OBJECTIVES
Represent the interests of professional translators and interpreters.
Contribute to the improvement of working conditions for translators and interpreters, and to guarantee their social recognition.
Facilitate training and professional development for professionals.
Offer resources and activities open to the public that benefit society as a whole.
Encourage membership in professional associations and promote culture.
HISTORY
THE APTIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
The APTIC Executive Committee (junta@aptic.cat) currently comprises the following members:
PRESIDENT
Carlos Mayor
VICE PRESIDENT
Miguel Sánchez
SECRETARY
Asun Renau
TREASURER
Christian Olalla
FULL VOTING MEMBERS
Joaquín Fernández-Valdés,
Angelica Maria Ripa, Gemma Rovira
From left to right: (1) Gemma Rovira, Carlos Mayor, Miguel Sánchez, Montserrat Sardà, Christian Olalla, (2) Angelica Maria Ripa, Asun Renau, Joaquín Fernández-Valdés, Carmen Villalba.
Activities Committee
Organises talks, courses and other activities offered by the APTIC.
Members:
Maria Coll, Florencia Di Stefano, Natalja Dudek, Paula Meiss, Tim James Morris, Anna Navarro, Aisha Prigann, Asun Renau, Eva Rosell, Can Yüce.
Admissions Committee
Studies membership applications for applicants who do not strictly meet the admission requirements.
Members:
Miguel Jelelaty, Angelica Maria Ripa, Elias Rivas.
Communications Committee
Represents APTIC in the media and on social networks.
Members:
Hèctor Cesena, Maria Luna, Cristina Riera, Angelica Maria Ripa, Montserrat Sardà.
CREA Committee
APTIC continues to grow and is active on more and more fronts. A new commission was set up, on the initiative of several members who wanted to work more closely with the association. We have called it the CREA committee (crea means ‘create’ in both Catalan and Spanish) and its members are people who bring with them a fresh point of view and new approaches.
It aims to be an incubator for ideas for a constantly-changing association, to carry on innovating and offering better services to its members and to the profession in general.
Members:
Carolina Bordonado, Gemma Brunat, Natalja Dudek, Lucie Pacho, Elías Rivas, Eva Rosell and Inca Vallès, none of whom are members of the Executive Committee.
Publishing Committee
Boosts APTIC’s presence in the publishing sector.
Members:
Palmira Feixas, David Fernández, Joaquín Fernández-Valdés, Maia Figueroa, Carlos Mayor, Gemma Rovira, Anna-Lluïsa Subirà.
Public Relations Committee
Promotes and coordinates relations with other institutions. Represents APTIC in the Red Vértice network, which brings together different associations of translators, interpreters and editors in Spain.
Members:
Maya Busqué, Paola Tormo.
Tax Issues Committee
Compiles frequently asked questions about tax issues and publishes answers on APTIC’s website.
Members:
Nuria Caminero, Natalja Dudek, Angelica Maria Ripa.
FIT Committee
Promotes and coordinates relations with FIT, Fédération Internationale des Traducteurs / International Federation of Translators.
Members:
Marta Morros, Paola Tormo.
TERMCAT Committee
Works with TERMCAT, the Catalan terminology centre.
Members:
Maya Busqué, Elisa Serra, Inca Vallès.
Translation Committee
Translates and proofreads content published on the APTIC website.
Members:
Pol Aixàs, Vicky Alins, Elvira Arderius, Simon Berrill, Florencia Bonseñor, Sílvia Calatayud, Nuria Caminero, Maria Causadías, Eva Dallo, Alba Duch, Adolf Fuertes, Tamara García, José Ángel Hombrados, Rob Lunn, Iris Osorio, Judith Rodríguez, Iolanda Serrabassa.
Universities Committee
Represents APTIC in the academic sphere and helps students in Translation and Interpreting faculties understand our field better.
Members:
Noemí Funakawa, Marta Morros, Christian Olalla, Asun Renau, Damien Zalio.