Ana Salotti will be presenting “Voyage to Antarctica: Translating the Environment” on Thursday, November 5th 2015, at 11:15am-12:15pm. Did you know there is an official ocean in the world called the Southern Ocean? This ocean surrounds Antarctica, and is one of the most pristine, delicate and abundant marine environments in the world. https://www.ccamlr.org/en/system/files/CCAMLR-convention-area-map-large.pdf In this session, Ana will focus on the challenges of translating texts on marine conservation in the international and intergovernmental arena, and more specifically on the conservation of the icy ocean that surrounds Antarctica, the Southern Ocean. Attendees will learn about its resources, exploitation, and conservation efforts. …
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Webinar presentation by Martin Cross Review by Alicja Yarborough, PhD As a part of ATA’s webinar series on October 1, 2015, Martin Cross presented “Translating Patents for Evidence and PCT Filing,” an overview of the methodology that can be used for both evidence and PCT filing, as well as the differences between these purposes. The handout included a chapter of his book on the same topic. Martin began the webinar with a short illustrative anecdote describing what happens and what can go wrong when a patent attorney needs to prove that an idea for an invention is new, but some …
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Tapani Ronni will be presenting “Vaccines: Past, Present, and Future” (ST-5, Friday 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm). This brief review of vaccines is aimed at medical and scientific translators. While everybody is welcome to attend the talk, some familiarity with basic life science concepts will help in understanding the concepts in this talk. A vaccine is any biological preparation that enhances immune response in order to either prevent or treat a disease. Historically vaccines have been manufactured using killed or weakened (attenuated) microbes, and combinations thereof. Recent advances in biochemistry and molecular biology have made it possible to generate vaccines …
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The Turbine Engine: An Introduction to Modern Aircraft Propulsion Systems (ST-2) The turbofan engines slung under the wings of a commercial airliner are highly engineered mechanisms developed over decades of research costing tens of billions of dollars. They are also manufactured by the thousand, and the aircraft that they propel can be seen almost anywhere on Earth. No other commonly encountered human product is both so sophisticated and so ubiquitous. This presentation explains why. Beginning with the gas mixture that serves as lift medium, working fluid, and combustion support for aircraft (usually called “air”), it moves on to Newton’s Third …
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Here is the first in our series of previews for sessions to be presented at the 56thAnnual Conference (November 4–7, 2015, in Miami, Florida). A Lucrative Sideline: Editing Non-Native English Scientific Writing As we wind down on Saturday afternoon in Miami, come and join me to ponder a sideline that scientific and technical translators might want to consider. I am not suggesting that I couldn’t make my entire income from translation, but I feel this sideline builds upon my skill set and I enjoy it. Attend if you think you might enjoy it too. I have always edited academic articles …
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Please join us for a field trip to Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden to wander among lush vegetation. WHEN Sunday, November 8, 2015 11am: Leaving the Hyatt WHERE Going to Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden by shuttle pickup from the front entrance of the Hyatt hotel, 9.5 miles away. 10901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables, FL 305-667-1651 https://www.fairchildgarden.org/ ADMISSION Admission to Fairchild ($25) includes all collections and exhibits, a narrated tram tour (weather permitting) and guided tours. Tickets are sold at the entrances. The garden accepts cash, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express and travelers checks. Possible interest point: Wings of the Tropics, …
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ATA 56th Annual Conference Welcome CelebrationATA welcomes you to Miami! This is the event that starts it all. Everyone you hope to see and meet will be there. Reunite with friends and colleagues, and mingle with this year’s speakers, exhibitors, and sponsors. Here’s your chance to get to know ATA’s Divisions! Divisions are professional interest groups providing specialty- and language-specific networking. Connect with fellow Division members, leadership, and newcomers. Come celebrate the ATA 56th Annual Conference! Wednesday • 5:30pm – 7:00pm
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Interview with Lebzy González, PhD, Spanish into English Translator Can you tell us a bit about yourself? I was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico and moved to Boston to study engineering at MIT just after I turned 17. At this point I have lived most of my life on the US mainland and visit the island once or twice a year. Like many Puerto Ricans, my family is scattered all over. At last count, we’re spread over two Caribbean islands, four states, and two languages. It seems that many scientific and technical translators take a roundabout path …
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More details to follow… email jesse@tomlinsontranslations.com for more information and to reserve your spot.
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Interview with Carola F. Berger, PhD, English into German Translator Can you tell the readers a bit about yourself? Some colleagues in the Science and Technology Division will know me as the bicycling physicist with the funny Austrian accent from my presentations at previous ATA conferences. This obviously warrants an explanation: I was born and raised in Austria, where I also obtained a Master’s degree in engineering physics, which explains the accent. I then moved to the USas a Fulbright scholar to study theoretical physics. After obtaining my PhD and a brief one-year interlude in Italy, I moved back to …