International

Fédération Internationale des Traducteurs (FIT)
The home page of the International Federation of Translators/Fédération Internationale des Traducteurs, the umbrella organization uniting national translation organizations.

International Association of Conference Interpreters/
Association Internationale des Interprètes de Conférence (AIIC)

United States - National

American Translators Association (ATA)
A national not-for-profit association established in 1959, ATA has over 9,000 members throughout the US and abroad. Among its professional activities, it holds an annual conference every fall, publishes a monthly magazine, The ATA Chronicle, and offers certification in several language pairs. Members can also belong to divisions within the Association, such as the Chinese Language Division, the French Language Division, the German Language Division, the Interpreters Division, the Italian Language Division, the Japanese Language Division, the Literary Division, the Middle Eastern Languages Division (MELD), the Nordic Division, the Portuguese Language Division, the Slavic Languages Division, the Spanish Language Division, or the Translation Company Division.

American Literary Translators Association (ALTA)

Association of Language Companies (ALC)
A national trade organization representing businesses that provide translation, interpretation, and language training services.

National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT)
The home page for the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators. Check out the Translation Brain twister of the Month. NAJIT publishes a monthly newsletter, Proteus. You can join their mailing list focused on court interpreting and legal translation by sending an email with "subscribe courtinterp-l" in the body of the text to majordomo@najit.org.

PEN-American Center

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)

The American Association of Language Specialists (TAALS)

The Translators and Interpreters Guild (TTIG)
A trade association for translators.

United States - Regional

Washington State Court Interpreters and Translators (WITS)
Our sister organization here in the Pacific Northwest.

Society of Medical Interpreters (SOMI)
SOMI aims to promote professionalism and excellence in medical and social service interpreting. The Society's continuing education programs, newsletter and periodic regional conferences provide ample opportunity for training and professionalism in this important sub-field of interpreting. 

Associated Linguists of Oregon (ALO)
The Associated Linguists of Oregon (ALO) group welcomes participants including translators, interpreters, translation project managers, linguists, and linguaphiles. 

Oregon Interpreter Association
Contact: Leticia Vega, thevegas@open.org.

Northern California Translators Association (NCTA)
Their referral service and directory are on-line and open to all who wish to join. NCTA has compiled A Practical Guide for Translators, a very useful publication available for a small fee. An chapter.

California Court Interpreters Association (CCIA)

California Healthcare Interpreting Association (CHIA)

Hawaii Interpreters and Translators Association (HITA)

Utah Translators and Interpreters Association (UTIA)
An affiliate.

Colorado Translators Association (CTA)

New Mexico Translators and Interpreters Association (NMTIA)

Austin Area Translators and Interpreters Association (AATIA)
An affiliate.

El Paso Interpreters and Translators Association (EPITA)
P.O. Box 27157, El Paso, TX 79926, email: mhogan@elp.rr.com  

Houston Interpreters and Translators Association (HITA)
An affiliate.

Texas Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (TAJIT)

Texas Association of Healthcare Interpreters and Translators (TAHIT)
Newly formed: for more about TAHIT, contact Tricia Yacovone.

Metroplex Interpreters and Translators Association (MITA)

Mid-America Chapter of ATA (MICATA)
An chapter.

Iowa Interpreters and Translators Association (IITA)
An affiliate.

Upper Midwest Translators and Interpreters Association (UMTIA)
An chapter.

Nebraska Association for Translators and Interpreters (NATI)

Saint Louis Translators and Interpreters Network (SLTIN)
P.O. Box 3722, Ballwin, MO 63022-3722, +1(314) 394-5334

Chicago Area Translators and Interpreters Association (CHICATA)

Midwest Association of Translators and Interpreters (MATI)
An chapter.

Michigan Translators/Interpreters Network (MiTiN)
An chapter.

Northeast Ohio Translators Association (NOTA)
An chapter.

Tennessee Association of Professional Interpreters and Translators (TAPIT)

The Kentucky Translators and Interpreters Association (KTIA)
P.O. Box 7468, Louisville, KY 40257-0468, +1(502) 449-4499
email: ktiapresident@yahoo.com  

Carolina Association of Translators and Interpreters (CATI)
ATA chapter with local groups in Charlotte, NC; Greenville/Spartanburg, SC; Columbia, SC; Greensboro/Winston-Salem, NC; Asheville, NC; Raleigh/Durham, NC. Publishes the CATI Quarterly. An chapter.

Atlanta Association of Interpreters and Translators (AAIT)
An chapter.

Florida Chapter of the American Translators Association (FLATA)
An chapter.

Delaware Valley Translators Association (DVTA)
An chapter.

Delaware Translators Network (DTN)
levinx@cs.com.

Massachusetts Medical Interpreters Association (MMIA)

New England Translators Association (NETA)

New York Circle of Translators (NYCT)
An chapter.

National Capital Area Chapter of the American Translators Association (NCATA)
An chapter.

North America (see North America Map)

Asociación de Traductores Profesionales (ATP)
Bajio 335-104, Col. Roma Sur, 06760 México D.F.
Tel: +525 264 67 87/Fax: +525 584 69 93

Association of Canadian Corporations in Translation and Interpretation/
Association canadienne des compagnies de traduction et d'interprétation (ACCTI)

Canadian Translators , Terminologists and Interpreters Council/
Conseil des Traducteurs, Terminologues et Interprètes du Canada (CTTIC)

Society of Translators and Interpreters of British Columbia (STIBC)
The home page for our neighbours to the north. Their directory is now online.

Association of Translators and Interpreters of Alberta/
Association des Traducteurs et Interprètes de l'Alberta (ATIA)

Association of Translators and Interpreters of Ontario/
L'Association des Traducteurs et Interprètes de l'Ontario (ATIO)

The Association of Translators and Interpreters in Quebec/
Ordre des traducteurs et interprètes agréés du Québec (OTTIAQ)

Association of Translators and Interpreters of Nova Scotia/
Association des traducteurs et interprètes de la Nouvelle-Écosse (ATINS)

Critical Link
Critical Link is a non-profit organization committed to the advancement of the field of community interpreting in the social, legal and health care sectors.

Corporation of Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters of New Brunswick/
Corporation des traducteurs, traductrices, terminologues et interprètes du Nouveau-Brunswick (CTINB)
Founded in Fredericton in 1970; member of the Canadian Translators and Interpreters Council (CTIC) since 1972.

Literary Translators' Association of Canada (LTAC)/
Association des traducteurs et traductrices littéraires du Canada (ATLC)

Network of Translators in Education/
Réseau des traducteurs et traductrice en éducation

Organización Mexicana de Traductores, A.C.
Mexico

Central and South America

Asociación Argentina de Traductores e Intérpretes (AATI)
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Asociación de Traductores Profesionales del Perú (ATPP)
Perú

Asociación Gremial de Traductores de Santiago/
Professional Translators Association of Santiago (AGTS)
Santiago, Chile

Asociación Guatemalteca de Intérpretes y Traductores (AGIT)
c/o Ana Isabel Herrerias de Toriello, 11 Calle, 0-65 Zona 10, Edificio Vizcaya 4to nivel, Guatemala C.A.
Tel: +502 332 81 01/Fax: +502 332 81 19

Colegio de Traductores Públicos de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires (CTPBA)
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Colegio de Traductores Públicos del Uruguay
Colonia 892, Piso 6 esc. 604, 11.100 Montevideo, Uraguay
Tel: +598 2 908 65 14/Fax: +598 2 903 31 30
Email: coltrad@adinet.com.uy

Colegio Nacional de Traductores e Intérpretes
Venezuela

Panamania Association of Translators and Interpreters
Apartado 1745, Panama 9A, Republic of Panama

Sindicato Nacional dos Tradutores (SINTRA)
Brazil

Europe

ACE Traductores (ACEtt)
La Sección Autónoma de Traductores de Libros de la Asociación Colegial de Escritores de España.

Asociación de Intérpretes de Conferencia España (AICE)
Madrid, Spain

Asociación Profesional Española de Traductores e Intérpretes (APETI)
Calle Recoletos 5, 3° izqda, E-28001 Madrid, Spain
Tel: +34 91 276 31 42/Fax: +34 91 577 57 29

Asociación dos Traductores Galegos
Instituto da Lingua Galega, Praz da Universidade 2, E-15703 Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
Tel: +34 86 81 23 51
email: xgomez@uvigo.es  

Associación Colegial de Escritores de Cataluña/
Associació Col legial d'Escriptors de Catalunya (ACEC)
Barcelona, Spain

Associació de Traductors i Intèrprets Jurats de Catalunya
Asociación de Traductores e Intérpretes Jurados de Cataluña (ATIJC)
Barcelona, Spain

Associação Portuguesa de Tradutores (APT)
Rua de Ceuta 4/B - Gar 5, P-2795 Linda-a-Velha, Portugal
Tel/fax: +351 1 419 44 38
email: apt@mail.telepac.pt 

Association of Scientific and Technical Translators of Slovenia/
Društvo Znanstvenih in Tehniških Prevajalcev Slovennije (DZTPS)
Ljubljana, Slovenia

Association of Translation Companies (ATC)
UK

Associazione Italiana Traduttori e Interpreti (AITI)
Rome, Italy. AITI was established in 1950 and is a member of FIT.

Assoziierte Dolmetscher und Übersetzer in Norddeutschland e.V. (ADÜ)

Association of Translators, Correctors and Interpreters of Basque Language/
Asociación de Traductores, Correctores e Intérpretes de Lengua Vasca/
Euskal Itzultzaile, Zuzentzaile eta Interpreteen Elkartea (EIZIE)
San Sebastián (Basque Country), Spain

Bulgarian Translators' Union
ul. Graf Ignatiev 16, BG-1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
Tel: +359 2 65 51 90 or +359 2 65 61 87

Bundesverband der Dolmetscher und Übersetzer e.V. (BDÜ)
Bonn, Germany

Chambre belge des traducteurs, interprètes et philologues/
Belgische Kamer van Vertalers, Tolken en Filologen (CBTIP/BKVTF)
email: secretariat@cbtip-bkvtf.org

Croatian Association of Scientific and Technical Translators/
Hrvatsko Društvo Znanstvenih i Tehi kih Prevoditelja (HDZTP)
Palmoti eva 22/l, 41000 Zagreb, Croatia
Tel: +385 41 43 14 58/Fax: +385 41 27 48 95

Cyprus Association of Translators and Interpreters
51 A Riga Ferou Street, CY-3091 Limasso, Cyprus
Tel: +357 5 35 90 51/Fax: +357 5 37 87 81

The Danish Association of Business Language Graduates/
Erhvervssprogligt Forbund (ESF)
Copenhagen, Denmark

Dansk Forfatter Forening
Copenhagen, Denmark

Dansk Translatørforbund
Copenhagen, Denmark

European Society for Translation Studies
Vienna, Austria

Euskal Itzultzaile, Zuzentzaile eta Interpretarien Elkartea (EIZIE)
Asociación Profesional de Traductores, Correctores e Intérpretes de Lengua Vasca
Basque Country, Spain

Fachverband der Berufsübersetzer und Berufsdolmetscher e.V. (ATICOM)
Germany

Föreningen Auktoriserade Translatorer/
Federation of Authorized Translators in Sweden (FAT)
Rimbogatan 19, S-753 24 Uppsala, Sweden
Tel: +46 858 35 58 69/Fax: +46 858 35 58 69

Hellenic Association of Translators - Interpreters in the Public Sector
Kazanova 80, GR-18539, Piraeus, Greece
Tel: +30 1 611 72 75/Fax: +30 1 611 72 76

Hellenic Society of Translators of Literature (EEML)
7, E. Tsakona Street, Paleo Psychiko, GR-15452 Athens, Greece
Tel: +30 1 671 74 66/Fax: +30 1 671 74 66

The Institute of Linguists
London, UK

Institute of Translating & Interpreting (ITI)
The Institute of Translating & Interpreting's home page, the first home page for a national (U.K.) organization.

Inter-Trans Committee of the Institute of Linguists
Saxon House, 48 Southwark Street, London SE1 1UN, England
Tel: +44 171 940 31 00/Fax: +44 171 940 31 01

Irish Translators' Association/
Cumann Aistritheoirí na h-Éireann
Dublin, Ireland

A Magyar Írók Szövetségének Müforditói Szakosztálya
Bajza utca 18, H-10061 Budapest VI, Hungary

Magyarországi Fordítóirodák Egyesülete (MFE)/
Association of Hungarian Translation Companies 
Hungary

Nederlands Genootschap van Vertalers (NGV)
Utrecht, Netherlands

Norsk Oversetterforening
Oslo, Norway

Norsk Faglitterær Forfatter- og Oversetterforening (NFF)/
Norwegian Non-Fiction Writers and Translators Association
Oslo, Norway

Österreichischer Übersetzer-und Dolmetscherverband "Universitas"
Vienna, Austria

Österreichischer Verband der Gerichtsdolmetscher
Vienna, Austria

Panhellenic Association of Translators
8 Komninon Street, GR-54624 Thessaloniki, Greece
Tel: +30 31 26 84 90 or +30 31 27 39 77/Fax: +30 31 26 85 42

Polish Society of Economic, Legal and Court Translators (TEPIS)
Warsaw, Poland

Savez društava udruzenja knijizevnih prevodilaca Jugoslavije
Francuska 7, YU-11000 Beograd, Yugoslavia

Savez društava znanstvenih i technickih prevodilaca Jugoslavije
Kicevska br. 9, YU-11000 Beograd, Yugoslavia
Tel: +38 11 444 29 97

Schweiz. Übersetzer-, Terminologen- und Dolmetscher - Verband/
Association Suisse des Traducteurs, Terminologues et Interprètes (ASTTI)
Bern, Switzerland

Section des traducteurs/Uniunea Scriitorilor din Republica România
a/s : M. Aurel Covaci, Soseaua Kiseleff 10, R-17 25 47 Bucaresti, Romania

Slovenská Spolo nost Prekladatel'ov Odbornej Literatury/
Association of Slovak Translators and Interpreters Organizations (APTOS)
Laurinská 2, 81508 Bratislava, Slovakia
Tel: +421 7 33 12 94

Société française des traducteurs (SFT)
Paris, France

Soviet po Khoudojestwennomu Perevodou Soyouza Pisateley
Powarskaja ul. 52, Moscow 121069, Russia
Tel: +7 095 291 94 37 or +7 095 230 27 16

Spanish Association of Centres of Translation/
Agrupación de Centros Especializados en Traducción
c/Viladomat 174, 4ª planta E-08015 Barcelona - Tel/Fax: 93 323 75 94

Statsautoriserte Translatørers Forening (STF)
Oslo, Norway

Stowarzyszenie Tlumaczy Polishk (STP)
ul. Marszowska 2, PL-00581 Warschawa, Poland
Tel: +48 2 621 56 78 or +48 2 622 40 44/Fax: +48 2 621 56 78

Suomen kääntäjien ja tulkkien liitto
Finlands översättar- och tolkförbund r.y./
Finnish Association of Translators and Interpreters
Helsinki, Finland

Sveriges Facköversättarförening (SFÖ)/
Swedish Association of Professional Translators  
Göteborg, Sweden

Traductors i Interprets Associats Pro-Collegi (TRIAC)
Barcelona, Spain

The Translators' Association
84 Drayton Gardens, London SW10 9SB, England
Tel: +44 171 373 66 42
email: authorsoc@writers.org.uk

Translators Guild/Obec prekladatelú
Pod nuselskými schody 3, CZ-120 00 Praha 2, Czechoslovakia
Tel: +420 2 691 19 08, ext 30

Union des Interprètes et Traducteurs/
Jednota tlumocníku a prekladatelú (JTP)
Senovázné nám. 23, CZ-112 82 Praha 1, Czechoslovakia
Tel: +420 2 241 425 17/Fax: +420 2 241 423 12

Union of Literary Translators of the Republic of Macedonia
P.P. 3, 91001 Skopje, Macedonia

Union of Translators of Russia
P.O. Box 136, Moscow 125047, Russia
Tel: +7 095 269 06 46 or +7 095 314 36 65/Fax: +7 095 938 20 93

Union Nationale des Experts Traducteurs- Interprètes près les Cours d'Appel (UNETICA)
Secrétariat général : 7, rue André Chénier, F-66000 Perpignan, France
Tel: +33 4 68 61 15 39

Übersetzergemeinschaft im Literaturhaus, Interessengemeinschaft von Übersetzern literarischer und wissenschaftlicher Werke
email: office.ueg@xpoint.at Vienna, Austria

Verband der Übersetzer und Dolmetscher Berlin e. V. (VÜD)
Chausseestr. 111 (Raum 230), D-10115 Berlin, Germany
Tel: +49 30 282 93 31/Fax: +49 30 282 93 31

Middle East

Association des Traducteurs dans l'Union des Écrivains Arabes
Mazzé-Auto-Strad, B.P. 3230, Damas, Syria
Tel: +96 3 24 43 29 or +96 3 24 42 99

Iraqi Translators Association
Ali Building, 3rd Floor, Sinak-Al-Khulafa Avenue, Bagdad, Iraq
Tel: +964 1 88 70 577

Israel Translators' Association (ITA)
POB 10431, Jerusalem 91104 Israel
Tel: +972 9-741-5279

Jordanian Translators' Association (JTA)
c/o: Dr. Abdulla Shunnaq, P. O. Box 4990, Yarmouk University, 211 - 63 Irbid, Jordan
Fax: +962 2 70 70 990

Asia

Hong Kong Translation Society Ltd.
P.O. Box 20186, Hennessy Road Post Office, Hong Kong
Tel: +852 816 82 18/Fax: +852 855 71 09

Japan Association of Translators (JAT)

Japan Society of Translators (JST)
a/s : Orion Press, 1-13 Kanda Jimbocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101, Japan

Korean Society of Translators (KST)
Room 401, Young-Ji Building, 424-14 Ahyon-Dong, Mapo Gu, Seoul 121-010, South Korea
Tel: +82 2 725 05068/Fax: +82 2 725 12 66
email: yysuk@nuri.net

National Translation Institute of Science and Technology of Japan (NATIST)
KOMABA, 705 Neo-Palace Bldg., 3-1-1 Ikejiri Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 154, Japan
Tel: +81 03 403 88 11

Science and Technology Translators' Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (STACAS)
Bureau of International Cooperation, 52 Sanlihe Road, CN-Beijing 100864, China
Tel: +86 10 836 14 53/Fax: +86 10 851 10 95

Thai Association of Conference Interpreters
Bangkok, Thailand

Translators' Association of China
Wai Wen Building, 24 Baiwanzhuang Road, CN-Beijing 10037, China
Tel/Fax: +86 10 68 32 66 81

Translators' Committee of the People's Writers' Front of Sri Lanka
57/10 Sirinivasa, Ratnavali Road, Kalubovila West, Dehiwala, Sri Lanka
Tel: +94 72 77 66

Africa

Namibian Association of Translators and Interpreters (NATI)
c/o Mr. Helmut Nolting, P.O. Box 21289, Windhoek, Namibia

Nigerian Association of Translators and Interpreters (NATI)
24 Eric Manuel Street, Surulere, Lagos, Mail: P.O. Box 1861, Marina, Lagos, Nigeria

South African Translators' Institute/Suid-Afrikaanse Instituut van Vertalers en Tolke (SATI/SAVI)
P.O. Box 27711, Sunnyside 0132, South Africa
Tel: +27 12 314 63 66/Fax: +27 12 324 21 19
email: am.beukes@acts2.pwv.gov.za

Tanzanian Translators' Association/Chama cha Wafasari wa Tanzania (CHAWATA)
P.O. Box 35180, University Hill, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Tel: +255 49 192

Oceania & Australia

Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators (AUSIT)

Himpunan Penterjemah Indonesia
Jalan Semarang No. 12, Djakarta 10310, Indonesia
Tel: +62 21 315 51 42/Fax: +62 21 861 68 81

National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI)
NAATI is a national standards body owned by the Commonwealth, State and Territory Governments of Australia, dedicated to setting and maintaing high national standards in Translating and Interpreting to enable the existence of a pool of accredited translators and interpreters responsive to the changing needs and demography of the Australian culturally and linguistically diverse society.

New Zealand Society of Translators and Interpreters (NZSTI)