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Update: There is a new version available. Version 14.0 includes a search feature for a certain language by entering # + language code. You can download a PDF version of the list here.
The full list includes many non-English Facebook groups as well, categorized per language. You can download a PDF version of the list here.
Version 13.0 (23 February 2016) | © Erik Hansson
- Aiic project to help interpreters in conflict zones (non-profit organisation)
- American Translators Association (non-profit organisation)
- Babelistas – volunteer interpreters and translators (public group)
- Continuous Training (CPD) & Events for Translators and Interpreters (public group)
- Dragon NaturallySpeaking (product/service, commercial page)
- ELIA, European Language Industry Association (public group)
- European Parliament interpreters – DG INTE (government organisation)
- Extraordinary Translation Jobs (closed group)
- Find a Translator (closed group)
- Foodie Translators (closed group)
- Freelance translations (closed group)
- Freelance Translators (community organisation)
- German-English Technical Translators (closed group)
- Glossarissimo (resources & terminology)
- Healthy Freelancer for active freelancers (closed group)
- I Translate TEDTalks (public group)
- IAPTI, International Association of Professional Translators and Interpreters (non-profit organisation)
- IGDA – Localization SIG (public group)
- Indian Translators Association (public group)
- Interpreters in Brussels Practice Group (closed group)
- Interpreting+ (meeting place for interpreters from around the world who would like to support each other in their learning) (public group)
- Kilgray Translation Technologies (internet/software)
- Legal Translation (public group)
- Linguistics and Conlangs (closed group)
- Linguria the world of translators / interpreters (public group)
- Localization Professional (closed group)
- Love Your Translator (community)
- Mac for Translators (closed group)
- Map of the Urban Linguistic Landscape (MULL) (public group)
- Marketing Tips for Translators (website)
- Medical translators (closed group)
- MemoQ 2013 Users (public group)
- MemoQ Users (closed group)
- National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT) (public group)
- Nordic Translators (message board/forum for those translating from the Nordic languages into English) (closed group)
- OmegaT+ (software)
- Parents Who Are Freelance translators (closed group)
- Polyglots (closed group)
- Polyglots Conversations & Off-Topic (closed group)
- Polyglots, Polyglots, Polyglots!!! (closed group)
- Productive & Successful Translators/Interpreters (closed group)
- Professional Interpreters, PR & Communicators & Marketing for your business (public group)
- Quality Translations (sponsored by Small World Language Services, group created for language professionals (translators, interpreters, editors, proofreaders, writers, etc.) (closed group)
- Red T, raises awareness of the plight of translators and interpreters working in high-risk settings (non-profit organisation)
- SDL (internet/software)
- Silly Linguistics (public group)
- Standing Out (closed group)
- Technophile translators (forum for discussion about new or recent technology in the commercial enterprise of translation) (closed group)
- The Language Room (translator)
- The League of Extraordinary Translators (public group)
- Things Translators Never Say (closed group)
- Trados & Studio forum and support (public group)
- Translating for Europe (government organisation)
- Translation and Interpreting Group (closed group)
- Translation Jobs (closed group)
- Translation Tools (closed group)
- Translation Zone (public group)
- Translator At Work (product/service)
- Translator Club (closed group)
- Translator Fun (community page)
- Translator needed (closed group)
- Translator Newbies (closed group)
- Translator Power (public group)
- Translator Space (closed group)
- Translators & Interpreters “Bridging the World” (public group)
- Translators and Interpreters (ProZ.com) (public group)
- Translators Anonymous (community)
- Translators Association Diaspora (closed group)
- Translators help translators EN-DE-IT-FR-ES (public group)
- Translators helping translators (closed group)
- Translators League (community)
- Translators Looking for Translation Work and Jobs (community organisation)
- Translator’s Place (public group)
- Translators Village (translator)
- Translators who use Speech Recognition (closed group)
- Translators Without Borders (non-profit organisation)
- TRANSLATORS, INTERPRETERS, LINGUISTS, LINGUISTIC MEDIATORS AND LANGUAGE PROS (public group)
- TransTools, extensive collection of free translation tools for Microsoft Office and Autocad (software)
- tTime (DE/EN for translators who run their own WordPress installation) (closed group)
- Übersetzer Schweiz – Traducteurs Suisse – Traduttori Svizzera – Translators (public group)
- Watercooler for translators and interpreters (closed group)
- Websites for Translators (computers/technology)
- Where did the translator go? (community)
- Wordfast (product/service)
- Young Translation Studies Scholars (closed group)
Missing any groups? Welcome to drop me an email at info@hansson.de.
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Author bio
Erik Hansson is a native Swede living in Germany since the beginning of the 1990s. He is a professional translator for German into Swedish and specialized in technical areas such as general engineering, electronics, renewable energy and automation. As one of the founding members of the German translation association DVÜD e.V., his main objective is to improve the professional awareness among translators and interpreters.
Next to these activities, Erik is also an active networker on Twitter and the founder and moderator of the well-known Facebook group Things Translators Never Say which was chosen as the most popular Facebook page in the ProZ.com Community Choice Awards in 2014 and 2015.
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Thanks, Erik!
I found a couple of very relevant groups to join.
Helle