FrançaisAny FIT member in good standing or any recognized branch, chapter, regional group or section thereof is entitled to nominate its website for the Best Website Prize.
A Certificate of Merit will be awarded to the website which is considered to best promote the professional image of the translator and/or interpreter in terms of quality, presentation and relevance.
2017 winner:
www.bdue.de, Bundersverband der Dolmetscher und Übersetzer (Germany)
Winners of the FIT Prize for Best Website
| Year | Winner | . |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | www.bdue.de, Bundersverband der Dolmetscher und Übersetzer | Germany / Allemagne |
| 2014 | Institute of Translation and Interpreting | United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni |
| Universitas | Austria / Autriche | |
| 2011 | SFT - Société française des traducteurs | France |
| 2008 | BDÜ - Bundersverband der Dolmetscher und Übersetzer | Germany / Allemagne |
| 2005 | Institute of Translation and Interpreting | United Kingdom / Royaume-Uni |
| 2002 | Colegio de traductores pùblicos de Buenos Aires | Argentina / Argentine |
RULES
(Approved by the FIT Council by electronic vote on 14 November 2001)
Article 1
The International Federation of Translators (FIT) has an award to recognize excellence in member associations’ websites.
Article 2
Any FIT member in good standing or any recognized branch, chapter, regional group or section of such a member is entitled to nominate its website for the Best Website Prize.
Article 3
The prize shall be awarded at FIT World Congresses, pursuant to the decision of an international jury as provided in Article 5. No FIT member may nominate more than one website for this prize each time it is announced.
Article 4
Nominations must be accompanied by the URL of the main page and a password for accessing the protected pages of the site, if any.
Article 5
The prize shall be awarded on the basis of a decision made by an international jury consisting of five members appointed by the FIT Executive Committee, which shall also nominate the jury chairperson. Jury members may be re-appointed. The jury shall deliberate electronically and shall decide on a winner no later than three months prior to the opening of the Congress at which the prize is to be awarded.
Article 6
Nominations shall be submitted in electronic format and on the official form to the FIT secretariat no later than six months prior to the opening of the Congress at which the prize is to be awarded.
Nominations should be submitted in both French and English if at all possible, oth- erwise in one of the two languages.
Article 7
A Certificate of Merit will be awarded to the website which is considered to best promote the professional image of the translator, interpreter and/or terminologist in terms of quality, presentation and relevance. The jury may also decide that one or more of the other nominations deserve honourable mention.
Article 8
Anything not provided for in theses rules may be decided by the FIT Awards Committee.
