ATA News and Notes March 18, 2008

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		ATA News and Notes
	March 18, 2008
	Inside this Issue Upcoming Events School Days What Else Is Happening ATA Division News Biz Buzz 75 Secrets to Startup 60-Second Business Guides 10 Low-Cost Ways to Market 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	Upcoming Events ATA Government Seminar (April 5-6 in Washington, DC) Learn what's required to work as a translator or interpreter in the government. Hear from influential members of prominent agencies, including the State Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the National Virtual Translation Center. Interested in being an Exhibitor or Sponsor at this event? Click here to learn more! Early-bird discounts end March 28. Register today! ATA Business Seminar (May 10 in Los Angeles, CA) Sharpen your negotiating skills. Learn the practical aspects of contractual agreements. Discover how to start and maintain a successful relationship with a translation company. Witness the unveiling of the hiring process. The deadline for discounted hotel rates is April 9. Click here to learn more! Early-bird discounts end May 2. Register today! ATA/MATI Court Interpreting Seminar (June 21-22 in Chicago, IL) Gain insight from successful interpreters in the legal field. Increase your retention capacity. Enhance your competence and performance in the courtroom. Improve your accuracy at higher speeds. The deadline for discounted hotel rates is May 20. Click here to learn more! Early-bird discounts end June 13. Register today! School Days 2008 School Outreach Contest — Make This the Year! Join ATA's School Outreach movement and start educating clients one classroom at a time. It's easy, it's fun, it's free … and it could win you a free registration to ATA's 49th Annual Conference (November 5-8, 2008) in Orlando, Florida. Find out more now! Read the in-the-classroom stories, browse the photo gallery, and discover the comprehensive databank of presentation resource materials available online. Then click for all the 2008 School Outreach Content details. ATA Student Translation Award This $500 grant-in-aid is awarded annually to a student for a literary or sci-tech translation or translation-related project. This year's nomination deadline is April 18, 2008. Click 2008 Student Translation Award to learn more. Return to top What Else Is Happening? MICATA Educational Symposium (March 28-29 in Bethany, OK) Join your colleagues at this annual professional development event for language professionals offered by the Mid-America Chapter of the American Translators Association (MICATA) . To get all the details as well as registration information, click MICATA 2008 Symposium: Honing Your Skills – Working as a Translator/Interpreter. CATI 21st Annual Conference (April 19 in Raleigh, NC) Meredith College will be the site of the annual spring meeting of the Carolina Association of Translators and Interpreters (CATI). Keynote speaker will be Sue Ellen Wright, professor at Kent State University and noted lecturer in the fields of terminology studies and language engineering. Visit CATI Annual Conference 2008 for program and registration details. Click to see more events Return to top ATA Division News Interaktiv Spring 2008, the latest newsletter of the ATA German Language Division, is now available online. To download your copy and to access back issues, click interaktiv. Return to top

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