The American Translators Association (ATA), with over 9000 members, is a professional association founded to advance the translation and interpreting professions and foster the professional development of individual translators and interpreters. Members include translators, interpreters, teachers, project managers, web and software developers, universities, and government agencies.

The European Association for Machine Translation (EAMT) is an organization that serves the community of people interested in machine translation (MT) and translation tools. The EAMT is a non-profit organization registered in Switzerland. The EAMT was established in 1991, and it is the only organization of its kind in Europe.

The International Association for Translation and Intercultural Studies (IATIS) is a world-wide forum designed to enable scholars from different regional and disciplinary backgrounds to debate issues relating to translation and other forms of intercultural communication.

The Institute of Translation & Interpreting (ITI) was founded in 1986 as the only independent professional association of practicing translators and interpreters in the United Kingdom. It now has a large and growing international membership of translators and interpreters, not just in the United Kingdom but also in continental Europe and other countries where English is commonly used.

http://www.amtaweb.orgThe Association for Machine Translation in the Americas (AMTA) is an association dedicated to anyone interested in the translation of languages using computers in some way. This includes people with translation needs, commercial system developers, researchers, sponsors, and people studying, evaluating, and understanding the science of machine translation (MT) and educating the public on important scientific techniques and principles involved.

The Association of Translation Companies (ATC) was formed in 1976 by a group of leading translation companies in Britain, making it one of the oldest organizations representing the interests of translation companies in the world. It is dedicated not only to representing the interests of translation companies, but also to serving the needs of translation purchasers.