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The General Meeting of the Belgian Chamber of Translators and Interpreters<\/strong> was held on March 16, 2019, at the H\u00f4tel L\u00e9opold in Brussels. As is his wont, it was the President, Guillaume Deneufbourg, who opened proceedings.<\/p>\n In his address, he went over the activities carried out throughout the whole year and stressed that the results<\/strong> harvested were the dividend of teamwork<\/strong> and reflected a good understanding amongst the Board of Directors.<\/p>\n A new feature this year was a professional photographer<\/strong> being enlisted to capture the mood of the moment, and who set up a studio in order allow all the members present to obtain a \u2018Pro\u2019 photograph. This announcement delighted the members, who jumped at the chance to have their portraits taken during dinner.<\/p>\n According to a now well established habit, the new members<\/strong> were then presented and signed the CBTI\u2019s code of conduct. <\/p>\n After the customary formalities, Agn\u00e8s Feltkamp presented the annual report<\/strong>, which covered all the activities and projects overseen by the association during the previous year. Opinion was unanimously positive concerning the work accomplished: the CBTI set in train numerous initiatives and arranged many training programmes on a variety of themes, much to the satisfaction of the members, who did not fail to underline their quality. The figures also confirm the professional association\u2019s fine performance, as the number of its members \u2013 for the first time in the history of the CBTI \u2013 exceeded the symbolic mark of 500. <\/p>\n Laurence Nys, the treasurer, then presented a statement of accounts<\/strong>. With a financial situation set fair, the result of both lower expenditure and an increase in revenue, the members also welcomed the information presented. The Chamber\u2019s auditors signed off on the 2018 accounts, which were then approved. As far as the 2019 budget<\/strong> is concerned, a proportion of the revenue will be invested in a new online platform, which will in particular enable automatic subscription management. As was the case for the accounts, the budget was approved unanimously.<\/p>\n This year, several administrators<\/strong> were up for re-election, including the President, Guillaume Deneufbourg. He was to be unsurprisingly elected for a two-year period, with 98.5% of the votes. Camille Collard, Isabelle Collard, Agn\u00e8s Feltkamp, Doris Grollmann, Laurence Nys, Patrick Rondou and Helena Vansynghel, a new candidate, were eager to present their ambitions for this new mandate, devoted to the theme of continuity and stability. All of them were comfortably elected.<\/p>\n