Newsbriefs: November 26, 2024

November 26, 2024


2024 ATA Honors and Awards Recipients

ATA and the American Foundation for Translation and Interpretation (AFTI) present annual and biennial awards to encourage, reward, and publicize outstanding work done by both experienced professionals and students of our craft. In case you missed the Annual Awards Presentation at ATA’s 65th Annual Conference, please give a round of applause to the 2024 honors and awards recipients!

School Outreach Contest

Suhey Tapia

Impact Award

Jamie Hartz

Lewis Galantière Award

Mara Faye Lethem

Innovation Award

Nora Diaz

American Foundation for Translation and Interpretation First-Time ATA Conference Attendee Scholarship

Se Eun (Grace) Kim
Longhui Zou
Andrea Mercado Calero
Lily Zhang
Idrissa Diakite

Advocacy Award

RedT

Alexander Gode Medal

(awarded posthumously)

Gertrud Champe

Congratulations to all the recipients! For complete entry information and deadlines for the 2025 awards, please visit www.atanet.org/about-us/honors-awards-program.


Final Reminders to ATA65 Attendees

Submit Your Overall Conference Survey for a Chance to Win

Your ideas and suggestions have helped shape ATA’s Annual Conference over the years. So please take the time to complete your ATA65 Overall Conference Survey and tell us what you think. Surveys submitted by December 2 will automatically be entered to win a free registration for ATA66 in in Boston, Massachusetts (October 22-25, 2025). Look for the survey on the ATA65 Conference app. If you have questions, please contact ata65registration@atanet.org.

Continuing Education Points

ATA-certified translators may earn 1 CEP for each hour of conference sessions attended, up to a maximum of 10 CEPs. In addition, ATA-certified translators may earn 1 CEP for each hour of AST courses attended, up to a maximum of 5 CEPs per day. For complete information, visit the Continuing Education page on the ATA65 conference website.

Watch the ATA65 Video Wrap-Up and View the Photo Gallery

If you missed the Closing Session on Saturday, then you missed the ATA65 video recap. Take a moment to relive the moments or see what you missed. And don’t forget to check out the conference photo gallery!

Wondering what’s in store for ATA66? Check out the preview video Here.

Visit the Websites of Our ATA65 Sponsors and Exhibitors

Sponsors and exhibitors played a crucial role in making this a memorable conference. Be sure to visit the websites of our ATA65 Sponsors and Exhibitors and consider returning their support in your business decisions.

 

The Savvy Newcomer Blog Needs Your Help!

The blog team for The Savvy Newcomer, ATA’s blog for newbies to translation and interpreting, is seeking a blogmaster and strong writers with a passion for writing about issues relevant to new translators and interpreters. The volunteer blogmaster should be an organized individual seeking to lead a team of talented writers and editors. The blogmaster is responsible for general blog maintenance, organizing the blog schedule, and connecting authors with editors on the team. Volunteer writers should be self-starters who can identify and write relevant content for T&I industry newcomers. Volunteers must be current ATA members in any individual member category.

Contact Danielle Maxson at (atabizpractices@atanet.org) to learn more and express your interest in either the blogmaster role or to volunteer as a writer.

Learn more about ATA’s The Savvy Newcomer blog here



Save the Date!

In 2025, the ATA professional development calendar includes a mid-year virtual conference. Learn about the latest in translation and interpreting technology as it affects you today and tomorrow. Join us in the spring to discover up-to-the-minute market research in a keynote by Slator’s Florian Faes, hear from tech-savvy language services providers and linguists, technologists, as well as advocates for the role of humans in language services, and network in live sessions in your time zone.


How to Contact ATA

Did you know you can reach an ATA staff member between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday? Our team is ready to assist you. When dialing the ATA Headquarters phone number — (703) 683-6100 — please be sure to listen to the operator’s phone prompts to reach the appropriate staff person or department. ATA phones are not answered by a dedicated staff person. You can dial the extension followed by the pound (#) or hash symbol to reach a live person between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

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December 3

ATA Webinar Presented by Philippe Mercier
“ATA TEKTalks: Is Wordscope the Right Tool for You?”
Register Here

December 12

ATA Webinar Presented by Daniel Sebesta
“Pricing Pro: Productivity & Profitability in the Age of NMT & AI”
Register Here

January 14, 2025

ATA Webinar Presented by Stephen Rifkind, Dmitry Beschetny, and Ben Karl
“Crafting a Translator’s or Interpreter’s Website: A Guided Approach”
Register Here

See ATA’s Online Calendar for translation & interpreting events around the world.