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DIVISION EVENTS

ATA’s professional-interest Divisions provide specialty- and language-specific information and networking to assist their members in today’s competitive marketplace. Attend these events to make the contacts that count and find the answers you need.

Division Annual Meetings

Share your common interests!

ATA Divisions hold their annual meetings to discuss new developments and ideas, while offering a chance to network with colleagues sharing common languages or specialties. Division members, as well as nonmembers, are encouraged to attend.

THURSDAY  |  12:30PM – 1:00PM
Dutch Language Division
Educators Division
Government Division
Language Technology Division
Nordic Division

THURSDAY  |  4:45PM – 5:45PM
Interpreters Division
Italian Language Division
Korean Language Division
Literary Division
Portuguese Language Division

FRIDAY  |  12:30PM – 1:00PM
Arabic Language Division
Chinese Language Division
French Language Division
Science & Technology Division
Translation Company Division

FRIDAY  |  4:45PM – 5:45PM
German Language Division
Japanese Language Division
Medical Division
Slavic Languages Division
Spanish Language Division

Open to 3-Day Conference Attendees Only

After Hours Café

Drink in poetry and prose!

ATA’s Literary Division hosts this coffeehouse “open mic” reading. Read your original or translated excerpt, listen to readings from your multitalented peers, or both. If reading, don’t forget to bring your works with you.

Open to 3-Day Conference Attendees Only
FRIDAY  |  9:00PM – 11:00PM

For more ways to network, attend Advanced Skills & Training Day
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OFFSITE DIVISION EVENTS

The following events are organized by the ATA Divisions and require separate registration and payment.

Arabic Language Division:

ALD Dinner

Please join us for a nice evening of good food, great company, and an opportunity to network with other members of the Arabic Language Division at Alioto’s Restaurant! A chance to share experiences and make new friends and listen to some of the beautiful poetry from our members!

Cost: Pay onsite

For details and to reserve your place, email Ghada Shakir at ghada.shakir@gingkos-inc.com.

FRIDAY | 7:30PM | Registration and payment required

Chinese Language Division:

CLD Dinner

Please join us for an evening of casual Japanese cuisine at The Ramen Bar, where you will enjoy tasty noodles, savor the flavors of aromatic teas, and spend time with great company—an excellent opportunity to get to know your fellow CLD members!

Cost: Pay onsite

For details and to reserve your place, email Pency Tsai at pencys@pencys.com.

WEDNESDAY | 7:30PM | Registration and payment required

Educators Division:

ATA EdD Dinner

Come and network with educators over delicious food at Café Bastille!

Cost: $52.25 per person (includes tax and gratuity)

Reservations accepted on a first come, first served basis. For details and to reserve your place, Click Here. If you have questions, email Mónica Rodríguez at mrodrig5@kent.edu.

THURSDAY | 6:30PM | Registration and payment required

French Language Division:


FLD Annual Dinner

Please join us for dinner at the cozy French restaurant, Café Bastille, to meet up with FLD friends and colleagues.

Cost: $52.25 per person (includes tax and gratuity)

Reservations accepted until October 26 (or until event is sold out). For details and to reserve your place, email Eve Bodeux and Jenn Mercer at divisionfld@atanet.org.

FRIDAY | 7:00PM | Registration and payment required

German Language Division:

GLD Annual Networking Event

Join us in the private dining room of this bustling American tavern for our annual networking event. Mix, mingle and enjoy updated Southern fare in an intimate and historic space at the heart of the financial district. Town Hall is well known for its top notch service, ambience and famed cuisine, so you won’t want to miss out on this year’s gathering.

Cost: $50.00 per person (includes tax and gratuity)

Payment must be received by October 26. For details and to reserve your place, email Michael Engley at michael@mengley.com.

THURSDAY | 7:00PM | Registration and payment required

Interpreters Division and Medical Division:

ID/MD Networking Dinner

Create long lasting professional relationships with your fellow interpreters and translators while enjoying the best cuisine that San Francisco has to offer, at the Waterfront Restaurant.

Cost: $83 per person (includes tax and gratuity)

Payment must be received by October 12. For details and to reserve your place, CLICK HERE.

THURSDAY | 7:00PM | Registration and payment required

Japanese Language Division:

JLD Annual Networking Dinner

Enjoy conversation with colleagues over a family-style dinner at the famous Chinatown Restaurant.

Cost: $58.62 per person (includes tax and gratuity)

Payment must be received by October 26. For details and to reserve your place, CLICK HERE.

FRIDAY | 7:00PM | Registration and payment required

Nordic Division:

ND Dinner

The ND Dinner will be held at the Scandinavian restaurant, Pläj.

Cost: Pay onsite

For details and to reserve your place, email Thor Truelson at thortruelson@gmail.com.

FRIDAY | 8:00PM | Registration and payment required

Portuguese Language Division:

PLD Party

Our traditional party will take place at the ThirstyBear Brewing Company. Join us in the Billar Room, where we will have a pool table and two dartboards. A tapas buffet will be served throughout the event, and later in the evening we will enjoy a beer tasting session with an expert.

Cost: $52.00 per person (by October 3); $57.00 per person (after October 3, space permitting). Costs include tax and gratuity.

For details and to reserve your place, email Mirna Soares at mirnasoares@gmail.com.

THURSDAY | 7:00PM | Registration and payment required

Science and Technology Division:

ATA57 S&TD Dinner

Please join us for dinner at Delancey Street Restaurant to see old friends again and to meet new ones.

Cost: $56.00 per person (includes tax and gratuity)

Payment must be received by October 24. For details and to reserve your place, CLICK HERE.

FRIDAY | 8:00PM | Registration and payment required

Slavic Languages Division:

SLD Dinner

Please join us for a convivial evening at the ThirstyBear Brewing Company. Enjoy a great meal, greet old friends and meet new colleagues.

Cost: $50.00 per person (includes tax and gratuity)

Payment must be received by October 26. For details and to reserve your place, email Fred Grasso at frdgrasso@satx.rr.com or call +1-210-492-0783.

THURSDAY | 7:00PM | Registration and payment required

Spanish Language Division:

SPD Annual Dinner

Come join us and network with colleagues and friends at the SPD Annual Dinner and enjoy delicious Japanese cuisine at Hana Zen, right by the water at Pier 39!

Cost: $65.00 per person (includes tax and gratuity)

Payment must be received by October 24. For details and to reserve your place, email Francesca Samuel at alacartetrans@msn.com.

THURSDAY | 7:00PM | Registration and payment required

Translation Company Division:

ATA-TCD Networking Dinner

Mingle with your colleagues over delicious French food at the cozy bistro, Café Bastille, on San Francisco’s famous Belden Place!

Cost: $52.25 per person (includes tax and gratuity)

Reservations accepted on a first come, first served basis. For details and to reserve your place, CLICK HERE.

WEDNESDAY | 8:00PM | Registration and payment required