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Help us promote the ATA’s 57th Annual Conference in San Francisco! Add the clickable conference button to your website. Registration opens later this month. In the meantime, you can already book your hotel room at the Hyatt or find a roommate through the ATA Roommate Blog. ATA57 presentation topics that will be of interest to S&TD members include: preserving sound recordings using light, satellite applications, environmental topics, mathematics and chaos, gene editing, chemical regulations, intellectual property trends, patent litigation, Export Administration Regulations, digital security, CAT tool user demos, cochlear implants, Spanish scientific terminology, and artificial intelligence. There will also be …

Proposal acceptances for ATA 57 are beginning to arrive. Some topics that will be of interest to S&TD members include: “English for Environmental Content: Working with NGOs and Financial/Multilateral Institutions,” by Melissa Harkin “Beyond Navigation – Established and Emerging Satellite Applications,” by Karl Pfeiffer “Translating Poincaré: French, Mathematical-Physics and Chaos,” by Bruce Popp “CRISPR gene editing – from tailored gene therapy to species engineering,” by Tapani Ronni “What goes there? The inception and development of chemical regulatory legislation,” by Matthew Schlecht Thank you to those of you who have volunteered to help organize a division dinner during ATA 57. We …

We are delighted to have Guest Speaker Carl Haber confirmed for ATA 57 in San Francisco. Dr. Haber’s two-part presentation, “Seeing Voices: Using Light to Restore and Preserve Early Recorded Sound,” will discuss his use of techniques developed for particle physics research to scan and preserve some of the earliest known sound recordings, including Alexander Graham Bell’s restored voice (1885) and Native American voices from the early 20th century. Part one will focus on the techniques, while part two will focus on the audio collections themselves. Dr. Haber is a Senior Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and was named …

The preliminary website for ATA57 is now online! Plan now to attend in San Francisco, California, November 2-5, 2016, along with 1,800 attendees from more than 60 countries, go to www.atanet.org/conf/2016/. Thank you to everyone who submitted proposals—it looks like the S&TD track will have some excellent presentations. We will be posting updates about the conference program as they become available. Have you seen the new ATA Antitrust Compliance Policy? Be sure to read the Commentary attached to the policy; it contains helpful background information and some practical examples. ATA has revitalized its YouTube channel! It now contains all free …

Last call for ATA57 presentation proposals! The deadline for submission is March 4. Go to www.atanet.org/events/proposal.php and submit your proposal today. The application deadline for the 2016 ATA Mentoring Program is March 5. To learn more about becoming a mentor or a mentee, watch ATA’s free webinar and read the webinar’s question-and-answer handout. Have you seen the 2015 ATA Compensation Survey? To access the Executive Summary, go to www.atanet.org/publications/compensation_executive_summary_2016.pdf. For details, go to www.atanet.org/publications/compensation_survey.php and log in to the ATA website (members only).

Have you considered presenting at the 57th Annual Conference in San Francisco? Here’s how: Learn more about the process by watching Corinne McKay’s free webinar on the topic, “How to Write a Winning ATA Conference Proposal.” Contact your Division Administrators at divisionS_TD@atanet.org to discuss your ideas. Visit www.atanet.org/conferencesandseminars/proposal.php to submit your proposal by March 4. We have posted a new article on our blog: “Savvy Technical Translators: What do They Have that You Need?” by Karen Tkaczyk The latest report from the Administrator to the ATA Board is now available under the Official Business tab.

Happy 2016 from the Science & Technology Division! Did you know that presentation proposals for the 57th Annual Conference in San Francisco are due by March 4? We encourage members to start thinking about proposal topics now. Visit www.atanet.org/conferencesandseminars/proposal.php for information about the process or contact your Division Administrators at divisionS_TD@atanet.org with your ideas. We have posted three new reviews from the ATA 56th annual conference on our blog: “Teach Your Text to Strip,” presented by Marcia Johnston and reviewed by Jesse Tomlinson “Risk Analysis for Medical Devices,” presented by Joanne Archambault and reviewed by Mery Molenaar “How to Read …

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 …