Press release Indian Translators Association

[Ravi_Kumar]

Press Release: August 19, 2008

Indian Translators Association gets recognition from the international
community

Shanghai: On August 02, 2008 the Indian Translators Association
(ITAINDIA) was voted as a Regular Member by the Statutory Congress of
International Federation of Translators (FIT) http://www.fit-ift.org,
the world’s apex body of translators and interpreters connecting more
than 1,00,000 translators and interpreters across the globe
represented by more than 100 translators’ associations coming from 60
countries.

Immediately after its formation, Indian Translators Association was
accepted as a Candidate Regular Member to FIT in June 2007 by FIT
Council; during the recently concluded Statutory Congress of FIT held
on August 2-3, 2008 in Shanghai, Indian Translators Association was
well represented by a two member delegation headed by its Founder
President, Mr. Ravi Kumar, who presented credentials to the
international community which welcomed with open heart the entry of
the first ever association from India to FIT, the world’s apex body
that maintains formal consultative relations with UNESCO.

The entry of ITAINDIA into FIT is an opportunity that shall allow its
members and the translators community of India to get integrated into
the international community and share knowledge and information with
an aim to develop professional standards demanded by the industry,
upgrade translation-related as well as technological skills of its
members and converge on areas of mutual interests.

Immediately after getting regular membership to FIT, the Founder
President of Indian Translators Association, Mr. Ravi Kumar took the
opportunity to contest elections for FIT Council on August 03, 2008,
where he was voted to be on the Board of FIT Council for next 03
years, till the next FIT Statutory Congress meets in United States of
America in the year 2011.

The election of Mr. Ravi Kumar to FIT Council, the youngest Council
member, is a testimony of the important role that Indian translation
industry plays in the translation industry of the world.

In continuation to the Statutory Congress, and ahead of Olympics,
Shanghai also hosted XVIII FIT World Congress, August 4-7, 2008, the
organizing partner - Translators Association of China, that witnessed
presence of more than 1500 translators coming from 73 countries,
provided yet another opportunity for the Indian delegation to interact
with translators, interpreters, writers, media personnel and to
represent the Indian translators community at the world forum.

For a detailed report on XVIII FIT World Congress, please visit the
official web-link of China Press (http://www.china.org.cn/
international/fit2008/node_7045468.htm ) as well as FIT World Congress
(http://www.fit2008.org/E_fit2008/node_1815.htm )

For exclusive media coverage in China on activities of Indian
Translators Association, please visit the following link (http://
www.china.org.cn/international/fit2008/2008-08/04/content_16131023.htm
)

To have an overview of the presentation on the language and
translation industry of India, please do visit the Press Release and
article section of ITAINDIA website at: (http://www.itaindia.org/
article_call.php )

For comments and further details contact:
Secretariat
Indian Translators Association,
K-5/B, Lower Ground Floor, Kalkaji,
New Delhi -110019, India
Tel: +91-11-26291676 Fax: + 91-11-41675530
E-mail: in...@itaindia.org Web: www.itaindia.org