Conferences & Seminars
2006 Election Results
Report of the Inspector of Elections
For election of three directors for three-year terms:
Note: Required to elect is highest vote count.
Number of Votes Cast: 522
Spoiled Votes: 1
Claudia Angelelli: 283
Gabe Bokor: 290
Jean Leblon: 168
Beth Nazar: 131
Virginia Perez-Santalla: 263
Alexandra Russell-Bitting: 255
Aaron Ruby: 18
Arlene Kelly: 1
Joseph Hitti: 1
Jeffrey Hayes: 1
Jackie Murgida:1
Elected: Gabe Bokor
Elected: Claudia Angelelli
Elected: Virginia Perez-Santalla
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Bylaws Revision
Number of Votes Cast: 451
Required to Adopt: 302
Votes FOR Revision: 346
Votes AGAINST Revision: 103
Spoiled Votes: 2
The Bylaw Revision is Adopted.
Proposed Bylaws Change Chapters Officers and ATA Membership Requirements
The following is the proposed amendment to the bylaws intended to ease the membership requirements for chapter elected officials. Please note that the bylaws revision is denoted by crossing through text to be deleted. While the bylaws will still require chapter presidents and vice-presidents to be ATA voting members, other elected chapter officials will no longer need to be ATA members if the bylaws revision is approved. In order to be enacted, all bylaws amendments and revisions need to be approved by a two-thirds vote of the voting members.
Proposed Bylaws Change
(approved by the ATA Board of Directors, August 11, 2006, for submission to the membership)
ARTICLE XII
Chapters and Divisions
Section 3 - Membership and Bylaws
a. Membership in the Association is not required for membership in a local Chapter. The president and vice-president(s) of the Chapter must be voting members of the Association.__________________
Resolution
Votes FOR Resolution: 220
Votes AGAINST Resolution: 194
The alternate resolution passed.
RESOLUTION OF THE AMERICAN TRANSLATORS ASSOCIATION
(hereinafter also "ATA" and "the Association")
WHEREAS
the infliction of torture and other cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment is abhorrent to all civilized societies and has been condemned by national governments and international organizations, including the United Nations in its Declaration and Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment;
WHEREAS
interpreters and translators strive to facilitate communication in the service of humanity, to create understanding and respect between speakers of different languages, and to break down linguistic and cultural barriers in order to ensure equal rights to all regardless of language; and
WHEREAS
members of the American Translators Association, in accordance with the Association's Code of Professional Conduct and Business Practices, commit themselves to the highest standards of performance and ethical behavior,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE AMERICAN TRANSLATORS ASSOCIATION
condemns and deplores torture in any form, anywhere;
explicitly defines knowing participation in, facilitation or countenancing of, cooperation with, or failure to report torture or other mental or physical abuse or degradation of any human being as unethical behavior that violates ATA's Code of Professional Conduct and Business Practices;
requires that its members who become aware that torture has occurred, is occurring, or is intended, promptly report those facts to a person or persons capable of taking preventive or corrective action;
expects governments and other national and international entities to refrain from retribution or other punitive action against interpreters and translators when they refuse to participate in or cooperate with the torture, abuse, or degradation of any human being; and
urges schools and programs responsible for the education and training of interpreters and translators to include in their curricula training in ethical behavior and in internationally recognized codes of professional conduct.
Jim Lochrie
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