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