The EAFT Web site The EAFT Web site is designed to provide information about the association and its activities as well as about other activities in the terminology world. The Web site is available in several languages. Directory The EAFT and the Union Latine have published a directory entitled “Entities involved in terminology activities”. It contains information about a large number of terminology organizations in the world and their activities. The Directory can be found in a separate section of the EAFT Web site. International Terminology Awards Together with Infoterm and GTW, EAFT presents the International Terminology Awards in order to support research in terminology and related issues. Every other year one of the following awards is granted: •
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The International Award for Applied Terminology Research and Development (ARD), The International Award for Outstanding Achievement in Theoretical/Fundamental Research in the Field of Terminology (TFR).
SIGs (Special Interest Groups) The EAFT also works through Special Interest Groups (SIGs) where one or more aspects of terminology and/or terminology work are investigated in depth. The groups are open to all members and also to interested external people. The Board Fidelma Ní Ghallchobhair (President), Ireland Marianna Katsoyannou (VicePresident), Greece Marie-Pierre Mayar, (Secretariat and Treasurer), Belgium Rosa Colomer, Spain Gabriele Sauberer, Austria Marjeta Humar, Slovenia Arvi Tavast, Estonia The Advisory Council Bassey Edem Antia, Germany Maria Teresa Cabré, Spain Torbjörn Cederholm, Sweden Manuel Célio Conceição, Portugal Loïc Depecker, France Alessandra Fazio, Italy Marta Magni, Italy Annelise Grinsted, Denmark Penny Labropoulou, Greece Bodil Nistrup Madsen, Denmark Klaus-Dirk Schmitz, Germany Philippe Thoiron, France Auditors Elisabeth Blanchon, France John Graham, Germany
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