Translation Industry Organizations and Associations

The following is a list compiled by the ProZ.com community of organizations and associations serving the translation community.

Albania

Abbr Organization Name
AITA-IPSP assoc Association of Interpreters, Translators and Researchers in Translation Studies

Argentina

Abbr Organization Name
AATT assoc Asociación Argentina de Traductores
AATI assoc Asociación Argentina de Traductores e Intérpretes
ADICA assoc Asociación de Intérpretes de Conferencias de la Argentina
ATIBA assoc Asociación de Traductores e Intérpretes de la Provincia de Buenos Aires
AIPTI / IAPTI assoc Asociación Internacional de Profesionales de la Traducción y la Interpretación / International Association of Profess
CTPLP assoc Círculo de Traductores Públicos de la Plata
CTPZN assoc Círculo de Traductores Públicos de Zona Norte
CIRTRAD assoc Círculo de Traductores Públicos e Intérpretes de la Zona Oeste
CTPCBA assoc Colegio de Traductores Públicos de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
CTPPC assoc Colegio de Traductores Públicos de la Provincia de Córdoba
CTPIPBA assoc Colegio de Traductores Públicos e Intérpretes de la Provincia de Buenos Aires
IAPTI assoc International Association of Professional Translators and Interpreters

Australia

Abbr Organization Name
AUSIT assoc Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators
NAATI other National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters
RMIT school Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University School of Global, Urban and Social Studies

Austria

Abbr Organization Name
AACI assoc Austrian Association of Certified Court Interpreters
AALST assoc Austrian Association of Literary and Scientific Translators
UNIVERSITAS Austria assoc UNIVERSITAS Austria - Berufsverband für Dolmetschen und Übersetzen

Belarus

Abbr Organization Name
GPT / ГПП assoc Guild of Professional Translators / Гильдия профессиональных переводчиков

Belgium

Abbr Organization Name
CBTI-BKVT assoc Belgian Chamber of Translators and Interpreters
COC school Centrale Ondersteuningscel voor Sociaal Tolken en Vertalen (central support service for community interpreters and trans
BBVT-UPTIA assoc Union Professionnelle De, Pour Et Par Les Traducteurs Et Interprètes Jurés

Brazil

Abbr Organization Name
ALUMNI school Associação Alumni, Translation and Interpretation Department
ABRATES assoc Associação Brasileira de Tradutores
ASTRAJUR assoc Associação de Tradutores Juramentados do Estado de Minas Gerais
APIC assoc Associação Profissional de Intépretes de Conferência (Brazil)
SINTRA assoc Sindicato Nacional dos Tradutores
USJT school Universidade São Judas Tadeu

Bulgaria

Abbr Organization Name
UBT assoc Union of Bulgarian Translators

Canada

Abbr Organization Name
ATIA assoc Association of Translators and Interpreters of Alberta
ATIM assoc Association of Translators and Interpreters of Manitoba
ATINS assoc Association of Translators and Interpreters of Nova Scotia
ATIO assoc Association of Translators and Interpreters of Ontario
ATIS assoc Association of Translators and Interpreters of Saskatchewan
CTTIC assoc Canadian Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters Council
CTINB assoc Corporation of Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters of New Brunswick
ATTLC/LTAC assoc Literary Translators' Association of Canada
RTE/NTE assoc Network of Translators in Education
OTTIAQ assoc Ordre des traducteurs, terminologues et interprètes agréés du Québec
STIBC assoc Society of Translators and Interpreters of British Columbia

Chile

Abbr Organization Name
COTICH assoc Colegio de Traductores e Intérpretes de Chile
UDLA school Universidad de las Américas

China

Abbr Organization Name
ECNU school East China Normal University
HK Trans assoc Hong Kong Translation Society
STTACAS assoc Science and Technology Translators' Association of the Chinese Academy
TAC assoc Translators Association of China

Colombia

Abbr Organization Name
ACTTI assoc Asociación Colombiana de Traductores, Terminólogos e Intérpretes

Costa Rica

Abbr Organization Name
ACOTIP assoc Asociación Costarricense de Traductores e Intérpretes Profesionales

Cuba

Abbr Organization Name
ACTI assoc Asociación Cubana de Traductores e Intérpretes

Cyprus

Abbr Organization Name
PanUTI assoc PANCYPRIAN UNION OF GRADUATE TRANSLATORS AND INTERPRETERS

Czech Republic

Abbr Organization Name
JTP assoc Jednota tlumocniku a prekladatelu (Union of Interpreters and Translators)
ACTA Association of Czech Translation Agencies
Translators Guild assoc Obec prekladatelú (Translators Guild)

Denmark

Abbr Organization Name
ADAT assoc Association of Danish Authorized Translators ~ Translatшrforeningen
DT assoc Danish State-Authorized Translators and Interpreters Association (DT) Dansk Translatørforbund
DOF assoc Dansk Oversætter Forbund (DOF) Danish Translators Association
FKS assoc The Union of Communication and Language Professionals, Denmark

Dominican Republic

Abbr Organization Name
ATI-RD assoc Asociación de Traductores e Intérpretes de la República Dominicana

Ecuador

Abbr Organization Name
ATIEC assoc Asociación de Traductores e Intérpretes del Ecuador

Egypt

Abbr Organization Name
EAGLS assoc Egyptian Association for Globalization and Language Solutions
ETLA assoc Egyptian Translators & Linguists' Association
EGYTA assoc Egyptian Translators Association
IAFET assoc International Association for Egyptian Translators
MSA other October University for Modern Sciences and Arts

Estonia

Abbr Organization Name
ETTL assoc Estonian Association of Interpreters and Translators
ETML assoc Estonian Association of Masters in Conference Interpreting and Translation

Finland

Abbr Organization Name
SKTL assoc Suomen kääntäjien ja tulkkien liitto (Finnish Association of Translators and Interpreters)
SKTL assoc The Finnish Association of Translators and Interpreters

France

Abbr Organization Name
APROTRAD assoc APROTRAD, Association Professionnelle des métiers de la Traduction
ATLF assoc Association des traducteurs litteraires de France
CIUTI assoc Conference Internationale d'Instituts Universitaires de Traducteurs et Interpretes
SFT assoc Société française des traducteurs
UNETICA assoc Union Nationale des Experts Traducteurs - Interprètes près les Cours d'Appel

Germany

Abbr Organization Name
ADÜ Nord assoc Assoziierte Dolmetscher und Übersetzer in Norddeutschland e.V.
ATICOM assoc ATICOM Fachverband der Berufsübersetzer und Berufsdolmetscher e.V.
BDÜ assoc Bundesverband der Dolmetscher und Übersetzer
DVÜD assoc Deutscher Verband der freien Übersetzer und Dolmetscher
ICC assoc International Certificate Conference
tekom assoc tekom - der deutsche Fachverband für Technische Kommunikation und Informationsentwicklung
VÜD assoc Verband der Übersetzer und Dolmetscher e.V.
VdÜ assoc Verband deutschsprachiger Übersetzer literarischer und wissenschaftlicher Werke e.V.

Greece

Abbr Organization Name
SYDISE assoc Hellenic Association of Conference Interpreters
HATI assoc Hellenic Association of Translators - Interpreters in the Public Sector
EEML assoc Hellenic Society of Translators of Literature
PAPT assoc Panhellenic Association of Professional Translators
PEEMPIP assoc Panhellenic Association of Professional Translators Graduates of the Ionian University
PAT (PEM in Greek) assoc Panhellenic Association of Translators

Guatemala

Abbr Organization Name
AGIT assoc Asociación Guatemalteca de Intérpretes y Traductores

Hungary

Abbr Organization Name
BKIK (Hungarian) / BCCI assoc Budapest Chamber of Commerce and Industry
SZOFT assoc Hungarian Freelance Translators and Interpreters Association (SZOFT)
MFTE assoc Magyar Fordítók és Tolmácsok Egyesülete (Association of Hungarian Translators and Interpreters)

India

Abbr Organization Name
ITAINDIA assoc Indian Translators Association

Indonesia

Abbr Organization Name
HPI assoc Himpunan Penerjemah Indonesia (Association of Indonesian Translators)

Iraq

Abbr Organization Name
ITA assoc Iraqi Translators Association

Ireland

Abbr Organization Name
ATII assoc Association of Translators and Interpreters Ireland
TILP assoc The Institute of Localisation Professionals
AFEPI assoc The Irish Association of Freelance Editors Proofreaders and Indexers
WLS other Words Language Services

Israel

Abbr Organization Name
ITA assoc Israel Translators Association
ITA assoc Israel Translators Association

Italy

Abbr Organization Name
AIDAC assoc Associazione italiana dialoghisti adattatori cinetelevisivi
Federlingue assoc Associazione Italiana Servizi Linguistici
AITI assoc Associazione Italiana Traduttori e Interpreti
ASSOINTERPRETI assoc Associazione Nazionale Interpreti di Conferenza Professionisti
ANITI assoc Associazione Nazionale Italiana Traduttori e Interpreti
UNILINGUE assoc UNILINGUE

Japan

Abbr Organization Name
JAT assoc Japan Association of Translators
JTF assoc Japan Translation Federation Incorporated
MITA assoc Medical Interpreters & Translators Association

Jordan

Abbr Organization Name
JTA assoc Jordanian Translators' Association (JTA)
AASU assoc The Arab Academics and Scientists Union

Latvia

Abbr Organization Name
LTTB/LAIT assoc Latvijas Tulku un tulkotāju biedrība / Latvian Association of Interpreters and Translators

Lebanon

Abbr Organization Name
ATN / APTS assoc Arab Professional Translators Society (Arab Translators Network)

Lithuania

Abbr Organization Name
assoc Lithuanian Translators Guild

Luxembourg

Abbr Organization Name
ALTI assoc Association luxembourgeoise des traducteurs et interprètes

Malaysia

Abbr Organization Name
MTA/PPM assoc Malaysian Translators Association

Mexico

Abbr Organization Name
ATP assoc Asociación de Traductores Profesionales
CMIC assoc Colegio Mexicano de Int�rpretes de Conferencias, A.C.
OMT assoc Organización Mexicana de Traductores
UDLSB school Universidad De La Salle Bajío

Moldova

Abbr Organization Name
ATP assoc Asociaţia Traducătorilor Profesionişti din Moldova

Morocco

Abbr Organization Name
AMTP assoc Moroccan Association of Professional Translators

Mozambique

Abbr Organization Name
HTA other HTA-traduções, Lda

Netherlands

Abbr Organization Name
WBTV assoc Bureau for Sworn Interpreters and Translators
NGTV assoc Netherlands Society of Interpreters and Translators (NGTV)
SENSE assoc Society of English-language professionals in the Netherlands
SIGV assoc Stichting Instituut van Gerechtstolken en -vertalers
TAUS assoc Translation Automation User Society (TAUS)
VViN assoc Vereniging van Vertaalbureau in Nederland or Netherlands Association of Translation Companies
VZV assoc Vereniging Zelfstandige Vertalers

New Zealand

Abbr Organization Name
NZSTI assoc New Zealand Society of Translators and Interpreters

Nigeria

Abbr Organization Name
LASPAN assoc Language Service Providers Association (LASPAN)
NATI assoc Nigerian Association of Translators and Interpreters

North Macedonia

Abbr Organization Name
ULTRM assoc Union of Literary Translators of the Republic of Macedonia

Norway

Abbr Organization Name
NFF assoc Norsk Faglitterær Forfatter- og Oversetterforening
NORFAG assoc Norsk fagoversetterforening
NO assoc Norsk Oversetterforening (Norwegian Association of Literary Translators)
STF assoc Statsautoriserte Translat�rers Forening (The Association of Government Authorized Translators in Norway)
NFF assoc The Norwegian Non-fiction Writers and Translators Association

Pakistan

Abbr Organization Name
IIUI school International Islamic University, Islamabad

Palestine

Abbr Organization Name
AAU other Al Azahar University

Panama

Abbr Organization Name
APTI assoc Asociación Panameña de Traductores e Intérpretes

Peru

Abbr Organization Name
ASIC-PERÚ assoc Asociación de Intérpretes de Conferencias del Perú
PERÚterm assoc Asociación Peruana de Terminología
ATPP assoc Asociación de Traductores Profesionales del Perú
CTP assoc Colegio de Traductores del Perú

Poland

Abbr Organization Name
BST assoc Bałtyckie Stowarzyszenie Tłumaczy
TEPIS assoc Polskie Towarzystwo Tłumaczy Przysięgłych i Specjalistycznych
STP assoc Stowarzyszenie Tłumaczy Polskich
SWPS school Uniwersytet Humanistycznospołeczny
UJK school Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego w Kielcach

Portugal

Abbr Organization Name
APTRAD assoc Associação de Profissionais de Tradução e de Interpretação
ATeLP assoc Associação de Tradução em Língua Portuguesa
APET assoc of comps Associação Portuguesa de Empresas de Tradução (Portuguese Association of Translation Companies)
APT assoc Associação Portuguesa de Tradutores
ATAV assoc Associação Portuguesa de Tradutores de Audiovisuais
APIC assoc Association of Conference Interpreters in Portugal
AILGP assoc Association of the Portuguese Sign Language Interpreters
school Faculdade de Letras, Universidade do Porto

Qatar

Abbr Organization Name
WATA assoc World Arabic Translators Association

Romania

Abbr Organization Name
ATR assoc Asociatia Traducatorilor din Romania
(Opted out of this database; no data available)
AFIT assoc Association of Romanian Translation Bureaus
UNTAR assoc Uniunea Nationala a Traducatorilor Autorizati din Romania

Russian Federation

Abbr Organization Name
KFU gov't Kazan Federal University
NLT assoc National League of Translators and Interpreters, Russia
UTR assoc Union of Translators of Russia

Saudi Arabia

Abbr Organization Name
TAI assoc The Institute of Translation and Arabization (TAI)

Serbia

Abbr Organization Name
CITAS / USSPTS assoc Court Interpreters and Translators Association of Serbia / Udruženje stalnih sudskih prevodilaca i tumača Srbije

Slovakia

Abbr Organization Name
SST JTP assoc Jednota tlmocnikov a prekladatelov (Sekcia sudnych tlmocnikov)

Slovenia

Abbr Organization Name
DZTPS assoc Association of Scientific and Technical Translators of Slovenia
DZTPS assoc Dru�tvo znanstvenih in tehni�kih prevajalcev Slovenije (Association of Scientific and Technical Translators of Slove
DSKP assoc Društvo slovenskih književnih prevajalcev (Slovenian Association of Literary Translator)

South Africa

Abbr Organization Name
SATI / SAVI assoc South African Translators' Institute / Suid-Afrikaanse Vertalersinstituut

South Korea

Abbr Organization Name
KATI assoc International Interpretation & Translation Association of Korea | (사)한국통번역사협회
ITT assoc ITT: Interpretation & Translation Test
KST assoc Korean Society of Translators
PIA assoc Pusan Interpreters' Association

Spain

Abbr Organization Name
ACEtt assoc ACE Traductores
AICE assoc Agrupación de Intérpretes de Conferencia de España
ANDEGILT-FEGILT-CEOE assoc Asociación Andaluza de Empresas de Globalización, Internacionalización, Localización y Traducción
ASATI assoc Asociación Aragonesa de Traductores e Intérpretes
ACEGILT-FEGILT-CEOE assoc Asociación Catalana de Empresas de Globalización, Internacionalización, Localización y Traducción
ASETRAD assoc Asociación Española de Traductores, Correctores e Intérpretes
AGPTI assoc Asociación Galega de Profesionais da Traducci�n e da Interpretaci�n
AMEGILT assoc Asociación Madrileña de Empresas de Globalización, Internacionalización, Localización y Traducción
APTIJ assoc Asociación Profesional de Traductores e Intérpretes Jurídicos y Jurados
AVEGILT-FEGILT-CEOE assoc Asociación Valenciana de Empresas de Globalización, Internacionalización, Localización y Traducción
AVIC assoc Asociación Valenciana de Intérpretes de Conferencia
EUSKALGILT assoc Asociación Vasca de Empresas de Globalización, Internacionalización, Localización y Traducción
ATG assoc Asociación dos Traductores Galegos
AIETI assoc Asociación Ibérica de Estudios de Traducción e Interpretación
EIZIE assoc Asociación Profesional de Traductores, Correctores e Intérpretes de Lengua Vasca
APTIRA assoc Asociación Profesional de Traductores, Intérpretes y Redactores de Andalucía
APETI assoc Asociación Profesional Española de Traductores e Intérpretes
APTIC assoc Associació Professional de Traductors i Intèrprets de Catalunya
ATIJC assoc Associació de Traductors i Intèrprets Jurats de Catalunya
MET assoc Mediterranean Editors and Translators
Xarxa assoc Xarxa, Red de Traductores e Interpretes de la Comunidad Valenciana

Sweden

Abbr Organization Name
FAT assoc Föreningen Auktoriserade Translatorer (Federation of Authorized Translators in Sweden)
SFÖ assoc Sveriges Facköversättarförening (Swedish Association of Professional Translators)

Switzerland

Abbr Organization Name
ASTJ assoc Association Suisse des Traducteurs Jurés
ASTTI assoc Association suisse des traducteurs, terminologues et interprètes
AIIC assoc International Association of Conference Interpreters
AITC assoc International Association of Conference Translators
Textverband assoc Textverband, Berufsverband der Texterinnen und Texter in der Schweiz / Swiss Copywriters's Association

Syria

Abbr Organization Name
ATUEA assoc Association des Traducteurs dans l'Union des Écrivains Arabes

Taiwan

Abbr Organization Name
TATI assoc Taiwan Association of Translation and Interpretation

Tanzania

Abbr Organization Name
CHAWATA assoc Tanzanian Translators' Association/Chama cha Wafasiri wa Tanzania

Türkiye

Abbr Organization Name
assoc Çeviri Derneği
CID assoc Çeviri İşletmeleri Derneği
BKTD assoc Birleşik Konferans Tercümanları Derneği
EDİSAM assoc Edebiyat ve İlim Eserleri Sahipleri Meslek Birliği
ÇevBir assoc Kitap Çevirmenleri Meslek Birliği
TUATC / TCID assoc of comps Turkish Association of Translation Companies (TUATC / TCID)

Thailand

Abbr Organization Name
TIAT assoc Translators and Interpreters Association of Thailand

Ukraine

Abbr Organization Name
UTA assoc Ukrainian Translators Association

United Kingdom

Abbr Organization Name
APCI assoc Association of Police & Court Interpreters
ATC assoc of comps Association of Translation Companies
CIOL assoc Chartered Institute of Linguists
EMWA assoc European Medical Writers Association
ITI assoc Institute of Translation and Interpreting
NRPSI assoc National Register of Public Service Interpreters
PIA assoc Professional Interpreters' Alliance
SoA:TA assoc Society of Authors: Translators Assoc.
TTA assoc The Translators' Association

United States

Abbr Organization Name
ALTA assoc American Literary Translators Association
ASTD assoc American Society for Training & Development
ATA assoc American Translators Association
ATIF assoc Association of Translators and Interpreters of Florida
AAIT assoc Atlanta Association of Interpreters and Translators
AATIA assoc Austin Area Translators and Interpreters Association
CHIA assoc California Healthcare Interpreters Association
CATI assoc Carolina Association of Translators and Interpreters
CHICATA assoc Chicago Area Translators and Interpreters Association
CTA assoc Colorado Translators Association
DVTA assoc Delaware Valley Translators Association
TOEFL assoc Educational Testing Service - TOEFL
EPITA assoc El Paso Interpreters and Translators Association
EPITA assoc El Paso Interpreters and Translators Association
FATA assoc Finnish American Translators Association
FLATA assoc Florida Chapter of ATA
HITA assoc Hawaii Interpreters & Translators' Association
HITA assoc Houston Interpreters and Translators Association
TREMEDICA assoc International Association of Translators and Editors in Medicine and Applied Sciences
MMIA assoc Massachusetts Medical Interpreters Association
MITA assoc Metroplex Interpreters and Translators Association
MiTiN assoc Michigan Translators/Interpreters Network
(Opted out of this database; no data available)
MATI assoc Midwest Association of Translators and Interpreters
NAJIT assoc National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators
NBCMI assoc National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters
NCITRP assoc National Center for Interpretation Testing, Research and Policy
NCIHC assoc National Council on Interpreting in Health Care
NLSC gov't National Language Service Corps
NATI assoc Nebraska Association of Translators & Interpreters
NATI assoc Nebraska Association of Translators and Interpreters
NITA assoc Nevada Interpreters and Translators Association
NETA assoc New England Translators Association
NMTIA assoc New Mexico Translators and Interpreters Association
NYCT assoc New York Circle of Translators
NCTA assoc Northern California Translators Association
NOTIS assoc Northwest Translators and Interpreters Society
OSTI assoc Oregon Society of Translators and Interpreters
Translations for developm other Organization of Translators for Development NGO
PAATI assoc Professional Association of Albanian Translators & Interpreters
RID assoc Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
SLTIN assoc Saint Louis Translators and Interpreters Network
STC assoc Society for Technical Communication
SOMI assoc Society of Medical Interpreters
TESOL assoc Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
TAALS assoc The American Association of Language Specialists
CCIA assoc The California Court Interpreters Association
TTIG assoc The Translators & Interpreters Guild
UTRGV gov't The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
UMTIA assoc Upper Midwest Translators and Interpreters Association
UTIA assoc Utah Translators and Interpreters Association
WITS assoc Washington State Court Interpreters and Translators Society

Uruguay

Abbr Organization Name
CTPU assoc Colegio de Traductores Públicos del Uruguay

Venezuela

Abbr Organization Name
CONALTI assoc A.C. Colegio Nacional de Licenciados en Traducción e Interpretación
AVINC assoc Asociación Venezolana de Intérpretes de Conferencia

Vietnam

Abbr Organization Name
YTCxHCMC assoc Young Translators Community - Hồ Chí Minh section

Country Not Entered

Abbr Organization Name
ELIA assoc ELIA
GET assoc Guilde Europeenne de Traducteurs
NAJIT assoc National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators
CUHK, Department of Tran school The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Department of Translation
LISA assoc The Localization Industry Standards Association

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