Proposed Changes to the Bylaws to be Presented to the Membership for Voting in November 2015
The Board approved putting forward a proposed bylaws revision for approval by the membership. In the copy below, material proposed to be deleted is…
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2015 ATA School Outreach Contest Winner: Molly Yurick
ATA member Molly Yurick, a Spanish>English translator based in Oviedo, Spain, won a free registration to ATA’s 56th Annual Conference in Miami, Florida. Molly…
Read MoreMedical Translation Regulations
By Surinder Singh Partly reblogged from The Language Blog by K International with permission from the author (including the image) Medical translation is serious…
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Certification: Translators’ and Interpreters’ Professional Development Workshop
Outreach Report Evelyn Yang Garland, ATA Director Once again, ATA took advantage of an opportunity to educate nonmembers about what we do and of…
Read MoreNew Look and Board Meeting Highlights
Welcome to the newly redesigned ATA Chronicle! We hope you’ll like it as much as we do.
Read MoreTop 5 Tips for Preparing for ATA’s Annual Conference
ATA’s 56th Annual Conference is just around the corner—November 4–7, 2015, at the Hyatt Regency Miami. As one of the largest conferences for translators and interpreters in the world, it’s an event not to be missed!
Read MoreThe New Routledge & Van Dale Dutch Dictionary; French-English Dictionary of Social Security Terms, First Edition
The New Routledge & Van Dale Dutch Dictionary Dutch-English/English-Dutch, 2nd Edition Reviewed by: Jeannette K. Ringold Authors: R. Hempelman and N. Osselton [Editorial consultant for English edition: Sarah…
Read MoreLearning from the Past
This column has two goals: to inform the community about technological advances and at the same time encourage the use and appreciation of technology among…
Read MoreThe Sound of Silence
“The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.” —Mark Twain Toward the end of…
Read MoreExam Delivery Methods in 2015 and Beyond
In recent years, ATA has offered a limited number of exam sittings with a keyboard interface (administered in group sittings with software running on…
Read MoreATA 2015 Elections: Candidate Statements
ATA will hold its regularly scheduled elections at the upcoming ATA Annual Conference in Miami to elect a president-elect, secretary, and treasurer for a two-year term, as well as three directors for a three-year term.
Read MoreTools and Toys for ‘Terps: A Quick Stroll through the App Store
Sure, there seem to be plenty of apps for translators, but what about interpreters? Well, a recent search on Apple’s App Store turned up five apps that make great practice tools to hone our craft!
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