Unofficially launched yesterday, the page has already received a healthy response! www.facebook.com/pages/GLD-The-German-Language-Division-of-the-ATA Please help spread the word and like the page! It’s our place to share information related to German, translation, language and the ATA and reach our social-media-savvy members. Enjoy!
The most obvious advantage of the proverbial day job is the greater financial security that comes with it. In October of 2011, after working as a U.S.-based freelance German>English translator for 14 years, I accepted an 18-month contract as an in-house translator at the […]
The ATA is offering a new digital-only option for the ATA Chronicle in 2014! This means you can choose to receive The ATA Chronicle in digital format only and save the postage charge. Of course, you can also continue receiving The Chronicle by mail and […]
ATA-GLD Members in Germany Meeting February 7, 2014 from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm Erbacher Hof, Mainz Participation fee: €18 Are you a GLD member living in Europe? Would you like to meet other GLD members and discuss professional issues specific to our context outside […]
The new Résumé Exchange was fun, the “Buddies Welcome Newbies” was cool, and the Twitter feed was hot! ATA’s 54th Annual Conference began on November 6 with a day of pre-conference sessions and ended November 9 with country line dancing, Texas style. Click the links […]
The 2014 ATA membership renewal form is now online! Act now to renew your ATA membership and ensure uninterrupted access to the best direct marketing and networking in the language services industry—in addition to the latest technology news, member-priced education, and discounted liability insurance. Your […]
The German Language Division is pleased to call for GLD Nominating Committee members from the GLD membership. The Nominating Committee will work to select candidates for the 2014 GLD election. The Nominating Committee consists of at least two Division members, who must be voting members […]
***Registration Deadline: October 15, 2013*** GLD networking reception: come mingle and network with your colleagues just a short walk from the hotel in a beautiful 2nd floor venue overlooking the Riverwalk with our own patio space. Enjoy an ample Tex-Mex appetizer buffet catered by Rita’s […]
Getting started as a translator or interpreter can be a rocky road. Newcomers are in need of advice and encouragement from working professionals with on the job experience. The Savvy Newcomer is stepping into that role of trusted advisor, a ready resource, and a place […]
by Karen Leube (Originally published in the Summer 2013 edition of interaktiv) This past year one topic in particular has provoked discussion, debate and dissent behind the scenes on the BDÜ’s member platform “MeinBDÜ” and in various translators’ newsgroups in Germany: the updating of the […]
GLD’s own Robin Bonthrone is giving a preconference seminar at this year’s ATA Annual Conference: Wednesday, November 6 from 9 AM to 12 PM. This seminar will focus on the concepts, terminology, and related issues surrounding German company forms, corporate organization, and corporate governance. The […]
On August 23, 2013, the American Translators Association announced the establishment of the ATA Educators Division (EdD) aimed at creating a platform for all translation and interpretation educators and trainers, both novice and experts alike, to share and help each other in becoming better instructors. […]
September will be around before we know it, so it is time to start planning for International Translation Day 2013. This is the day to celebrate our profession together all across the world. It is an opportunity for us to look with pride on what […]
Dear GLD Members, The Summer 2013 edition of interaktiv is now available for download from the GLD website. Click here to get your own personal copy Contents at a Glance Editorial by yours truly A Word from the Administrator by Eva Stabenow (Translation) Notes from […]
If you are looking for a roommate for the ATA Conference in San Antonio, check out this blog post on the ATA web site: https://ataroommate-sanantonio.blogspot.com/ Good luck and see you in Texas!
Jost Zetzsche will be teaching a translation technology workshop at the University of Maryland from July 26 through 28. Here’s a quick rundown of what the workshop will cover: This two-and-a-half-day workshop geared toward the professional translator will help attendees equip themselves with the technological solutions […]
The Use of Customized Corpora to Improve Translation Accuracy __________________________________________________ Presenter: Ana Julia Perrotti Garcia Date: July 25 Time: 12 Noon U.S. Eastern Daylight Duration: 60 minutes CE Point(s): 1 There are numerous collections of corpora online, many available as free downloads. Yet, nothing […]
Have you ever visited the ATA Compass, ATA’s blog mainly focused on translations in a global market? Maybe this could be a good place to send a new client or help friends and family understand what translation, interpretation and the ATA is all about. The […]
WIN ONE FREE NIGHT courtesy of ATA! FIVE WINNERS will be selected! When you make your hotel reservations at the Marriott Rivercenter, you will be automatically entered to win. Reservations must be made before Monday, November 4. Winners will be announced at the Closing Session […]
The prize in ATA’s eighth annual School Outreach Contest went to ATA member Birgit Vosseler-Brehmer for a photo marking her presentation to an 11th-grade English class at the Kurfürst-Salentin-Gymnasium in Andernach, Germany. “It was important to me to show that translation is a real career […]
Drumroll, please! The long-overdue Winter 2013 edition of interaktiv is now available for download from the GLD website. Click here to get your own personal copy. In case you missed it, there’s been a change of the GLD guard. In this issue you’ll get to […]
GLD Member wins 2011-2012 ATA School Outreach Contest This post is long overdue! We’d like to say “great job” to GLD member Birgit Vosseler-Brehmer for winning the 2011-2012 ATA School Outreach Contest! Birgit won free registration to ATA’s 53rd Annual Conference in San Diego […]
The American Translators Association (ATA) will host its 54th Annual Conference in San Antonio, Texas November 6-9. This conference showcases diverse panel discussions, expert presentations, training workshops, and scholarly papers. Both general and language-specific sessions will be offered. The conference also offers language professionals one […]
The American Translators Association is now accepting presentation proposals for ATA’s 54th Annual Conference in San Antonio, Texas (November 6-9, 2013). The ATA Annual Conference draws 1,500 attendees, bringing together translators, interpreters, educators, language services companies, and project managers. Making a presentation to such a […]
Robin Bonthrone writes: GAS 20, the new German Accounting Standard governing the Group Management Report, was only finalized at the end of September 2012, so the translation, too, was only completed in mid-October. Although this means that session G-4 at this year’s ATA Conference can […]