December 17, 2009

American Translators Association

The ATA Bulletin


Win Free Registration to the ATA Annual Conference

Calling All Wordsmiths: Name ATA’s New Client Newsletter and Win Free Registration to Denver Conference

In early 2010, ATA will launch a complimentary e-newsletter designed for consumers of translation and interpreting. Building on the success of Getting It Right and Translation: Buying a non-commodity, this new publication is expected to appear four to six times a year and will be available by subscription and on ATA’s website. Each issue will feature practical tips and best practices on a specific aspect of translation or interpreting – planning ahead, listening to your linguist, budgeting wisely and using computer translation tools safely, to name just a few.

Like ATA’s Client Outreach Kit, the newsletter is designed to score a triple win, benefiting you, your clients, and the translation and interpreting profession as a whole.

By offering lively, accessible content to current and prospective clients, the newsletter will make the profession more visible and help consumers avoid common pitfalls, leading to more successful translation and interpreting projects for all involved. Over time, you’ll benefit from a more sophisticated clientele—and you’ll be able to use the newsletter right away to strengthen your position in working with your clients. (“As a matter of fact, the American Translators Association just published a newsletter on this very point. Let me e-mail you that PDF: it’s only one page, it’s very readable, and it may help solve our problem.”)

Sound good? It gets better: put on your thinking cap, come up with a suitable name for this exciting new publication and you could win free registration to ATA’s annual conference in Denver.

Here’s how to enter:

• The contest:  From December 16 to January 15, ATA will hold a contest to name the new client outreach newsletter.


• The goal:  The ideal name will be clever, punchy and memorable.


• The prize:  The winner will receive free registration to ATA’s 51st Annual Conference, slated for October 27-30, 2010 in Denver. The winner will also be acknowledged in the first issue of the newsletter and at the Annual Meeting of All Members in Denver.


• The deadline:  Entries must be received no later than midnight Eastern Standard Time on Friday, January 15. ATA reserves the right to extend the contest deadline. Send entries to pr@atanet.org or to ATA at 225 Reinekers Lane, Suite 590, Alexandria, VA 22314.


• The competition:   Any member of ATA may enter. You may submit as many entries as you like.


• The fine print:   No late entries will be accepted. If multiple entrants propose the same winning title, the earliest-dated entry will win. ATA will have sole discretion in naming the client outreach newsletter and is under no obligation to select any of the entries received. All entries become the property of ATA. The winner will receive no compensation other than acknowledgement in the first issue of the newsletter.

• Caduceus Fall/Winter 2009
  The Fall/Winter 2009 edition of Caduceus, the newsletter of the ATA Medical Division, is available for download on the division's website. Articles in this issue include "Anesthesia: Yesterday and Today," "Stem Cells In Modern Therapy," and "Fibromyalgia—The Silent Syndrome." Click Caduceus to read or download this edition.

• The Interpreters Voice Fall 2009
  The Fall 2009 edition of The Interpreters Voice, the newsletter of the ATA Interpreters Division, is available for download on the division's website. Articles in this issue include "Passage to Literary Translation by a Judicial Interpreter," "Tips for Attending Conferences," and "Being Bilingual Is Not Enough." Click The Interpreters Voice to read or download this edition.

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• Slavfile Summer/Fall 2009
  The Summer/Fall 2009 edition of SlavFile, the newsletter of the ATA Slavic Languages Division, is available for download on the division's website. Articles in this issue include "There's More to Leadership Than You Think," "Russ-Eng: Are We Getting Closer?," and "Internet 101 for Slavists." Click SlavFile to read or download this edition.

• Source Fall 2009
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• ATA Spanish Language Division 6th Annual Mid-Year Conference
  San Diego, California • March 4-6, 2010
  
  It's never been more important to network with colleagues, swap ideas, and get energized by speakers who can relate to your work and career. The Spanish Language Division's 6th Mid-Year Conference is a great opportunity to do all three. Make plans now to attend! Click to get program details and register now.

• ATA Translation Company Division 11th Annual Mid-Year Conference
  Scottsdale, Arizona • March 18-20, 2010
  
  This annual event is one of the best business investments you can make. Executive-level seminars will offer new strategies to current challenges and tremendous opportunities to network with other company owners. For preliminary program details, go to ATA-TCD Mid-Year Conference: Blazing a Trail for Success.