Any AIIC Members? Thread poster: IrinaGM
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IrinaGM 
United States
Local time: 20:08
English to Georgian
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Are any of you AIIC (International Association of Conference Interpreters) members? I have some questions. Please e-mail me through my profile.
Thank you.
-Irina
| | | | | I'am an AIIC interpreter | Sep 9, 2004 |
If you need any info, please do not hesitate to contact me.
donatella
| | | | Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 02:08
Member
German to English
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If you go to www.aiic.net
you will find a lot of relevant information. I\'m an aiic-member myself.
| | | | Pasteur
Local time: 02:08
French to Dutch
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I am an AIIC member too, and have just discovered this site two weeks ago. I am rather shocked so far to see what prices are being offered for simultaneous! WOuld like to stay in touch with other AIIC members on this site, and would like to know if there are any platinum members: is it worthwhile for interpreters of our level?
Thank you in advance for reactions!
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IrinaGM
United States
Local time: 20:08
English to Georgian
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TOPIC STARTER
Thank you all for your replies. I received some valuable information from Donatella. If I have any more questions or problems I'll be asking you for more advice (if you don't mind). Thank you.
-Irina
| | | | | I am also looking | Mar 2, 2005 |
My problem is that I have not found any AIIC members in my area (Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico)
I have been interpreting for five years, following international standards, doing my best to continuously my skills, but I fear I may NEVER have the opportunity to become a member, since I would need to be sponsored by 5 active members, and I have not been able to find even one in my language pair (EnglishSpanish).
So if any of you live or know someone who lives and works in either Baja... See more My problem is that I have not found any AIIC members in my area (Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico)
I have been interpreting for five years, following international standards, doing my best to continuously my skills, but I fear I may NEVER have the opportunity to become a member, since I would need to be sponsored by 5 active members, and I have not been able to find even one in my language pair (EnglishSpanish).
So if any of you live or know someone who lives and works in either Baja California, Mexico or California, please contact me. I would be eternally grateful!! ▲ Collapse
| | | | df49f (X)
France
Local time: 02:08
| interpreting rates | Mar 19, 2005 |
Pasteur wrote:
I am an AIIC member too, and have just discovered this site two weeks ago. I am rather shocked so far to see what prices are being offered for simultaneous! WOuld like to stay in touch with other AIIC members on this site, and would like to know if there are any platinum members: is it worthwhile for interpreters of our level?
Thank you in advance for reactions!
Hi,
For an update on shocking rates (your message is a few months old but still topical), take a look at this:
http://www.proz.com/job/73299
(outsourcer is in Paris France, not in any low-cost country - listed on BB with enlightening feedback matching my own from other sources)
cordialement
dominique
| | | | José Luis Villanueva-Senchuk (X)
Argentina
Local time: 21:08
English to Spanish
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Dear colleague,
There are are indeed some shocking rates that are being offered throughout the world. I agree with you. Now, the shock is double when offers come from high-cost ("first world") developed countries' outsourcers. But, I think it is even worst when our fellow interpreters (and translators) undermine the market/our future.
We, interpreters, have some organizations (aiic being one of them) that "control" our prices, i.e. provide a floor minimum. What I woul... See more Dear colleague,
There are are indeed some shocking rates that are being offered throughout the world. I agree with you. Now, the shock is double when offers come from high-cost ("first world") developed countries' outsourcers. But, I think it is even worst when our fellow interpreters (and translators) undermine the market/our future.
We, interpreters, have some organizations (aiic being one of them) that "control" our prices, i.e. provide a floor minimum. What I would like to see is ALL members from aiic enforcing those rates.
Those of us who are not aiic, should think about charging fair rates. We do not have any "settings" but that gives us no reason to prostitute the market. However, those who are aiic and therefore subject to aiic's Charter/Code should abide by it and not prostitute the market.
I have seen aiic members, which to me is double the prostitution, working for very low rates (if compared to aiic's sugested rate schedule.) What is "funny", what is really is worrying, is that some aiic members I have meet (and worked with in the booth), offered (accepted) rates that were not aiic. All of us, aiic and non-aiic, should lead with the example. When I asked about them about aiic and how come they accepted those rates, the answer was: "there is not too much work at our [aiic] rates / I prefer to work at xxx than ask for yyy and get turned down..."
Accepting just below 400 pesos in Argentina, in November 2003, was it acceptable for an aiic member? Working for 390 euro per day (prior to tax) in Spain in 2002, was it within aiic's rate suggested rates?
My devaluated two cents.
JL
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