EXECUTIVE RESHUFFLE AT SATI At the most recent AGM, the executive of the South African Translators' Institute was reshuffled and several portfolios were removed. The previous list of 14 portfolios were that of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer, Registrar, Freelance Affairs, Terminology Affairs, Research & Documentation, Professional Information, Publicity, Publications, Accreditation, Training, and Examinations Assistance. The new list of ... See more EXECUTIVE RESHUFFLE AT SATI At the most recent AGM, the executive of the South African Translators' Institute was reshuffled and several portfolios were removed. The previous list of 14 portfolios were that of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer, Registrar, Freelance Affairs, Terminology Affairs, Research & Documentation, Professional Information, Publicity, Publications, Accreditation, Training, and Examinations Assistance. The new list of 6 portfolios are that of Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer, Registrar, Office Management, and Examinations Assistance. The new executive members are: Chairperson: Dr Anne-Marie Beukes Vice-Chairperson: Wilna Liebenberg Secretary and Treasurer: Marion Boers Registrar: Irene Dippenaar Office Management: Marion Boers Examinations Assistance: Marion Boers Other changes to the institute included the formalisation of the disbanding of the Gauteng chapter and the Interpreters' special interest group, and the adoption of new, stricter rules for chapter management. Following this, there are now only two regional chapters left, namely Boland (headed by Wilna Liebenberg) and KwaZulu-Natal (headed by Sihawu Ngubane). Visit SATI's web site at http://www.translators.org.za/indexes/index-english.html. ▲ Collapse | |