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SUMMARY:Ethics in Conference Interpreting
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to approach ethical dilemmas during onsite and remote conference interpreting assignments.\nBoth budding and experienced conference interpreters face unique ethical challenges\, especially today. Best practices in conference interpreting evolve as a result of the extensive use of remote meeting technologies in the wake of COVID 19. \nBoth onsite and online events can pose ethical dilemmas for interpreters. Can you post pictures of yourself working at conferences as a way to attract new clients? Should you accept an interpreting job through a major remote simultaneous interpreting platform for a UN agency based halfway across the globe? \nJoin this interactive webinar to discuss the core concepts and values at the heart of the conference interpreting profession and examine the similarities––and differences––within the current context. \nThe speaker will present real-world sticky situations for conference interpreters and will draw extensively from the codes of conduct and professional demeanor of major professional associations such as the International Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC) and The American Association of Language Specialists (TAALS). \nThis webinar was organized in collaboration with ATA’s Interpreters Division. \nWhat will you learn?\n\nWorking definition of ethics in interpreting\nCore concepts and values of conference interpreters\nBest practices for onsite events\nBest practices for remote events\nWhere ethics in onsite and remote events converge and diverge\n\nSpecial Notes\n\nThis webinar will use Zoom breakout rooms.\nActive participation is encouraged.\n\nAbout the Presenter\nKatty Kauffman is a seasoned English<>Spanish conference and court interpreter and a member of the International Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC) and The American Association of Language Specialists (TAALS). She is an instructor at York University’s Master’s Program in Conference Interpreting\, where she specializes in court interpreting. \nTrained in Chile and the United States\, her extensive conference experience includes presidential summits\, general assemblies of international organizations\, and countless events for the private sector. She regularly provides services in person and\, more recently\, online\, to the U.S. Department of State\, the Organization of American States\, and the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)\, among others. In the judicial field\, in addition to her work as a freelancer in New York\, Miami\, and the Washington\, DC metro area\, she has served on staff at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
URL:https://www.atanet.org/event/ethics-in-conference-interpreting/
CATEGORIES:Interpreting,Specialization
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SUMMARY:The Power of Social Media: Key Strategies for Marketing Your Interpreting and Translation Services
DESCRIPTION:Learn how to engage your audience and successfully leverage the power of social media as a marketing tool!\nSocial media platforms are more than just spaces where you share your favorite places\, foods\, and experiences with friends and family; they are also powerful marketing agents that can boost the visibility of your translation and interpreting services to the right target audience. Best of all\, they do not have to cost you anything. \nYou can successfully leverage social media as a marketing tool for your business if you have a defined approach\, choose the right audience\, and are willing to have fun along the way.\nJoin this webinar to learn about different ways of engaging your audience through the power of social media and how social media platforms can help you market your language services. \nWhat will you learn?\n\n\n\nWhat types of social media posts you can use as a marketing tool\nWhat is visual storytelling and how you can use it on social media\nHow to identify your target audience\nHow to create identity on social media\nWhat social media resources are available\n\n\n\nAbout the Presenter\nMireya Pérez has been a professional interpreter for over 10 years. She began her interpreting career as a certified medical interpreter after obtaining her certification from NBCMI. Currently\, she works as a K-12 school district interpreter/translator in Southern California\, where she has led the efforts in the development of district-wide systems and procedures to help brand the role of the interpreter and translator in education. She has a master’s degree in communications and is the creator and host of the Brand the Interpreter podcast\, a platform dedicated to sharing the stories of language professionals.
URL:https://www.atanet.org/event/the-power-of-social-media-key-strategies-for-marketing-your-interpreting-and-translation-services/
CATEGORIES:Grow Your Career
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211109
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211110
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Mobile App Localization
DESCRIPTION:Learn the ins and outs of mobile app localization!\nMobile applications have changed the way we live\, work\, and communicate. Their growing popularity increases the demand for mobile app localization—a opens up a world of opportunities for translators and localizers. \nBut how can you tap into that world and make sure that you help deliver a functional\, useful\, and engaging product adapted to the target users? \nJoin this webinar to get an introduction to mobile app localization and the role of translators working in this field. Drawing on years of experience in this field\, the speaker will explain what skills\, tools\, and qualities are needed to localize mobile apps; what are some of the most common issues in mobile app localization projects; and how to solve them. \nWhat will you learn?\n\nWhat is mobile app localization\nWhat skills are required to translate and localize mobile applications\nWhat are the most common issues in mobile app localization from a translator’s perspective\nWhat tools can you use to translate apps\nHow to specialize as a mobile app translator\n\nAbout the Presenter\nDorota Pawlak is an English- and German-into-Polish translator specializing in information technology and localization. She holds an MA in translation and an MSc in multilingual computing and localization. Dorota teaches online localization courses and shares her tips for freelancers through her website. She is also a guest lecturer at the KU Leuven University in Antwerp where she teaches website and mobile app localization.
URL:https://www.atanet.org/event/introduction-to-mobile-app-localization/
CATEGORIES:Grow Your Career,Specialization,Translation
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SUMMARY:ALTA44 Annual Conference: Inflection Points
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://www.atanet.org/event/alta44-annual-conference-inflection-points-2/
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SUMMARY:memoQ for Intermediate and Advanced Users
DESCRIPTION:Master advanced memoQ features to make your translation work easier.\nLearning how to use your translation environment tool efficiently will help you boost your productivity and leave more time for the creative part of your translation work. And what can be better that learning from an expert trainer? \nJoin this webinar to take your knowledge of memoQ to the next level: in this session you will learn useful tips and tricks that can make your work as a translator a lot easier. \nYou will also learn how to search your preferred websites directly from the translation grid and how to connect to a machine translation provider to be able to use MT in your work. The trainer will also show you how to automate your processes with the use of templates in memoQ and how to fine tune the import of your documents with the help of powerful import filters. \nThis webinar was organized in collaboration with memoQ. \nYou will learn how to:\n\nAutomate your processes with memoQ templates\nImplement advanced import filters\nConfigure and use Web Search\nSet up and use machine translation\n\nAbout the Presenter\nAnna Mohácsi-Gorove has been a memoQ trainer for 15 years and has a wealth of experience in translation and editing as well as in teaching at universities. She has taught at numerous French and Hungarian universities and still teaches at the University of Strasbourg (France). Anna studied French and German linguistics and literature in Budapest. Fascinated by languages and all aspects of the translation field\, she wrote her thesis on the notion of quality in 2014. She joined memoQ in 2020 as a trainer and solution engineer.
URL:https://www.atanet.org/event/memoq-for-intermediate-and-advanced-users/
CATEGORIES:Tools and Technology
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211118
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SUMMARY:Intermediate Tips and Tricks for Trados Studio
DESCRIPTION:Take your knowledge of Trados Studio to the next level and boost your efficiency.\nLearning how to use your computer-assisted translation (CAT) tool efficiently can help you save time and focus on the creative part of your translation workflow. \nAfter you’ve learned the basics of Trados Studio\, it’s time to delve deeper into the program and discover some tips and tricks to help you work smarter. \nIn this hands-on webinar\, we will explore useful features that will take you a step closer to becoming a power user of the most powerful and popular CAT tool in the market. \nThis webinar was organized in collaboration with RWS. \nYou will learn how to:\n\nIdentify and modify file type options\nWork with a translation memory’s language resources\nUse apps to extend Trados Studio’s functionality\nUse machine translation for pre-translation and interactive translation\nSet up verification options\n\nSpecial Notes\n\nIf you do not already have Trados Studio\, download and install the 30-day trial version of the software in advance of the webinar.\nBe sure you can open and use the software before the webinar starts in order to participate in the live demonstration. There will not be time to troubleshoot installation issues during the presentation.\n\nATA Members Get 35% off Trados Studio\nATA members are eligible for a 35% discount on a new or upgraded Trados Studio 2021 Freelance and Trados Studio 2021 Freelance Plus license. Click to take the deal! \nAbout the Presenter\nNora Díaz earned a BA in linguistics and translation in 1990. Since then\, she has worked as an English>Spanish translator and interpreter in a variety of fields specializing in scientific and technical translation. As a technology enthusiast interested in enhancing productivity\, she enjoys exploring tools that facilitate the work of translators and sharing her findings with others through her blog Nora Díaz on Translation\, Teaching and Other Stuff\, recorded videos\, and webinars.
URL:https://www.atanet.org/event/intermediate-tips-and-tricks-for-trados-studio/
CATEGORIES:Tools and Technology
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