Nominations are now open for candidates to serve on the AATIA Board of Directors in 2018. Longtime AATIA member (and one of the Association’s founders) Esther Diaz has agreed to chair our nominating committee this year, ably assisted by fellow […]
Please join us for our last general meeting of the year on Saturday, November 11th, 2017, starting at 1 p.m. Acclaimed literary translator Marian Schwartz will headline our program with a presentation on her two latest, and very different, translation […]
AATIA members Carolina Martin and Susana Pimiento were featured in a first-page article in yesterday’s Austin American-Statesman about the city of Austin’s CodeNext initiative. The aim of CodeNext is to revise the city’s Land Development Code, which determines how land […]
At our September general meeting longtime AATIA member Maurine McLean recommended a couple of books she’s read recently. One, Bones: Brothers, Horses, Cartels and the Borderland Dream, by Joe Tone, tells the story behind a money-laundering case for which Maurine […]
We are pleased to post the following review of our September 9th general meeting, with sincere thanks to our reviewer, longtime member and former AATIA President Michael Blumenthal. Spirits rose at the September 9th general meeting as each attendee spoke […]
AATIA’s Literary Special Interest Group (LitSIG) will launch its 2017-2018 season of meetings on Saturday, September 16th under the leadership of its new coordinators, Michele McKay Aynesworth and Kristin Siracusa Fisher. The meeting will be held at Malvern Books, 613 […]
In response to comments from our members, we have planned an extended networking session for our next general meeting. We will have important announcements and an informative presentation about the ATA certification exam, followed by a very casual and fun […]
As announced, our May 13th meeting featured a panel of Asian-language specialists and a presentation by AATIA member Marco Hanson on “How to Come Across as a Professional.” Here is a review of the meeting, with thanks to Marco and […]
May 24, 2017, marked a milestone for all professional linguists as the United Nations General Assembly unanimously adopted Resolution A/71/288, recognizing the role of professional translators in connecting nations and fostering peace, understanding and development. In the same resolution, the […]
