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Archives for December 2016

Happy New Year!

December 30, 2016 By IDwebmaster

[Happy New Year 2017]

  Dear Colleagues, 2016 was a challenging year in many ways, at home and abroad. It was a year where we realized that there are many voices that need to be heard. A year that posed challenges to our ability to embrace that which is different. A year that showed us that self reflection and internal work is vital to bringing about the possibility of tolerance. Now … [Read more...]

Time to renew your ATA membership

December 27, 2016 By IDwebmaster

[alarm clock]

  It’s that time of the year! Have you renewed your ATA membership? You should have received a reminder email; if not you can renew it online at https://www.atanet.org/membersonly/renewal.pl?memberid As a reminder, here are some of the benefits ATA members have: Business networking through ATA events, divisions, and member-exclusive LinkedIn group … [Read more...]

Holiday Greetings

December 26, 2016 By IDwebmaster

[Holiday Greetings - 2016]

Dear Colleagues, The Interpreters Division wishes you all a happy holiday season. May this time of the year fill your heart with gratitude for what you have and the people you love. May you find time to share with those less fortunate than you, and may 2017 bring much success to your interpreting careers.   All the best from the Interpreters Division Leadership … [Read more...]

A Christmas Poem for Interpreters

December 21, 2016 By IDwebmaster

[Christmas tree]

(Apologies to Clement Clarke Moore)   'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The teenagers sprawled all awry in their beds, While visions of skateboards caromed in their heads. And I with my headset and glossary too Had just settled in for a session or two. Telephonic interpreting seemed to make … [Read more...]

ATA57 Recap

December 9, 2016 By IDwebmaster

[ATA57 Welcome Celebration]

By Farah Arjang I had not attended the ATA annual conference since the 50th in New York City because fall is the conference season, when I am busy as a conference interpreter. Fortunately, this year I was able to attend and noticed a drastic change as compared to previous conferences. I cannot rave enough about the Conference App, which smoothed navigating through the … [Read more...]

Illiterate

December 7, 2016 By IDwebmaster

[flowers, festival, Kerala, India]

By Carol Velandia   I don’t know how to read, write or speak Malayalam. It has been a new feeling, a total challenge for a person who once dreamed of being a polyglot and now is a professional interpreter and a fervent language access campaigner. This palindrome of a word (Malayalam) is the language of Kerala, one of the six classical languages of India and one of its … [Read more...]

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