I spent most of last week at the 64th annual American Translators Association conference in Miami, Florida! TL:DR version: it was great! With 1,300 attendees, it really felt like "the beforetimes," after a fully virtual conference in 2020, a hybrid conference in 2021, and a smaller in-person … [Read more...] about American Translators Association conference wrapup!
Professional development
Tips for maintaining your language skills
I'm working remotely from British Columbia this month, and Training for Translators classes are on summer break until September, but the weekly newsletter and blog posts will still come out during that time.This week, let's talk about maintaining your language skills as a freelance translator or … [Read more...] about Tips for maintaining your language skills
MCI semester one: done!
It feels like not that long ago that I wrote a blog post about my first month as a Master's in conference interpreting student, and now we're about to start our second semester. Definitely time for an update! If you missed the first installment, I'm currently a Year 2 student in the York … [Read more...] about MCI semester one: done!
ATA58 is open for registration!
Who's in the mood for some good news out of Washington? Well, here you go: the American Translators Association's 58th annual conference, October 25-28 in Washington, DC, is open for registration. This year, we reviewed over 425 proposals to come up with a 175-session program (thank you to everyone … [Read more...] about ATA58 is open for registration!
Tips for ATA57 attendees
With the 57th annual ATA conference coming up next week, I'm excited to report that we expect over 1,800 attendees (this will probably be our second-largest conference ever, after the 50th anniversary conference in NYC), the exhibit hall is sold out, and many of our Advanced Skills and Training Day … [Read more...] about Tips for ATA57 attendees