American Translators Association
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
Ungar German Translation Award: Open for Submissions
The ATA Ungar German Translation Award is bestowed biennially in odd-numbered years for a distinguished literary translation from German into English.
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…
Crafting a Translator’s or Interpreter’s Website: A Guided Approach
OnlineAre 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…
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…
Tips for Accessible Digital Translation and Interpreting
Discover how to make your translation and interpreting services more inclusive for clients with disabilities, creating new opportunities and impact. In your role as a translator or interpreter, you proudly help the world communicate by building linguistic bridges. Would you be surprised if I told you that most of us—unintentionally—introduce barriers in that building process?…
Board of Directors Meeting
The ATA Board of Directors meets four times a year to establish policy, develop goals and objectives, and oversee ATA's finances. Get to know ATA’s Board of Directors. 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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…