New Certified Members

By The ATA Chronicle | September 17, 2019

Congratulations! The following members have successfully passed ATA鈥檚 certification exam: English into Arabic Ahmed Elhuseiny Bedeir Kent, OH English into Chinese Chaofeng (Joseph) Li…

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Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and the Future-Proofed Translator: What I Learned from TAUS

By The ATA Chronicle | September 17, 2019

As language specialists, we tend to think of machine translation and artificial intelligence as the monsters under the bed. But if we鈥檙e willing to embrace these monsters, we can use them to our advantage.

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How to Successfully Tackle Translation Tests

By The ATA Chronicle | September 17, 2019

Translation tests don鈥檛 have to be a burden. Approached the right way, they鈥檙e just great practice. When it comes to a translation test, there is a lot more being judged than your translation ability.

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Are You Getting the Most from Your ATA Directory Profile?

By The ATA Chronicle | September 17, 2019

To enable potential clients to make the most effective use of the Directory of Translators and Interpreters, ATA members should strive to keep their profiles up to date. Members should also take advantage of all the Directory options that allow an individual to highlight their services.

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ATA 2019 Elections: Candidate Statements

By The ATA Chronicle | September 17, 2019

Calling all Voting members! Participating in ATA鈥檚 annual elections is your opportunity to help shape the future of the Association. Learn what this year鈥檚 candidates for ATA鈥檚 Board of Directors have to say, and remember to vote in October!

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Board Meeting Highlights

By The ATA Chronicle | September 17, 2019

From the Executive Director Walter Bacak, CAE walter@atanet.org The 情侣自拍鈥檚 Board of Directors met August 3鈥4, 2019, in Denver, Colorado. Here are…

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Letter to the Editor

By The ATA Chronicle | September 17, 2019

To Make a Living or to Translate | Valerij Tomarenko After reading Valerij Tomarenko鈥檚 article 鈥淭ranslate Differently and Don鈥檛 Fear,鈥 I felt the need…

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Striving for Better Communication

By The ATA Chronicle | September 17, 2019

From the President-Elect Ted R. Wozniak ted@tedwozniak.net 鈥淲hat we鈥檝e got here is failure to communicate.鈥 The context in which Strother Martin said this to…

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Uncovering New Opportunities: Genealogical Translation as a Specialty

By The Savvy Newcomer | September 10, 2019

Genealogy is in the news these days with the popularity of services like 23andMe鈥攁nd that has implications for professional translators. At the most basic…

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El encargo de traducci贸n: 驴qu茅 preguntar antes de aceptar?

By The Savvy Newcomer | September 3, 2019

This post was originally published on the En la luna de Babel blog. It is reposted with permission from the author. 脷ltimamente he trabajado…

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Get out the vote 2019

By The Savvy Newcomer | August 27, 2019

ATA members should vote! We get the leaders we vote for. ATA is fortunate to have an all-volunteer Board of Directors that dedicate their…

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How to Set a Budget for Your Freelance Business

By The Savvy Newcomer | August 20, 2019

This post was originally published on the Thoughts On Translation blog. It is reposted with permission from the author. Setting a budget for your…

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