Membership

Why Join?

Membership in TAPIT offers a wide variety of benefits, including networking opportunities, information about training and the latest news in the language industry, job opportunities, invitations, and discounts on professional development and CEUs.

Networking

With our membership of over one hundred interpreters and translators from all over Tennessee and many other states, you have the opportunity to connect with experienced professionals to share your interests and experiences. Our monthly virtual meetings and events provide wonderful opportunities to interact.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Whether you are seeking information about the profession or Continuous Education Units, we offer opportunities throughout the year via monthly virtual or in-person gatherings, virtual and in-person workshops, and conferences. We emphasize ethics and skill building.

WEBSITE

You will have access to information, including members-only content, that you can use in your daily professional life and information about other members you may be interested in contacting by phone or e-mail.

WHATSAPP GROUPS and SOCIAL MEDIA

You will be able to communicate with other members, find out about job opportunities and training, and share information on terminology and other items of interest to the profession.

WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS

Throughout the year TAPIT conducts virtual (Meet-and-Greets) and in-person workshops and seminars in different regions of Tennessee for medical interpreters, court interpreters, and translators.

Annual Conference

The 2-day TAPIT Conference is held in the Fall. TAPIT brings prominent speakers and presenters from all over the country and abroad who share their fascinating, useful, and interesting information with us. The Conference consists of a wide range of presentations related to interpreting and translation and an evening social event. The Annual TAPIT Business Meeting and election of officers usually take place during the Conference.

Social Events

Besides virtual Meet-and-Greets, interpreters and translators also enjoy informal gatherings where they get together with others sharing the same interest in languages, as well as other hobbies such as hiking, or food.

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WHO CAN BE A MEMBER?

TAPIT has several types of membership:

  1. Active: For any person engaged in the remunerated practice of interpreting, translation, and/or transliteration, or any person who shares TAPIT’s interests. Members must adhere to their field’s Code of Ethics
  2. Student:  For any person engaged in academic studies as defined by the Membership Committee or Board of Directors
  3. Group:  For an organization (whether non-profit or for profit), government agency, or educational institution with an interest in the language professions. There are two types:
  • Corporate (provides benefits for up to 5 of their staff)
  • Institutional (provides benefits for up to 10 of their staff)

 

 

2024 MEMBERSHIP DUES

Type Dues Individuals receiving discounts:
Active Member$601
Student$301
Corporate$120Up To 5
Institutional$240Up To 10

All memberships expire on the last day of December of each year. First time individual members and student members who become TAPIT members on or after July 1 of each year will have their membership extended through the last day of December of the following year.

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$30 Student

Student

$30
  • Listing on TAPIT website directory*
  • Discounts for Events and Workshops
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$60 Individual

Individual

$60
  • Listing on TAPIT* website directory
  • Discounts for Events and Workshops
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$120 Corporate

Corporate

$120
  • Up to 5 members (but 1 vote)
  • Listing on TAPIT website directory*
  • Discounts for Events and Workshops
  • Email distribution of your announcements and job opportunities
  • Presentation opportunities at TAPIT events
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$240 Institutional

Institutional

$240
  • Up to 10 members (but 1 vote)
  • Listing on TAPIT website directory*
  • Discounts for Events and Workshops
  • Email distribution of your announcements and job opportunities
  • Priority in presentation opportunities at TAPIT events
Sign Up