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ATA Division Event: 12th Annual Portuguese Language Division Mid-Year Conference

Early-Bird Deadline Extended to Thursday, April 26

12th Annual PLD Mid-Year Conference
LusoCentro at Bristol Community College
777 Elsbree Street
Fall River, MA 02720
April 28-29, 2007

Don't Miss This!

• Develop your professional skills with 14 career-building educational sessions
• Make contacts that count by networking with translators and interpreters working in Portuguese
• Expand your visibility and build your reputation in the PLD community by getting to know your colleagues

PLD Mid-Year Conference Highlights

• Distinguished Speaker: Regina Alfarano
  
  Translation Editing in Brazilian Portuguese: How Many Layers?
  This presentation will focus on real-life examples to illustrate the traps editors find themselves caught in. Attendees will be invited to join in a discussion on what kind of "final product" should be delivered.
  
  Brazilian Portuguese: The Subtleties That Can Make a Difference!
  A workshop to discuss what might appear to be simple issues – sentence structure, style, commas, verb tenses, conjunctions, and others– illustrating the subtleties of a language that can make all the difference!
  
  
• Renato Beninatto: Translation 2.0 – Uma nova visão para o mercado de tradução
• Steven Mines: Court Interpreting
• Tereza Braga: Life as a Freelancer – What’s Free About It?
• Gladys Wiezel: Software Translation
• Arlene Kelly: Court Translation, Interpreting Techniques, Sight Translation (E<>P)
• Clarissa Surek-Clark: Educational Documents
• Nelson Laterman: Tools for Remote Control and Other Neat Net Tools
• Zarita Araújo-Lane: Introduction to the Clinical Insight into a Mental Health Status
• Vera Caldas Wilkinson: Legal Translation: Memorandum of Understanding

For additional program details, click on PLD Mid-Year Conference Program.

PLD Mid-Year Conference Registration Rates

• Early-Bird Registration (postmarked by April 26)
  ATA Members $120
  Non-Members $160
  
  
• Standard Registration (postmarked after April 26 and onsite)
  ATA Members $175
  Non-Members $205
  

Student Registration with a copy of student ID

• Early-Bird Registration (postmarked by April 26)
  ATA Student Members $60
  Bristol Community College Students $60
  
  
• Standard Registration (postmarked after April 26 and onsite)
  ATA Student Members $85
  Bristol Community College Students $85
  

To register, click on PLD Mid-Year Conference registration form.

Earn ATA Continuing Education Points

ATA-certified translators will earn 10 ATA Continuing Education Points for attending this two-day conference. For additional information about ATA Continuing Education, see ATA Continuing Education Requirements and the Guide to ATA Continuing Education Points.

Questions? Need More Info?

Contact Jamie Padula, ATA Chapter and Division Relations Manager, by phone (703) 683-6100, extension 3017, or email Jamie@atanet.org