Have you thought about presenting at the ATA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., October 25-28, 2017? Whether you are a new presenter or a seasoned speaker, ATA 58th Annual Conference is the best platform to share your research, your passion, your experience and all your knowledge about interpretation with one of the most diverse, multicultural and multilingual audiences … [Read more...]
Holly Mikkelson at ATA57 on Sight Translation, Court Interpreting and More…
An Interview by Marsel de Souza Marsel de Souza: I would like to start by discussing the topic of the Advanced Skills and Training session you are presenting at ATA's Annual Conference in San Francisco. You will be talking about Sight Translation Skills for Translators and Interpreters during this sold out event on November 2, 2016. What can attendees expect to take … [Read more...]
Robyn Dean on Ethics: Metaphors or Values?
In preparation for the ATA conference, Marsel de Souza interviewed Robyn Dean, the Interpreters Division's guest speaker at the ATA 57th Annual Conference in San Francisco. This interview focuses on the following sessions and much more: Returning to Ethics: A Meta-Ethical Analysis of Community Interpreters’ Codes and Standards of Practice Critiquing and Deconstructing … [Read more...]
ATA56: Interpreting related sessions (2)
The Interpreters Division hope you are having a great time at the annual conference here in Miami! We already posted a list of the sessions specialized in Interpreting. But interpreting related sessions are found in all other tracks too. Consider these sessions if you're looking to dig deeper into interpreting: P-1 The Role of Translation and … [Read more...]
2011 ATA Conference Impressions | Revisiting Boston with the ATA | By Helen Eby
This was my second time attending an ATA Conference, so at this point I felt that I had an idea what it was about. Boston was also home to me for 9 years, so I knew what to expect of the city and took advantage of the opportunity to reconnect with old friends. Since I wanted to get to know the ATA interpreting community and issues better, I went to sessions on interpreting, … [Read more...]