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ATA Activities
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| ATA-1 |
Opening
Session
Scott
Brennan and
Marian
S. Greenfield
Thursday,
8:30am-9:15am - All Levels |
| ATA-2 |
Presentation
of Candidates and Election
Scott
Brennan
Thursday,
9:30am-10:45am - All Levels |
| ATA-3 |
Chat
with the Board—WE ARE LISTENING
Scott
Brennan
Thursday,
11:00am-11:45am - All Levels |
| ATA-4 |
Skill-Building
Seminar for Mentors and Mentees, Part I
Courtney
Searls-Ridge
Thursday,
1:45pm-3:15pm - All Levels |
| ATA-5 |
Skill-Building
Seminar for Mentors and Mentees, Part II
Courtney
Searls-Ridge
Thursday,
3:30pm-5:00pm - All Levels |
| ATA-6 |
Annual
Meeting of All Members
Scott
Brennan
Friday,
8:30am-10:00am - All Levels |
| ATA-7 |
Preparing
to Take the ATA Certification Exam: Questions and Answers
Celia
Bohannon,
Terry
Hanlen, and
Lilian
Novas Van Vranken
Friday,
10:15am-11:45am - All Levels |
| ATA-8 |
CANCELED:
ATA: The Coming Years |
| ATA-9 |
Workshop
on the ATA Code of Professional Conduct and Business Practices
Courtney
Searls-Ridge
Friday,
3:30pm-5:00pm - All Levels |
| ATA-10 |
Standards
for the Language Industry, Part I: The ASTM Standard Guide
to Quality Assurance and the CEN Project of a European
Standard
Beatriz
Alicia Bonnet,
Liese
Katschinka,
Kenneth
E. Palnau, and
Jacqueline
Reuss
Saturday,
8:30am-10:00am - All Levels |
| ATA-11 |
Standards
for the Language Industry, Part II: Data Standards
Peter
Constable,
Jennifer
DeCamp,
Alan
K. Melby, and
Sue
Ellen Wright
Saturday,
10:15am-11:45am - All Levels |
| ATA-12 |
NEW
SESSION: Chapter and Regional Groups Meeting
Robert
A. Croese
Saturday,
4:15pm-5:00pm - All Levels |
| ATA-13 |
NEW
SESSION: Regional Network for North America
Esteban
Cadena,
Marian
S. Greenfield,
and
Kenneth
Larose
Friday,
10:15am-11:00am - All Levels |
| ATA-14 |
NEW
SESSION: Orientation for First-time Conference
Attendees
John
P. Shaklee
Thursday,
11:00am-11:45am - Beginners |
| ATA-15 |
NEW
SESSION: Practical Leadership: Releasing the Positive
Energy in Your Organization for Creative Growth
Ann
G. Macfarlane
Friday,
1:45pm-3:15pm - All Levels |
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Agencies, Bureaus, and Companies
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| ABC-1 |
The
Government's Changing Expectations of Translation Services
Rosario
"Angie" Carrera
NEW
TIME:
Saturday, 1:45pm-3:15pm - All Levels |
| ABC-2 |
The
General Theory of the Translation Company
Renato
S. Beninatto
Thursday,
3:30pm-5:00pm - All Levels |
| ABC-3 |
Working
with Conference Interpreters: How to Succeed with Your
Clients and Contractors at Multilingual Events
Cristina
Helmerichs D. and
Steven
Todd Mines
Friday,
10:15am-11:45am - All Levels |
| ABC-4 |
Get
the Right People in the Right Seats on the Bus: Behavioral
Interviewing
Kim
Vitray
Friday,
1:45pm-2:30pm - All Levels |
| ABC-5 |
Editing:
Are We Still on the Same Page?
Luis
Carbo and
María
I. Sánchez
Friday,
2:30pm-3:15pm - All Levels |
| ABC-6 |
Translation
Company Division Annual Meeting
Kim
Vitray
Friday,
3:30pm-5:00pm - All Levels |
| ABC-7 |
Translation
Quality Measurement in Practice
Riccardo
Schiaffino and
Franco
P. Zearo
Saturday,
8:30am-10:00am - All Levels |
| ABC-8 |
The
Tao of Project Management: An Asian Perspective
Mei-Ling
Chen
Saturday,
9:15am-10:00am - All Levels |
| ABC-9 |
Translators
as Editors
Miki
S. Allen,
Patricia
L. Bown,
Gerhard
Preisser, and
Thelma
Leoni Sabim
Saturday,
10:15am-11:45am - All Levels |
| ABC-10 |
Machine
Translation: Translating Automation into New Opportunities
Ursula
M. Schwalbach and
Franco
P. Zearo
Saturday,
1:45pm-3:15pm - All Levels |
| ABC-11 |
Targeting
and Profiling Customers and Vendors Online
Christopher
P. Hurtado
Saturday,
3:30pm-5:00pm - All Levels |
| ABC-12 |
NEW
SESSION: If Present Indicative, Then Future Perfect
Everette
Jordan
Thursday,
1:45pm-3:15pm - All Levels |
| ABC-13 |
NEW
SESSION: Quality-First Management in Translation
and Localization
H.
Randall Morgan, Jr.
Saturday,
10:15am-11:45am - All Levels |
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Independent Contractors
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| IC-1 |
Homepage
Building for the Savvy Language Professional
Frank
Dietz and
Rainer
Klett
Thursday,
1:45pm-3:15pm - Beginner |
| IC-2 |
Genius
is Not Enough (Or, How to Market Your Skills as a Translator)
János
Samu and
Krisztina
Samu
Thursday,
3:30pm-5:00pm - All Levels |
| IC-3 |
Guerrilla
Marketing for Freelance Translators
Greg
S. Churilov
Friday,
10:15am-11:45am - All Levels |
| IC-4 |
Translating
for International Financial Institutions: Targeted Training
for Freelancers
Barbera
de Bruyn,
Claudia
H. Engle, and
Neil
Inglis
Friday,
1:45pm-2:30pm - All Levels |
| IC-5 |
The
Beginning of Wisdom: Some Practical Aspects of Freelance
Technical Translation
Nicholas
Hartmann
Friday,
2:30pm-3:15pm - All Levels |
| IC-6 |
NEW
SESSION: Claims Against Translators: What Are They
and How Can They Be Prevented, Mitigated, and Defended?
Antonella
G. Dessi
Saturday,
1:45pm-3:15pm - All Levels |
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Interpreting
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| I-1 |
Speaking
with a History Maker: An Interpreter at the Nuremberg
Trials
Peter
Less,
Invited Speaker of the ATA
Thursday,
1:45pm-3:15pm - All Levels |
| I-2 |
On
the Silver Screen (Or, How Hollywood Sees T&I and What
We Could Learn From It)
Steven
Todd Mines and
Rut
Simcovich
Thursday,
3:30pm-5:00pm - All Levels |
| I-3 |
Legal
Translation and Interpretation: Ethics Everyone Should
Know
Judith
A. Kenigson Kristy,
Ann
G. Macfarlane,
Alexander
Rainof, and
Timothy
T. Yuan
Friday,
10:15am-11:45am - All Levels |
| I-4 |
Cultural
Interference in the Process of Interpretation
Rebeca
F. Calderon
Friday,
1:45pm-3:15pm - All Levels |
| I-5 |
The
"I" Voice and You: Some Psychological Hazards of Interpreting
Ellen
Sowchek
Friday,
3:30pm-4:15pm - All Levels |
| I-6 |
Didactic
Proposal for Bridging the Gap Between Translators and
Interpreters: Introduction to Interpreting for Translators
Georganne
Weller
Friday,
4:15pm-5:00pm - All Levels |
| I-7 |
Simultaneous
Interpreting: A Practical Approach
Carol
J. Patrie
Saturday,
8:30am-10:00am - All Levels |
| I-8 |
On
the Frontlines and Faultlines: The Life of a Conference
Interpreter at the United Nations
Elena
Howard,
Invited Speaker of the Interpreters Division
Saturday,
10:15am-11:45am - All Levels |
| I-9 |
CANCELED:
Interpretation Equipment Demonstration and Training |
| I-10 |
CANCELED:
American Sports Idioms |
| I-11 |
Interpreters
Division Annual Meeting
Steven
Todd Mines
Saturday,
3:30pm-5:00pm - All Levels |
| I-12 |
NEW
SESSION: Red Cross/ATA-Interpreters Division Disaster
Relief Language Support Initiative
Scott
Brennan,
Debbera
Hayward,
Giovanna
L. Lester,
Caterina
Vaselli Sullivan, and
Rosa
I. Viloch-Santiago
Thursday,
1:45pm-3:15pm - All Levels |
| I-13 |
NEW
SESSION: Telephone Interpreting: Specific Skills,
Current Expansion, and Future Impact
Fabienne
Sophie Chauderlot
Saturday,
1:45pm-3:15pm - All Levels |
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Legal Translation and Interpreting
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| LAW-1 |
CANCELED:
Methodology for the Translation of Personal Documents |
| LAW-2 |
CANCELED:
Prejudgment Remedies: Comparing the Medidas
Cautelares of the Civil Law System |
| LAW-3 |
CANCELED:
Stock Purchase Agreements (Translation from English
into Spanish) |
| LAW-4 |
Equipment
of Domestic Violence
Alexander
Rainof
Saturday,
8:30am-10:00am - All Levels |
| LAW-5 |
Prosecution
in Mexico of a Crime Committed in Colorado: The Translator's
Role
Vicki
C. Santamaria
Saturday,
1:45pm-3:15pm - All Levels |
| LAW-6 |
Language
Planning in the European Union for Interpreter Services
in Criminal Legal Proceedings
Nancy
Schweda Nicholson
NEW
TIME: Friday, 1:45pm-3:15pm- All Levels
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| LAW-7 |
Improving
Access for LEP Individuals to Federally-Funded Programs:
How the Interpreting and Translating Community Can Work
Together to Make it Happen
Linda
Quash
NEW
TIME: Saturday, 3:30pm-5:00pm - All Levels
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| LAW-8 |
NEW
SESSION: Corporate Finance: Legal and Financial
Terminology
Silvana
Teresa Debonis
Friday,
3:30pm-5:00pm - Beginner |
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Literary
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| L-1 |
Literary
Translation for Non-Dummies
Clifford
E. Landers and
Alexis
Levitin
Friday,
1:45pm-3:15pm - All Levels |
| L-2 |
Translation,
Reception Theory, and the Rise of Inter-American Literature
Earl
E. Fitz and
Elizabeth
Lowe McCoy
Friday,
3:30pm-5:00pm - All Levels |
| L-3 |
Literary
Division Annual Meeting
Clifford
E. Landers
Saturday,
8:30am-10:00am - All Levels |
| L-4 |
Playing
with—and Shopping for—Food, Act II
Phyllis
Zatlin
Saturday,
10:15am-11:00am - All Levels |
| L-5 |
Translation
Is Not for the Squeamish: Sex and Other Bodily Functions
in the Works of Rubem Fonseca
Clifford
E. Landers
Saturday,
11:00am-11:45am - All Levels |
| L-6 |
Middlesex
and the Translation of Ambiguity
Anton
S. Pujol
Saturday,
1:45pm-2:30pm - All Levels |
| L-7 |
Paratext
in Translation: An Example from Farsi
Shayesteh
Zarrabi
Saturday,
2:30pm-3:15pm - All Levels |
| L-8 |
How
to Translate Children's Literature
Aída
E. Marcuse
Saturday,
3:30pm-5:00pm - All Levels |
| L-9 |
NEW
SESSION: Marilyn Gaddis Rose Lecture: Translating
Under the Bridges in 13th Century Paris
John
T. DuVal
Friday,
10:15am-11:45am - All Levels |
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Media
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| M-1 |
Pragmatic
Interference in the Dubbing of Hollywood Movies into Spanish
Purificación
Fernández-Nistal
Friday,
1:45pm-2:30pm - All Levels |
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Medical Translation and Interpreting
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| MED-1 |
Moving
from Cure to Care: The Challenges of Palliative Medicine
at End of Life
Richard
S. Lane
NEW
TIME: Saturday, 10:15am-11:45am - All
Levels |
| MED-2 |
Epilepsy:
History and Terminology
Maria
Rosdolsky
Thursday,
3:30pm-5:00pm - All Levels |
| MED-3 |
The
Anomalies of Mental Health Interpreting
David
Cardona and
Janet
M. Erickson-Johnson
Friday,
10:15am-11:45am - All Levels |
| MED-4 |
Words
and Values: Factors Affecting Translation of Patient-Centered
Medical Documents
Elena
N. Levintova
Friday,
1:45pm-2:30pm - All Levels |
| MED-5 |
Instrument
Development for Limited-English-Proficient Individuals:
Cultural Competence Considerations
Alejandra
E. Koval
Friday,
2:30pm-3:15pm - All Levels |
| MED-6 |
Toolbox
for the Medical Translator
Alain
Côté
Friday,
3:30pm-5:00pm - All Levels |
| MED-7 |
Medical
Liability Reform
Marcela
D. Pinilla
Friday,
3:30pm-4:15pm - Beginner |
| MED-8 |
Symbiotic
Interaction within Medical Interpreting
Janet
M. Erickson-Johnson
Friday,
4:15pm-5:00pm - Beginner/Intermediate |
| MED-9 |
Medical
Division Annual Meeting
Martine
Dougé
Saturday,
8:30am-10:00am - All Levels |
| MED-10 |
Requesting
Clarification in the Triadic Encounter
Zarita
Araújo-Lane and
Vonessa
A. Phillips
NEW
TIME: Thursday, 1:45pm-3:15pm - All Levels
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| MED-11 |
Credentialing
Healthcare Interpreters in California: A Step Toward Certification
Tom
M. Riley and
Cynthia
E. Roat
Saturday,
1:45pm-3:15pm - All Levels |
| MED-12 |
The
Multilingual World of American Healthcare: Challenges
and Opportunities
Catherine
W. Ingold,
Angela
A. Kurtz, and
Carol
J. Patrie
Saturday,
3:30pm-5:00pm - All Levels |
| MED-13 |
NEW
SESSION: The Refugee Experience
in the U.S. Healthcare System
Amy
Wade
Saturday,
9:15am-10:00am - All Levels |
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Science and Technology
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| ST-1 |
Offshore
Oil and Gas Platform Terminology
Aaron
Ruby
Thursday,
3:30pm-5:00pm - All Levels |
| ST-2 |
CANCELED:
The World of Catalysis |
| ST-3 |
Semiconductor
Manufacturing
Tom
Novak,
Invited Speaker of the Japanese Language Division
NEW
TIME: Saturday, 11:00am-11:45am - All
Levels |
| ST-4 |
Understanding
the Semiconductor Industry and Its Supply Chain Structure
Ken
Sakai
NEW
TIME: Saturday, 10:15am-11:00am - All
Levels |
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Terminology
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| TERM-1 |
CANCELED:
Linguistic Technologies to Improve Translation
Productivity: Natural Language Processing-led Terminology
Extraction and Management |
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Training and Pedagogy
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| TP-1 |
ATA
Research Forum, Part I
Claudia
V. Angelelli,
Brian
James Baer,
Christian
Degueldre,
Holly
E. Jacobson, and
Peter
P. Lindquist
Thursday,
1:45pm-3:15pm - All Levels |
| TP-2 |
ATA
Research Forum, Part II
Claudia
V. Angelelli,
Brian
James Baer,
Christian
Degueldre,
Holly
E. Jacobson, and
Peter
P. Lindquist
Thursday,
3:30pm-5:00pm - All Levels |
| TP-3 |
Court
Interpreter Training in the U.S.: An Overview and Curriculum
Analysis
Corinne
E. Cline
Saturday,
9:15am-10:00am - All Levels |
| TP-4 |
CANCELED:
Interpreter Training at the U.S. Department of
State: The Role of Heritage Speakers as Course Participants |
| TP-5 |
Translator
Training Online: The Inside Story
Regina
Alfarano and
Milena
Savova
Saturday,
11:00am-11:45am - All Levels |
| TP-6 |
Changing
a School District by Teaching Interpreting
David
Cotlove,
Elisabeth
Scheuer-Sturgeon, and
Courtney
Searls-Ridge
Saturday,
1:45pm-3:15pm - All Levels |
| TP-7 |
Teaching
Literature in Translation
Brian
James Baer,
Marilyn
Gaddis Rose,
Jill
Gibian, and
Lorena
A. Terando
Saturday,
3:30pm-5:00pm - All Levels |
| TP-8 |
NEW
SESSION: Building the Future of the Profession:
Internships and University-Industry Engagement
Cynthia
L. Hazelton,
Vernon
J. Menard, III,
Daniel
Q. Roundy, and
Sue
Ellen Wright
Friday,
3:30pm-5:00pm - All Levels |
| TP-9 |
NEW
SESSION: Training for Interpreters in Languages of Lesser
Diffusion
Silvana
Carr
Saturday,
10:15am-11:00am - All Levels |
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Translation and Computers
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| TAC-1 |
Searching
and Researching on the Internet
Anne
M. Chemali and
Jill
R. Sommer
Thursday,
1:45pm-3:15pm - Intermediate/Advanced |
| TAC-2 |
Do
You Speak XML? A Crash Course on Markup Languages for
the Aspiring Technical Translator
Romina
L. Marazzato
Thursday,
3:30pm-5:00pm - All Levels |
| TAC-3 |
Translation
Support Tools Forum, Part I
Alan
K. Melby
Friday,
10:15am-11:45am - All Levels |
| TAC-4 |
Translation
Support Tools Forum, Part II
Alan
K. Melby
Friday,
1:45pm-3:15pm - All Levels |
| TAC-5 |
There's
More Than One Way to Skin a CAT: Introduction to Computer-Assisted
Translation Tools
Jost
O. Zetzsche
Saturday,
8:30am-10:00am - All Levels |
| TAC-6 |
Translation
Memory and Machine Translation Software from a User's
(Not a Vendor's) Point of View
Paulo
Roberto Lopes
Saturday,
10:15am-11:45am - All Levels |
| TAC-7 |
Introduction
to Word Macros and Their Applications
Karl
F. Pfeiffer
Saturday,
1:45pm-2:30pm - Intermediate/Advanced |
| TAC-8 |
Why
CAT Tools?
Maria
D. Cernello De Herbert
Saturday,
2:30pm-3:15pm - All Levels |
| TAC-9 |
Trados:
Beyond the Basics
Tuomas
S. Kostiainen
Saturday,
3:30pm-5:00pm - Intermediate/Advanced |
| TAC-10 |
Free
and Open Source Software for Translators
Thomas
D. Hedden and
Corinne
L. McKay
Saturday,
3:30pm-5:00pm - All Levels |
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Varia
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| V-1 |
The
Language Access Act
Maribeth
Bandas,
Rosa
Camillo,
James
W. Plunkett, and
Isabel
Van Isschot
Saturday,
3:30pm-5:00pm - All Levels |
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