For four days in October, ATA’s German Language Division members had the chance to immerse themselves in a bubble of educational and networking opportunities in (partly) sunny Miami. GLD member Michael Schubert started the ball rolling on Wednesday morning with his AST Day offering entitled […]
GLD Administrator Karen Leube was honored with the Dynamo Award on Friday, October 27th during the Annual Awards Presentation at ATA’s 64th annual conference in Miami. “The ATA Dynamo Award recognizes a person or entity that has worked in a particularly energetic way to benefit […]
At the Annual Meeting of All Members of ATA’s German Language Division, Administrator Karen Leube announced her appointment of two new consultants to the Leadership Council. In today’s post, we introduce you to our other new consultant, Andrew Belisle. Name: Andrew Belisle LC position: Consultant […]
The 02/2023 issue of the German Language Division’s biannual newsletter—interaktiv—is now available for your reading pleasure. (Find past issues here.) The theme of this issue is Diversification. Download your copy today to find: Feature articles with inspiring stories about fellow GLD members who have branched out […]
At the Annual Meeting of All Members of ATA’s German Language Division, Administrator Karen Leube announced her appointment of two new consultants to the Leadership Council. In today’s post we introduce you to Consultant Megan Falk. Name: Megan May Falk LC position: Consultant Where are […]
Tech Talk: Translating for the Tech Industry ATA64 Miami | Session 075 Friday, October 27, 2:00–3:00 PM San Francisco and Silicon Valley are the epicenter of the global tech industry, and the tech products created in the Bay Area generate a huge amount of work […]
Name: Ellen Yutzy Glebe LC position: European Coordinator Where are you originally from? Western North Carolina Where do you currently live? Kassel, Germany How did you become a translator/interpreter? Although I did major in German in college and spent two semesters in Munich as an […]
For many of those who work in the field of academic and university-related translations, Mannheim is a special place, and a place they’d rather missed. On May 23, 2023, after three cancellations of the in-person event due to the pandemic, the Netzwerk Hochschulübersetzer*innen met in […]
Meet Noah William Alter, the GLD’s New Social Media Coordinator It’s mid-July and while this may be what some Germans call the “Sommerloch,” we have a number of new news items on our GLD blog to share in the coming weeks. We start by welcoming […]
John le Carré on the German language, translating and interpreting, and possessing another tongue It was Charlemagne, quoted here by le Carré, who once said, “To possess another language is to possess another soul.” In his speech on the occasion of the Oxford German Olympiad […]
Translator, playwright, theater director–Philip Boehm wears many hats. Winner of several translation awards, he has worked with some of the biggest names in the German and Polish literary scene. Herta Müller, Ingeborg Bachmann, and Hanna Krall are just a few notable authors whose words and thoughts Philip Boehm translated for the English-speaking world.
Name: Gerhard Preisser LC position: Consultant Where are you originally from? Weiden, Germany Where do you currently live? Manassas, Northern Virginia
Meet Randal Gernaat, the GLD’s New Web Manager
“April, April!” Nein, kein Aprilscherz! April 1st saw the German Language Division welcome our new Web Manager, Randal Gernaat! […]
Name: Ruth Boggs LC position: Consultant Where are you originally from? Wächtersbach/Hesse, Germany Where do you currently live? Fairfax, Virginia How did you become a translator/interpreter? By chance. I never aspired to be a translator. I’m what is referred to as a “Quereinsteiger.” After 20 […]
The 01/2023 issue of the German Language Division’s biannual newsletter—interaktiv—is now available for your reading pleasure. (Find past issues here.) The theme of this issue is MT & AI–Friend or Foe? Download your copy today to find: Feature articles discussing the impact of artificial intelligence […]
Name: Heike Holthaus LC position: Collaboration Pool Coordinator Where are you originally from? I grew up in a village in Germany’s Westerwald region. Our property bordered the forest, and one of my favorite pastimes was going for walks in the woods hunting for mushrooms. Growing […]
RSVP for the GLD Zoom Educational Social on April 1, 2023 at 6:30 pm CET / 12:30 pm ET / 9:30 am PT The topic of this get-together is “Why not You!? – Tips for Presenting at the ATA conference or other public speaking events.” […]
Name: Kristina Cosumano LC position: New Member Coordinator Where are you originally from? Southeastern Pennsylvania (Chester County) Where do you currently live? In the Bavarian countryside about 60 km west of Munich. Our landlords raise cows, chickens, and alpacas. How did you become a translator/interpreter? […]
If you haven’t been to Germany for a while, you may need to update what you learned about the formal/informal addess in German (Sie/du). Learn about the evolving German language from GLD interaktiv Editor-in-Chief Marion Rhodes: https://www.imctranslations.com/marketing-in-germany-to-du-or-not-to-du/ Marion RhodesMarion Rhodes is a bilingual English/German copywriter, […]
Name: Rainer Klett LC position: GLD Listmaster Where are you originally from? Tübingen (Germany) Where do you currently live? Seattle, WA How did you become a translator/interpreter? After completing an M.A. in Art History and American Studies in 1997, I moved to the US, […]
Name: Erin Riddle LC position: Digital Event Coordinator Where are you originally from? I was born in Salamanca, New York (Western New York State) Where do you currently live? Owego, New York How did you become a translator/interpreter? I started translating when I started studying […]
Looks like everyone had fun networking at the GLD Stammtisch in the Washington, DC area Monday! If you want to organize a Stammtisch and meet other GLD members in the area, just let us know. Thanks to Ruth Boggs and Karen Leube for organizing this […]
Name: Katrin Rippel Galati LC position: Digital Event Coordinator Where are you originally from? Dresden, Germany Where do you currently live? Pilot Mountain, NC, United States How did you become a translator/interpreter? After 14 years in international hospitality, I went back to study translation and […]
The GLD is now on LinkedIn (a big thanks to Noah William Alter) – click here to stop by! And don’t forget to follow!
Do you live in or near Washington, DC? Would you like to meet up with other GLD members from the area? Then join us on February 13, 2023, from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm at First Watch in the Greenbriar Town Center, 13027 Lee Jackson […]