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INSTITUTE MATTERS Antonio Díaz-Fernández Antonio E Díaz-Fernández lectures at the National University of Patagonia, Argentina and has published books on how to learn Mapuzungun, as well as articles in scientific publications. A graduate from the National University of Tucumán, he later attained a PhD from the National University of the South. See p.20 Sally Fagan Sally Fagan MCIL is Director of Business Language Champions (BLC), promoting languages to school students, which has run as an independent company since 2011. After a language degree, she went into export sales, followed by setting up her own company offering languages services. A family move to Singapore drew her into management training, which she continued on returning to the UK, and still offers in addition to running BLC. See p.12 Helle Gulowsen Helle Gulowsen MCIL CL is a translator specialising in scientific and technical documentation, working mainly for the Norwegian offshore industry. She also teaches Specialised Translation at University College London, is a member of The Linguist Editorial Board and serves as Governor at the Anglo European School in Ingatestone, Essex. See p.16 Sue Leschen Sue Leschen MCIL CL is a lawyer-linguist and the Director of Avocate, a legal and commercial French interpreting and translation company in the UK, which is also an independent training provider (avocate.co.uk). She sits on the committees of various professional language organisations, including the NRPSI Professional Conduct Committee, and is a member of CIOL Council. See p.8 Rachael Ryan Originally from Galway, Ireland, Rachael Ryan is now a researcher living in New York. She has a background in languages, including work as a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Santiago de Compostela, and a Masters in Conference Interpreting from NUI, Galway, for which she conducted research into the gender imbalance in the profession. See p.18 CONTRIBUTORS Fresh insights , Tom Gale outlines his role as a member of CIOL Council I became a member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists in January 2013 and was elected to Council in 2015. I had been interested in getting more involved with CIOL since I left my job working as a project manager in April 2014 to become a freelance translator, and I put myself forward for election to Council following a discussion on TransNet. My hope was that, as someone relatively fresh out of Higher Education and new to the world of the language professions, I would be able to provide fresh insight into the issues facing young language graduates, especially in my chosen vocation. Although many members of Council started out by sitting on one of the committees, I felt that getting stuck in at the strategic end of CIOL governance would give me the opportunity to witness how the Institute is run on behalf of the membership and how I could contribute, both as a member of Council and also potentially in other areas. I am pleased to say that I have learnt a lot in my two years on Council so far, and I hope to be able to widen my participation in 2017. (I also sat on the Translating Division Committee from December 2015 to September 2016). In addition to attending Council meetings, at which there is broad and open discussion on a wide range of issues concerning the Institute, I was part of a steering group with Judith Ridgway (Chair of the Applications Committee), Karen Stokes (Chair of Council) and Jane Galbraith (Head of Membership) that resulted in the Membership Pathway that was introduced in summer 2016. The Institute's new membership structure provides a clear route for progression from the pre-professional grades (including the new IoLET Affiliate and Career Affiliate) to professional grades of membership, and gives MCIL and FCIL applicants the opportunity to achieve Chartered Linguist status at the same time. We hope the result will be a greater, more diverse membership that will become more engaged and involved with the wide range of issues affecting the language professions, the future of language teaching and learning, and the Institute itself – something that I am passionate about. ON COUNCIL Tom Gale at a recent meeting with Chair Karen Stokes and President Nick Bowen 34 The Linguist Vol/56 No/1 2017 www.ciol.org.uk