Laura Esquivel, author of Como agua para chocolate (Like Water for Chocolate), will deliver a lecture at UT-Austin on Friday, November 8th, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the publication of her best-selling novel, which inspired the award-winning film of […]
AATIA will hold its next general meeting on Saturday, September 14, 2019, from 1 to 4 p.m. We’ll meet at the usual place: Best Western Plus Austin City Hotel, 2200 S IH 35 Frontage Rd, Austin, TX 78704 (map). Our […]
Esther Diaz, an AATIA co-founder and certified healthcare interpreter, was interviewed in a recent “Business of Healthcare” podcast on the role of interpreters in the healthcare industry. Also featured was Manuel Higginbotham, language-access manager for the University of Texas Medical […]
The program for the 60th Annual Conference of the American Translators Association (ATA) is now online. This year’s conference will be held in Palm Springs, California, October 23-26. Several pre-conference courses will be offered on the 23rd and the conference […]
Our July 2019 general meeting was packed full of useful information for building your T&I business and then making sure you get paid for your work. Marco Hanson, current AATIA President and owner/operator of Texan Translation, started off his presentation, […]
The most recent issue of Source, the quarterly online journal of the Literary Division of the American Translators Association (ATA), focuses on translation of children’s literature and features a charming poem by AATIA member Tony Beckwith. “What Would I Do?”, […]
We are saddened to learn of the recent death of former AATIA member Helga von Schweinitz. Our condolences to her family. A memorial service for Helga will be held on July 12, 2019, at 1 pm, at Cook-Walden Funeral Home, […]
AATIA members and guests were treated to two great meetings in May, our general meeting on May 11th and the meeting of our Literary Special Interest Group (LitSIG) on May 18th. Many thanks to Jimena Rico Rojas and Kristin Siracusa […]
Sign up now for our JBCC-approved court interpreting workshop, “Ethics & Brain Function, Multilingualism and Memory for Court Interpreters.” The workshop will be held on June 22, 2019 in Austin. This JBCC-approved court interpreting workshop that will enable interpreters licensed […]
