How to become a member

Step 1: Pre-candidates:
Becoming an aiic pre-candidate is the first step to membership. It shows that the pre-candidate expects acknowledgement of their advanced and very specialised qualification and is prepared to work towards the very highest level of professional expertise over many years.
To become a pre-candidate, applicants are required to complete the appropriate form and obtain the signatures of three sponsors, confirming that the applicant works as a conference interpreter respecting aiic rules. Any aiic full member who has worked with an applicant can act as a sponsor.

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The member's directory lists all aiic interpreters together with their language combination (i.e. which languages they work into and out of), address and professional domicile. A list of pre-candidates is also available, which in a sense is where pre-candidates first appear professionally. It offers a basis for pre-candidates to contact experienced colleagues in the region. The annual meeting of the German Region also offers an opportunity to establish contacts with colleagues, and pre-candidates are very welcome.

Step 2:
Pre-candidate status remains in force until the candidate can demonstrate that they have worked as a conference interpreter for 150 days in line with aiic rules. The candidate then submits an application to become a full member. The Admissions Committee (CACL) in Geneva takes decisions on admission to aiic.
Further information about aiic is available from our Young Interpreters Coordinator, Isabella Gusenburger, Tel: ++49 30 304 58 83