FIT World Congress
Varadero, June 1-3, 2022
The FIT World Congress is the flagship global event for FIT’s 80+ members to gather to discuss and collaborate on solutions to the global challenges facing the profession. Join industry leaders, thinkers, researchers, educators, students, practitioners, policymakers and technology providers as they explore issues most pertinent to our profession, hone their craft and build networks with international colleagues.
The International Federation of Translators (FIT) and Congress hosting organisation, the Asociación Cubana de Traductores de Intérpretes (ACTI), welcome you to the XXII FIT World Congress 2022, in Varadero, Cuba.
We’ve weathered the lock-downs and new restrictions and now it’s time to get back into the world and meet up face-to-face. World renowned for its beautiful beaches, Varadero is the ideal place for translators, interpreters and terminologists, educators and service providers to unwind as they unravel the future of the profession and envision a world without borders.
Exciting presentations
Join fellow language professionals on the beautiful shores of Cuba, to discuss the broad theme A World without Barriers: The Role of Language Professionals in Building Culture, Understanding and lasting Peace.
Academics, practitioners, agencies, and clients will offer exciting presentations under the various thematic areas.
Be inspired by world-class keynote speakers with deep industry insights and experience, as they share their knowledge, practice and predictions for the future.
Frans de Laet
FIT Honorary Advisor.
Expert Member, Translators Association of China (TAC)
OPENING KEYNOTE LECTURE
After eighty years of training translators and interpreters for a world without barriers….. How challenging will our future be?
Donald Barabé
President of the Ordre des
traducteurs, terminologues et interprètes agréés du Québec (OTTIAQ)
Importance of translation and status of the profession
Sabela Avión
De la tijera a la nube: la traducción (y no solo) en la ONU
Spanish Translator and Reviser · United Nations
Member of ATA
Dr. Christopher Stone
PhD, NIC, RSLI, FHEA, FASLI
President – World Association of Sign Language Interpreters
Thinking outside the box: A world without barriers
Prof. Ilse Feinauer
Breaking down the Barriers in Translation
Studies: Conversations between Practice and Theory
Professor of Translation and
Afrikaans Linguistics
South Africa
Gao Anmining
Present Situation and Outlook of Language Service Industry: Taking the Development of China’s Language Service Industry as an Example
Joint Committee Chair, Asia-Pacific Translation & Interpreting Forum (APTIF)
Vice President / Editor-in-Chief of China International Communications Group
Vice President / Editor-in-Chief of China International Communications Grou
Genoveva Ruiz
European Commission Director General (DG SCIC Director General)
European Union
Luis Alberto González
Organizing Committee Chair
President of ACTI
Iris Gretchen González
Organizing Committee Co-Chair
Vice-president of ACTI
FIT Council Member
Estela Díaz
ACTI Committee Member and Public Relations
Government representative
Rodolfo Alpízar
ACTI Vice-President
FIT Prize Winner 2011
Roberto Espi Valero
Former Dean
School of Foreign
Languages,
Havana University
Jesús Írsula Peña
Literary Translators President
UNEAC
ACTI, the Cuban Association of Translators and Interpreters, founded in 1994, is an active member of FIT since 2002, with a member on FIT Council since 2014. As a pivotal founding member of FIT Latin America Regional Centre, ACTI works closely with other associations in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Experienced at organizing well-attended events for practitioners across the region, ACTI also maintains close working ties with academic, cultural, and commercial bodies, both regional and international, such as Translation and Interpreting Services Team (ESTI), the Centre for specialised Translation and Terminology (CTTE), The Faculty of Foreign Languages, University of Havana (FLEX-UH), the Editorial José Martí Publishing House, UNESCO Regional Office, INTERTEXT, The Norwegian Non-Fiction Writers and Translators Association (NFF), The College of Certified Translators Buenos Aires (CTPBA), and The Order des Traducteurs, Terminologues et interprètes agréés du Québec (OTTIAQ).
FIT (the Fédération Internationale des Traducteurs/International Federation of Translators) is a federation of associations, with membership consisting of over 85 professional associations of all types of interpreters, translators, and terminologists working in areas as diverse as literary, scientific and technical spheres, the public service, court and legal settings, conference interpreters, media and diplomatic fields and academia. FIT has Regular, Observer and Associate member categories.
Working together, associations benefit from both local and international activities coordinated by a federation with global presence and established connections. Activities at an international level provide benefits that would be difficult for a national association to achieve on its own.
The goal of the Federation is to promote professionalism in the disciplines it represents. It seeks constantly to improve conditions for the profession in all countries and to uphold translators’ rights and freedom of expression.
Mission
To be the global voice of associations of translators, terminologists and interpreters around the world
Vision
A united, sustainable, recognised profession to fulfil the expanding global need for translation
Values
The values underpinning FIT processes, actions and interactions are:
- Visibility: professionalism, fairness, accountability and transparency
- Community: commitment to community and collaboration in a spirit of diversity and respect
- Progress: sustainability in all its senses; human, professional and ecological
FIT
International Federation of Translators
The voice of associations of translators, terminologists and interpreters around the world
FIT Secretariat
Registered Office:
REGUS, 57 rue d’Amsterdam, 75008 Paris.
www.fit-ift.org
ACTI
Asociación Cubana de Traductores e Intérpretes
The Cuban Association of Translators and Interpreters
Main Office:
Havana, Cuba
www.acti.cu