The Mentor’s Bounty: How Mentoring Enriches both Mentor and Mentee
During the 59th ATA Conference in New Orleans, a colleague asked me, 鈥淲hat was the motivation that drove a group of translators to create…
Read MoreCall for Nominations: ATA Officers and Directors
Do you know someone who would make a good potential candidate for ATA鈥檚 Board of Directors? If so, ATA鈥檚 Nominating and Leadership Development Committee would like to hear from you. Any ATA member may make a nomination. Here鈥檚 your chance to help shape the future of the Association!
Read MoreAnnual Treasurer’s Report for 2017鈥2018
John M. Milan john@milanlanguageservices.com The Association鈥檚 most recent fiscal year ended June 30, 2018, and, once again, we find ourselves in good financial shape.…
Read MoreATA at SLAM! 2018
The four countries of the Nordic region (Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden) may have a relatively low combined population at just 27 million, but…
Read MoreWondrous Things at the ATA59 Dictionary Exchange
Here鈥檚 a story that at first glance might not make sense in a technical column, but then maybe that鈥檚 exactly where it should be.…
Read MoreI'm a Translator, NOT a Machine: When It's Time to Say Goodbye to a Client
I鈥檝e written previously about parting company with clients. Sometimes this happens over time, maybe because you鈥檝e raised your rates, or said 鈥淣o鈥 too often…
Read MoreQuintessential Apps for Mac Users
As translators, we must spend countless hours in front of a computer, or, as is the case for many of us, two screens. So,…
Read MoreFrom the President: The Dynamex Decision and ATA’s Advocacy Role
From the President Corinne McKay president@atanet.org Twitter: @corinnemckay Within ATA, we try to keep a close eye on federal, state, and local government issues…
Read MoreBoard Meeting Highlights
The ATA Board of Directors met October 27鈥28, 2018 in conjunction with the Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. Here are some highlights from…
Read MoreJost Zetzsche Named ATA Honorary Member
Jost Zetzsche, an ATA-certified English>German translator, is ATA鈥檚 newest Honorary Member. ATA Honorary Membership is a unique category of membership recognizing individuals who have…
Read More2018 ATA Honors and Awards Recipients
This year’s recipients are…
Read MoreEsther M. Navarro-Hall
Excerpts of the following appeared on the website of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey (http://bit.ly/Navarro-Hall-tribute). Esther M. Navarro-Hall, praised for her…
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