International Association of Professional Translators and Interpreters

Based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, IAPTI was established on 30 September 2009.{{cite news |url=http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=344753&CategoryId=14093 |title=International Translators Association Launched in Argentina |work=Latin American Herald Tribune |accessdate=23 November 2016 |archive-date=9 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909073931/http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=344753&CategoryId=14093 |url-status=dead }} Created by a group of professional language mediators as a vehicle for promoting ethical practices in translation and interpretation{{cite web |url=http://www.lexis.pro/news/global/addressing-issues-of-concern-in-the-translation-and-interpretation-industry/|title=Addressing issues of concern in the translation and interpretation industry|website=Lexis.pro|access-date=23 November 2016}} and providing a forum for discussing problems typical of the globalized world, such as crowdsourcing, outsourcing, bad rates and other abuse.{{cite web |url=http://www.fundeu.es/noticia/nueva-asociacion-profesional-fomentara-el-ejercicio-etico-de-la-traduccion-y-la-interpretacion-2469/ |title=New association will promote ethical practices in translating and interpreting |publisher=Fundéu |date=30 September 2009|language=es}} Technological-ethical issues are also important to IAPTI, such as the exploitation of language professionals as cheap proofreaders of machine-translated texts.

It was founded by Aurora Humarán, an Argentinian sworn translator, Corresponding Member of the North American Academy of the Spanish Language,{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/IAPTI/videos/1671449429581741/ |title=Interview of Aurora Humarán to Gerardo Piña-Rosales, ANLE's Director |website=Facebook |accessdate=18 August 2018|language=es}}{{cite web |url=http://www.anle.us/390/Aurora-Humar%C3%A1n.html |title=Aurora Humarán |publisher=North American Academy of the Spanish Language |accessdate=26 December 2016 |language=es |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818214559/http://www.anle.us/390/Aurora-Humar%C3%A1n.html |archive-date=18 August 2018 |url-status=dead }} and marketing specialist.{{cite web |url=http://wantwords.co.uk/school/people-who-rock-the-industry-aurora-humaran/ |last=Stelmaszak |first=Marta |title=People who rock: Aurora Humarán |website=Wantwords.co.uk |access-date=24 December 2016 |archive-date=23 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190623064159/http://wantwords.co.uk/school/people-who-rock-the-industry-aurora-humaran/ |url-status=dead }}

IAPTI applied for registration as a civil association in the City of Buenos Aires (Argentina). Its legal registration under the name "International Association of Professional Translators and Interpreters" took a long time to process with the Office of the Argentine Inspector-General for Justice.{{Cite web|url=https://www.iapti.org/association/|title=IAPTI - International Association of Professional Translators and Interpreters|website=www.iapti.org|access-date=23 November 2016|archive-date=22 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322045658/https://www.iapti.org/association/|url-status=dead}} On 23 February 2017 it was announced that the Inspector-General for Justice has finally approved IAPTI as a civil association.{{Cite web|url=https://www.iapti.org/news/not122-iapti-is-approved-by-igj-as-a-civil-association.html|title=IAPTI approved by IGJ|website=www.iapti.org|access-date=11 March 2017|archive-date=23 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190623064159/https://www.iapti.org/news/not122-iapti-is-approved-by-igj-as-a-civil-association.html|url-status=dead}}

According to its bylaws, the Association is directed and managed by a Board of Directors made up of the six following officers: President, Vice President, Secretary General, Treasurer, two Voting Members and two Alternate Voting Members.{{Cite web|url=https://www.iapti.org/bylaws/|title=IAPTI bylaws|website=www.iapti.org|access-date=23 November 2016}}

In November 2016, a number of staff members stepped down from their positions, including its former Ethics Committee president, claiming IAPTI's legal status controversy, unaccountability and lack of transparency of IAPTI,{{Cite web|url=http://anmerkungen-des-uebersetzers.com/2016/11/01/resigning-iapti/|title=Why we are resigning from IAPTI|date=1 November 2016|website=Anmerkungen des Übersetzers|access-date=2 December 2016}} as well as its failure to hold elections since its establishment.{{Cite news|url=https://slator.com/industry-news/translator-association-iapti-in-hot-water-over-resignations/|title=Translator Association IAPTI in Hot Water Over Resignations |date=20 December 2016|newspaper=Slator|language=en-US|access-date=23 December 2016}} As a response, IAPTI’s board informed that several modifications of its bylaws had been made to accommodate the requirements of the Argentine regulatory authority, and dismissed the claims as baseless, unfounded charges by some of its former members.{{cite web |url=https://www.iapti.org/news/not119-iaptis-board-statement.html |title=IAPTI's Board Statement|website=www.iapti.org|date=2 December 2016|accessdate=16 December 2016}} Some months later, the Argentine regulator finally approved IAPTI.

As of 27 August 2024, IAPTI has held 5 international conferences: London (2013), Athens (2014), Bordeaux (2015),[http://www.metmeetings.org/en/detail/3rd-iapti-international-conference-for-translators-and-interpreters:603-145 3ª Conferencia de AIPTI] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213093421/http://www.metmeetings.org/en/detail/3rd-iapti-international-conference-for-translators-and-interpreters:603-145 |date=2017-02-13 }} - MET[https://www.iapti.org/conferenceFR/ 3ª Conferencia Internacional] Buenos Aires (2017), Valencia (2018),{{cite web |url=https://hispanismo.cervantes.es/asociaciones/international-association-professional-translators-and-interpreters-iapti |title=IAPTI |website=Instituto Cervantes |accessdate=27 August 2024 |language=es}} Timișoara (2023).[https://knowledge-centre-interpretation.education.ec.europa.eu/en/events/iapti-6th-international-conference IAPTI 6th International Conference] - European Commission Another conference is about to be held at Bursa.[https://btu.edu.tr/en 7th IAPTI Conference advertised] - Bursa Technical University[https://uia.org/icco/search?eventcity=Bursa&page=14 IAPTI Conference] - Union of International Associations

In 2013, IAPTI joined forces with AIIC, Red T and FIT in the Open Letter Project, which had been launched in 2012. Later they were also joined by Critical Link International, the International Council for the Development of Community Interpreting (CLI), and the World Association of Sign Language Interpreters (WASLI).{{cite web |url=http://red-t.org/openletters.html |title=Open Letter Project |publisher=Red T |accessdate=1 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909073641/http://red-t.org/openletters.html |archive-date=9 September 2018 |url-status=dead }}

They have sent open letters addressing several issues, among others:

• put pressure on governments to ensure the long-term safety of linguists who served their troops in Afghanistan{{cite web |url=http://www.fit-ift.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Open-Letter_Feb-2013_USA.pdf |title=Open Letter Protecting Translators and Interpreters Worldwide |publisher=International Federation of Translators |accessdate=16 January 2017 |archive-date=1 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401091534/http://www.fit-ift.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Open-Letter_Feb-2013_USA.pdf |url-status=dead }}
• ask the President of the United States for consideration with translators and interpreters in the wake of war against ISIS{{cite web |url=http://red-t.org/documents/Open_Letter_POTUS.pdf |title=Open Letter to the President of the United STates |publisher=Red T |accessdate=1 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209060129/http://red-t.org/documents/Open_Letter_POTUS.pdf |archive-date=9 December 2017 |url-status=dead }}
• advocate for the UN to pass a resolution declaring the 30 September as International Translation Day{{cite web|url=https://slator.com/industry-news/un-pass-resolution-declaring-september-30-translation-day/|title=UN Set to Pass Draft Resolution Declaring September 30 As Translation Day|date=22 May 2017|website=Slator.com}}

Since 2009 language professionals from several countries have been active members of IAPTI, such as interpreter Tony Rosado{{Cite web|url=https://rpstranslations.wordpress.com/2016/01/18/improving-our-knowledge-enhancing-our-skills-in-the-new-year/ |last=Rosado |first=Tony |title=Improving our knowledge, enhancing our skills |website=RPS|date=18 January 2016 |access-date=25 December 2016}} or academic Mona Baker.{{cite web|url=http://www.monabaker.org/?p=660 |title=Ethics in the translation CV |website=Monabaker.org |date=15 November 2015 |accessdate=31 January 2017}} Further, IAPTI's actions regarding freedom of expression of translators and interpreters received support from the New England Translators Association.{{cite web |url=http://netaweb.org/page-18159 |title=NETA's open letter |publisher=NETA |accessdate=31 January 2017 |archive-date=9 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909073935/http://netaweb.org/page-18159 |url-status=dead }}

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• [http://www.iapti.org/ IAPTI website]
• {{commons category inline|International Association of Professional Translators and Interpreters}}
• {{cite web|url=https://www.ivoox.com/edicion-112-18-05-17-aurora-humaran-audios-mp3_rf_18939320_1.html |title=Interview to Aurora Humarán at Traductoras, ¡al aire!|date=18 May 2017|language=es}}

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