Advanced Simultaneous Interpreting Strategies for Interpreters, Part 1
Unlock your full potential in the world of conference interpreting by gaining the tools and knowledge necessary to overcome its challenges and become a highly sought-after interpreter! Are you a professional interpreter looking to take your conference interpreting skills to the next level? Look no further than this workshop on advanced simultaneous interpreting strategies from…
Negotiating Freelance Terms: A Freelancer’s Roadmap to Success, Part 1
Unlock the keys to a thriving freelance translation career by mastering the art of negotiation. Join this webinar to learn the crucial elements of a contract and legal tips to protect yourself while building rewarding client relationships in the translation world. This webinar is designed to equip freelancers with the skills and knowledge necessary to…
Advanced Simultaneous Interpreting Strategies for Interpreters, Part 2
Unlock your full potential in the world of conference interpreting by gaining the tools and knowledge necessary to overcome its challenges and become a highly sought-after interpreter! Are you a professional interpreter looking to take your conference interpreting skills to the next level? Look no further than this workshop on advanced simultaneous interpreting strategies from…
S&TD Networking Hour
Join the Science & Technology Division’s upcoming networking hour on November 29, 2023 to make new connections, share stories, learn from each other or just say hello. Our networking events are casual, non-recorded meetups with like-minded individuals, both introverts and extroverts, where we share experiences and ideas in small groups based on an optional prompt.…
Some Uncomfortable Truths about Machine Interpreting
Join this webinar to explore the future of human interpreting in the age of AI, addressing the fears and opportunities posed by machine interpreting while unveiling essential insights to empower you in an evolving landscape! ChatGPT has taken the world by storm and newspapers are full of predictions that interpreters will lose their jobs in…
Know Your Worth: Negotiating Tips
What if negotiating was fun and you could get what you want? As language professionals, we rarely had any training in business skills. But the saying “You are worth what you can negotiate” is a truism in all business—and we are businesses! Clients and prospective clients constantly ask us to work for less, or for…
German Language Division Virtual Social Event
Meet & Connect with Colleagues and GLD Friends RSVP for the GLD ATA64 Recap and Social Event on December 9, 2023, at 6:00 pm CET / 12:00 noon ET / 9:00 am PT Let’s get together for an ATA64 recap where we can share some of the special moments from this year’s ATA conference in…
ATA Member Benefits Meet-Up
Come get a refresher on all the benefits of your ATA membership! ATA is continuously working to add more benefits for our members. In fact, there are so many, even longtime members might not be aware of everything ATA has to offer! Find out what you've been missing! During this FREE, fun, and informative session,…
Translating Trusts and Wills
Embark on a comprehensive journey into the world of trusts and wills, all while honing your translation skills for these crucial documents within the context of U.S. Law. Amidst a backdrop of significant societal shifts and uncertainties, the surge in wills and trusts underscores the urgency of aligning one's legal affairs. In this specialized webinar…
“Translators” Film: An ATA Virtual Roundtable
This roundtable addresses the challenges of asking children to work as interpreters and the trauma it can cause. Join ATA for a free virtual roundtable to discuss the depiction of children as interpreters in the film Translators, directed by Rudy Valdez and presented by U.S. Bank. A diverse panel of language services industry experts, including researchers, language access advocates,…
Mastermind Program: Open for Applications
Don't go it alone! Translators and interpreters often go into business understanding that finding and retaining clients will be hard work. What many fail to see, however, is the difficulty in running a business alone and not always knowing what to do next. This is where ATA can help! ATA's Mastermind Program uses a peer-based…
Lewis Galantière Award: Open for Submissions
The Lewis Galantière Award is bestowed biennially in even-numbered years for a distinguished book-length literary translation from any language, except German, into English.
Mentoring Program: Open for Applications
Get the Support You Need! ATA’s Mentoring Program offers matching services to members at different stages in their career. Mentees and mentors benefit from this mutually rewarding program. Mentee applications are accepted from January 1 through March 31, while Mentor applications are accepted all year. The program runs from May 1 through October 31 each…
The AI Transformation: Practical Use of CotranslatorAI
This webinar will empower language professionals by enhancing their accuracy, quality, and productivity while safeguarding data confidentiality in the evolving landscape of generative AI technology. This webinar presents the transformative capabilities of AI for language professionals, highlighting the free CotranslatorAI tool (www.cotranslatorai.com). Attendees will explore five key advantages: easy access, quality, trainability, pre-existing knowledge, and…
Negotiating Freelance Terms: A Freelancer’s Roadmap to Success, Part 2
Unlock the keys to a thriving freelance translation career by mastering the art of negotiation. Join this webinar to learn the crucial elements of a contract and legal tips to protect yourself while building rewarding client relationships in the translation world. This webinar is designed to equip freelancers with the skills and knowledge necessary to…
Messenger Marketing for Freelance Translators: How to Leverage It Effectively
Harness the potential of messenger marketing to expand your client base and grow your translation business! In today's digital age, conventional marketing approaches are evolving, and mobile messenger apps like Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Telegram, and more are becoming indispensable tools for freelance translators. In this webinar, we'll explore inbound and outbound strategies and practical techniques…
MD Networking Event
The ATA Medical Division is pleased to invite you to the first networking series event of the new year. This will be a relaxed/informal meet-up, to interact with your coworkers, make new connections, and catch up with old ones. Optionally, you can discuss any translation related topic/questions with other Medical Division members. We can share…
Q1 Leadership Summit – January 24th
Members of ATA Division Leadership Councils, Division Officers, and ATA Chapter/Affiliate Boards are invited to attend this interactive quarterly leadership summit for volunteer leaders. The quarterly summit meetings, are designed to bring ATA volunteer leaders together for sharing best practices, share updates about association business, and to grow and develop their leadership skills. The goal…
ATA TEKTalks: Translating with ChatGPT inside Trados and memoQ
Feeling LOC’d out? ATA TEKTalks is here to help! Explore the pros and cons of leading language localization tools to determine which one aligns best with your needs and goals! Timed to coincide with the two-year anniversary of ATA TEKTalks, this special webinar is scheduled and designed as a hands-on micro-workshop. Participants will learn how…
SciTech Division Networking Hour
Join the Science & Technology Division (S&TD) for an hour of networking. This will be an informal meetup with non-recorded, small-group conversations where we share experiences and ideas based on an optional prompt. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet like-minded individuals, both introverts and extroverts, learn from each other, share stories, make new connections, or…
MD MED Talk
This is part of our free webinar series. Topic: Communicative Autonomy and the Healthcare Interpreter What is communicative autonomy? As a healthcare interpreter and part of the healthcare team, what does communicative autonomy have to do with you? How does it relate to ethical principles? We will discuss these and other important questions in our…
Board of Directors Meeting
The ATA Board of Directors meets four times a year to establish policy, develop goals and objectives, and oversee ATA's finances. Get to know ATA’s Board of Directors. This Board of Directors Meeting will be held online. View the agenda. Want to attend? All ATA members are invited to attend. Email your name and membership number…
Translating and Reviewing Medical Texts Based on Specialized Terminology
Embark on a journey into the intricacies of specializing in life sciences! Specializing in life sciences demands an in-depth grasp of crucial medical terminology, enabling the creation of content with the right precision and technical nuances for the scientific community, yet maintaining simplicity and relevance for the general audience. Linguistic intricacies, such as polysemy, animal…
Advanced Simultaneous Interpreting Strategies for Interpreters, Part 1
Unlock your full potential in the world of conference interpreting by gaining the tools and knowledge necessary to overcome its challenges and become a highly sought-after interpreter! Are you a professional interpreter looking to take your conference interpreting skills to the next level? Look no further than this workshop on advanced simultaneous interpreting strategies from…