Couples Counseling: Reimagining the Freelancer–Company Relationship
(The following originally appeared as a two-part post in May 2017 on the Interpreters Division blog, www.ata-divisions.org/ID/blog.) I’m not sure that I’m technically qualified…
Read MoreOutside the French Quarter: The “Other” New Orleans
From the President-Elect Ted R. Wozniak ted@tedwozniak.net ATA’s 59th Annual Conference is set for October 24–27, 2018, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Planning for ATA59…
Read MoreBoard Meeting Highlights
The American Translators Association’s Board of Directors met January 20–21, 2018, in Miami, Florida. The meeting followed the Board’s Annual Strategy Day. The Annual…
Read MoreFrom the President: Membership Has Its Benefits: Are You Making the Most of Them?
From the President Corinne McKay president@atanet.org Twitter: @corinnemckay If you’re receiving this issue of The ATA Chronicle, it means that you’ve renewed your ATA…
Read MoreThrough the Looking Glass
They are easy to spot. Capricious, overdemanding interpreters for whom nothing is ever right: the pay is meager, the hours are long, the tasks…
Read MoreLanguage Technology Wiki: A Project “Devoted to Helping Evolve the Next Generation of Language Technology with Your Help”
At the end of last year I made a list of personal and professional achievements from 2017, which made me feel very positive about…
Read MoreFrom the President: Priorities!
From the President Corinne McKay president@atanet.org Twitter: @corinnemckay I often tell people that my main problem in life is wanting to do everything. During…
Read MoreBoard Meeting Highlights
The ATA Board of Directors met October 28–29, 2017 in conjunction with the Annual Conference in Washington, DC. Here are some highlights from the…
Read MoreWhen the Unthinkable Happens and Giving Up Work Isn’t an Option
Sometimes life throws you a curveball and the unthinkable happens: a family member is stricken with a long-term illness and you suddenly have to…
Read MoreMicrowavable Notebooks and Other Contraptions
As a conference interpreter and university instructor, I’m always on the lookout for technological developments that can benefit the interpreting profession. This includes devices…
Read MoreInterview with Abdelhafid Missouri, Arabic Interpreter
My guest today is Abdelhafid Missouri, a U.S. citizen who was born in Morocco. He has been an Arabic<>English conference interpreter with the U.S.…
Read MoreOkapi Tools: How Translators Can Take Advantage of Them
The Okapi Framework is a free open-source and cross-platform project offering a variety of tools that can be quite helpful for translators. However, there’s…
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