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 […]
Name: Robin Limmeroth LC position: Assistant Administrator of the German Language Division Where are you originally from? Stroudsburg, in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania Where do you currently live? Mainz, Germany How did you become a translator/interpreter? I have always loved languages. After my first […]
Meet & Connect with Colleagues and GLD Friends RSVP for the GLD Virtual Educational Event on February 20, 2023 at 5:30 pm CET / 11:30 am EST/ 8:30 am PST The topic of this get-together is “Learn About the ATA Certification Exam and How to […]
Name: Marion Rhodes LC position: interaktiv Editor-in-Chief Where are you originally from? Nuremberg, Germany Where do you currently live? San Diego, CA How did you become a translator/interpreter? English and French were my favorite classes in high school, I even did my Abitur with English and French as my two primary subjects. After high school, I moved to […]
Name: Karen Leube LC position: Administrator of the German Language Division Where are you originally from? Millersville, Pennsylvania Where do you currently live? Aachen, Germany How did you become a translator/interpreter? After earning degrees in German from Millersville University and Northwestern University (including a year […]
There are still a few spaces left for the workshop in Mainz from March 10-12, 2023. Registration is open until February 15th or until the workshop is full, so sign up soon! The city of Mainz is not only the home of Weck, Worscht und […]
Dear GLD Members, wir wünschen euch ein frohes neues Jahr 2023! To kick off the new year, please tune into our first GLD digital social for 2023. Details below: Meet & Connect with Colleagues and GLD Friends RSVP for the GLD Zoom Social on January […]
Dear GLD Members, As you know, there has been a recent change in division leadership. The GLD is also welcoming several new volunteers on the Leadership Council. We would like to introduce ourselves and our new LC members and share our ideas for events and […]
Better late than never: In case you missed it on our social media, here are some pics from our GLD Networking Dinner at ATA63. It was a fun evening with delicious food, a rousing game of jeopardy (a big thanks to Marion Rhodes!), in which […]
It was a festive evening at the GLD table with Oktoberfest selfies and lots of great conversation! Robin LimmerothRobin Limmeroth is a freelance German>English translator, transcreator, and proofreader with 25 years of translation experience in various sectors. After graduating from Millersville University in 1990, […]
Making German-English/English-German connections: GLD Administrator Carlie Sitzman, Assistant Administrator Karen Leube and members Petra Rieker and Matthew Bunczk met for a Southeastern Pennsylvania German Language Division Stammtisch in Downingtown, Pennsylvania.
Join the GLD Annual Meeting this Monday, October 3 at 11am. Click on the link below to sign in: https://ata63.org/division-annual-meetings/
The 02/2022 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 The Evolution of Language. Download your copy today to find: Feature articles exploring current hot topics in the German language […]
Themen angehen, für die man brennt Lisa Rüth im Gespräch mit Petra Rieker Lisa Rüth beschäftigt sich schon seit über 15 Jahren mit der englischen und spanischen Sprache. Spezialisiert hat sich Lisa Rüth auf Übersetzungen aus dem Finanzbereich. Seit 2012 ist sie Finanzübersetzerin bei der […]
We invite you to indulge in an exquisite selection of vegetarian and meat-based dishes at the 10e Restaurant in the Fine Arts building of Downtown LA on October 14, 2022 at 7:30 pm. The GLD has a private room reserved, so members can network to […]
This year’s German Language Division Annual Meeting will take place online on October 3 at 11:00 am EDT. Please mark your calendars. Members will receive an email from Headquarters with the meeting link. Best wishes, Karen Karen Leube Assistant Administrator, German Language Division Photo by […]
Click here for more information on the annual ATA conference!
RSVP for the GLD Zoom Social for Kaffee und Kuchen We hope you’re hungry…for some Kaffee, Kuchen, and good conversation! Join us via Zoom on June 24 at 10:00 PDT/ 1:00 EDT / 21.00 Uhr, and bring your own beverage and snack of choice. To […]
Heike Holthaus is our new proofreading pool coordinator. Welcome, Heike! If you are interested in joining the proofreading pool, you can contact her at Heike.HLS@protonmail.com Read more about Heike here: Heike Holthaus is a freelance translator specializing in patents and technical texts and a speaker […]
The —interaktiv—is now online. (Find past issues here.) The theme of this issue is the 25th Anniversary of the GLD. We hope you enjoy journeying into the past and seeing how far the GLD has come since its founding days. Here’s a glimpse of what’s inside: […]
What: ‘Did the agreed-upon chicken cross the road?’ Terminology conundrums and insights in legal translations This talk will start with a case study of a legal dispute between a US seller and Swiss buyer of chickens as a way to illustrate some of the terminology […]