Recap of the Colorado Translators Association鈥檚 Seventh Annual Conference
More than 80 language professionals braved a spring snowstorm to attend the Colorado Translators Association鈥檚 seventh annual conference.
When translation clients ask for favors
Here’s a situation we’ve all probably encountered: clients asking for favors. “Any chance you could quickly translate 25 words?” “Do you have time to…
The Savvy Newcomer Resources page
It was a genius who said, 鈥淣ever memorize something you can look up.鈥 But as any good translator or interpreter knows, you have to…
Resources to Help Ensure Translation Payment
One of the questions that many newer translators ask is 鈥淗ow do I find good clients?鈥 This question is often closely followed by a…
You Do the Math: Continuing Education Points
Whether your certification certificate is newly minted or dusty, all ATA-certified translators (CT) must maintain their CT credential by accruing continuing education points (aka…
There鈥檚 Still Time to Enter ATA鈥檚 School Outreach Contest!
Make a School Outreach presentation during the 2016鈥2017 school year and you could win a free registration to ATA鈥檚 58th Annual Conference in Washington,…
Speech Recognition Is in Your Back Pocket (or Wherever You Keep Your Mobile Phone)
Speech recognition (n.): The process of identifying and interpreting or responding to the sounds produced in human speech. 鈥擮xford English Dictionary Speech recognition is…
ATA Advocacy Efforts
From the听President David Rumsey president@atanet.org Twitter handle:听@davidcrumsey There鈥檚 a mantra in real estate that says, 鈥渓ocation, location, location.鈥 Which is to say, no matter…
Board Meeting Highlights
From the Executive Director Walter Bacak, CAE walter@atanet.org The 情侣自拍鈥檚 Board of Directors met April 22鈥23, 2017, in Alexandria, Virginia. The Board…
Projecting the Cost of ATA鈥檚 Annual Conference
The conference pricing tool was designed to provide conservative figures for both revenues and expenses in accordance with good accounting practices. How does ATA…
Navigating Language Access in Legal Proceedings at the Philadelphia Bar Association
As members of ATA鈥檚 Public Relations Committee, those of us assigned as event speakers were asked last year to identify groups or organizations in…