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 […]
The GLD 2012 electrion results are in: Eva Stabenow has been elected Administrator. Michael Engley has been elected Assistant Administrator. Both will begin their terms at the GLD Annual Meeting in San Diego at the end of this month. The election of GLD officers is […]
The October 15th deadline for reservations to the GLD wine reception in San Diego is rapidly approaching and space is limited so don’t procrastinate any longer! Check the Summer 2012 issue of interaktiv (page 8) for all the details. Find reservation information below. GLD […]
The State Department’s National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) provides merit-based scholarships to U.S. high school students and recent graduates interested in learning less-commonly studied foreign languages overseas. https://exchanges.state.gov/youth/programs/nsli.html
Division Open House, during ATA’s 53rd Annual Conference Wednesday, 7:00pm – 8:00pm Meet and mingle with your fellow Division members and newcomers. If you are not a member, come learn about these professional interest groups and how they provide specialty- and language-specific information and networking. […]
The Summer2012 edition of interaktiv is now available here on the GLD website. Click here to download your copy. In this issue, Ruth A. Gentes Krawczyk offers her final “Word from” after four faithful years as the GLD Administrator. Don’t miss the important information she […]
Italian star columnist Beppe Severgnini (of Corriere della Sera) traveled in June with German journalist Karl Hoffmann (ARD’s correspondent in Italy) on a trans-American train ride from Portland, Maine to Portland, Oregon. The two journalists and a team of facilitators and translators recorded the journey […]
October 24-27, 2012 | Hilton San Diego Bayfront San Diego, California | www.atanet.org/conf/2012 The 53rd Annual Conference of the American Translators Association (ATA) will showcases diverse panel discussions, expert presentations, training workshops, and scholarly papers. Both general and language-specific sessions will be offered, not to […]
The Nominating Committee of the German Language Division is pleased to announce that the following Division members have been nominated as candidates in the upcoming election of officers: Administrator: Eva Stabenow Assistant Administrator: Michael Engley Please take a few minutes to read the following statements […]
The Medical Translator’s Guide to Navigating Clinical Trials and Investigational Documentation Presenter: Erin M. Lyons Date: July 19, 2012 Time: 12 Noon US Eastern Time Duration: 60 minutes CE Point(s): 1 It’s easy to lose sight of the “big picture.” Translators working in clinical trials […]
Nebraska Association of Translators and Interpreters (NATI) will hold its 2012 Regional Conference in Grand Island, Nebraska, August 2-4, 2012. Learn more: https://www.natihq.org/
Presenter: Tom West Date: May 24 Time: 12 Noon US Eastern Time Duration: 60 minutes CE Point(s): 1 Join attorney and translator Tom West in examining civil lawsuits in Mexico. This ATA webinar presentation will cover: the framework of Mexican civil procedure, from pre-filing to […]
Dear GLD members, The ATA has informed us that it is discontinuing mailing division newsletter hardcopies. The Board has approved this change. No new hardcopy newsletters will be mailed as of April 19, 2012. This means that the next issue of interaktiv, to be published […]
BDÜ Anatomy Workshop for GER-EN/EN-GER Medical Translators BDÜ, Baden-Württemberg chapter, is offering the final weekend of its eight-part workshop series for medical translators in 2012. This final weekend focuses on the urogenital system and the immune system and will take place in Stuttgart on 13 […]
Ever wondered about the world of conference interpreting? Then this ATA Webinar is calling your name! The World of Conference Interpreting Presenter: Kirsty Heimerl-Moggan Date: April 17 Time: 12 Noon US Eastern Daylight Time Duration: 60 minutes CE Point(s): 1 Conference interpreting is just as […]
Register by April 7 to receive early registration discount! Go to https://www.atanet.org/pd/market/register.htm MARKETING YOURSELF AND YOUR BUSINESS Crowne Plaza Hotel Seattle Seattle, Washington April 28, 2012 An ATA Professional Development Seminar presented by the American Translators Association To learn more, click on https://www.atanet.org/pd/market DO NOT […]