ChatLTD Digital Social December 2024

Join ATA's Language Technology Division for an informal online happy hour to discuss the latest in technology as it affects translators and interpreters. LTD leader (and GLD admin) Karen Leube is going to host this holiday-themed edition: "Your gift for fellow LTD members: Your favorite technology hack." A Zoom link to join will be provided…

ILD Virtual Holiday Meetup

Join the Italian Language Division for a virtual aperitivo/coffee break. Come spread some holiday cheer and say hello on Wednesday, December 18th, at 6:00pm (if you're in Italy), 12:00pm (if you're in New York), and 9:00am (if you're in California) Come with your coffee or your prosecco ready to toast to the holidays!

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Mastermind Program: Open for Applications

Don't go it alone! Translators and interpreters often go into business understanding that finding and retaining clients will be hard work. What many fail to see, however, is the difficulty in running a business alone and not always knowing what to do next. This is where ATA can help! ATA's Mastermind Program uses a peer-based…

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Mentoring Program: Open for Applications

Get the Support You Need! ATA’s Mentoring Program offers matching services to members at different stages in their career. Mentees and mentors benefit from this mutually rewarding program. Applications are accepted from January 1 through March 31. The program runs from May 1 through October 31 each year. Mentees will be selected through a competitive…

Crafting a Translator’s or Interpreter’s Website: A Guided Approach

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Are you a freelance translator or interpreter without a website? Is your current website outdated and you need to enhance its effectiveness? Join this webinar to discover the essentials of creating and maintaining an efficient website, from defining your brand and audience to practical strategies for outsourcing and DIY approaches. In this webinar, the speakers…

CLD Happy Hour: New Year Celebration 2025

Welcome the Year of the Snake with a special virtual gathering alongside the CLD family! Join us for a warm and engaging freestyle discussion and networking session.

Tips for Accessible Digital Translation and Interpreting

Discover how to make your translation and interpreting services more inclusive for clients with disabilities, creating new opportunities and impact. In your role as a translator or interpreter, you proudly help the world communicate by building linguistic bridges. Would you be surprised if I told you that most of us—unintentionally—introduce barriers in that building process?…

Board of Directors Meeting

The ATA Board of Directors meets four times a year to establish policy, develop goals and objectives, and oversee ATA's finances. Get to know ATA’s Board of Directors. This Board of Directors Meeting will be held in Portland, Oregon at the DoubleTree by Hilton. Want to attend this meeting or review the agenda? All ATA members…

Brain Power for Medical Interpreters

Boost your interpreting skills and memory power with this interactive webinar, designed to help medical interpreters master essential recall techniques and tackle complex content with confidence and ease! Enhance your memory and elevate your interpreting skills in this dynamic webinar tailored for medical interpreters! This webinar dives into essential memory techniques, providing engaging exercises that…

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Mastermind Program: Application Deadline

Don't go it alone! Translators and interpreters often go into business understanding that finding and retaining clients will be hard work. What many fail to see, however, is the difficulty in running a business alone and not always knowing what to do next. This is where ATA can help! ATA's Mastermind Program uses a peer-based…

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Call for Speakers Deadline

By contributing to the advancement of your profession, you will build your reputation and résumé, widen your networking circle, and position yourself as a key player to help shape the future of the T&I industry. The proposal submission deadline is March 1. Proposal submission is open to everyone. ATA membership is not required.

Developing Expertise in Interpreting: Reflection, Feedback, and Repetition

Explore strategies for constructive feedback and deliberate practice in this interactive webinar, focusing on refining interpreting skills through guided reflection, repetition, and collaboration. Interpreting expertise cannot be achieved by simply working as an interpreter for a long time. Deliberate practice is needed to attain expertise, and two of the cornerstones of deliberate practice are constructive…

CHIA 25th Annual Educational Conference

As a service to members, ATA provides information about non-ATA events that serve the translation and interpreting community. Inclusion in ATA's event calendar does not imply affiliation with or endorsement by ATA.

Preventing Burnout in Healthcare for Translators and Interpreters

Explore research-backed strategies to manage stress, prevent burnout, and build a resilient, high-performance culture that improves both personal well-being and patient safety. This webinar offers a comprehensive and transformative learning experience on stress, burnout, and their impact on patient safety, tailored specifically for medical professionals. You’ll discover scientifically backed strategies to manage stress, prevent burnout,…

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Call for Nominations Deadline

The elected Board of Directors is responsible for guiding the development of ATA. By submitting a nomination, ATA members help shape the future of their association and their profession. Find out which positions are open, who is eligible to be nominated, and how to submit your nominations.

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Mentoring Program: Application Deadline

Get the Support You Need! ATA’s Mentoring Program offers matching services to members at different stages in their career. Mentees and mentors benefit from this mutually rewarding program. Applications are accepted from January 1 through March 31. The program runs from May 1 through October 31 each year. Mentees will be selected through a competitive…

MICATA Annual Conference

Virtual Event Virtual Event

Serving translators and interpreters at the regional level, ATA chapters and affiliates provide educational sessions and workshops, publicize the availability of local translators and interpreters, and increase the local community’s awareness of language services. As a service to members, ATA provides information about chapter and affiliate events.

Board of Directors Meeting

The ATA Board of Directors meets four times a year to establish policy, develop goals and objectives, and oversee ATA's finances. Get to know ATA’s Board of Directors. This Board of Directors Meeting will be held in Portland, Oregon at the DoubleTree by Hilton. Want to attend this meeting or review the agenda? All ATA members…

Virtual Event

Student Translation Award Submission Deadline

ATA awards a grant-in-aid to a student for a literary or sci-tech translation or translation-related project. The project, which may be derived from any facet of translation studies, should result in a project with post-grant applicability, such as a publication, a conference presentation, or teaching materials. Computerized materials are ineligible, as are dissertations and theses.…

Virtual Event

School Outreach Contest Deadline

Share your passion with the next generation and you could win a free registration to the ATA Annual Conference. ATA's School Outreach Program encourages professional translators and interpreters to visit classrooms—in person or virtually, anywhere in the world, to any age group—and share their passion for language with students. We make it easy by offering…

XXIII FIT Congress

As a service to members, ATA provides information about non-ATA events that serve the translation and interpreting community. Inclusion in ATA's event calendar does not imply affiliation with or endorsement by ATA.

NCIHC 2025 Language Access Congress

As a service to members, ATA provides information about non-ATA events that serve the translation and interpreting community. Inclusion in ATA's event calendar does not imply affiliation with or endorsement by ATA.

Virtual Event

Mastermind Program: Open for Applications

Don't go it alone! Translators and interpreters often go into business understanding that finding and retaining clients will be hard work. What many fail to see, however, is the difficulty in running a business alone and not always knowing what to do next. This is where ATA can help! ATA's Mastermind Program uses a peer-based…