Are you who you say you are? Being honest about your credentials and skills
You turn on your computer, take a sip of coffee and see a potential project come in. What are the chances, knowing nothing about…
Read More3 Myths About Who Should Edit Your Translation
Some translation projects involve a lone translator, while others allow the translator to choose an editor. My own experience comes from working for direct…
Read MoreBoard Meeting Highlights and 25 Years!
From the Executive Director Walter Bacak, CAE walter@atanet.org The ÇéÂÂ×ÔÅÄ’s Board of Directors met April 13–14, 2019 in Alexandria, Virginia. The Board…
Read MoreATA Adds Its Voice to Language Advocates in Nation's Capital
Over 160 world language advocates gathered in Washington, DC on February 14–15 to meet with members of Congress for Language Advocacy Day. This annual…
Read MoreDealing with Sexual Harassment
Thanks to the #MeToo movement, women and men around the world finally feel more comfortable discussing the issue of sexual harassment in and out…
Read MoreUsing Neural Machine Translation Beyond Post-Editing
In the past, I’ve conducted a number of back-and-forth email conversations with experts on topics that are interesting and useful to me and, hopefully,…
Read MoreAudiovisual Translation: Preparing for This Market
We live in an era of easy access to video production and consumption. An example of this is the incredible metrics for YouTube. (300…
Read MoreOpening Up the Exam to Nonmembers
UPDATE: The change to exam requirements discussed in this article was not approved. At this time, ATA membership is still required to take the…
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ATA at the ELIA Together Conference in Barcelona, Spain
In February 2019 I had the pleasure of representing ATA at the European Language Industry Association (ELIA) Together conference in Barcelona, Spain. (ATA was…
Read MoreNew Certified Members
Congratulations! The following members have successfully passed ATA’s certification exam: Chinese into English Laura Brown (Luo Dai) Broomfield, CO Jingyi Wang Staten Island, NY…
Read MoreLetters to the Editor
Educational Interpreting 101: It’s a Lot Harder than It Looks| Natalia Abarca and Katharine Allen I found the article on educational interpreting by Natalia…
Read MoreATA60: Professional Development at Its Best
From the President-Elect Ted R. Wozniak ted@tedwozniak.net This year is a milestone for ATA as it will hold its 60th Annual Conference in beautiful…
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