About AIIC Switzerland

AIIC is the only professional association of conference interpreters with members on all five continents. It was founded in 1953 and currently has over 3,000 members worldwide.

The Swiss Region

Switzerland has existed as an AIIC region since the 1950s. It has over 270 members, who work with 22 languages and thus make their contribution to national and international communication. AIIC members in Switzerland are based in Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lugano, Martigny, Neuchâtel and Zurich. Geneva is home to the largest number of members (over 240). 85% of AIIC members in Switzerland are self-employed freelancers, while 15% are staff interpreters with international organizations.

Quality and professionalism

Clients can find highly-qualified conference interpreters in the AIIC database. AIIC upholds professional quality through the services it provides to its members (Intranet, internal publications) and its training programmes. When they join AIIC, members undertake to comply with the Professional Standards and the Code of Professional Ethics. These set out rules on professional quality, confidentiality and the like.

Advocacy for the profession and its practitioners

AIIC represents the interests of its members both nationally and internationally – to private clients, public bodies and international organizations. It conducts public relations work, is the negotiating partner for Agreements defining terms and conditions of employment in the international organizations, and monitors compliance with those Agreements. It also offers members a platform for professional exchange, networking and cooperation.