Technical-Scientific Translation: A Wondrous Voyage

By The ATA Chronicle | November 12, 2019

For some translators, technical-scientific work is an actively pursued dream. For others, it comes as an unanticipated opportunity. In either case, for those who have the required skills, it’s a challenge worth accepting, a gratifying undertaking, and a wondrous voyage.

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How to Plan for Big Changes in Your Freelance Business

By The ATA Chronicle | November 12, 2019

Do you ever feel like you need to make a change in your business, but you’re not sure when to pull the trigger? Or…

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Taking Screenshots on a Windows System

By The ATA Chronicle | November 12, 2019

Screenshots are pictures of the complete or partial computer screen, and taking screenshots is often part of a translator’s job description. For instance, you…

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New Certified Members

By The ATA Chronicle | November 12, 2019

Congratulations! The following members have successfully passed ATA’s certification exam: English into Chinese Boqun Ma Toronto, Ontario, Canada English into Japanese Yukiko Ozaki Millburn,…

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From the President: An Ending and a Beginning

By The ATA Chronicle | November 12, 2019

From the President Corinne McKay president@atanet.org Twitter: @corinnemckay By the time this issue of The ATA Chronicle reaches you, I’ll have moved on to…

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Association Health Plans Update

By The ATA Chronicle | November 12, 2019

From the Executive Director Walter Bacak, CAE walter@atanet.org Health insurance continues to be a top concern. We often hear from members asking why ATA…

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ATA Celebrates International Translation Day with "A Day in the Life of a Translator or Interpreter"

By The ATA Chronicle | November 12, 2019

This year’s International Translation Day celebration was all about telling your story! On September 30th, ATA released a short animated video taking viewers through…

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Denise Fisher Wins 2018–2019 School Outreach Contest

By The ATA Chronicle | November 12, 2019

ATA member Denise Fisher, a Japanese>English interpreter and translator based in Orient, Ohio, won a free registration to ATA’s 60th Annual Conference in Palm…

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What We Call Ourselves Matters

By The ATA Chronicle | November 12, 2019

(The following was originally published on the blog of the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators, https://najit.org/#blog.) Every profession has certain requirements that…

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Thoughts on Naver Papago with MT Engineer Lucy Park

By The ATA Chronicle | November 12, 2019

At the Asia-Pacific Translation and Interpreting Forum—FIT (APTIF9)1 in Seoul, South Korea, in July, I listened to a very dynamic talk by Lucy Park,…

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From the President: California Assembly Bill 5: ATA Takes a Stand

By The ATA Chronicle | September 17, 2019

From the President Corinne McKay president@atanet.org Twitter: @corinnemckay California Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) has been in the news a great deal lately. This bill…

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ATA at the New York Rights Fair and Book Expo

By The ATA Chronicle | September 17, 2019

As chair of ATA’s Public Relations Committee, I’m always on the lookout for ways ATA can promote its members and educate potential client industries…

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