Sincere congratulations to AATIA members Sarah Baiz and Jessica Hartstein, who recently learned that they had passed the American Translators Association (ATA) certification exam and are now ATA-certified translators of French into English. Both are also certified for Spanish into […]
On Saturday, January 12, we enjoyed our first general meeting of the year, hosted by our new president Marco Hanson. More than 30 people attended, and we got to see some new faces. We hope they will come back! Marco […]
“My Mother Tongue” is a brief account of the origins and evolution of the English language. Written by Tony Beckwith, this essay appeared in April 2011 in the ATA Chronicle, among other publications. “We all have a mother tongue,” says […]
Are you a freelance translator or interpreter that feels like this? Come out to our meeting on Saturday, January 12. We’ll be getting acquainted and playing those word games we didn’t get around to at our November 2018 meeting. We’ll […]
Anyone preparing to take a computerized ATA certification exam would do well to read Emily Safrin’s article, “Ergonomics for ATA’s Certification Exam: Unspoken Advice with Untold Benefits,” which appears in the Nov./Dec. 2018 issue of The ATA Chronicle. Emily points […]
Attendees at our last general meeting of the year, held on Saturday, November 10th, were treated to a wide array of delicious refreshments and a useful presentation and discussion on avoiding scams. Our outgoing Director of Professional Development, Monika Spindel, […]
Congratulations to the newly elected members of the AATIA Board of Directors: Marco Hanson (President), Sarah Baiz (Secretary), Jimena Rico (Director of Communications), Michael Meigs (Director of Finance), Tristan Foy (Director of Membership), and Macarena Barrera (Director of Professional Development). […]
Our last meeting of 2018 will take place this coming Saturday, November 10th, and we’ve decided to spend most of our meeting time networking, socializing, and just enjoying one another’s company. First we’ll meet the candidates for the 2019 AATIA […]
Dear Friends, We are now in the fourth and final quarter of 2018 and will soon be wishing each other a happy new year. As we approach that point, the Board is preparing to hand over to a new team […]