ATA News and Notes February 14, 2008

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		ATA News and Notes
	February 14, 2008	Weekly Update
	Inside this Issue This Week What Else is New Upcoming Events Membership Counts The ATA Chronicle Cool Links Language Log The 'Lectric Law Library Urban Dictionary Contact Us American Translators Assn 225 Reinekers Lane Suite 590 Alexandria, VA 22314 USA +1-703-683-6100 Phone +1-703-683-6122 Fax www.atanet.org	This Week Beacons 10! Members of the ATA Literary Division have collaborated in an online publication of collected literary translations, under the direction of Editor Michele McKay Aynesworth. This issue features a broad collection of works from Europe and Latin America, and a good bit from Asia. Beacons was first published in 1992, and what started out as a one-time project quickly became a tradition. Click Beacons 10 to begin reading now. Have you found a way to make your business run smoothly? Have you mastered terminology in a subject where everyone else struggles? Do you know something most other translators and interpreters don't know? Then share your experience through a presentation at the ATA 49th Annual Conference in Orlando, FL (November 5-8, 2008). It’s easy to submit a presentation proposal online or by mail. But hurry! The submission deadline is March 14. Click Proposal for ATA Conference Presentation to learn more. What Else is New? The ATA Slavic Languages Division has just released their Winter 2008 issue of SlavFile, the Division's quarterly newsletter. For download information and access to back issues, click SlavFile. Make plans now to join your colleagues in Philadelphia for the ATA Spanish Language Division's 5th Mid-Year Conference. Whether you’re a beginner or a “been there, done that” translator or interpreter, you’ll find three days of Spanish<>English presentations that relate to your work and career. To see the SPD 5th Mid-Year Conference Program, click sessions, speakers, and events online. Register today! Early-bird discounts end February 28. Click to see more ATA Division News Return to top Upcoming Events ATA/HITA Medical Seminar February 23-24, 2008 Hilton Post Oak – Houston, TX Registration open Spanish Language Division 5th Mid-Year Conference March 28-30, 2008 Doubletree Hotel – Philadelphia, PA Conference schedule and registration online Just added to the ATA calendar ATA/NCATA Government Seminar April 5-6, 2008 Washington, DC More information coming soon Click to see more events Return to top Membership Counts Your ATA membership includes these three new member benefits for 2008. Click the links below to make the most of your membership! ATA Job Bank offering language professionals an easy-to-use online service designed to connect translators, interpreters, and employers. OAS Staff Federal Credit Union membership providing individual ATA members access to banking services, often with better rates and fees than for-profit banks. ATA Newsbriefs featuring summaries of translation and interpreting news from around the world, emailed to ATA members monthly. The ATA 2008 membership renewal period ends Friday, February 29. Renew online or renew by mail ... but renew today. Return to top The ATA Chronicle If an interpreter adds "hmm" or "uh" to a witness's testimony, does the jury perceive the witness as being hesitant and untrustworthy? Find out in "The Cost of Interpreters Using Interruptions in the Courtroom" (by Marianne Mason) in the November/December issue of The ATA Chronicle. Click to read back issues of The ATA Chronicle (requires login) Return to top

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