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 […]
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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 […]
When: Saturday, February 26, 10:00 AM PST What: A chance to Zoom with GLD friends old and new, network, and talk about Carnival. How: RSVP to elani@elaniwales.com to receive your Zoom link and join the fun! What else: Are you up to date on the […]
On Wednesday evening veteran and new attendees had a chance to catch up with old friends and make new ones at the Welcome Celebration. Here are a few pics from the GLD table: Robin LimmerothRobin Limmeroth is a freelance German>English translator, transcreator, and proofreader with […]
The GLD dinner Thursday was a rousing success at Dancing Ganesha. A huge thanks to David Coats and Karen Leube for organizing it, and Marion Rhodes for the extremely entertaining game of Jeopardy! First-time conference attendee Ina Vogel was the winner, with Karen Leube taking […]
Find information below on how to get to the conference hotel and how to get around the area, along with highlights of the Twin Cities to enjoy during your stay. A huge thank-you to David Coats for putting this information together! Getting to and from […]
The GLD is looking for a 2nd Digital Events Coordinator to work with Elani Wales. If you are interested, please contact Elani at elani@elaniwales.com. The position of Social Media Coordinator has been filled by Ilona Friedman, who has been busy posting away since she took […]
The 02/2021 issue of the German Language Division’s biannual newsletter—interaktiv—is now online. (Find past issues here.) The theme of this issue is T&I Tales: GLD Members Reveal Their Most Memorable Assignments. Find out what interesting projects your colleagues have worked on, what’s new with the […]
To help plan for division events during ATA62, GLD is conducting a survey. If you have a few minutes, please take the survey here: https://www.proprofs.com/survey/t/?title=h8dm5 The survey closes August 31, 2021. Questions? Contact GLD Administrator Carlie Sitzman, csitzman@sitzmanaetranslations.com Thank you for your help!
GLD Digital Social III Breakout room theme: TRAVEL Would you like to get to know your colleagues in the German Language Division a little better? We have just the thing! Our new digital socials are a time to catch up with old friends and make […]
The 01/2021 issue of the German Language Division’s biannual newsletter—interaktiv—is now online. (Find past issues here.) Our theme this issue is Quo Vadis, T&I, as we explore the changes our profession is undergoing. Here’s a glimpse of what’s inside: An update from our new GLD Administrator, […]
Digital Social II Breakout room theme: SPECIALIZATIONS Would you like to get to know your colleagues in the German Language Division a little better? We have just the thing! Our new digital socials are a time to catch up with old friends and make some […]
The German Language Division and ATA are mourning the death of Michael Wahlster, our longtime member, colleague, and friend. He passed away on Tuesday, February 2, at his home in Los Angeles. As some of you may know, he withdrew from all ATA-related activities last […]
Would you like to get to know your colleagues in the German Language Division a little better? We have just the thing! Our new digital socials are a time to catch up with old friends and make some new ones. Help us kick-start this new […]
Dear GLD members, At the 2020 annual meeting of the German Language Division Carlie Sitzman took over as Administrator and appointed GLD Leadership Council member Karen Leube as Acting Assistant Administrator. We are writing to thank Ruth Boggs for her hard work as Administrator over […]
With just a few days to go until the GLD Networking event and the GLD Annual Meeting, which will both take place before the conference, and 8 days until the 61st ATA Conference, we wanted to make sure you don’t miss any of the GLD […]
The 02/2020 issue of the German Language Division’s biannual newsletter—interaktiv—is now online. (Find past issues here.) In our second issue of 2020, we focus on how the COVID-19 global health crisis has impacted our lives as translators and interpreters. This is the first issue produced by […]
The 01/2020 issue of the German Language Division’s biannual newsletter interaktiv is now online. Read an update from our GLD Administrator Ruth Boggs, a recap of our latest GLD Members in Europe Workshop, a recap of the 60th ATA Annual Conference in Palm Springs […]