Welcome and Board Meeting Highlights
From the Executive Director Walter Bacak, CAE walter@atanet.org As we welcome the new year, we also welcome a new ATA Board of Directors. David…
Read MoreCharting a Course Forward
From the President DavidÌýRumsey nordictranslator@gmail.com ATA is often compared to a large ship, which makes changes slowly and deliberatively. There have been a lot…
Read MoreSpreading the Word about Translation and Interpreting within the Journalism Community
A few months ago, the board of directors of the Association of Translators and Interpreters of Florida (ATIF), ATA’s Florida chapter, received a request…
Read MoreBilingualism in the Classroom: ATA’s School Outreach in Action
This year’s ATA School Outreach Contest winner helped promote the value of our profession to a classroom of eager students in Spain.
Read MoreSavvy Technical Translators: What do They Have that You Need?
When you come into the translation business, you usually know deep down if you have what it takes to be a technical translator. As…
Read MoreHow to Choose a Translation Vendor: 9 Tips to a Successful Experience
The thought of purchasing a new product or service can seem overwhelming at times. If one doesn’t know much about languages, there can be…
Read MoreMultilingual holiday carols and wishes
The Savvy Newcomer team would like to wish you happy holidays in some of the languages our team members know. Thanks for interacting with…
Read MoreCreative translation solutions: Making the most of your translation budget
A US-based precious metals investment company was considering investing in a mine in West Africa. However, they were concerned that the mine’s environmental standards…
Read MoreMy Transition from College to Professional Life: A whole new kind of juggling act
by Cynthia Eby Just a little under six months ago, on June 13 of this year, I graduated from college at Seattle Pacific University,…
Read MoreFinding good translators
By Kevin Lossner Partly reblogged fromÌýTranslation Tribulations with permission from the author Over the past decade I’ve spent many hundreds of hours helping clients…
Read MoreTranslation as a Tool for Understanding
Legal firm saves on discovery costs by partnering with translation company We’ve all seen the images on the evening news: federal agents hauling computers…
Read MorePeople Do Business with People They Know, Like, and Trust
by Jamie Hartz One of my more menial but surprisingly rewarding jobs during college was working at a Chick-fil-A. This came in handy recently…
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