How Does the ATA Nomination Process Work?
By the ATA Nominating and Leadership Development Committee in February 2015: Dorothee Racette, Connie Prener, Tony Guerra, Susanne van Eyl, Karen Tkaczyk Reblogged from…
Why Pairing up Is a Good Idea, Especially for Freelance Translators!
鈥淚鈥檓 a freelancer, so other freelancers are my competitors. Especially in my language pair. I should avoid them at all cost!鈥 As a small…
Pursuing the Translation Dream: What to Know Before the Phone Rings
Have you ever asked yourself if you have what it takes to be a translator? You probably know it takes more than being bilingual,…
Translating My Way Around the Periodic Table
At the end of 2016 I was invited to speak at the Spring 2017 National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in San…
Skeptical Hippos and a Paradigm Shift
A few months ago I had the chance to speak at the wonderfully organized BP17 Translation Conference in Budapest, Hungary. (According to the conference…
Interview with Besim Nela, Former War Zone Interpreter
Throughout the history of mankind, interpreters have been present when individuals, tribes, races, and nations have had to communicate across language barriers. Of all…
Paul Filkin on the SDL AppStore
The SDL AppStore is a hub for the latest third-party apps designed to enhance translator productivity. With more than 300,000 downloads and 33,000 users,…
Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor Remote Interpreting: Feeling Our Way into the Future |听Barry Slaughter Olsen It was very interesting to read Barry Slaughter Olsen鈥檚…
What鈥檚 Cooking in ATA鈥檚 Certification Program
ATA鈥檚 Certification Committee and language chairs met for their annual meeting on April 22鈥23, 2017, in Alexandria, Virginia. (Each exam language combination has a…
Working to Enhance the Value of ATA
From the听President David Rumsey president@atanet.org Twitter handle:听@davidcrumsey They say there are two seasons in the Pacific Northwest: the raining season and the staining season.…
Looking Ahead to ATA58
From the President-Elect Corinne McKay corinne@translatewrite.com Twitter handle:听@corinnemckay Enclosed with this issue of The ATA Chronicle, you鈥檒l find the Preliminary Program for ATA鈥檚 58th…
ATA鈥檚 Annual Conference: A Gauge for Professional Growth
From the Executive Director Walter Bacak, CAE walter@atanet.org This issue of The ATA Chronicle traditionally kicks off the Annual Conference. Conference planning is well…