Summer 2011 edition of GLD Newsletter now online!

The Summer 2011 edition of interaktiv is now available here on the GLD website. Click here to download a copy. You can also find it and past issues of interaktiv in our newsletter archive. This issue begins with an informative update from our Administrator, Ruth […]

ATA Webinar: Ethical Dilemmas for Health Care Interpreters

Shhh, Don’t Say That! Ethical Dilemmas for Interpreters in Health Care Presenter: Elena Langdon Fortier Date: August 31 Time: 12:00 noon US Eastern Daylight Time Duration: 60 minutes CE Point(s): 1 Standards of practice call for medical interpreters to convey words and culture without revealing […]

BDÜ Webinar: Understanding Your Client (and why that's important!)

Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Time: 17:00-18:30 (CET) Organizer: BDÜ-Landesverband Baden-Württemberg Language: English Contents: In this new Webinar we will look at some of the most effective ways of building productive, long-term relationships with clients, including: Identifying your key clients Understanding WHO your clients are […]

ATA Webinar: How to Make Adobe Reader/Acrobat Work for You

Working with PDF Files-Part 1: Using Adobe Reader/Acrobat Presenter: Tuomas S. Kostiainen Date: August 25 Time: 12:00 noon US Eastern Daylight Time Duration: 60 minutes CE Point(s): 1 Working with PDF files is not as difficult as it sometimes seems! Join us for this 60-minute […]

A Note from the GLD Administrator

ATA approves new governing policy for division leadership Divisions to be led by a Leadership Council Dear Colleagues, Last year in October at the ATA Annual Conference, the ATA Board approved a new governing policy for division leadership. In addition to the Administrator and Assistant […]

ATA Webinar: Preparing to Take the ATA Certification Exam

Registration CLOSING July 12 (sooner if all spaces fill) Presenter: Celia Bohannon, CT Date: July 14 Time: 12:00 noon US Eastern Daylight Time Duration: 60 minutes CE Point(s): 1 You’ve set the goal of earning ATA certification as a professional credential, and you’ve decided to […]

Free book launch webinar

On Friday, June 24 at 9 AM Mountain (Denver) Time, Eve Bodeux and I will be presenting a free webinar to launch the second edition of my book “How to Succeed as a Freelance Translator.” With over 4,500 copies in print, the first edition of […]

From the Editor's desk: call for contributions

As we prepare for the next issue of interaktiv I would like to invite you to submit articles, point out potential content or simply make suggestions for the next issue. We are on the lookout for articles, conference/seminar reports or reviews, thought-provoking blog posts, and […]

FIT World Congress in San Francisco

August 1-4 International Federation of Translators FIT XIX World Congress–Bridging Cultures San Francisco, California ATA will host the International Federation of Translators (FIT) XIX World Congress this summer in San Francisco, California. FIT’s triennial conference and exhibition offers a unique educational program focusing on international […]

ATA Webinar: Ensuring Payment — Before, During, and After the Project

__________________________________________________ REGISTRATION CLOSING SOON __________________________________________________ Presenter: Ted R. Wozniak Date: June 14 Time: 12:00 noon US Eastern Daylight Time Duration: 60 minutes CE Point(s): 1 The Internet and the rise of translator “auction” portals, while increasing the translator’s exposure to the global market, have unfortunately […]

A Note from the GLD Administrator

Well, spring has finally sprung! And not a moment too soon considering the cruel April Fools’ Day joke Mother Nature played on many of us in the Northeast last week. I thought it was a good time to update you on the developments for the […]

Localisation e-Learning Course:3 May – 15 July 2011

Imperial College London is pleased to announce next run of a popular 11 weeks e-learning programme for professional translators. This is an exciting course on software and games localisation run in collaboration with the Humanities Department at the College. This course will be valuable to […]

My First ATA Conference

Author: Jeff Hollingshead I enjoyed my first experience at the ATA conference in Denver this year. On one hand, I welcomed the deviation from my regular work cycle to spend time with other language professionals in such a nice city. Beyond simply a pleasant environment, […]

4. ADÜ-Nord-Tage: Frühbucherschluss verlängert bis 15. März 2011

Der Frühbucherrabatt für die 4. ADÜ-Nord-Tage in Hamburg kann um einen Monat bis zum 15. März 2011 verlängert werden! Der Unterschied zwischen Frühbucher- und Standardpreisen beträgt 55 Euro – es lohnt sich also! Weitere Informationen zu Programm und Preisen sowie die Online-Anmeldung finden Sie unter […]

Winter 2010/2011 edition of GLD Newsletter now online!

The totally redesigned Winter 2010/2011 edition of interaktiv is now available here on the GLD website. Visit our newsletter archive and click on Winter 2010/2011. In this issue of interaktiv, our Administrator, Ruth Gentes Krawczyk, begins with a wrap-up of the conference in Denver, after […]

Seminarbericht

Medizinseminar in Lübeck 2010 »Wer, wie, was. Wieso, weshalb, warum – wer nicht fragt, bleibt dumm«, so heißt es in der Sesamstraße schon seit vielen Jahren. Und dort geht es ja auch um Wissensvermittlung, ebenso wie bei dem Seminar »Medizin für Sprachmittler: Stütz- und Bewegungsapparat/Entzündungsmedizin« […]

Einwecken

Googeln, flexen, skypen – Verben, die auf Markennamen basieren, sind fester Bestandteil der deutschen Sprache geworden. Verblüffend ist allerdings, dass es gar nicht so viele sind, wie man vielleicht annimmt. Verben aus Markennamen abzuleiten, ist kein neues Phänomen. Schon seit 100 Jahren sagt man „einwecken“, […]

Newsletter Summer 2010 Edition On-Line

The Summer 2010 edition of the GLD newsletter interaktiv is now on-line. It is available through the newsletter archive of our website. There, click on Summer 2010. Content: Financial Weekend Seminar in Philadelphia by Michael J. Engley 21st Chicago Conference on Translation & Interpretation by […]

Übersetzen als darstellende Kunst

Die Literaturübersetzerin Isabel Bogdan schreibt nun eine Übersetzungskolumne im Kulturmagazin „Titel“. Zum Auftakt vergleicht sie die Leistung des Übersetzers mit der eines Schauspielers – er muß „das Stück natürlich verstanden haben, es richtig und vollständig durchdrungen haben, er muss den Gesamttext begreifen, die Geschichte, den […]

Newsletter Winter 2010 Edition On-Line

The Winter 2010 edition of the GLD newsletter interaktiv is now on-line. It is available through the newsletter archive of our website. There, click on Winter 2010. Content: Erlangen Workshop Report by Karin Bauchrowitz ATA Conference Through the Eyes of a First-Time Attendee by Brad […]

GLD Members In The News

Recently, GLD members have been in the news. On November 16, Abigail Dahlberg was featured in the Los Angeles Times article Demand grows for niche translators. Abigail, known to GLD members as a former editor of interaktiv, is a Kansas City based German-to-English translator who […]

Gespräch mit Chris Durban

Jutta Witzel führt dieses Interview mit Chris Durban, einer in Paris ansässigen freien Übersetzerin der Sprachrichtung Französisch-Englisch, die sich auf Arbeit mit Direktkunden spezialisiert. Chris Durban ist Autorin der Rubrik „The Onionskin“, die im ITI Bulletin (GB) und im ATA Chronicle (USA) erscheint, und Mitverfasserin […]

Termextraktion bei TMX-Dateien

Im Blog „Technische Dokumentation, Terminologie & Open-Source“ bin ich kürzlich auf einen Beitrag über die Termextraktion aus TMX-Dateien gestoßen. Da es auf der GLD-Liste häufig um Fragen dieser Art geht, möchte ich hier einen Link zu diesem Blog-Eintrag archivieren und hoffe, das er unseren Lesern […]

Commas, periods, and apostrophes – oh my!

As German-English translators we have to deal with numbers, money and currency, and conversions all the time in our translations. Ideally, translators should be very familiar with the ISO currency names and codes for international currencies. But do you know when to use US$ and […]

Newsletter Summer Edition Is On-Line

The  newst edition (Summer 2009) of the GLD newsletter interaktiv is now on-line. It is available in the newsletter archive of our website. Click on Summer 2009. Content: Neue deutsche Rechtschreibung. Mythos und Wahrheit – Teil 1 by Dagmar Jenner GLD Website Makeover by Michael Wahlster […]