Introduction
The Consortium of the Centre for Terminology TERMCAT is the official body in charge of Catalan language terminology. It was founded in 1985 by the Government of Catalonia and the Institut d'Estudis Catalans.
With the ultimate goal of ensuring that Catalan terminology is available in all fields of knowledge and activity and to encourage its proper use, our mission is to coordinate terminology studies for the Catalan language, providing quality services, creating terminology products and standardizing new terms.
TERMCAT is governed by a Steering Committee, made up of representatives from its parent bodies. Terminology standardization – i.e. the process of settling upon forms for new terms needed for the development of knowledge in specialist fields – is conducted by the Supervisory Council, which is a collegiate body. The Institut d'Estudis Catalans has several permanent membership positions on the Supervisory Council and its Philology Section provides the Council's president; the reason for this is to ensure the standardization processes are in line with wider efforts towards the upkeep of the Catalan language.
Over time TERMCAT has forged a strong reputation on the international stage, participating regularly and actively in multilingual terminology networks.
Team
Organizational chart
Steering Committee
TERMCAT's Steering Committee is made up of representatives from the Government of Catalonia, the Institut d'Estudis Catalans, and the Consorci per a la Normalització Lingüística.
The current members of the Steering Committee are:
- Francesc Xavier Vila Moreno (president)
Language Policy Secretariat
- M. Teresa Cabré i Castellví (vice president)
Institut d'Estudis Catalans
- Jordi Bover i Salvadó
TERMCAT
- Elvira Riera Gil
Language Policy Secretariat
- Mila Segarra i Neira
Institut d'Estudis Catalans
- Andreu Freixes González
Government of Catalonia, Ministry of Education
- Xavier Roger Anglada
Government of Catalonia, Ministry of Business and Employment
- Marina Massaguer Comes
Government of Catalonia, Ministry of Research and Universities
- Pilar López Martínez
Consorci per a la Normalització Lingüística
Supervisory Council
TERMCAT's Supervisory Council is a permanently established collegiate body. It meets on a fortnightly basis to study dossiers on areas of terminology that require standardization, or to give its approval to language criteria that applies to terminology work.
The current members of the Supervisory Council are:
Permanent members
- Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Philology Section
M. Teresa Cabré i Castellví, president
- Institut d'Estudis Catalans
Pere Montalat Buscató
- Institut d'Estudis Catalans
Andreu Domingo Valls
- TERMCAT
Jordi Bover i Salvadó
- TERMCAT
Joan Rebagliato Nadal
Associate members
The people listed below are associate members of the Supervisory Council in an advisory capacity, having been nominated by the Steering Committee's president and TERMCAT's director:
- Joan Nunes Alonso
PhD in Geography
- Carles Riera i Fonts
PhD in Catalan Language and Literature, graduate in Pharmacy and Theology
Geolinguistics advice
The people listed below are external advisers to the Supervisory Council focusing on geolinguistics, having been nominated by the Institut d'Estudis Catalans Philology Section's president and TERMCAT's director:
- Maria Josep Cuenca i Ordiñana
PhD in Catalan Language and Literature
- Ramon Sistac i Vicén
PhD in Catalan Language and Literature
- Joan Veny i Clar
PhD in Catalan Language and Literature
Secretary
- TERMCAT
Dolors Montes i Pérez
Presidents of the Supervisory Council:
- Joan Bastardas i Parera (1986 - 1990)
- Joan Veny i Clar (1990 - 1993)
- Carles Miralles i Solà (1993 - 1995)
- Josep Moran i Ocerinjauregui (1996 - 1999)
- Joan Martí i Castell (1999 - 2002)
- Joan Veny i Clar (2002 - 2014)
- Albert Jané i Riera (2015 - 2019)
- M. Teresa Cabré i Castellví (2020 - )
