Standing Committees And Task Forces 2025 To 2028

FIT has a number of active Standing Committees and Task Forces in the current mandate. Click on the committee’s name to reveal its purpose and current members. The list may also contain persons closely working with a committee whilst not formally being a member.
If you wish to know more about SC please refer to the HANDBOOK FOR FIT Standing Committees and Task Forces
Note: * denotes the chair or co-chairs of the committee. ^ the FIT President is automatically a member of all Standing Committees and Task Forces.

List Of Standing Committees And Task Forces 2025 To 2028

The Association Development Standing Committee pro-actively promotes and supports association formation, and therefore expands and promotes FIT membership. The ultimate aim of this SC is to facilitate the establishment of new associations and the formation of Regional Centres where none yet exist in order to foster and strengthen relations between FIT member associations on a regional level.

Members: Mary Ann Monteagudo Medina*, Xu Rong, Isabelle Poff-Pencole, Abdulrahman Alsayed, Pui Ian Sou, Patricia Ovalle, Guillaume Deneufbourg^
The Audiovisual Translation and Accessibility Standing Committee aims to address the various challenges facing audiovisual translators whose work includes dubbing, subtitling and voice-over translation. Its aim is to raise the profile of audiovisual translators and translation throughout the world.

Members: Laurinda Van Tonder, Tiina Tuominen*, Elena Aleksandrova, Bowen Fu, Morteza Neshat, Paula Belén Rodríguez, Britta Noak, Theodoros Sakadilis, Guillaume Deneufbourg^
The Awards Management Standing Committee has the task of managing the various FIT prizes and awards that will be awarded at the next FIT World Congress. Work includes, but is not limited to, calling for nominations, constituting juries to adjudicate the nominations received, and following up on progress in this regard. This SC organises the prestigious event at the World Congress, where prizes and awards are handed over to the recipients. The SC works closely with the Secretariat and Treasurer as some prizes involve a monetary reward.

Members: Hasuria Che Omar*, María Alina Gandini Viglino, Anne-Marie Cervera, Xueying Xu, Guillaume Deneufbourg^
The Communications ans Vissibility Standing Committee is tasked with reviewing and revising the existing FIT communications strategy, with the aim of improving the channels of communication internally between Council, the Regional Centres and FIT member associations generally, and externally with FIT industry, NGOs, governments, and academic partners. Using social media optimally is an important function of this SC.

Members: Jørgen Wind Nielsen, Lorena Roqué*, Heidi Cazes, Andy Benzo, Luz Chavarría, Wun Cheng Che, Guillaume Deneufbourg^
The Crisis Settings Standing Committee is a new SC with the aim of examining the role currently played by TIT associations around the globe in different crisis settings such as war, natural disasters and political unrest. In its focus are the existing challenges and the opportunities that may be seized to overcome these challenges. Together with other NGOs operating in this area, this SC aims to help provide improved outcomes in relation to the use and circumstances of language professionals in crisis settings.

Members: Roula Salam*, Zsuzsanna Lakatos-Báldy, Armando Infante, Marco Sonzogni, Lorenia Rincón, Guillaume Deneufbourg^
The Education and Professional Development Standing Committee maintains and disseminates information and materials on continuing professional development (CPD) initiatives in the field of translation, interpreting and terminology from around the world. It also aims to disseminate up-to-date information on university-level courses and other professional qualifications. This SC addresses this important matter in conjunction with member associations and key industry partners. It can alsoorganise train-the-trainer initiatives especially in areas where there are no formal training programmes on TIT and cooperate with the Research Task Force.

Members: Victor Sajoza Juric*, Edgardo Adrián Galende, Nan Du, Monica Ibarra, Mohammed M. Obeidat, Aicha GUEYE, Defeng Li, Guillaume Deneufbourg^
The External Partnerships Standing Committee is tasked to build on and develop existing partnerships with several key players in the world of translation and interpreting, such as the Conférence internationale permanente d’instituts universitaires de traducteurs et interprètes (CIUTI), the European Legal Interpreters and Translators Association (EULITA), the World Association of Sign Language Interpreters (WASLI), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), European Council of Literary Translators’ Association (CEATL) and Audiovisual Translators Europe (AVTE). Additionally, FIT is a coalition partner with the International Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC), Red T (protecting translators and interpreters in high-risk settings) and the Critical Link. This SC will forge links with key players in industry generally and with relevant NGOs specifically.

Members: Jørgen Wind Nielsen*, Roula Salam, Olga Egorova, Viktorija Osolnik Kunc, Esraa Adel, Alison Rodriguez, Ka Man Chan, Guillaume Deneufbourg^
The Indigenous Languages Standing Committee seeks to play an active role in developing and promoting indigenous languages in different areas of the world and to collaborate in projects and programmes aimed at enhancing the use and status of these languages, notably through translation and interpreting. This mandate of FIT (2022-2025) coincides, in part, with the UN’s International Decade of Indigenous Languages (2022-2032) and thus it is incumbent on FIT to (i) actively engage with key players, to (ii) raise awareness of and to stimulate debates about the value of indigenous languages and to (iii) organise events and activities focusing on the indigenous languages and their speakers across the globe.

Members: Roula Salam, Ben Nkhumane, Georganne Weller Ford, Doris Alfaro, Tina Wellman*, Aleksandr Polikarpov, Guillaume Deneufbourg^
The Interpreting Standing Committee addresses issues of interest and concern for both oral language and sign language interpreters around the world, disseminating the important role played by interpreters as intercultural mediators, promoting their continuous development and training in the latest technologies, and advocating for the rights of interpreters to fair compensation and treatment, in all modalities of interpreting (in person, remote or hybrid) in all fields of specialization and contexts. This SC partners with other interpreter associations around the world to raise awareness of the profession.

Members: Heidi Cazes*, Vicky Lei, María Cecilia Palluzzi, Yinying Wang, Iris Reta, Katherinne Cádiz, Guillaume Deneufbourg^
The Investment Standing Committee is responsible for investing the surplus funds of the Federation in a prudent manner in line with an investment policy with the primary aim of preserving capital while earning a reasonable return on investment.

Members: Isabelle Poff-Pencole*, Chi Hou Lee, Tamás Grosser, Guillaume Deneufbourg^
The Legal Translation Standing Committee is entrusted with organising the FIT Legal Translation and Interpreting Forum and addressing other burning issues of the day within this context.

Members: Victor Sajoza Juric*, Aleksandr Larin, Carina Adriana Barres, Claire Richardot, Falian Zhang, Mojca Ceferin, Kit I. Chao, Guillaume Deneufbourg^
The Procedures and Structural Reform Standing Committee is entrusted with reviewing the FIT Bylaws, the Rules of Procedure and the Rules of Financial Procedure to ensure the smooth running of the Federation.

Members: Guillaume Deneufbourg^*, Mary Ann Monteagudo Medina, Victor Sajoza Juric, Isabelle Poff-Pencole, Tiina Tuominen, Sandra Mouton, Pui Ian Sou
The Solidarity Fund Standing Committee assesses the merits of applications for assistance from member associations in accordance with the Solidarity Fund rules and then submits proposals to FIT Council for a final decision.

Members: Isabelle Poff-Pencole*, Valeria Cecilia Esterzon, Chi Hou Lee, Guillaume Deneufbourg^
The Standards Standing Committee seeks to ensure the input of FIT in any discussions on new or existing international standards (e.g., ISO Standards) that are relevant to our professions. It aims to promote the harmonisation of professional standards and compliance with best practices.

Members: Te Tumatakuru O’Connell, Heidi Caze, Ilya Mishchenko*, Viktorija Osolnik Kunc, Donald Barabé, Alan Melby, Adriana Zúñiga-Hernández*, Guillaume Deneufbourg^
The Technology Standing Committee addresses current trends and developments in translation and interpreting technology and their impact on the work of language professionals. It also aims to engage in ongoing debates with the developers and users of these technologies and with industry.

Members: Lorena Roqué*, Laurinda Van Tonder, Anna Szuster, Huashu Wang*, Xolile Ntshangase, Amer Qobti, Cecilia Ramello, Guillaume Deneufbourg^
The Translation for Publishing Houses and Copyright Standing Committee is one of only a few global voices for published translators today, including literary and non-fiction translators. In general, this SC strives to raise the profile of translators as authors in their own right. It aims to raise awareness of and timeously address issues that are of utmost importance to these translators, either in specific areas of the world or across the entire globe.

Members: Hasuria Che Omar, Susana Mirta Civitillo, Maseforo Lydia Mathatho*, Ariadna Molinari Tato*, Mayada Tawachi, Guillaume Deneufbourg^
The Translatio Standing Committee produces FIT’s quarterly online newsletter, Translatio, which is a key channel of communication between FIT, its member associations and other interested parties.

The readership has grown exponentially thanks to the dedication of the hard-working group of editors, contributors, designers and translators.

Members: Alfred Mtawali, Isabel Sacco*, Ramiro Perez, Junhuan Liu, Philippa Hammond, Guillaume Deneufbourg^
The Research Task Force drafts FIT position and opinion papers on topical and/or controversial issues within the profession as well as on new developments in translation, interpreting and terminology worldwide. It collaborates with other SCTFs when required.

Members: Vicky Lei, Pascale Elbaz, Lihua Jiang, Martin Djovcos, Alison Rodriguez, Jie Xing, Silvia Karina Firmenich Montserrat, Mayada Tawachi*, Guillaume Deneufbourg^
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