With this post we are pleased to inaugurate a new “cartoon of the month” feature. This first one is by Tony Beckwith, translator, interpreter, writer, poet, and cartoonist – and also AATIA’s current President. If we have any other cartoonists […]
There is an expression used in Texas, “God willing and the creeks don’t rise!” It’s used as a statement of intent that acknowledges that forces beyond our control may succeed in derailing our efforts. People say: “We’ll be there on […]
In addition to our previously announced book sale, the general meeting this coming Saturday, May 14, 2016, will feature a panel of some of our newer colleagues, some of whom also participated in a panel discussion with both old-timers and […]
This letter is the first in a series of updates that the 2016 Board of Directors intends to publish periodically throughout the year to keep our members apprised of the matters that are currently of concern to the Board and […]
Our general meeting on May 14, 2016 will feature a “garage sale” of dictionaries, CDs, and other reference materials that some of our members and friends may be ready to remove from their bulging bookshelves and others may be anxious […]
March 12 was a lovely sunny day after a week of gloomy weather. It was also the start of Spring Break and SxSW. In spite of all that, a sizeable number of devoted translators and interpreters attended the general meeting […]
Those who attend our general meeting on March 12th are in for a real treat! Rita Pavone, a certified crisis management specialist and Core Certification Healthcare Interpreter, will kick off our program with a presentation on navigating the pitfalls of […]
This coming Friday, February 19th, 2016, Malvern Books in Austin will host an evening with Toni Sala, award-winning author of The Boys, a novel centering around the sudden deaths of two young men in a provincial town in the Catalonian […]
AATIA will host an American Translators Association (ATA) certification exam sitting in Austin on July 16, 2016. Exam candidates must be members of ATA for a minimum of four weeks prior to the exam sitting and must have supplied proof […]