2012 FIT Legal Translation and Court Interpreting Committee Report

  1. Name of Committee: Legal Translation and Court Interpreting Committee
  1. Name of chairperson: Zofia Rybinska and Monique Rouzet-Lelièvre
  1. Names of members of committee

Kristina Antinjuntti (SKTL) (replaced Anna-Riitta Vuorikoski-SKTL)

Helene Biesheuvel (SFÖ)

Natascha Dalügge-Momme (ADÜ Nord)

Lidia Irene Jeansalle (CTPCB)

Henry Liu (NZSTI)

Monique Rouzet Lelievre (UNETICA)

Zofia Rybinska (TEPIS)

Nancy Schweda-Nicholson (ATA)

Christine Springer (ÖVGD

Bárbara Savelski-Lemaire and Wanda Ruiz-Brunelot (SFT)

  1. Working Plan
  1. To organize and conduct the International Forum of the FIT Committee for Legal Translation and Court Interpreting
  2. To draft new Rules of Procedure
  3. To launch a Bank of Information on LITs
  4. To maintain contacts and communication with FIT Europe and EULITA in Europe
  5. To create a Yahoo group over the Internet to facilitate communication among members
  1. Description of how working plan has been followed (200-300 words)
  1. The Committee being greatly involved in the creation of EULITA via three of its former members, it was decided not to hold the 10th International Forum until 2011, i.e. 2 years after the launching of the European Association. The 10th International Forum took place on May 20 & 21, 2011 in Paris and was a success
  2. Several drafts of the new Rules of Procedure have been prepared and discussed. The last draft will soon be submitted to our committee members and then sent to the FIT Council for comments
  3. Bank of information on LITS: two reports, one on Uruguay and one on Poland have been included in the Bank for starters. A report on France is being prepared and another one on Austria should come soon.
  4. Participation of the Committee in meetings held by FIT Europe in San Francisco and in Europe, and by EULITA in Europe.
  5. Attendance to the FIT Congress in San Francisco
  1. What actions, if any, are still pending?
  1. The final draft of the Rules of Procedure is under way but has not been approved yet by the Committee nor submitted to the FIT Council
  2. Reports from various countries are still expected for the Bank of information on LITS
  1. Suggestions for the next mandate
  1. To expand the Bank of Information on LITS throughout the world
  2. To organize the 11th International Forum (2 possible venues so far : Hamburg in Germany or Buenos Aires in Argentina)
  3. To keep on maintaining close cooperation with FIT Europe and EULITA
  4. To expand our Committee and include members from Australia, Canada, South America, Asia and Africa
  1. What support would assist your committee to achieve its objectives?

Further dissemination of our wish to receive information on the organization of LITs throughout the world.

  1. Are you interested in continuing to serve? Yes
  2. Are you prepared to serve as chairperson(s) again? No
  1. Which other members are prepared to serve another mandate (2012-2015)?

Helene Biesheuvel, SFÖ, Sweden

Natacha Dalügge-Momme, ADU-Nord, Germany

Christine Springer, OVGD, Austria

Nancy Schweda-Nicholson, ATA, USA

Barbara Savelski-Lemaire and Wanda Ruiz-Brunelot will be replaced by Jane Rollet, SFT, France

Lidia Jeansalle, CTPCB, Argentina

Zofia Rybinska, TEPIS, Poland

Monique-Rouzet Lelièvre, UNETICA, France

Pending responses:

Kristina Antinjuntti (SKTL

Henry Liu (NZSTI)

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