Acknowledgements
Preface
1. A Brief History of Interpreting
2. The Different Types of Interpreting
Conference Interpreting
Simultaneous Interpreting
Consecutive Interpreting
Whispered Interpreting
Bilateral or Liaison Interpreting
Sight Translation
Telephone Interpreting
Sign Language Interpreting
Television Interpreting
Videoconference Interpreting
Wiretapping and Tape Transcription
3. Hints for Speakers at Conferences
4. Community, Court and MediCal Interpreting
Community Interpreting
Australia
Canada
France
Italy
The Netherlands
Sweden
United Kingdom
United States
Court Interpreting
United States
Australia
Medical Interpreting
United States
Canada
Australia
5. Ethics
AIIC Code of Professional Ethics
The TAALS Standards of Professional Practice for Conference Interpreters
NRPSI Code of Conduct for Public Service Interpreters
Vancouver Health Care Interpreter Standards of Practice
Code of Ethics of Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
6. The European Union
Interpreting in the European Union
The Joint Interpreting and Conference Service (JICS/SCIC)
The Interpretation Directorate at the European Parliament
The Interpretation Division at the Court of Justice of the European Communities
The European Union - Past and Present
The Institutions of the European Union
The European Commission
Council of the European Union
The European Parliament
Court of Justice of the European Communities
European Court of Auditors
European Investment Bank
European Central Bank
Committee of the Regions
Economic and Social Committee
Agencies and Bodies of the European Union
Community Plant Variety Office
European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMEA)
European Agency for Health and Safety at Work
European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
European Environment Agency
European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA)
European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia (EUMC)
European Training Foundation
Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market
Translation Centre for Bodies in the EU
7. War and Peace
Introduction
Council of Europe
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Civilian Structure
Military Structure
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
Western European Union
8. The United Nations
General Assembly
Security Council
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
Secretariat
UN Programmes
Economic Commission for Africa
Economic Commission for Europe
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat)
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
United Nations Development Programme
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention(ODCCP)
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
World Food Programme
Courts and Tribunals
International Court of Justice
International Criminal Court
International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
Specialised UN Agencies
Food and Agriculture Organization
International Civil Aviation Organization
International Fund for Agricultural Development
International Labour Organization
International Maritime Organization
International Monetary Fund
International Telecommunications Union
United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Universal Postal Union
World Bank
World Health Organization
World Intellectual Property Organization
World Meteorological Organization
Autonomous Organizations
International Atomic Energy Agency
World Tourism Organization
Other
UNAIDS
9. Other International Organizations
ACP
African Development Bank
Asian Development Bank
CERN
Eurocontrol
European Free Trade Association
European Patent Office
European Space Agency
Intelsat
Inter American Development Bank
International Amateur Athletics Federation
International Electrotechnical Commission
The Red Cross Movement
International Olympic Committee
International Organization for Migration
International Organization for Standardisation (ISO)
Interpol
Organization of African Unity
Organization of American States
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Pan American Health Organization
Secretariat of the Pacific Community
World Customs Organization
World Trade Organization
10. Interpreters' Associations
AIIC
American Translators Association (ATA)
Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators Inc. (AUSIT)
Babelea
California Healthcare Interpreters Association
Council for the Advancement of Communication with Deaf People (CACDP)
FIT International Federation of Translators
Institute of Linguists
Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI)
Irish Translators' Association (ITA)
National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT)
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf Inc.
Society of Federal Linguists, Inc.
The American Association of Language Specialists (TAALS)
Bibliography
Internet Sites
Appendix
European Master's in Conference Interpreting
Other Universities Which Have Links with JICS/SCIC at the European Commission
University Courses Recognised by AIIC
FIT Member Associations
Trilingual Glossary of International Organizations in English, French and Spanish
List of Members of United Nations
United Nations English Acronyms
United Nations Peacekeeping Missions in Operation in 2000
English Acronyms of International Organizations
Index
