2015 News Archive

Lebzy González and Carola Berger began their terms as Division Administrator and Assistant Administrator, respectively, during the Division’s Annual General Meeting in Miami. Both will serve for two years. Many thanks to Karen Tkaczyk and Alicja Yarborough, outgoing Division Administrator and Assistant Administrator, for their service to the division. The minutes of the Annual General Meeting can be found on the blog and on the “Official Business” section of the website. We have posted one new article on our blog: “Preconference seminar review: Teach Your Text to Strip with Marcia Johnston,” by Jesse Tomlinson We have also posted photographs of…

The ATA 56th Annual Conference App is now available, featuring a variety of scheduling and networking tools. Create a personal profile to share with attendees and vendors. See https://www.atanet.org/conf/2015/app.htm for additional details. We have posted three new articles on our blog: “Voyage to Antarctica: Translating the Environment,” a preview of Ana Salotti’s presentation at ATA56 “Translating Patents for Evidence and PCT Filing,” a review of Martin Cross’ ATA Webinar presentation, by Alicja Yarborough “Vaccines: Past, Present, and Future,” a preview of Tapani Ronni’s presentation at ATA56 “Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies: Illegal Money or a New Global Payment Option?” a preview…

ATA’s 56th Annual Conference in Miami (November 4-7, 2015) is fast approaching! Join us for the following division events: Welcome Celebration at 5:30pm on Wednesday, November 4 Annual Meeting at 12:30pm on Thursday, November 5 Dinner at 6:15pm on Thursday, November 5 Post-Conference Field Trip at 11am on Sunday, November 8 Payment for the S&TD dinner must be received by October 28. Please see the blog for the menu and payment details. We have posted three new articles on our blog: “Introducing New Administrator for the Science and Technology Division,” an interview with Lebzy González, PhD, Spanish into English Translator…

Early registration for ATA’s 56th Annual Conference in Miami (November 4-7, 2015) ends on September 25. ATA members can save $145 over the standard registration fee. Registered attendees will be able to begin using the conference app as soon as it becomes available. The Science & Technology Division will hold a networking dinner at Ristorante Fratelli Milano (a 5-minute walk from the conference hotel) on Thursday evening and a post-conference field trip to Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden on Sunday morning. For details, please see the S&TD blog. We have posted a new article on our blog: “Introducing New Assistant Administrator…

The Science & Technology Division will hold a networking dinner during the ATA’s 56th Annual Conference in Miami. Please join us for dinner at Ristorante Fratelli Milano to see old friends again and to meet new ones. WHEN: Thursday, November 5 at 6:15pm WHERE: Ristorante Fratelli Milano 213 SE First Street Miami, FL 33131 (305) 373-2300 | www.ristorantefratellimilano.com RESERVATION AND PAYMENT: Price (includes tax and gratuity): $43.00 per person if paying by check, $45.00 per person if paying by Paypal (to cberger [at] CFBtranslations [dot] com). Payment must be received on or before Wednesday, 10/28/2014. Seating is limited. Please send…

Help us promote the ATA’s 56th Annual Conference in Miami! Add the clickable conference button to your website. Presentation topics that will be of interest to S&TD members include: turbine engines, Antarctica’s environment, risk and safety vernacular, vaccines, medical devices, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, authentication systems, and editing non-native English scientific writing. There will also be a Preconference Seminar on technical writing by Distinguished Speaker Marcia Riefer Johnson and a division dinner on Thursday evening. Stay tuned for the full schedule of S&TD sessions and activities. In the meantime, take a look at our guest blog post by Marcia Riefer…

Thank you to those of you who have volunteered to help organize a division dinner during ATA 56. We are still in the planning stages and could use your suggestions! Please send your comments to Lebzy Gonzalez (lgonzalez at lgtranslations.com). Proposal acceptances for ATA 56 are beginning to arrive. Some topics that will be of interest to S&TD members include: “How to Read and Translate Risk and Safety Vernacular Phrases in Technical Texts,” by Matthew Schlecht and Salvador Virgen “Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies – Illegal Money or a New Global Payment Option?” by Carola Berger “A Lucrative Sideline: Editing Non-Native…

We are delighted to have Distinguished Speaker Marcia Riefer Johnston confirmed for ATA 56 in Miami. Her session will be a Preconference Seminar on November 4. If you would like to organize a social event for the division in Miami—anything from a dinner to a site tour—please get in touch with Karen Tkaczyk [karen@mcmillantranslation.com]. We have posted a new article on our blog: “Busted by the Copyright Police,” by Matthew Schlecht Did you know that our Division has a Facebook group? Join us and share information related to ATA Science and Technology Division activities or that may interest the members.

Thank you to everyone who submitted proposals for the annual conference in Miami! We will be posting updates about the conference program as they become available. Have you read the blog lately? We welcome posts on items related to scientific and technical translation. Did you know that our Division has a LinkedIn group? Join us and share information that may interest other S&TD members. The New England Translators Association (NETA) will be hosting its 19th annual conference in Natick, MA on May 9, featuring keynote speaker Dr. Arthur Goldhammer, award-winning translator of Thomas Piketty’s bestseller Capital in the 21st Century.…

The website for the ATA conference in Miami is now up! Visit https://www.atanet.org/conf/2015/ for more information about registration, accommodation, and the conference schedule. We have posted two new articles on our blog: “ST-5: Grannies, Freds, and LSD: A Non-Pedestrian Introduction to Bicycles,” a review by Robert Sette “Christiane Feldmann-Leben on the Whys and Hows of Hydrogen Fuel Cells,” a review by Kate Forster The Division has formed a new Leadership Council for December 2014–November 2015. The core team will remain, but we welcome new member Carola Berger, who will co-administer the Facebook group. Thank you to Sarah Koby for her…