/on-line/intercultures/2013_associations.pdf
  27. ^ "Pym: Translator associations—from gatekeepers to communities". benjamins.com. Retrieved 2016-12-24.
  28. ^ "IAPTI speaks out". www.iapti.org. 5 March 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  29. ^ "FIT Partners". International Federation of Translators. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  30. ^ "Why we are resigning from IAPTI". Anmerkungen des Übersetzers. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  31. ^ "Translator Association IAPTI in Hot Water Over Resignations". Slator. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  32. ^ "IAPTI's Board Statement". www.iapti.org. 2 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
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