Happy 2019 from the Science & Technology Division!
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A Lexicon Backstory
January 3, 2019How transcreating promotional technical journalism gave rise to a different type of Fr-En lexicon
by Steve Dyson
A French-English Lexicon of Naval Technology is now freely downloadable. This is the story of how it came into being.
Born and raised in Melbourne, Australia, I set out to explore the world after completing a BSc in physics and math. I headed for Paris, France, via Africa, but took two years to get there. Just weeks after arriving, I was buzzing with excitement as I began picking up the language. Soon I had a vague idea that I would like to live in a rural setting while making a living at a desk… -
ATA59 Session: Patent Translation for Liberal Arts Majors
October 22, 2018by Evelyn Yang Garland and Aaron Hebenstreit
Many liberal arts majors shy away from patent translation because it sounds intimidating. But is it really?
Like a drama, a patent tells a story. The two presenters, both science majors, will explain the “storyline” of a patent and discuss what skills are required to retell the story in your target language. Some of these skills are the strong suits of liberal arts majors, while other skills need to be developed. Although a background in the natural sciences or engineering can be helpful in this field of translation… -
ATA59 Session: Genetically Enhanced Cancer Therapies
October 22, 2018Tapani Ronni, PhD, will be presenting “Genetically Enhanced Cancer Therapies” on Friday, October 26, 2018 from 2:00 to 3:00 pm.
This session is aimed at medical and scientific translators with some background in life science, either as translators or otherwise. I will provide attendees with cutting-edge information on cancer therapy using genetically enhanced cells.
I will first give some background information on cancer on cellular level; this introduction will explain why cure for cancer has long been an elusive goal. Cancer is not just one disease but a cluster of multiple diseases… -
ATA59 Session: New Professional Options for Medical Translators
September 7, 2018Pablo Mugüerza, MD will be presenting “New Professional Options for Medical Translators” on Saturday, October 27, 2018 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
In order to provide a complete picture of the field of medical translation, this review will begin with a brief look at 1) what medical translators have been translating for centuries, and 2) what medical translators were translating until the day before yesterday.
The core of the presentation will be what medical translators are doing/translating today (and what we will be doing/translating in the short term)… -
ATA59 Session: Patents: From Draft to Grant, and Tackling Terminological Nightmares
September 7, 2018by Heike Holthaus, Nadine Edwards, Nicholas Hartmann and Karen Tkaczyk
Interested in patent translation and how to deal with patentese and odd technical terminology? Don’t miss session 068 Patents: From draft to grant, and Tackling Terminological Nightmares on Friday, October 26, 2018, at 11:15 am to 12:15 pm.
The prerequisites for every translation include understanding the subject matter, knowing the conventions of the source and target languages, and how to overcome linguistic challenges specific to the field. Patent translations are no exception… -
ATA 59 Session: Patents translation: What’s green and why?
September 7, 2018by Françoise Herrmann, PhD
What is the thread that brings together such disparate technologies as the snooze function on computers, Energy Star appliances, PV (Photovoltaic) panels, Nike Flyknit athletic shoes, EV (Electronic Vehicles), residential SMART thermostats such as NEST, agricultural robots, windmills, Carbon Trading, GURTs and TGURTs seed engineering, plus much more?
Most people will agree that each one of these technologies, and the patents that disclose them, are “green”… -
September 2018
September 7, 2018Join us for dinner in New Orleans!
WHEN: Thursday, October 25 at 7 p.m.
WHERE: Luke Restaurant
333 St. Charles Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 378-2840
www.lukeneworleans.com
We have reached capacity and are no longer accepting reservations.
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July 2018
August 2, 2018Help us promote the ATA’s 59th Annual Conference in New Orleans! Add a clickable conference button to your website.
ATA59 presentation topics include: neural machine translation, genetically-enhanced cancer therapies, pesticides, bird migration, pharmaceutical clinical studies, panels on new technical markets and patent terminology, …
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April 2018
April 10, 2018The preliminary website for ATA59 is now online! Go to www.atanet.org/conf/201
8/ to start planning:
– You can already make hotel reservations at the New Orleans Marriott. Remember that ATA rates are available as space allows and New Orleans is a very popular city. Last year our room block sold out in August.
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