Ireland’s first ever monolingual Irish dictionary will launch this October. No word for “avocado”? Now there is: abhacád. www.irishtimes.com/culture/2025... #FITEurope #Irishlanguage #lexicography #languagedevelopment #interpreting #1nt #translation #t9n #xl8

Errors uncovered in a Deloitte report prepared for the federal government in Australia raise fresh concerns it may have been partly generated using AI. www.afr.com/companies/pr... #FITEurope #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #AIethics #Accountability #PublicSector

FIT Europe thanks the outgoing FIT Council 2022-2025 for its work over the past three years and congratulates the new FIT Council 2025-2028 especially to its European members! We look forward to fruitful collaboration with the new Council. #FITEurope #FIT #FIT2025 #translation #xl8 #t9n

Registration for Translating Europe Forum 2025 is open! One of the profession’s key challenges will be examined: maintaining quality in #translation. Registrations: commission.europa.eu/.../translat.... #TEF2025 #Brussels #Europe #EuropeanCommission #xl8

Our Chair, John Anthony O'Shea, attended the EST #Congress in #Leeds and spoke on the panel about the #economics of #translation. He spoke about collaboration between associations and academia,and about how academics need to work on research topics that help showcase the value of our profession.

📰 The new issue of #Translatio is now available online in #English, #Spanish and #French with two articles written by the European associations AIT and AITI. Happy reading! en: en.translatio.fit-ift.org es: es.translatio.fit-ift.org fr: fr.translatio.fit-ift.org #xl8 #1nt #FITEuropeAssociations

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LANGUAGE, TRANSLATION & INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION Call for Papers: Special Issue on the Sustainability of Interpreting as a Profession in the Era of Artificial Intelligence. Manuscripts should not be 4,000 to 6,000 words long. More info: shorturl.at/C4i18

This #CeatlFriday we share with you another throwback to #StrasbourgConference. Sandra Mouton and Jan Næss from FIT in but a few minutes share a polyglot overview of the immense wealth of the translation network worldwide! See all this and more on our YouTube page: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLM9...

Last week our chairperson attended the Language Summit 2025 held in Lisbon. He spoke on two panel discussions: - Is the Industry Prepared for Structural Change? and - Bridging Industry Stakeholders in the Age of AI: Highlighting Human Value for Clients. #Lisbon #event #AI #translation #xl8

ChatGPT gave wildly inaccurate translations — to try and make users happy www.computerworld.com/article/3985... #AI #ChatGPT #xl8 #translation

Open letter to Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy creators-for-europe-united.eu #CreatorsforEuropeUnited #openletterCFEunited #TranslatorsAreCreators #translators #translation #xl8

#FITEuropeAssociations are really aware of the importance of #CPD. Check all the CPD events they have prepared for May and June. 👇 fit-europe-rc.org/.../cpd-news... #translation #interpreting #xl8 #1nt #terminology #courses #Trados #memoQ #MemoQ #ethics #taxes #cybersecurity #copywriting #webinar

FIT Europe Board meeting in London. Thanks to our member association AIT for hosting our meeting. This weekend our board has been working very hard on many events, projects and surveys for the coming months. Stay tuned! #FITEuropeBoard #FITEuropeAssociations #xl8 #1nt #translation #interpreting

"Successful Careers in Translation and Interpreting supported by AI", a free webinar by a team of academics from the University of Surrey in partnership with FIT Europe. It will be on Friday 2 May 15:00 hours CET and will last 90 min. Registrations: events.teams.microsoft.com/.../b3aac056....

Interested in #Translation and #AI? Join our free #webinar on 2 May @ 3pm CET. The session is a #free introduction to our upcoming #CPD course in collaboration with @fiteurope.bsky.social Register here: shorturl.at/JwMmL

🌹📚 Encetem la campanya de visibilitat del 2025 amb una selecció de traduccions recomanades per membres de l'APTIC. Comencem! 👇

#FITEuropeAssociations are really aware of the importance of #CPD. Check all the CPD events they have prepared for this month. 👇 fit-europe-rc.org/en/resources... #translation #interpreting #xl8 #1nt #terminology #courses #webinar #mentalhealth #AI #MemoQ #transcreation

6 ingredients for a good translation. www.iti.org.uk/resource/6-i... #xl8 #translation #ITI #FITEuropeAssociations #blog

🗞 The new issue of #Translatio is now available online in #English, #Spanish and #French with articles written by four #FITEuropeAssociations. Happy reading! ▶️ en: en.translatio.fit-ift.org ▶️ es: es.translatio.fit-ift.org ▶️ fr: fr.translatio.fit-ift.org #t9n #xl8 #1nt

¡Nos vemos en Ginebra! 😊

⚖️ Justice should not get lost in translation. "Fundamental to the justice system is the ability of any person involved in court proceedings to comprehend any allegations put to them, and to clearly understand any subsequent court hearings." #xl8 #1nt #justice www.lawgazette.co.uk/commentary-a...

3 federations – CEATL, EFJ and EWC – representing over 550,000 authors from 159 associations in the text sectors, express their strong opposition to the third draft of the EU's Code of Practice under the EU's AI Act legislation in an open letter. www.ceatl.eu/not-fit-for-...

Registration for the XXIII FIT World Congress is now open. Join the International Federation of Translators, @wipo.int and the global industry at the XXIII FIT World Congress, 4-6 September 2025! fitift.eventsair.com/fit2025/regi... #xl8 #1nt #event #congress #Switzerland #Geneva

The results of the 2025 European Language Industry Survey (#ELIS) were unveiled yesterday and our chairperson, John Anthony O'Shea, reported on the results related to freelance #translators and #interpreters (00:55:39). Presentation goo.su/4ho7m Report: goo.su/9zpfHj Results: goo.su/lgdb #xl8 #1nt

Some #FITEurope associations are also here. Follow them! - @asetrad.bsky.social - @apticassociacio.bsky.social - @iti-uk.bsky.social - @itiscotnet.bsky.social - @atiireland.bsky.social - @adue-nord-cpd.bsky.social - @avue.bsky.social #xl8 #1nt #strongertogether #associations #socialmedia

The results of the 2025 #ELIS Survey will be unveiled during a free European Commission's TEW taking place on Tuesday,18th March at 4pm CET. Our chairperson will report on the results related to freelance #translators and #interpreters. Registrations: zoom.us/web.../regis.... #FITEurope #xl8 #1nt

You can now register for the #EULITA #Conference on “The Unbearable Lightness of Introducing Machine & AI-generated Translation/Interpreting to Legal Settings”, which will be held on 4-5 April 2025 in #Ljubljana, #Slovenia. More info and registrations: www.eulita.eu/en/2025/01/1... #xl8 #1nt #AI

As a freelance translator or interpreter, how often do you take a #CPD course? FIT Europe member associations are really aware of the importance of CPD. Check all the CPD events they have prepared for this month. 👇 lc.cx/taVhT3 #translation #interpreting #xl8 #1nt #terminology #courses #SLDTrados

The Association of Sworn Court #Interpreters and Legal #Translators of Slovenia invites you to the International Forum on #Translation and #Interpreting 2025: The Power of Words and the Intelligent Future, taking place on Saturday, 29 March 2025, at the Grand Plaza Hotel in #Ljubljana. lc.cx/QUjgx3

Prof. Mikel L. Forcada's lecture "Harmful Effects of Machine Translation and Their Mitigation: A Preliminary Taxonomy" is now available on #Youtube. 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIZR... #machinetranslation #xl8 #translation #UJI #UniversitatJaumeI

📌 FIT Europe urges @bludigitalgroup.bsky.social to pay their freelance translators the money they are owed. #Amazon #Disney #HBOMax #BluDigitalGroup #translators #freelancers #xl8 lc.cx/zWKvqQ

Our latest #CPD newsletter is out! 🎉 Check all the CPD events our member associations have prepared for this month. 😉👇 lc.cx/2QoNLq #translation #xl8 #interpreting #1nt

🔴 Last two days to take part in the #ELIS2025 survey! If you are a freelance #translator or #interpreter, make your voice heard. We at #FITEurope will analyse all data on freelance translators and interpreters and will report on the findings on March 18. Deadline: January 31. elis-survey.org

Voice Workshop for #Interpreters! The @atiireland.bsky.social organizes this interesting webinar with Ekaterina Valeeva-Farrington. 🗓️ 28 Jan 2025, 5-7 pm Irish time. 💰€30 for ATII and FIT members. €15 for ATII student members. €50 for all others. #CPD #1nt billetto.ie/e/voice-work...

"Translation Work in the Digital Economy: Working Conditions of Translators on Platforms and in Cooperatives" 🗣️ Dr Gökhan Fırat. 💻 Online presentation and discussion. 🗓️ 12 Feb 2025. ⏰ 18:00 (CET, GMT+1) 💰 Free and open to everyone. 🔗 Registrations: www.tickettailor.com/events/trans...

Are you a freelance #translator or #interpreter? Make sure you take part in the #ELIS2025 survey! We at #FITEurope will analyse all data on freelance translators and interpreters and will report on the findings on March 18 at the #TEW on ELIS2025. Deadline: January 31. elis-survey.org #xl8 #1nt

ELIS SURVEY 2025! Help us help you better, by providing us with information on language market trends, challenges, expectations and concerns from your professional perspective. If you're a #translator or an #interpreter make sure you complete the #ELIS2025 survey by Jan/31! #1nt #xl8 elis-survey.org

🗞️ Our latest CPD Newsletter is out! 🗓️ January 2025 📍 Plenty of #CPD events on #translation and #interpretation to choose from! 🔗 fit-europe-rc.org/en/cpd-newsl...

¡Feliz Año Nuevo! 🎉 Bonne Année ! 🎉 Happy New Year! 🎉

FIT EUROPE BOARD 2024-2027: Chair: John O’Shea (PEM / #Greece). Vice-Chair: Maria Galán Barrera (ASETRAD / #Spain). Secretary General: Irina Sanders (AIT / #UK). Treasurer: Thomas Musyl (UNIVERSITAS / #Austria). Member: Zsuzsanna Lakatos-Báldy (MFTE / #Hungary) & Marek Kądzielski (TEPIS / #Poland).

Our latest ATII Bulletin issue is online now, and will hopefully make for enjoyable reading over the festive period: Standards in court interpreting in Sweden Literary Translation Conference in Strasbourg Miriam Watchorn in Member’s Corner And lots more. Season's greetings from the Bulletin team!

Incredibly grateful, as a translator and a translation studies scholar, to Matt Riemland for his very informative presentation on an important and often overlooked topic: the ecological cost of neural machine translation. Thank you @fiteurope.bsky.social for making it happen!

Despedimos el año con un número especial sobre IA que recoge opiniones diversas. Pero no nos quedamos solo con «el monotema», también nos unimos al circo de la F1 o viajamos a la India con las traducciones de Arundell y Burton. Feliz lectura. lalinternadeltraductor.org

In case you missed it, you can find the recordings of the #2024TEF "Words matter" here youtube.com/@Translating... including our SecGen @enfrdansletexte.bsky.social presentation "Personal & interpersonal competence – Making the best use of professional associations" youtu.be/hFWbtfHfv8Y?... #xl8