How to Get the Most Out of the Buddies Welcome Newbies Program at the ATA Conference

By The Savvy Newcomer | November 4, 2015

by Helen Eby This post contains some of the information we provide in a presentation for the Buddies Welcome Newbies program we hold the…

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How to prepare for the ATA conference

By The Savvy Newcomer | November 2, 2015

What sessions should I go to? What should I do to prepare? How can I find what I’m looking for? What should I even…

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E1: The ATA 56th Annual Conference

By YokoCo | September 30, 2015
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Buddies Welcome Newbies at ATA56

By The Savvy Newcomer | September 15, 2015

By The Savvy Newcomer Team If you’re a newbie to the American Translators Association, or to translation or interpreting in general, and you’re thinking…

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Top Five Benefits of Attending ATA’s 56th Annual Conference

By The Savvy Newcomer | September 1, 2015

By ATA’s President-Elect, David Rumsey Republished from The ATA Chronicle, June 2015, with permission from the ATA It’s that time again to start thinking…

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My ATA Conference Experience

By The Savvy Newcomer | June 30, 2015

by Veronica Sardon It has been more than a year since I acted on a very unlikely hunch and reserved a room at the…

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ATA Conference Through the Eyes of Newbies and Buddies

By The Savvy Newcomer | November 18, 2014

By The Savvy Newcomer Team It has been almost two weeks since we all returned from Chicago, but it already feels like the ATA…

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Buddies Welcome Newbies at ATA55

By The Savvy Newcomer | October 28, 2014

By The Savvy Newcomer Team The pre-conference event that was a resounding success last year, Buddies Welcome Newbies, is back this year and it…

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After the Conference is Before the Conference: Tips for ATA Conference Networking Success

By The Savvy Newcomer | September 9, 2014

Attending the largest annual translation conference in the USA can be a little daunting if you do not know any attendees beforehand. Luckily, my…

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Newbies and Buddies Survey: The Results Are In

By The Savvy Newcomer | August 5, 2014

By Helen Eby & Jamie Hartz Last year’s American Translators Association annual conference in San Antonio was the first to host two new sessions called…

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Conference Wrap-Up

By The Savvy Newcomer | November 26, 2013

By Helen Eby & Jamie Hartz The 54th annual American Translators Association conference was held this year in downtown San Antonio, Texas, just a…

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Why Be a Buddy?

By The Savvy Newcomer | October 22, 2013

By Helen Eby At my first ATA conference, back in Denver, I felt overwhelmed by the newness of it all. My roommate, however, acted…

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