1. A good translator Doing Good Work: A Path to Success as an Independent Translator by Nicholas Hartmann, PhD, CT An industry veteran, I’ve learnt a thing or two about patent translation from The Patent Translator’s Handbook, co-authored by Nicholas Hartmann. At the ATA’s 60th conference he doled out essential advice on being a good translator; focusing on the oft ignored personal development that freelance translators need in a highly competitive and performance-driven environment. From knowing who you are (collaborator or solo-flyer) to what you learn (terminology, subject-matter, information technology?) to how you behave (manage your time; accept responsibility; what…
October 2020 Science & Technology Division News The annual ATA conference, ATA61, October 21-24, 2020, in Boston, Massachusetts, will be entirely virtual, for more information please visit the ATA61 website. S&TD Networking Events During the Conference There will be additional division networking events. The annual meeting of the Science and Technology Division will be open to all division members, regardless of whether you are registered for the conference or not. The annual meeting will be held on Monday, October 19th, 1:30-2:30pm Eastern time. There will be an additional informal division pre-conference networking event for those division members who are registered…
An ongoing pandemic has made it impossible for us to be a part of an in-person conference, so we are going virtual instead. Four days of intense learning and networking from the comfort of your home/office. Share drinks, jokes and your business cards virtually. Meet and greet people across the globe, without taking a single step. A few of our exceptionally talented S&TD members will be sharing their experience and expertise at this virtual conference. Make time for it, make the most of it. What better way to celebrate scientific and technological progress than this? The schedule of the science…
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January 20, 2020Implementation of strategies and techniques to improve a website’s ranking is called SEO —short for Search Engine Optimization. Most of us have our own website or a blog through which we wish to connect with our dream clients or fellow translators/interpreters. Effective implementation of an SEO strategy can help our content reach the right audience. SEO is also at work when we are researching a topic/terminology. We might also be implementing an SEO strategy when we are translating a website. At the heart of this is the search engine—let’s find out more about how search engines work; why they do…