Events

The American Translators Association (ATA) will host its 52nd Annual Conference in Boston, Massachusetts (October 26-29).  This conference showcases diverse panel discussions, expert presentations, training workshops, and scholarly papers.  Both general and language-specific sessions will be offered. The conference also offers language professionals one of the best opportunities to network with colleagues.  Additional conference activities include a Job Marketplace, a vendor exhibit hall, and ATA certification testing.  For conference information see https://www.atanet.org/conf/2011/

From the 51st ATA Annual Conference in Denver. We’re looking forward to the pre-conference Seminars on Wednesday, Oct 27. Especially Seminar C From Soap to Drugs and Back via Quality Assurance and Standard Operating Procedures, Karen m. Tkaczyk; Seminar D Nuts and Bolts: A Visit from the Entrance Gate to the Dispatch Dock of an Industrial Plant, Paulo Lopes and Seminar G Biomedical Translation Seminar, Damián Vázquez

Another post will follow on the core conference sessions, but for now this is a summary of Wednesday’s events that might be of interest. Morning: Three seminars look like they will be specifically of relevance to technical translators, depending on your field and language.The first one session is language neutral, and it’s mine. If you’re not sure whether this would be useful for you, just ask and I’ll give you more information. Seminar CFrom Soap to Drugs and Back, via Quality Assurance and Standard Operating Procedures Karen M. Tkaczyk, PhD, CT This second one looks great if you work with …