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Medical Division (MD) MED Talk: Interpreting for Palliative Care
OnlineThis presentation will examine the meaning of Palliative Care (PC) and the difference between PC in pediatric and adult settings from the perspective of a healthcare interpreter, while focusing on the importance of differentiating between Hospice and PC, and how to consider possible translations of these two terms. Palliative Care encounters can be emotionally taxing,…
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Denmark – The World’s Most Digitalized Country
What does this mean for the translation industry – and is this a sign of the future? Denmark leads the world in its ability to adapt and explore new digital technologies. These technologies have changed the society – and now AI is being integrated everywhere. What does this mean for the translation industry, and can…
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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 Alexandria, Virginia. Want to attend? All ATA members are invited to attend. Email your name and membership number to…
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Let’s Celebrate Spanish Language Day with the Spanish Language Division!
OnlineJoin us in celebrating Spanish Language Day with a special virtual networking event on Saturday, April 27 from 9:00am to 10:30am Pacific Time. This is an opportunity to honor the richness of the Spanish language, promote cultural diversity, and foster connections among our members. Registration is required. You can also be part of our celebration…
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Advocacy, Impact, and Innovation Awards: Open for Submissions
ATA presents annual and biennial awards to encourage, reward, and publicize outstanding work done by both seasoned professionals and students of our craft. Learn more about these awards and how to submit a nomination. Advocacy Award Impact Award Innovation Award These awards are bestowed in even-numbered years. The deadline to submit is May 31.
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EDU-CON 2024
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.
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Science & Technology Division Networking Hour
Join the Science & Technology Division for an informal, non-recorded meetup where we share experiences and ideas in small groups based on an optional prompt. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet like-minded individuals, both introverts and extroverts, and learn from each other, share stories, make new connections, or just say hello. Send your RSVP to atascitechevents@gmail.com to…
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36th Annual CATI Conference
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.
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Preserving Authentic Translation from English to Traditional Chinese (Taiwan) in the Age of AI
OnlineJoin the Chinese Language Division for Preserving Authentic Translation from English to Traditional Chinese (Taiwan) in the Age of AI presented by Mei Yu Liu (Jill). Presenter Bio: Leveraging her mastery of cultural nuances and 10 years of international trade experience specializing in supply chains, Mei Yu Liu (Jill) transitioned to a 17-year career in…
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Pricing Primer
Attend this webinar to unlock key strategies to enhance your bottom line through effective pricing. If you run a for-profit business, profit maximization is your primary objective. Pricing is a major driver of profitability and an important tool in every business owner’s toolkit. Larger companies can afford to maintain dedicated pricing teams that design sophisticated…
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Medical Division (MD) In-person Networking
This will be an informal meet up around the corner from the venue for the 2024 CHIA Conference in San José, California, USA. Both ATA members and non-members are invited to join us in a private section of Guildhouse for wine, appetizers, and casual networking from 6:00p.m. to 7:00 p.m. PT All are welcome to…
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ATA Member Benefits Meet-Up
OnlineCome get a refresher on all the benefits of your ATA membership! ATA is continuously working to add more benefits for our members. In fact, there are so many, even longtime members might not be aware of everything ATA has to offer! Find out what you've been missing! During this FREE, fun, and informative session,…
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Certifying Translations for the U.S. Market: A Practical Guide
Explore the intricate landscape of certification in the U.S. translation market and delve into related crucial aspects. In the U.S. market, ATA certification is a valuable credential. Because this market has no actual licensing of translators, there can be a great deal of confusion among new and veteran translators alike as to how to approach…
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DVTA ATA English-into-Spanish Certification Exam: Overview and Tips
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.
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ChatLTD Digital Social
Join ATA's Language Technology Division for another informal online happy hour to discuss the latest in MT, AI, and technology overall as it affects our professions. LTD's Viktoryia Baum will lead the discussion using prompts from the latest editions of Slator News and other sources of industry news. Bring your questions, concerns, and a friend…
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Virtual Brainstorm Networking
Find solutions and make connections during this networking event for translators and interpreters. Join your colleagues for this fun, fast-paced hour of solving common business challenges in small teams. Attend this virtual networking event to meet new people, learn new skills, and expand your support network, while sharing your own experiences. Don’t miss it! Registration…
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NOTIS Machine and GenAI Translation Techniques
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.
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Medical Division (MD) Virtual Networking
The ATA Medical Division is pleased to invite you to its upcoming virtual networking event on Thursday, June 13, at 8:30 p.m. ET. This will be a relaxed/informal meet up event, to interact with your colleagues, make new connections, and catch up with old ones. Optionally, you can discuss any translation-related topics and/or questions with…
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Contracting with Confidence: Independent Contractor Agreement for Interpreters and Translators
SE Asian Languages Special Interest Group (SEAL SIG) of ATA will host its first webinar, Contracting with Confidence: Independent Contractor Agreements, featuring Attorney Scott Mirsky. Scott Mirsky is a Principal in Miller, Miller & Canby’s Employment Law and Employment Litigation practice. He focuses his practice on advising and litigating construction, business, and employment disputes. Scott…
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Breaking News: How Interpreters Can Be Ready for Nearly Everything
Explore the dynamic world of broadcast interpreting and learn strategies to help you stay ahead in breaking news scenarios. Broadcast interpreting poses unique challenges akin to those journalists face—being prepared to cover any topic at a moment's notice without losing clarity. This webinar examines the strategies used in interpreting live, breaking news and global events…
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ChatLTD Digital Social
OnlineJoin ATA's Language Technology Division for another informal online happy hour to discuss the latest in MT, AI, and technology overall as it affects our professions. LTD's Jose Palomino-Perez will lead the discussion using prompts from the latest editions of Slator News and other sources of industry news. Bring your questions, concerns, and a friend…
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Solving Common Spanish Grammar Issues 2-Part Workshop
If you’re ready to level up your Spanish translation skills, this virtual workshop is your ticket to mastering the intricacies of Spanish grammar. This is a two-part workshop held on: Saturday, June 29th from 12pm to 3pm ET. Saturday, July 6th from 12pm to 3pm ET. In this dynamic workshop, you'll dive deep into essential…
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Certification Exam: In-Person
Kent, Ohio , United StatesRegistration Deadline: The deadline to register for an in-person exam in Kent, Ohio is June 8, 2024. Prerequisite: You must be an ATA member to register for the ATA Certification exam. Exams sell out quickly and there is no guarantee exam space will be available by the time your membership is processed. Join ATA (ATA…
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AI-Powered Editing and Proofreading: The Right Prompts
Discover how AI, while not replacing human intelligence, serves as a crucial tool in translators' workflows. While AI is no substitute for human intelligence and expertise, it can certainly be an important aid in the translator's toolkit. This webinar intends to showcase how an AI-powered editing and proofreading workflow can streamline the work of translators,…
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Exploring the Depth of the Brain: Terminology for Translation and Interpreting
Unlock the door to neurology terminology expertise and gain indispensable insights for accurate medical, academic, and research translation and interpreting! This webinar is recommended for translators and interpreters aiming for mastery in neurology terminology. Delve into the nuances of brain-related terminology and gain indispensable insights for accurate medical, academic, and research translation and interpreting. Attendees…
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Pricing Pathways
Discover essential strategies to boost your profits through smart pricing techniques. If you run a for-profit business, profit maximization is your primary objective. Pricing is a major lever of profitability for businesses of all sizes and an important tool in any freelancer’s toolkit. Larger corporations can afford to maintain dedicated pricing teams that come up…
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Language Justice: A Powerful Framework for Expanding Your Translation Services and Elevating Your Client Relationships
Explore how language justice can help you overcome challenges with direct clients and effectively utilize machine translation and artificial intelligence while fostering mutually beneficial relationships. Working with direct clients offers numerous advantages, yet issues like budget constraints, lack of translation experience, and time limitations can leave translators dissatisfied with their role. Moreover, the rise of…
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ATA Board Strategy Day
The ATA Board of Directors meets one time a year for a Strategy Day. Get to know ATA’s Board of Directors. This ATA Board Strategy Day will be held online. Want to attend? All ATA members are invited to attend. Email your name and membership number to boardmeeting@atanet.org with the subject line Request to Attend…
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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 Hyatt Regency. Want to attend? All ATA members are invited to attend. Email your name…
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ATA Member Benefits Meet-Up
OnlineCome get a refresher on all the benefits of your ATA membership! ATA is continuously working to add more benefits for our members. In fact, there are so many, even longtime members might not be aware of everything ATA has to offer! Find out what you've been missing! During this FREE, fun, and informative session,…
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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.…
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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…
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Navigating Information Security Challenges, Part 2
Gain actionable insights to navigate the complex landscape of information security with confidence and resilience. This webinar takes a data-centric approach to integrating security monitoring, incident response, and threat analysis concepts into your daily workflow. Learn to create customized processes for handling security incidents, moving beyond relying solely on security tools. Delve deeper into actionable…
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Business Practice Dos and Don’ts for Freelance Medical Interpreters and Translators
Master essential strategies, set effective boundaries, and navigate both the business and informal aspects of your freelance medical interpreting and translating career. The success of freelance work requires strategy, consistency, and dedication, just like any other type of work or venture. Freelance medical interpreters and translators often struggle to find their voice and understand how…
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Q3 Leadership Summit – August 21st
Members of ATA Division Leadership Councils, Division Officers, and ATA Chapter/Affiliate Boards are invited to attend this interactive quarterly leadership summit for volunteer leaders. The quarterly summit meetings, are designed to bring ATA volunteer leaders together for sharing best practices, share updates about association business, and to grow and develop their leadership skills. The goal…
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Labels for Translation Output: A Triple Win
Explore the latest ASTM International standards , focusing on the 2023 edition of F2575, which introduces crucial labels for translation output. These labels distinguish between human translation, machine translation (MT), and post-edited MT, ensuring clarity and reliability in translation quality. Discover how these labels benefit end users by aiding in risk analysis, assisting MT developers…
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Translating Financial Markets into U.S. Spanish
In this webinar, master best practices in translating financial content into Spanish for the U.S. market. The webinar will analyze current regulations and challenges unique to the U.S. Spanish market. It will explore transactional, credit, and investment banking products in a straightforward manner, addressing the complexities of translating them into Spanish for a heavily regulated…
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ATA TEKTalks: Is Boostlingo the Right Tool for You?
Feeling LOC’d out? ATA TEKTalks is here to help! Learn the pros and cons of the top localization tools to discover which one best fits your needs and goals! Boostlingo is an interpreting management system and a unified cloud-based platform for interpretation services, interpreter scheduling, AI translation and captioning, and multilingual events. Attend the Q3…
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How to Select a Habitat in Life Sciences to Thrive Amid AI Development
Join our webinar to explore the diverse subject areas within life sciences from a business perspective. Life sciences is a vast domain with multiple subject areas. You cannot simply specialize in life sciences; you need to choose specific areas as your niche to thrive as a translator and interpreter. But what are these niches and…
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DVTA 2024 East Coast Interpreters & Translators Summit
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.
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Ouch! Pain Terminology for Translators and Interpreters
Explore pain mechanisms, assessment techniques, and cultural nuances in pain description that are essential for accurate translation and interpreting in health care settings. Pain is a widespread experience, yet highly subjective and challenging to articulate, particularly for non-English speakers. Health care providers rely on pain characteristics (e.g., throbbing vs. pulsating, acute vs. chronic) gathered during…
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NOTIS 2024 Annual Conference
Serving translators and interpreters at the regional level, ATA chapters 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 events.
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ChatLTD Digital Social
Join ATA's Language Technology Division to discuss the latest in MT, Gen AI, and technology overall as it affects T&I professions.
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ATA-FIT Standards Symposium: Fit for Purpose
Join us for a groundbreaking event focused on industry standards, hosted by ATA in partnership with the International Federation of Translators (FIT). This collaborative forum will bring together T&I professionals from around the world to discuss the latest advances, best practices, and future directions in standardization. Attendees will gain valuable insights from leading experts and…
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CLD Cafe: Chinese-to-English Translation Slam
In this special edition of CLD Cafe, we celebrate the art of translation by showcasing three brilliant translators going head-to-head as they each translate the same Chinese text into English and compare notes on their processes and techniques. Hear them comment on each other's work, and discover how each translator brings their unique skill set…
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Brainstorming Session: Exploring Opportunities in Financial Translation Markets
This is a hands-on experience where you’ll have the leading role. We will start the discussion by presenting a market share graph of the T&I industry, highlighting the portion of the market held by Financial Translation. Small Group Collaboration: Work in breakout groups to share insights, strategies, and ideas. Analyze the Market: Together, we’ll dive…
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ATA Member Benefits Meet-Up
Come get a refresher on all the benefits of your ATA membership along with inside information on the upcoming ATA65 Annual Conference! ATA is continuously working to add more benefits for our members. In fact, there are so many, even longtime members might not be aware of everything ATA has to offer! Find out what…
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Translation and Interpreting Summit on the Diversity and Vitality of Spanish
Explore the Rich Tapestry of Spanish at the T&I Summit! Join the ATA Spanish Language Division (SPD) and the Midwest Association of Translators and Interpreters (MATI) for the Virtual T&I Summit on the Diversity and Vitality of Spanish, tailored for language professionals from across the United States and beyond. This event offers a unique professional…
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ChatLTD Digital Social
Join ATA's Language Technology Division for another informal online happy hour to discuss the latest in MT, Gen AI, and technology overall as it affects our professions.
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NYCT Subtitling Time
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.
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Q4 Leadership Summit – October 30th
Members of ATA Division Leadership Councils, Division Officers, and ATA Chapter/Affiliate Boards are invited to attend this interactive quarterly leadership summit for volunteer leaders. This Leadership Summit Meeting will be held in Portland, OR. The quarterly summit meetings, are designed to bring ATA volunteer leaders together for sharing best practices, share updates about association business,…
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ATA 65th Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon
Attend the ATA Annual Conference! Immerse yourself in an event tailored to your needs! Participate in specialized educational sessions, job recruitment events, and several networking opportunities crafted exclusively for professional translators and interpreters. Irrespective of your language, expertise, or experience level, you'll uncover avenues to improve your skills and expand your knowledge. Learn More About…
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Board of Directors Meeting
Hyatt Regency Portland at The Oregon Convention Center 365 NE Holladay Street, Portland, OR, United StatesThe 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, OR. November 2, 1:30 PM - 4:45 PM (PDT) November 3, 8:15 AM - 11:00 AM (PDT) This…
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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: Legal Language in Subtitling
Attend this webinar to gain insights into mastering the nuances of legal language within the art of subtitling. One of the many challenges subtitlers have to overcome is how to convey meaning in just a few lines and in a limited time. And if we add legal language to the equation, sometimes we may feel…
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AI in Writing Summit
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.
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ChatLTD Digital Social
Join ATA's Interpreters Division and Language Technology Division for a joint informal online happy hour to discuss the latest in technology as it affects specifically interpreters.
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GLD Social Event and ATA65 Recap
Let’s get together for an ATA65 recap where we can share some of the special moments from this year’s ATA conference in Portland, OR — and get a glimpse of the activities and informative training sessions.
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CLD Café: ATA65 Debrief (年会复盘大会)
Join fellow CLD members to revisit the highlights of ATA65, the Annual Conference in Portland, exchange insights and turn them into action.
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Navigating Information Security Challenges, Part 3
Are your current security measures truly protecting data? Explore essential security protocols to boost your online resilience. This final installment of the series on information security will equip you with advanced strategies to enhance your security practices and safeguard your online environment. You will learn how to strengthen defenses against emerging threats and protect your…
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A Fly on the Wall: A Translator Hovers around Lillian Ross’ Literary Journalism Masterpieces
It’s impossible to talk about new journalism without mentioning Lillian Ross, The New Yorker Magazine writer and pioneer of the difficult art of merging literature and reporting. Ross’ last book, Reporting Always (2015), a collection of iconic profiles she wrote for the magazine spanning 40 years, has just been published in Portuguese. Led by the…
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ATA TEKTalks: Is Wordscope the Right Tool for You?
Feeling LOC’d out? ATA TEKTalks is here to help! Learn the pros and cons of the top language localization tools to discover which one best fits your needs and goals! Wordscope is a web-based CAT tool that was one of the first to incorporate AI-powered features while focusing on confidentiality. Attend the last installment of…
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Professional Performance, All the Time! Part 1
Discover how the right mindset can help you balance excellence, competition, and personal growth. As language professionals, we want and need to develop and grow constantly. We fervently hope to satisfy our clients, render an impressive service, and stay happy and fulfilled while doing so. But this world throws us so many curveballs, there is…
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CLD Café: Five Types of Vocabulary Asymmetry Between Chinese and English
Join Chinese Language Division members to analyze asymmetrical pairings, recognize patterns, and develop solutions for translating between Chinese and English.
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Pricing Pro: Productivity & Profitability in the Age of NMT & AI
Attend this webinar to learn pricing strategies for adapting to a changing market and become a pricing pro. Pricing is a major lever of profitability for businesses and an important tool that helps freelancers extract more of the value they create. The speaker will build on pricing concepts from his two B2BB webinars and pull…
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ATA Member Benefits Meet-Up
Come get a refresher on all the benefits of your ATA membership! ATA is continuously working to add more benefits for our members. In fact, there are so many, even longtime members might not be aware of everything ATA has to offer! Find out what you've been missing! During this FREE, fun, and informative session,…
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ChatLTD Digital Social
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…
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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. Mentee applications are accepted from January 1 through March 31, while Mentor applications are accepted all year. The program runs from May 1 through October 31 each…
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Medical Division Virtual Networking
The ATA Medical Division is pleased to invite you to its upcoming networking event on Wednesday, January 8, at 9:00pm ET. Come kick off the new year with the Medical Division! This will be a relaxed and informal event to interact with your colleagues, make new connections, and catch up with old ones. Several questions…
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Crafting a Translator’s or Interpreter’s Website: A Guided Approach
Are you a freelance translator or interpreter without a website? Is your current website outdated and you need to enhance its effectiveness? Watch 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…
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Canceled ChatLTD Digital Social
We apologize for any inconvenience, but this event has been canceled.
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SciTech Division Networking Hour
Join the Science & Technology Division for an hour of networking, hosted by Valeria Verona. This will be an informal meetup with non-recorded, small-group conversations where we share experiences and ideas. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet like-minded individuals, both introverts and extroverts, learn from each other, share stories, make new connections, or just say…
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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.
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Virtual Brainstorm Networking
Find solutions and make connections during this networking event for translators and interpreters. Join your colleagues for this fun, fast-paced hour of solving common business challenges in small teams. Attend this virtual networking event to meet new people, learn new skills, and expand your support network, while sharing your own experiences. Don’t miss it! Registration…
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GLD New Year’s Social
Please join the ATA's German Language Division community for this new year's social and a closer look at the GLD's Collaboration Pool.
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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?…
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Professional Performance, All the Time! Part 2
Learn practical strategies to enhance your interpreting and translation performance using techniques inspired by professional sports. Interpreting and translating are a high-wire act, often compared to the Olympic Games of language performance. They blend art and science while constantly challenging our intellect, worldview, cognition, and emotions. This may be why many language professionals struggle to…
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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. Want to attend this meeting? This Board of Directors Meeting will be held in Portland, Oregon. All ATA members are invited to attend. Email your name and membership…
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ATA Member Benefits Meet-Up
Come get a refresher on all the benefits of your ATA membership! ATA is continuously working to add more benefits for our members. In fact, there are so many, even longtime members might not be aware of everything ATA has to offer! Find out what you've been missing! During this FREE, fun, and informative session,…
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ATA TEKTalks: Is ModernMT the Right Tool for You?
Feeling LOC’d out? ATA TEKTalks is here to help! Learn the pros and cons of the top language localization tools to discover which one best fits your needs and goals! ModernMT is a machine translation engine that is able to learn from human corrections in real time. This introduction to the tool will offer freelance…
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CLD Café: Online and Offline Resources for Chinese into English Translation
This session introduces translators of all levels to these helpful, free, online, and offline references for translating technical terms, Communist Party jargon, and proper nouns such as company names from Chinese into English. The presenters will discuss the best online dictionaries for technical translators, sources of official or unofficial English translations of Party catchphrases, tips…
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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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Making Artificial Intelligence Your Subtitling Ally
Master the art of subtitling with AI-powered efficiency by attending this hands-on workshop that will take your subtitling skills to the next level! Subtitling has quickly become one of the most in-demand translation skills. For both translators and interpreters, creating subtitles can be a complex, time-consuming task, especially for beginners. This workshop is designed to…
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Medical Division MEDTalk
The ATA Medical Division invites you to our first MEDTalk of the year! This session will be a deep dive into IBS, or Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome, with Megan Greenlee Mapes RD, CDN, CSP. She will walk us through initial differential diagnoses, tests that are routinely ordered, criteria for diagnosis, recommended lifestyle changes, and the classes…
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Best Practices in Emergency Response Language Services
Explore the profound and meaningful impact of qualified language services on emergency response efforts. This 90-minute roundtable event will take a critical look at the indispensable role of professional translators and interpreters in high-stakes emergency scenarios, providing a holistic view of how language professionals support life-saving efforts in real time. From the urgency of 911…
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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
Speaking is a challenging and rewarding opportunity. All proposals are selected through a competitive peer-review process. 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. Speakers come from all…
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Ungar German Translation Award: Submission Deadline
The ATA Ungar German Translation Award is bestowed biennially in odd-numbered years for a distinguished literary translation from German into English.
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SPD International Women’s Day and Women Who Inspire Us
For International Women's Day, the Spanish Language Division (SPD) of the ATA has organized an interview with Elisa Pérez-Arellano, bilingual and bicultural therapist, and the “Women who inspire us” campaign.
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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. Proposal submission is open to everyone. ATA membership is not required.
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CLD Café: From Strokes to Stories, Unveiling the Wonderful World of Traditional Chinese Characters
The Chinese language varies across different regions, including Taiwan, Hong Kong, Mainland China, and beyond. This CLD Café session seeks to demystify Traditional Chinese characters by first exploring the origins of the Chinese language. The presenter will examine the sophisticated meanings behind traditional characters and outline the key differences between traditional and simplified Chinese characters,…
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Words that Work: Intensive Copywriting Workshop
Unlock your copywriting potential and transform your writing skills to create compelling content that engages, influences, and drives action across all platforms! Have you ever felt unsure about where to start, struggled with writer's block, or found it challenging to enhance your writing? Whether you need to craft an inspiring speech, create an engaging web…
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Digital Marketing for Translators, Part 1: Email Marketing That Works
Learn how to talk to each target client in a way that resonates with them and start building strong human relationships from the word go. In a world of increasing automation, your human connection is your superpower. In this webinar for freelance translators, you’ll see real-life examples of email copies and communication strategies that resonate…
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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…
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Behind the Scenes: How Conference Interpreters Bring Award Ceremonies to Life
Discover the art of conference interpreting in global events like the Oscars, Grammys, and Champions League interviews. This exclusive roundtable highlights the techniques and strategies interpreters use to convey not just words but emotions and cultural nuances in high-stakes environments. Learn how these practices can enhance traditional interpreting. Conducted in Portuguese, this event is for…
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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.
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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. Mentee applications are accepted from January 1 through March 31, while Mentor applications are accepted all year. The program runs from May 1 through October 31 each…
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Wordscope + ChatGPT for Translators
Harness the power of AI-driven tools to enhance your translations, boost productivity, and stay competitive in the rapidly evolving translation industry. The translation industry is undergoing a profound transformation, with AI at the forefront of this evolution. Tools like Wordscope, an advanced CAT tool for both Mac and PC, are leading this change. Wordscope not…
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MICATA Annual Conference
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.
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37th Annual CATI Conference
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.
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Demystifying Crypto: Essential Insights for Translators on Cryptocurrencies, Altcoins, Memecoins, and Trading
In this focused 45-minute webinar tailored for translators, we'll unravel the complex world of digital currencies. Starting with the fundamentals of cryptocurrencies, we'll delve into the nuances of altcoins and the cultural phenomenon of memecoins. Additionally, we'll explore trading terminologies and practices associated with these digital assets. By the end of this presentation, you'll have…
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From Words to Workflows: Mastering Translation Tech for Peak Performance
Turn everyday tools in MS Office into powerful allies for streamlining your translation workflow, boosting productivity, and embracing technology with confidence. In today’s fast-paced world, translators face the challenge of juggling tight deadlines, complex projects, and the growing role of technology in their work. This webinar will show you how to make peace with tools…
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Celebrate National Poetry Month with GLD Colleagues and Friends
Let's get together to celebrate National Poetry Month by reading poems in translation. National Poetry Month was launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, and celebrates poetry as an integral aspect of our cultural connections and heritage. Please join us to share a poem you have translated, or start choosing your poem…
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Professional Performance, All the Time! Part 3
Master Degraded/Concise Mode (DCM) to handle interpreting challenges with confidence and precision. Ideally, every interpreter can always interpret every idea and nuance in every speech: respecting the substance and form of the original, dodging the numerous traps, and dealing dexterously with all the intricacies of the languages in question. Humor, irony, technical terms, reasoning, emphasis,…
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SciTech Division Networking Hour
Join the Science & Technology Division for an hour of networking, hosted by Haidar Al-Sara. This will be an informal meetup with non-recorded, small-group conversations where we share experiences and ideas based on an optional prompt. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet like-minded individuals, both introverts and extroverts, learn from each other, share stories, make…
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CLD Café: Beyond Subtitles: The Role of a Translator before the Camera Starts Rolling
What’s it like to be a translator helping English-speaking creatives pen authentic Mandarin dialogues for actors to perform on screen? What does it take to be a language coach during filming? Discover the process involved before and during the TV script translation and see examples of linguistic solutions that preserve the screenwriters’ creativity. Attendees will…
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Vocal Excellence in Conference Interpreting: Tools for Sustainability and Efficiency
Master vocal endurance to excel as a conference interpreter in high-pressure multilingual settings. This webinar offers conference interpreters advanced vocal training techniques tailored to the demands of their profession. It addresses key challenges such as vocal fatigue, projection, and maintaining vocal health in high-pressure environments. Participants will learn science-based strategies, including breathing exercises, voice placement,…
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Virtual Brainstorm Networking
Find solutions and make connections during this networking event for translators and interpreters. Join your colleagues for this fun, fast-paced hour of solving common business challenges in small teams. Attend this virtual networking event to meet new people, learn new skills, and expand your support network, while sharing your own experiences. Don’t miss it! Registration…
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ATA Member Benefits Meet-Up
Learn all about the benefits of ATA membership! Whether you are considering joining ATA as a new member or are a longtime member needing a refresher on all the benefits ATA has to offer, this free event is for you. ATA is continuously working to add more benefits for our members. There are so many…
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SPD / NCTA Spanish Language Day Book Club
Do you want to read more, but never seem to have the time? Do you want to read more in Spanish? Do you want to meet authors who are currently publishing in Spanish, but don't know where to start? Do you want to connect with other colleagues and readers, whether avid and experienced or beginners?…
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Deep Dive Networking: AI Use in T&I
Bring your snorkels and join the Business Practices Education Committee for a deep dive into one business topic! For this first meeting, we’ll discuss how we use AI in our work, or why we don’t use it. Bring your questions, ideas, and insights to share. Registration is free and open to ATA members only. Due…
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MD Networking Event
Join ATA's Medical Division for another online networking event! This will be a relaxed, informal event to interact with your colleagues, make new connections, and catch up with old ones. Several questions will be presented and discussed with fellow professionals in breakout rooms, followed by a group discussion to share ideas. To register, visit our…
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Dynamo, Mentoring, and Rising Star Awards: Open for Submissions
ATA presents annual and biennial awards to encourage, reward, and publicize outstanding work done by both seasoned professionals and students of our craft. Learn more about these awards and how to submit a nomination. Dynamo Award Mentoring Award Rising Star Award
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NETA 29th Annual 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.
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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. Want to attend this meeting? This Board of Directors Meeting will be held in Portland, Oregon. All ATA members are invited to attend. Email your name and membership…
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Oncology as a Medical Specialization for Translators and Interpreters
Enhance your expertise in oncology translation and interpreting to excel in this growing field. Oncology is rapidly evolving, increasing the demand for specialized translators and interpreters. However, many linguists struggle with this field's technical complexity, diverse terminology, and emotional sensitivity. This webinar will equip participants with essential knowledge and tools to excel in oncology-related projects.…
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Navigating Medical Terminology: A Guide for Linguists
This session will delve into the origins and structure of medical terms—prefixes, roots, and suffixes—derived from Greek, Latin, and Portuguese. You will gain valuable insights into essential resources for researching and consulting medical language and content. Whether you are a translator or interpreter, this event will empower you with tools and knowledge to navigate the…
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Digital Marketing for Translators, Part 2: Using LinkedIn to Attract Clients
Learn how to enhance your LinkedIn profile and activity to boost your chances of getting noticed by localization clients and recruiters. LinkedIn is the leading social media platform for freelance translators and localization professionals seeking to connect with clients, recruiters, and peers worldwide. In this webinar, you'll discover how to further optimize your profile to…
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ATA Educators Division Virtual Social
Join ATA’s Educators Division for an informal online social hour to brainstorm and discuss the current status of the division, share your ideas for future initiatives, and explore the latest developments in T&I pedagogy. As the academic year comes to an end, let’s dive into an essential topic: Assessment in T&I education. We’ll explore questions…
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Medical Division MEDTalk
The ATA Medical Division is excited to announce its second MED Talk of the year! MED Talks are the ATA Medical Division’s content-based presentation series, free and open to all Medical Division members. This MED Talk will be recorded, and the recording will be available for one month to all members who register. This event…
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CLD Café: English-to-Chinese Translation Slam
The CLD Translation Slam is back! In this special edition of CLD Café, we celebrate the art of translation by showcasing three brilliant translators going head-to-head as they each translate the same text from English into Chinese and compare notes on their processes and techniques. Hear them comment on each other's work and discover how…
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AI Safety in Translation and Interpreting: Standards, Ethics, and Practical Implications
This collaborative symposium—uniting the ATA Standards Committee, FIT North America, and FIT Latin America—will bring together translation and interpreting professionals from around the world to explore the ethical, practical, and standardization challenges posed by the integration of AI. Participants will examine how to uphold safety, transparency, and professional integrity in an evolving landscape. With insights…
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GLD Webinar: Working with the Old German Kurrentschrift
One of the greatest challenges in working with handwritten German-language documents produced before the 20th century is the script in which they were written, known as Kurrent. In this webinar, we will begin with an overview of the history of this form of German handwriting, with a focus on how it was taught and used…
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Strategies for Excellence in Remote Simultaneous Interpreting
Master the unique challenges of remote simultaneous interpreting. Learn how to avoid common pitfalls and sharpen your skills for this dynamic field. Remote simultaneous interpreting (RSI) emerged in 2020 and has since become integral to the daily routine of freelance conference interpreters worldwide. While akin to traditional conference interpreting, it demands distinct skills and heightened…
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CLD Café: How to Neutralize Accents and Increase Understandability When Interpreting
Speak Like a Native! This interactive session is designed for non-native English speakers. It will help you speak with enhanced clarity and purpose, neutralize accents, and develop more effective methods of interpreting for your most critical clients. You will learn techniques of replicating standard American speech sounds and intonation to increase the clarity and effectiveness…
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MD Networking Event
Join ATA's Medical Division for another online networking event! This will be a relaxed, informal event to interact with your colleagues, make new connections, and catch up with old ones. Several questions will be presented and discussed with fellow professionals in breakout rooms, followed by a group discussion to share ideas. Registration closes June 13. …
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ATA Member Benefits Meet-Up
Learn all about the benefits of ATA membership! Whether you are considering joining ATA as a new member or are a longtime member needing a refresher on all the benefits ATA has to offer, this free event is for you. ATA is continuously working to add more benefits for our members. There are so many…
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Deep Dive Networking: Retirement Planning for Freelancers
Bring your snorkels and join the Business Practices Education Committee for a deep dive into one business topic! We will discuss retirement: How can freelance language professionals prepare? Bring your questions, ideas, and insights to share. Registration is free and open to ATA members only. Due to the interactive nature of this event, it will…
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ATA TEKTalks: Human-Inspired Term Extraction with Sketch Engine
Feeling LOC’d out? ATA TEKTalks is here to help! This webinar offers a practical introduction to Sketch Engine and explores how it can support freelance translators, in-house linguists, language services providers, and students alike—whether you’re looking to streamline your workflow, sharpen your linguistic insights, or expand your client base. Sketch Engine is an online text…
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Heading Toward ATA Certification with SPD: Live Info Session
Are you thinking about taking the ATA certification exam? Do you have questions about the process? Join us for this exclusive session, hosted by ATA’s Spanish Language Division, designed to inform, encourage, and connect members interested in becoming ATA certified. During this session, a panel of ATA-certified translators and candidates preparing for the exam will…
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Money Talks … and So Should We!
This Saturday, we’re getting together for a Financial Translators SIG Zoom meet-up, and we’d love for you to join us! This won’t be a formal meeting—just a relaxed, collaborative space to bounce around ideas for future presentations, articles, and ways we can all contribute to the group in meaningful (and doable!) ways. But more importantly,…
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How AI Search Is Reshaping User Behavior and SEO: Key Insights for Translators
Discover how AI-powered search engines are changing user behavior and SEO strategies, and what it means for translators and agencies navigating this evolving digital landscape. The growing popularity of AI-powered search engines like SearchGPT, Perplexity, and Microsoft Copilot is fundamentally changing user behavior. At the same time, more and more website owners are reporting a…
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Digital Marketing for Translators, Part 3: SEO Essentials To Get Found Online
Learn how you can organically position your freelance business online. Would you like clients to find you online when they search for translation, localization, and interpreting services in your language pairs and specialties? Search Engine Optimization (SEO) can help you achieve that — and no, it’s not a kind of magic. It’s a combination of…
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Pennsylvania Dutch Day (Hosted by the GLD and DVTA)
Lancaster, Pennsylvania Lancaster, PA, United StatesATA's German Language Division (GLD) and the Delaware Valley Translators Association (DVTA) will be hosting a day dedicated to Pennsylvania Dutch at Southern Market in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, on July 19, from 9:00am to 5:00pm. Optional social gatherings will be offered on July 18 as well. Our featured speaker will be Professor Mark Louden of the…
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Interpreting Tariffs: Trump’s Trade Policies in the Global Arena
This session is designed specifically for English<>Portuguese interpreters working in international trade, legal, and policy contexts. Participants will gain a deep understanding of the historical and current landscape of tariffs, with a special focus on the complexities introduced by recent U.S. policies under Donald Trump. The session will blend substantive content with practical, language-focused exercises…
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Preparing Effectively for ATA’s Russian-to-English Certification Exam
Get a clear roadmap to ATA certification success in this practical webinar focused on the Russian>English exam, featuring real test examples, grading criteria, and expert strategies to help you pass on the first try. Interested in ATA certification but don't know where to start? This webinar will help you prepare for the exam, using examples…
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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.…
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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…
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Medical Division MEDTalk
In Part One of the series, we covered the basics, key definitions, and essential details of remote interpreting. In Part Two of the webinar series “Remote Interpreting,” we will explore situations where remote interpreting is crucial and necessary. We’ll also discuss the challenges faced by OPI (Over-the-Phone Interpreting) and VRI (Video Remote Interpreting) professionals and…
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Writing Translation Content Posts – The Why and How
Discover how to turn translation content writing into a strategic, rewarding routine that boosts your visibility, engages your audience, and keeps your ideas flowing. In this webinar, the speaker will explore the marketing advantages of producing content articles and provide tips for writing and publishing informational posts. He will discuss the process of finding topics,…
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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 meeting will be held online and is closed. Minutes will be made available to members once they are approved. View the Agenda. Learn how a Board meeting…
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Certification Exam: In-Person
Albuquerque, NM Alburquerque, NM, United StatesATA Membership Required You must be an ATA member to register for the ATA Certification exam. ATA membership is not refundable. Join ATA Note: Exams sell out quickly and there is no guarantee space will be available by the time your membership is processed. Registration Deadline: The deadline to register for this exam is…
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ATA Model Job Contract for Interpreters
The Interpreters Division invites you to attend a FREE webinar to explore this important new resource and strengthen your professional practice! After an extensive and collaborative development process, ATA’s model job contract for interpreters is now available. We want to make sure you are equipped to make the most of it. In this 1.5-hour webinar,…
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From Securitization to Tokenization: What FinTech Translators Need to Know
Gain the knowledge you need to confidently translate and interpret the language of tokenization, a fast-growing area reshaping financial markets and redefining key concepts in structured finance. As financial systems embrace blockchain technology, translators and interpreters are increasingly expected to navigate the evolving language of fintech. This webinar is designed to give you a practical…
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ChatLTD Digital Social
ATA's Language Technology Division presents another exciting "episode" of our popular series, ChatLTD, featuring your LTD leaders and LTD Leadership Committee member, José Palomino-Perez! This edition of ChatLTD promises a deep, real-life dive into how AI can become your assistant TODAY, and will inevitably lead you to consider new ways or methods that it can…
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Virtual Brainstorm Networking
Find solutions and make connections during this networking event for translators and interpreters. Join your colleagues for this fun, fast-paced hour of solving common business challenges in small teams. Attend this virtual networking event to meet new people, learn new skills, and expand your support network, while sharing your own experiences. Don’t miss it! Registration…
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Land the Job: Strategies for Interpreters and Translators (Part 1)
Gain practical tools and expert guidance tailored to help language professionals succeed in today’s competitive job market. This three-part webinar series is designed to equip interpreters and translators with the tools, strategies, and confidence needed to navigate the modern job market. Each part will provide practical, industry-specific guidance on résumé writing, job searching, and personal…
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MD Networking Event
Join the Medical Division for another virtual networking event! This will be a relaxed, informal meeting to interact with your colleagues, make new connections, and catch up with old ones. Several questions will be presented and discussed with fellow professionals in breakout rooms, followed by a larger group discussion to share ideas. At this meetup,…
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ATA Member Benefits Meet-Up
Learn all about the benefits of ATA membership! Whether you are considering joining ATA as a new member or are a longtime member needing a refresher on all the benefits ATA has to offer, this free event is for you. ATA is continuously working to add more benefits for our members. There are so many…
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Planning a Book Translation
Are you a literary translator, or are you hoping to break into literary translation? Learn how to look out for yourself and impress your client. For freelancers taking on book-length translations, good planning is critical. By setting up a detailed timeline and clear expectations from the start, you can look out for future you and…
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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.
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The Evolving Linguist Conference
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.
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NOTIS Annual Conference 2025
Serving translators and interpreters at the regional level, ATA chapters 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 events.
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Basics of Immunology for Translators and Interpreters
Looking to boost your confidence in immunology-related translation and interpreting? This webinar is your shortcut to mastering the essentials. This webinar is designed to help you clearly understand the core concepts of immunology—knowledge that is crucial for accurate and confident translation and interpreting. In 2025, immunology has become one of the most in-demand fields in…
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Meet the Candidates for the ATA Election
Shape the future of your association and your profession by taking part in this year's election! ATA will hold its regularly scheduled election at the upcoming ATA 66th Annual Conference in Boston, October 22–25, 2025. If you are unable to attend, here's your opportunity to get to know the candidates before you cast your vote.…
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Freelancer Retirement Planning: U.S. Accounts and Exit Tips
Wondering how to retire as a self-employed freelancer with a global life? Get a clear roadmap to U.S. retirement planning, savings strategies, and exit tax considerations tailored to translators, interpreters, and digital nomads. Many freelance translators and interpreters in the U.S. face a daunting question: how to prepare for retirement when your income fluctuates, you’re…
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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.
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FIT International Translation Day 2025 Webinar
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.
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Deep Dive Networking: Personal Branding for Language Professionals
Bring your snorkels and join the Business Practices Education Committee for a deep dive into one business topic! We will discuss personal branding to show who you are as a language professional. Bring your questions, ideas, and insights to share. Registration is free and open to ATA members only. Due to the interactive nature of…
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Land the Job: Strategies for Interpreters and Translators (Part 2)
Gain practical tools and expert guidance tailored to help language professionals succeed in today’s competitive job market. This three-part webinar series is designed to equip interpreters and translators with the tools, strategies, and confidence needed to navigate the modern job market. Each part will provide practical, industry-specific guidance on résumé writing, job searching, and personal…
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Übersetzen persönlicher Dokumente – Herausforderungen und Optionen
Eine Podiumsdiskussion in English/Deutsch. Regelmäßig gibt es im GLD-Forum Diskussionen zu beglaubigten Übersetzungen von persönlichen Dokumenten. Da so viel vom Kontext abhängt – wie üblich bei allen Übersetzungen – ist es schwierig, allgemeine Aussagen zu treffen. Wir möchten euch daher zu einer Podiumsdiskussion mit diesem Thema einladen, bei der wir versuchen, einen klaren Überblick über…
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ATA 66th Annual Conference
Westin Boston Seaport Hotel 425 Summer Street, Boston, MA, United StatesCelebrate your passion and profession at ATA66! Dedicated translators and interpreters come from all over the world to share their unique experiences while building relationships in a supportive and generous community. They come to invest in themselves and their future as professional language services providers. Celebrate with 1,200 translators and interpreters from over 60 countries…
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Certification Exam: In-Person
Boston, MA Boston, MA, United StatesATA Membership Required You must be an ATA member to register for the ATA Certification exam. ATA membership is not refundable. Join ATA Note: Exams sell out quickly and there is no guarantee space will be available by the time your membership is processed. Registration Deadline: The deadline to register for this exam was…
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Board of Directors Meeting
Westin Boston Seaport Hotel 425 Summer Street, Boston, MA, United StatesThe 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. Want to attend this meeting? This Board of Directors Meeting will be held in Boston, Massachusetts. All ATA members are invited to attend. Email your name to boardmeeting@atanet.org…
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From Blah to Beautiful: How to Make Social Media Graphics that Pop with Canva
Learn how to transform dull social media posts into eye-catching, on-brand content in this fun, hands-on webinar. Is your social media presence looking a little… blah? Join us for a fun, interactive webinar where you’ll discover how to transform your social media content from ordinary to wow using Canva. We’ll walk through practical techniques, share…
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CLD Café: ATA 66th Annual Conference Debrief
Relive highlights from the ATA 66th Annual Conference in Boston! Share your experiences with fellow ATA66 attendees and turn your takeaways into actionable plans for a real boost to your career. Open to all current members of CLD.
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ATA66 Debriefing Session
Join us to share your impressions of the ATA 66th Annual Conference and meet our new administration! Grab your drink of choice and come chat about the sessions, the 35-year PLD anniversary celebration, our Distinguished Speaker, and the PLD get-togethers. Please note that this session is exclusively for PLD members
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Business Questions We All Have
There are some business questions we all keep asking. Learn how to get answers. As freelance language professionals, we often feel highly confident in our language skills but less comfortable with the business side of a language career. ATA’s Business Practices Online Community exists so we can share questions, concerns, answers, and support. Find out…
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ATA TEKTalks: How to Raise Your Post-Editing Productivity with CotranslatorAI
Discover smarter ways to boost your translation and post-editing workflows. In this webinar, you’ll learn how to pre-purpose AI prompts so you get better results faster, use workflow accelerators to save time and reduce repetition, and apply an iterative process that sharpens your prompts and output. We’ll start with a hands-on look at how to…
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BPEC and NYCT Joint Co-working Session
Got a task you’ve been putting off for days … or months? Need that extra push to tackle the most boring project in the history of project-kind? Feeling a little isolated in your home office? Join us for an online co-working session, providing time to work quietly with others, hold each other accountable, and share…
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ATA66 Recap and GLD Social Event
Let’s get together for an ATA66 recap! We can share some of the special moments from this year’s ATA conference in Boston and get a glimpse of the activities and informative training sessions.
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Everything You Need to Know about ATA’s Mastermind Program
Discover the benefits of ATA’s Mastermind Program and learn how peer-based, small team mentoring can serve your business needs. Mastermind groups use a peer-based mentoring concept in which individuals form small teams to learn from each other for personal and professional growth. Each year, ATA’s Mastermind Program connects members from various fields and language pairs…
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LEO’s 12th International Biannual Virtual 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.
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Medical Translation and Terminology in Heart Health, Breast Cancer, and Diabetes
Are you ready to build your confidence and competence when translating women’s health—and make a real impact on your work? Then this practical, hands-on virtual workshop is your gateway to mastering essential medical terminology! Are you a new or aspiring medical translator or interpreter ready to specialize in women’s health? Join us and start building…
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ATA Member Benefits Meet-Up Live on LinkedIn
Learn all about the benefits of ATA membership! Whether you are considering joining ATA as a new member or are a longtime member needing a refresher on all the benefits ATA has to offer, this FREE LinkedIn Live event is for you. ATA is continuously working to add more benefits for our members. There are…
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ATA TEKTalks: Cloud-Based CAT Tools—Can They Work?
Learn the pros and cons of the new cloud-based CAT Tool, Trados Go. We know that most translators prefer desktop CAT tools, so we’re definitely not taking Studio away. At the same time, we also know that some users prefer working in the browser. So, we would like to validate with our community how big…
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To-MAY-to, To-MAH-to: State Laws, State Lingo, and the Interpreter’s Dilemma
Interpreting criminal charges accurately across state lines is more critical than ever. Learn how to navigate legal terminology differences in a post-COVID, multi-jurisdictional world. Laws differ from state to state, which can affect the terminology interpreters use in and out of the courtroom. It’s even more critical in a post-Covid world where many interpreters work…
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Business Book Club
We write – and speak – for others all the time, adjusting our work to the client’s glossary, style guide, and brand voice as needed. But how do you want to sound when the words are your own? That’s what we’ll talk about at ATA’s first-ever Business Book Club! We’ll discuss Everybody Writes, Ann Handley’s…
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ASTM F2575 Certification: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Prepare
Are you a language services provider owner curious about ASTM F2575 certification? Get a practical look at this standard, the audit process, and how certification can enhance your credibility and business value. This webinar will offer a clear, practical overview of the ASTM F2575-23 Standard Practice for Language Translation and its certification process. Led by…
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CLD Café: Demystifying Cryptocurrency – A Translator’s Guide to Key Terms and Concepts
This session will break down essential crypto-related concepts, providing translators with the tools to accurately translate and localize content in this fast-growing field. From key terms like “DeFi” and “staking” to understanding whitepapers and regulatory language, attendees will gain practical insights into handling specialized terminology with confidence. Some examples of translation may be provided in…
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Italian Language Division Holiday Zoom
Come join the Italian Language Division for a holiday meetup and recap of ATA66 in Boston! Bring a coffee or an aperitivo to toast the holidays with your ILD friends!
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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. Mentee applications are accepted from January 1 through March 31, while Mentor applications are accepted all year. The program runs from May 1 through October 31 each…
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CLD Café: Lost and Found – Defying the Challenges of Chinese in Translation
Translation and interpreting professionals work to bridge the gap in language and culture, but some concepts defy direct translation. In Chinese-to-English translation and interpreting, beyond idioms and cultural references, there are structural, tonal, and contextual nuances that require reformulation to convey the intended meaning naturally. Being able to convey these nuances gives the human linguist…
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Membership Development Committee Meeting
The Membership Development Committee develops and supports initiatives aimed at membership growth and retention. Learn more about the Membership Development Committee. This is a closed meeting for committee members only. Get involved, get connected, and give back! Volunteers are the driving force behind ATA. Your service is invaluable to the success of ATA committees. To…
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Strategy Committee Meeting
The language services market is constantly evolving, growing, and adapting to changes in technology and economic forces. ATA and its members are affected by these changes—we need data and analyses to make informed decisions about the industry, the Association, and individual members’ livelihoods. The ATA Strategy Committee was established to systematically track the language services…
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Land the Job: Strategies for Interpreters and Translators (Part 3)
Gain practical tools and expert guidance tailored to help language professionals succeed in today’s competitive job market. This three-part webinar series is designed to equip interpreters and translators with the tools, strategies, and confidence needed to navigate the modern job market. Each part will provide practical, industry-specific guidance on résumé writing, job searching, and personal…
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Certification Committee Meeting
The ATA Certification Committee was established to implement and manage a Certification Program that enables individual translators to demonstrate that they meet professional standards. Learn more about the Certification Committee. Certification Committee meetings focus on overseeing and strengthening the ATA Certification Program. The committee reviews issues from the certification year, discusses upcoming and emerging topics,…
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Finance and Audit Committee Meeting
The Finance and Audit Committee was established to oversee the finances of the Association, ensuring accurate and complete financial reports and safeguarding the Association's assets. Learn more about the Finance and Audit Committee. This is a closed meeting for committee members only. Get involved, get connected, and give back! Volunteers are the driving force behind…
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Preparing for ATA’s Certification Exam (English>Spanish)
Whether you are preparing to take ATA’s English>Spanish certification exam or thinking of taking it in the future, this course is for you. This course offers a comprehensive guide to ATA’s English>Spanish certification exam. The primary focus is a systematized analysis of ATA’s grading system error categories, where attendees will look at a list of…
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Generative AI and Basic Prompting
This microcredential is designed for translators, interpreters, and other language professionals who want to start using generative AI effectively in their daily work. With a very practical approach, this course explains what generative AI is, how it compares to machine translation, what it can and cannot do, and how it fits into language services workflows.…
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Advanced AI for Professionals
This microcredential is for language professionals already using AI who wish to customize models and automate complex workflows using priming, prompting, and agents for customized experiences. Module 1 Advanced Priming and Cognitive Identity Design This module helps you transition from basic prompting to advanced priming. The goal is to build a foundational control layer that…
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Income – Expenses = Happiness: How to Be Happy in Your Business
Discover how to run a profitable business while staying happy and balanced. Learn how to connect with your passion, break limiting beliefs, and strengthen self-esteem, while gaining practical insights for aligning personal fulfillment with professional success. This webinar is designed to raise awareness of the value of developing your profession with passion and a commitment…
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CLD Café: Power Up Your Freelance T&I Business through Client Education
Client education is a critical yet often overlooked component of a successful freelance legal translation and interpreting business. This session will explore the benefits and strategies of effective client education, drawing from the speakers’ experience in client outreach. Attendees will gain actionable insights into advocating for their professionalism and earning potential business opportunities while elevating…
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ATA Member Benefits Meet-Up
Get a refresher on all the benefits of your ATA membership! ATA is continuously working to add more benefits for our members. In fact, there are so many, even longtime members might not be aware of everything ATA has to offer! Find out what you’ve been missing! During this FREE, fun, and informative session, learn…
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Terminology: Go Back to Basics and Develop Your Intuition
Elevate your approach to terminology, strengthen your linguistic insight, and boost your professional intuition. Register now and rediscover the fundamental power of words. In the dynamic world of translation and interpreting, technology often promises a quick fix for terminology challenges. Many professionals rely on powerful tools with integrated modules and partnerships designed to streamline research…
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Board of Directors Meeting
Hyatt Regency Embarcadero San Francisco, CA, United StatesThe 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. Want to attend this meeting? This Board of Directors Meeting will be held in San Francisco, California. All ATA members are invited to attend. Email your name to…
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GLD Rosenmontag Social
Let’s get together for a Digital Social on Rosenmontag! This is meant to be a relaxed networking event. Participants are encouraged (but not required) to come prepared to share: 1. What the Karneval season is called in the place you're most connected to, and what people traditionally call out at parades in that location. 2.…
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Membership Development Committee Meeting
The Membership Development Committee develops and supports initiatives aimed at membership growth and retention. Learn more about the Membership Development Committee. This is a closed meeting for committee members only. Get involved, get connected, and give back! Volunteers are the driving force behind ATA. Your service is invaluable to the success of ATA committees. To…
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Speaking Up: Advocacy Tools for Language Professionals
Your advocacy matters, now more than ever. It isn't just about language; it's about empowerment. As an interpreter, you're more than a voice – you're a critical link to justice and care. For individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP), due process, health outcomes, and fundamental rights often hang in the balance. This is where your…
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Medical Division MEDTalk
Acronyms are everywhere in medicine, and pediatrics is no exception. In fact, there are many acronyms that are unique to pediatrics because they represent conditions that children grow out of (like RDS) or issues that must be resolved in childhood (like HLHS or CDH). Join the Medical Division to learn 20+ acronyms that are used…
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AI-Powered Document Preparation for Language Professionals
Master the future of language work with tools that improve accuracy, speed, and confidence. Learn practical methods to work smarter and deliver exceptional results. Language professionals face growing pressure to prepare documents faster while keeping quality at its highest level. Many of us regularly handle dense contracts, detailed medical reports, complex research, or highly specialized…
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Elévate 2026
Join the SPD and ATIF in Miami for Elévate 2026, a three-day professional conference dedicated to innovation, excellence, and the future of translation and interpreting, with a focus on the Spanish language. What to Expect Keynote Speaker Xosé Castro, internationally recognized linguist, translator, and trainer Saturday and Sunday sessions featuring experts from across the Americas…
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NMTIA Translator and Interpreter Conference
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.
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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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SciTech Division Networking Hour
Join the Science & Technology Division for an hour of networking. This will be an informal meetup with non-recorded, small-group conversations where we share experiences and ideas based on an optional prompt. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet like-minded individuals, both introverts and extroverts, learn from each other, share stories, make new connections, or just…
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Call for Speakers Deadline
Speaking is a challenging and rewarding opportunity. All proposals are selected through a competitive peer-review process. 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. Speakers come from all…
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Lewis Galantière Award: Submission Deadline
The Lewis Galantière Award is bestowed biennially in even-numbered years for a distinguished book-length literary translation from any language, except German, into English.
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Digital Accessibility for Language Professionals
Ready to transform your digital workday? Learn how to turn technology into your greatest ally for well-being and peak performance! Are endless hours in front of screens leaving you fatigued? From professional tasks to personal leisure, our digital lives demand constant engagement – typing, swiping, mousing, watching, creating. This relentless interaction can strain your body…
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SLD March Networking Event
The Slavic Languages Division invites you to the upcoming quarterly gathering on Zoom. Come chat with SLD colleagues about what’s going on in life and in business. The past meetups have offered members a valuable chance to catch up with each other. We hope that this one will give attendees a sense of connection and…
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Understanding Cancer: Practical Terminology for Medical Interpreters and Translators
Elevate your skills, build professional confidence, and advance your career by learning the language of modern oncology. Medical interpreters and translators often work with cancer-related terminology on a regular basis. Without formal medical training, this can create challenges that affect both accuracy and confidence. This two-hour webinar is designed to address that need. Attendees will…
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GovD March Networking Event
Join the Government Division's leadership council and division members for an informal networking session. The GovD is open to all linguists and administrators in government, at all levels—federal, state, and local. Bring your questions and experiences to share and discuss!
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Business Book Club
By popular demand (at least, the demand of those who attended the first session), ATA invites you to join our Business Book Club! We'll read and discuss Devora Zack's Networking for People Who Hate Networking: A Field Guide for Introverts, the Overwhelmed, and the Underconnected. Let's talk about building relationships with colleagues and clients, even…
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Membership Development Committee Meeting
The Membership Development Committee develops and supports initiatives aimed at membership growth and retention. Learn more about the Membership Development Committee. This is a closed meeting for committee members only. Get involved, get connected, and give back! Volunteers are the driving force behind ATA. Your service is invaluable to the success of ATA committees. To…
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Educators Division Virtual Social Hour
This is the ATA’s Educators Division bimonthly virtual social hour. Division members are invited to attend and network with other division members, and to explore the latest developments in T&I pedagogy. A Zoom link to join will be provided roughly 24 hours before the event.
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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 20. Proposal submission is open to everyone. ATA membership is not required.
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Inside Winemaking: Crafting Wine, Crafting Words
Elevate your linguistic toolkit and uncork new career possibilities by transforming your understanding of wine. For language professionals like you, the world is an endless source of fascinating fields waiting to be explored. But what if we told you there's a sector with a 7,000-year history, rich in cultural significance, and brimming with unique linguistic…
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CLD Café: Chinese-to-English Translation Slam
The CLD Translation Slam is back! Now an annual CLD tradition, we celebrate the art of translation with this year's translation slam by showcasing three brilliant translators and CLD members going head-to-head as they each translate the same text from Chinese into English and compare notes on their processes and techniques. Hear them comment on…
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Finance and Audit Committee Meeting
The Finance and Audit Committee was established to oversee the finances of the Association, ensuring accurate and complete financial reports and safeguarding the Association's assets. Learn more about the Finance and Audit Committee. This is a closed meeting for committee members only. Get involved, get connected, and give back! Volunteers are the driving force behind…
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Customizing DeepL and ChatGPT for Medical Translation
Take full control of DeepL, ChatGPT, and integrated medical dictionaries to deliver medical translations that meet the highest standards of accuracy and consistency. As a medical translator, you know that absolute accuracy is not just a goal; it’s a non-negotiable requirement. Terminology errors do more than just compromise trust; they can threaten regulatory compliance and…
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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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MICATA Annual Conference
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.
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Post-Pandemic Sworn Translations in Italy: Challenges and Best Practices
Participants will learn about the sworn translation process in Italy, which has become much more complicated post-pandemic. The presentation will be in Italian.
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CATI Annual Conference
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.
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ALD Coffee Break: Let’s Get Together
Let’s take a break together! Sometimes the world feels a little heavy and, in moments like these, community matters even more. Whether you’re a longtime member or simply curious to meet fellow Arabic language professionals, you are warmly welcome. Join us for a relaxed ALD Coffee Break to connect, chat, and enjoy a moment together.…
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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. Mentee applications are accepted from January 1 through March 31, while Mentor applications are accepted all year. The program runs from May 1 through October 31 each…
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ATA Member Benefits Meet-Up
Get a refresher on all the benefits of your ATA membership! ATA is continuously working to add more benefits for our members. In fact, there are so many, even longtime members might not be aware of everything ATA has to offer! Find out what you’ve been missing! During this FREE, fun, and informative session, learn…
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Deep Dive Networking: Contracts
Bring your snorkels and join the Business Practices Education Committee for a deep dive into one business topic! We will discuss contracts for language professionals. Bring your questions, ideas, and insights to share. Registration is free and open to ATA members only. Due to the interactive nature of this event, it will not be recorded.…
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Accent Reduction Strategies for Professional Interpreters
Get the training you need to improve your spoken English delivery, perfect your craft, and grow your client base. If English is not your first language, this webinar will help you speak more clearly and with purpose, neutralize your accent, and interpret more effectively for your clients. This training has transformed many lives and careers,…
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MiTin Online Annual Conference: How To Stay Relevant In The Age Of AI
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.
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Membership Development Committee Meeting
The Membership Development Committee develops and supports initiatives aimed at membership growth and retention. Learn more about the Membership Development Committee. This is a closed meeting for committee members only. Get involved, get connected, and give back! Volunteers are the driving force behind ATA. Your service is invaluable to the success of ATA committees. To…
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AI Workflows for CAT Tools: Using Large TMs, Corpora, and RAG
Join this webinar to learn how to use AI, fast indexing, and RAG to search and use massive TMs and multilingual corpora more efficiently. Large translation memories (TMs) can slow down or even crash many CAT tools. During this webinar, you’ll see how AI-powered retrieval can connect to your existing CAT tools so you can…
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Path to ATA Certification (Spanish>English): Session 1
This two-part webinar series is designed to support translators preparing for ATA's English-into-Spanish certification exam. Across both sessions, experienced professionals and exam graders will share practical strategies, insights, and real-world examples to help you succeed. This event is organized by ATA's Spanish Language Division (SPD) and the Delaware Valley Translators Association (DVTA). Session 1 Exam…
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CLD Café: Translating “Tongzhi” – Language and Identity in Contemporary Chinese Gay Fiction
This webinar examines the challenges of translating terms related to “tongzhi” (gay) fiction in contemporary Sinophone literature. Drawing on the presenter’s experience translating three book-length works, the session focuses on the defining characteristics of “gay” fiction—whether determined by content, authorship, or readership—and how specific translation choices shape the work’s reception in English-language contexts.
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Path to ATA Certification (Spanish>English): Session 2
This two-part webinar series is designed to support translators preparing for ATA's English-into-Spanish certification exam. Across both sessions, experienced professionals and exam graders will share practical strategies, insights, and real-world examples to help you succeed. This event is organized by ATA's Spanish Language Division (SPD) and the Delaware Valley Translators Association (DVTA). Session 1 Exam…
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Advocacy, Impact, and Innovation Awards: Open for Submissions
ATA presents annual and biennial awards to encourage, reward, and publicize outstanding work done by both seasoned professionals and students of our craft. Learn more about these awards and how to submit a nomination. Advocacy Award Impact Award Innovation Award These awards are bestowed in even-numbered years. The deadline to submit is May 31.
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Nordic Literature in Translation: A Conversation with Mia Spangenberg
ATA’s Nordic & Literary Divisions Invite You to a Webinar! Join us for a discussion that spans Nordic literature, literary translation in general, and a dive into two of Mia’s recent translation projects: Marika Maijala’s picture book for children, Rosie Runs, and a very different project, Pirkko Saisio’s Helsinki Trilogy that chronicles a young woman’s…
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Vocal Health and Sustainable Routines for Conference Interpreters
Learn practical, science-based vocal techniques to prevent vocal fatigue, reduce strain, and protect your voice before, during, and after high-demand assignments. Conference interpreters depend on their voice as their professional tool. Because this is a high-pressure job, vocal fatigue, strain, and long-term health issues are common. This webinar offers practical, voice science-based strategies to protect…
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French Grammar Masterclass: The Participe Passé Explained
“Les reines se sont succédé” or “Les reines se sont succédées”? Which one is correct and why? Come discover the answer in this interactive webinar! Join this focused French grammar masterclass for a clear, structured breakdown of the participe passé, including the rules, the logic behind them, and the key exceptions you actually need to…
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ATA TEKTalks: Hidden Risk in AI Translation—Why Review Is the New Bottleneck
The rapid adoption of AI and machine translation has dramatically increased the volume of translated content, but review capacity has not scaled at the same pace. As a result, translation review is emerging as the new bottleneck in localization workflows. This webinar examines why traditional review processes struggle to keep up with AI-driven production and…
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Virtual Brainstorm Networking
Find solutions and make connections during this networking event for translators and interpreters. Join your colleagues for this fun, fast-paced hour of solving common business challenges in small teams. Attend this virtual networking event to meet new people, learn new skills, and expand your support network, while sharing your own experiences. Don’t miss it! Registration…
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Translating for Read-Aloud: Performativity and Rhythm in Picture Books
Picture books don’t just tell stories — they perform them. Explore how to balance style, design, illustrations, and read-aloud impact to make every element work together. This advanced webinar takes a close look at the challenges of translating picture books. It treats translation as both a creative and performance-driven process that shapes how young readers…
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Membership Development Committee Meeting
The Membership Development Committee develops and supports initiatives aimed at membership growth and retention. Learn more about the Membership Development Committee. This is a closed meeting for committee members only. Get involved, get connected, and give back! Volunteers are the driving force behind ATA. Your service is invaluable to the success of ATA committees. To…
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When Words Mislead: How to Read English Contracts Clearly in the Age of AI
Spot hidden meanings in contracts, flag misleading terms, and make confident translation decisions using expert insight and AI tools. Translating English contracts rarely causes trouble because of complex legal terms. More often, the problem comes from ordinary words used in highly specific legal ways. When taken at face value, those words can mislead translators and…
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CLD Café: Practical Tips for Interpreters to Thrive in the AI Era
In today’s world, innovation happens every day with new and better AI tools coming out rapidly. Will we be replaced by AI? This is a question that interpreters are frequently faced with. In this month’s CLD Café, the presenter shares practical tips on how interpreters can use AI to their advantage. She discusses how to…
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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. Want to attend this Board meeting? This Board of Directors Meeting will be held on May 30-31 in Washington, DC. All ATA members are invited to attend. Email…
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Colorado Interpreters and Translators Association Conference 2026
Denver, ColoradoServing 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.
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ATA Member Benefits Meet-Up
Get a refresher on all the benefits of your ATA membership! ATA is continuously working to add more benefits for our members. In fact, there are so many, even longtime members might not be aware of everything ATA has to offer! Find out what you’ve been missing! During this FREE, fun, and informative session, learn…
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S&TD Leadership Council Meeting
The Science and Technology Division's leadership council will be meeting to discuss upcoming division events.
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Business Book Club
Calling all bookworms! ATA invites you to join our Business Book Club! We'll discuss Seth Godin’s This is Strategy, a book for those who are thinking about making big changes in their businesses. Come brainstorm ideas, share experiences, and make plans for the future. Registration is free and open to all ATA members. Due to…
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Attracting Your Ideal Client: How to Devise Your Strategy through Your Personal Brand
Learn to build a personal brand that highlights your human edge, helps you become a client magnet, and leads you to stand out in the AI era! Today, one critical challenge most professionals are facing is converting and keeping high-value clients. What is a personal brand? What are its main features? Why is it relevant…
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Carga semántica y aspecto verbal en la traducción
Join the SPD for an engaging webinar by Nuria Gómez Belart dedicated to one of the most demanding areas of translation practice: rendering verb tenses and aspects effectively, especially into Spanish. Designed for both certification candidates and experienced translators seeking to sharpen their linguistic skills, this webinar will examine how verbal forms shape meaning and…
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Diversifying Roles for Language Professionals, Part 1: Creating a Professional Podcast and Audio Content
Struggling to stand out in a crowded digital space? A well-crafted podcast can help you cut through the noise and position yourself as a trusted voice in the field. This webinar shows how linguists can use podcasting as a tool for content creation and personal branding. It covers the growth of audio storytelling and why…
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Membership Development Committee Meeting
The Membership Development Committee develops and supports initiatives aimed at membership growth and retention. Learn more about the Membership Development Committee. This is a closed meeting for committee members only. Get involved, get connected, and give back! Volunteers are the driving force behind ATA. Your service is invaluable to the success of ATA committees. To…
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ATA-FIT Standards Symposium – Beyond Compliance: Shaping Trust, Quality, and AI Governance in T&I
Explore the current developments, challenges, and opportunities related to the standards shaping the future of the translation and interpreting professions. Join us for the third international symposium, organized by ATA’s Standards Committee in collaboration with the International Standards Standing Committee of the International Federation of Translators (FIT). This webinar features opening remarks by ATA President…
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The Changing Terminology of French Law
Learn the latest French legal terminology changes from recent Civil and Criminal Code reforms, including November 2025 updates. In the past 20 years, French legal terminology evolved: the core part of the French Civil Code (on the law of obligations) has been completely rewritten, the French Code of Civil Procedure has undergone significant changes, and…
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Decision-Making in Corporate Law Translation, Part 1
Join us as we tackle common challenges that legal translators face when working across different legal systems. How do you translate an LLC when there is no exact equivalent in your legal system? Is a partnership truly the same as a sociedad colectiva? And what distinguishes a right of first refusal from a preemptive right? Strengthen…
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Decision-Making in Corporate Law Translation, Part 2
Go beyond entity names and corporate documents to tackle some of the most challenging concepts in corporate law translation, including shareholder rights, stock options, RSUs, phantom shares, and other equity-based compensation mechanisms. How do you translate a right of first refusal when the concept functions differently across legal systems? What distinguishes a tag-along right from…
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Membership Development Committee Meeting
The Membership Development Committee develops and supports initiatives aimed at membership growth and retention. Learn more about the Membership Development Committee. This is a closed meeting for committee members only. Get involved, get connected, and give back! Volunteers are the driving force behind ATA. Your service is invaluable to the success of ATA committees. To…
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Entering the Official Document Translation Market, Part 1: Defining the Market and Niche
Struggling to find a niche that offers steady, long-term income amidst the AI chaos? Learn how to thrive in the official document niche. This webinar shows how translators at any stage, including beginners, can enter and succeed in the official document translation market. Part 1 provides a clear overview of the market, including who the…
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CLD Café: Bringing Your I to AI – The Rapidly Changing Technology Landscape in Language Services
Artificial intelligence is playing an ever-increasing role in the language services industry. Everyone—from individual translators and interpreters to the CEOs of the largest language services companies—is struggling to adapt to a future increasingly driven by AI and by customers’ expectations for radical new solutions. It is crucial to be aware of the current state of…
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Diversifying Roles for Language Professionals, Part 2: The Linguist as an Expert and Strategic Advisor
Trapped doing basic translation work while the market moves toward higher-value roles? See how to reposition your expertise for consulting, strategy, and specialized in-house opportunities. You will learn how to move beyond basic execution into expert and advisory roles. The webinar highlights growing demand for customized, high level language solutions and offers practical paths into…
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Deep Dive Networking: Conference Participation, Professional Growth
Bring your snorkels and join the Business Practices Education Committee for a deep dive into one business topic! As Conference Marathon Season approaches, let’s think about how to get the most out of attending a conference. What type of sessions do we pick? How do we find the people we want to meet? How do…
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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 meeting will be held online and is closed. Minutes will be made available to members once they are approved. Learn how a Board meeting works Listen to…
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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…
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Membership Development Committee Meeting
The Membership Development Committee develops and supports initiatives aimed at membership growth and retention. Learn more about the Membership Development Committee. This is a closed meeting for committee members only. Get involved, get connected, and give back! Volunteers are the driving force behind ATA. Your service is invaluable to the success of ATA committees. To…
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Translation Techniques: From Brief Theory to Intensive Practice (English<>Spanish)
Translators are accountable for their translations. This workshop will provide tools to choose the right techniques for the best human and AI-generated translations. In this workshop, the process goes from very brief theoretical content to intensive practice. As professional translators, we make innumerable decisions in our daily work, and must account for them! Clients will…
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The Negotiation Playbook for T&Is in 2026
This webinar gives you a proven, down-to-earth negotiation toolkit to help you earn more with less stress. In today’s AI‑saturated world, negotiation remains one of the most powerful ways to build trust and land the work of your dreams. Beyond increasing your income, effective negotiation strengthens business relationships and lowers stress, leading to better outcomes…
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Customizing Claude for Translation Projects
Learn how to customize Claude using Projects, Skills, and Agents to ensure terminology accuracy and streamline quality assurance through automation. As a translator, you may have spent more time than you’d like testing AI tools—switching platforms, comparing outputs, and wondering which one can truly meet your needs. The endless search for the “right” solution can…
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CLD Café: Journey to Charm the West – How China is Evolving Its Legal Translation Capabilities
Live from Shanghai, Adrian Dunbar shares the inside story of his appointment at the Shanghai International Studies University Graduate Institute of Interpreting and Translation. A decade ago, Washington launched the China Initiative, a mistranslation-fueled legal witch hunt against innocent civilians and “law-breaking” companies such as Huawei. Today, China has risen above the United States in…
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Business Book Club
Calling all bookworms! ATA invites you to join our Business Book Club! We'll discuss Ryan Holiday’s The Obstacle Is the Way. Join our guest host to take a step back and get a big-picture perspective on your language business. Registration is free and open to all ATA members. Due to the interactive nature of this…
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NOTIS 2026 Annual Conference
Serving translators and interpreters at the regional level, ATA chapters 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 events.
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Membership Development Committee Meeting
The Membership Development Committee develops and supports initiatives aimed at membership growth and retention. Learn more about the Membership Development Committee. This is a closed meeting for committee members only. Get involved, get connected, and give back! Volunteers are the driving force behind ATA. Your service is invaluable to the success of ATA committees. To…
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Meet the Candidates for ATA’s 2026 Election
Shape the future of your association and your profession by taking part in this year's election! ATA will hold its regularly scheduled elections in conjunction with ATA’s 67th Annual Conference in October to fill the following positions: Treasurer (one position for a one-year term), Director (three positions, each for a three-year term). All voting takes…
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ATA Member Benefits Meet-Up
Get a refresher on all the benefits of your ATA membership! ATA is continuously working to add more benefits for our members. In fact, there are so many, even longtime members might not be aware of everything ATA has to offer! Find out what you’ve been missing! During this FREE, fun, and informative session, learn…
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Content Marketing for Language Companies and Advanced Freelancers
Learn how to use blog posts, email, newsletters, LinkedIn posts, podcasts, and videos to build trust, showcase your expertise, and attract clients to your business. In today’s economic climate, effective marketing requires both push strategies (direct outreach) and pull strategies (inbound marketing). In this webinar, you’ll learn the fundamentals of content marketing for translation and…
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