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2022 Spring SlavFile – Now Online

May 28, 2022

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The latest issue of SlavFile is out! This spring issue of our Division Newsletter focuses on Polish<>English translation and represents a collaboration with the British Institute of Translation and Interpretation’s Polish Network. We encourage all members to take a look, whether you work with Polish or not. You’ll be sure to find some incredible resources. It contains:

An Interview with Antonia Lloyd-Jones by Kasia Beresford
A Transatlantic Conversation with Jennifer Croft by Kate Sotejeff-Wilson
A Forgotten English “Dąbrowski Mazurka” by Peter Nicholson
Avoiding Letting English Change Polish by Arkadiusz Kaczorowski and Karolina Pawlak
Evil (Idiom) Twins: Polish Edition by Lydia Razran Stone and Julita Hille
Translating Ponglish by Jack Benjamin
Translator Training at the European Parliament by Aleksandra Chlon and Alicja Tokarska
Taking the ATA Certification Exam by the ATA Certification Graders

A round of applause for the SlavFile editorial team and all the contributors, especially everyone at Przekłady.

If you have feedback or ideas for future issues, contact SlavFile Editor Nora Favorov.

2022 Winter SlavFile – Now Online

March 3, 2022

The latest issue of SlavFile is out! This winter issue of our Division Newsletter is filled with incredible resources you’ll be sure to enjoy, including

ATA62 Session Reviews

Laurence Bogoslaw: Anatoly Liberman’s “The Golden Age of Russian Poetry in English”
Dmitry Beschetny: My First In-Person ATA Annual Conference
Elizabeth Tolley: ATA62 In Person: A First-Timer’s View
Nora Seligman Favorov: Anatoly Liberman’s “Translating Shakespeare’s Sonnets”
Marisa Irwin: “Vegetative Vascular What?” Medical Panel
Eugenia Tietz-Sokolskaya: Maria Guzenko’s “Beyond Meaning” Contrasting Typeface, Capitalization, and Punctuation Conventions”

Regular Columns, Features, and SLD Business

Eugenia Tietz-Sokolskaya: Notes from the Administrative Underground
Minutes of the Annual Meeting of ATA’s Slavic Languages Division
Nora Seligman Favorov: Web Watch
Lydia Razran Stone: SlavFile Lite
Martha Kosir: Slavic Poetry in Translation: Katja Gorecan
James F. Shipp: A Brief History of Russian-English Translation in America & A Brief Summary of Jim Shipp’s Career in Translation

A round of applause for the SlavFile editorial team and all the contributors!

Coming soon, our Polish-focused Spring 2022 issue: Trans-Atlantyk: Focus on Polish in collaboration with Przekłady, the UK ITI Polish
Network newsletter.

If you have feedback or ideas for future issues, contact SlavFile Editor Nora Favorov

Last Call for ATA63’s Annual Conference Proposals

February 25, 2022

Time is running out to submit a proposal for ATA’s 63rd ATA Annual Conference in Los Angeles, California (October 12-15, 2022). The deadline to submit is March 1, 2022.

Why Present at an ATA Annual Conference?

The ATA63 Annual Conference will attract 1,500 attendees, bringing together translators, interpreters, educators, project managers, and company owners. Making a presentation to such a diverse audience is an excellent way to build your reputation and résumé, widen your networking circle, and position yourself as an expert in your field!

How to Prepare and Submit a Proposal

Watch How to Submit a Successful ATA Annual Conference Proposal to learn more about developing and submitting a presentation proposal for ATA’s Annual Conference.

Submissions are invited from all areas of translation and interpreting, including finance, law, medicine, literature, media, science and technology, terminology, independent contracting, business management, and training/pedagogy. Sessions may be language-specific or general.

Learn more: https://www.atanet.org/ata-events/call-for-speakers/

Join Us in Minneapolis for ATA62!

July 31, 2021

ATA62 Conference Registration is Open!

No other industry event provides the same comprehensive professional development as ATA’s Annual Conference. Whether you attend virtually or in person, you’ll find the best education from world-class presenters to enhance your skills and grow your business. ATA62 takes place October 27–30, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Early registration discounts are too good to miss!
Don’t wait! Register by October 1 for the lowest rates. The hotel block for the conference is now open, and discounted rates are available at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis until October 1 or as space allows.

The conference program is online!
ATA62 offers a variety of networking events—in person and virtually—throughout the conference. You’ll find opportunities to promote yourself and your services, connect with friends, get involved with your association, or just have fun!

LEARN MORE

Event Schedule (See the division info under “Welcome Celebration” on Wednesday.)

Conference Sessions

Distinguished Speakers

ATA Compensation Survey: Deadline Extended to July 30, 2021

July 27, 2021

Dear SLD members,

Please remember to take the ATA Compensation Survey: the deadline was extended to July 30, 2021.

ATA is working with Dynamic Benchmarking, LLC, an independent firm specializing in association-related research, to conduct an industry-wide survey of compensation for translation and interpreting services. Dynamic Benchmarking is collecting the survey responses, thus ensuring your anonymity.

There is a need for a comprehensive picture of the market for translation and interpreting services. Your participation is essential to collecting sufficient data.

The survey results will be an invaluable resource for individuals as well as the industry itself. Not only will you be able to see how your earnings compare to colleagues working in your language pair and specialty, but ATA will also have the data necessary to lobby the U.S. Department of Labor to correct its T&I compensation statistics which currently do not adequately represent independent contractors.

Survey-takers who complete the survey will receive a copy of the results formatted to allow filtering by language and specialty. You will be able to easily compare your compensation for the years 2019 and 2020 to that of your colleagues.

Learn more: https://www.atanet.org/business-strategies/ata-compensation-survey/

2021 Spring SlavFile: Focus on Legal

April 29, 2021

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The latest issue of SlavFile is out! This spring issue of our Division Newsletter is dedicated to Slavic<>English legal translation and interpretation, and you will enjoy the incredible resources shared in this issue:

Victor Prokofiev: Выкуп’s courtroom challenges

Eugenia Tietz-Sokolskaya: Notes from the Administrative Underground

Elizabeth Adams: An Interview with Victor Prokofiev / Her Go-To R>E Legal Translation Resources

Tom Fennell: Russian-English Legal Glossary

Lydia Razran Stone: SlavFile Lite: Not by Word Count Alone

Olga Shostachuk: The Challenges of Immigration Court Interpreting

Michael Kapitonoff: The “How To’s” and “What Should I’s” of Legal T/I

CONFERENCE PRESENTATION REVIEWS:

Elizabeth Adams: Eugenia Tietz-Sokolskaya on Contract Language

Steven McGrath: Evelyn Garland on Translating Patents

A round of applause for the SlavFile editorial team and all the contributors!

If you have feedback or ideas for the future issues, contact SlavFile Managing Editor Nora Favorov

December 14: New Back to Business Basics Webinar

December 10, 2020

ATA is closing out the year with another Back to Business Basics webinar: Entrepreneurial Habits for Freelance Translators and Interpreters by Corinne McKay on December 14 at 12 pm Eastern. As all webinars in this new series, it will be free to ATA members. Recording will be available to members at no charge (non-members can access it for a small fee).

Succeeding as a freelancer will always involve some factors you can’t control—like a global pandemic—but it also involves daily, positive habits and a business mindset.

In this fourth episode of ATA’s Back to Business Basics webinar series, presenter Corinne McKay will examine two kinds of business habits that can help you make the transition from “throwing it against the wall” to an actual business strategy!

What will you learn?

- Why the entrepreneurial mindset is important
- The non-entrepreneurial mindset that most freelancers have
- Business processes that contribute to entrepreneurial habits
- Mental processes that contribute to entrepreneurial habits
- Simple changes you can make right away

Registration: https://www.atanet.org/webinars/ataWebinar252_entrepreneurial_habits.php

SLD @ ATA61: Events This Sunday!

October 15, 2020

While the official dates of ATA61 are October 21-24, division events kick off early! Join SLD for its annual meeting on Sunday, October 18, 4:00-5:00 PM EDT. The meeting is open to all division members, even those not registered for the conference. Zoom meeting links for all the annual meetings are available on the conference website’s division page here. You can find the meeting agenda in the ATA61 Preview document under this website’s Resources tab, along with helpful links and other valuable information about the conference.

The fun doesn’t stop there! Also Sunday, at 7:00-8:00 PM EDT, conference attendees can join SLD’s networking event, the virtual counterpart to the annual SLD dinner. The link will be available through the conference platform. You can look forward to lively conversation with other SLD members in small groups (breakout rooms). Join us for a fun evening!

And if you’re not registered for the conference yet, what are you waiting for? Registration at regular rates closes this Friday, October 16.

Present at ATA61 in Boston!

January 20, 2020

The ATA has issued its call for speakers for this year’s conference, ATA61 in Boston! Proposals can now be submitted online and will be accepted through March 2, 2020. This is your chance to share your expertise with T&I professionals, even if you are not a member of the ATA or SLD.

The Slavic Languages track will have 4 slots available, but we also encourage you to submit proposals in other subject areas and cross-listed in several tracks. You can also submit your proposal as a limited-capacity AST (advanced skills training) workshop.

Complete information on the proposal process, requirements, and topics of interest to ATA members, along with a link to the proposal submission form, can be found here.

Register for SLD Newcomers Lunch at ATA60!

October 7, 2019

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Join your SLD colleagues to welcome newcomers to the ATA conference! Sign up for the SLD Newcomers Lunch and meet the new faces of our industry and division – or, if you’re a newcomer, introduce yourself to the old hats.

SLD NEWCOMERS LUNCH

Who to lunch with the first full day of the conference? Why, your SLD colleagues, of course! This event gives first-time conference attendees a chance to meet their experienced colleagues, so all are welcome! We will dine at the Grand Central Palm Springs – see info below. Meet us in the lobby of the Renaissance Palm Springs Hotel (connected to the convention center) at 12:20 to walk over together (about a 12-minute walk), or just meet us at the restaurant around 12:30. Reservations required. Space is limited; to reserve your spot, please email Jen Guernsey at jenguernsey@gmail.com by Tuesday, October 22.

Thursday, October 24
12:30 PM
Grand Central Palm Springs
160 La Plaza, Palm Springs, CA

grandcentralpalmsprings.com

Also wondering where to get dinner that same Thursday? Join the SLD for its annual division dinner! This year it will be held 7-9 PM on Thursday at the Greek Islands restaurant. The cost is $58.00 per person (incl. sales tax & gratuities), and seats can be reserved via PayPal to eugenia@sokolskayatranslations.com (preferred) or mailed check received not later than Friday, 10/18/2019. Checks should be made payable to “Eugenia Tietz-Sokolskaya” and mailed to: 565 Juniata Ave, Swarthmore, PA 19081. Please mention any dietary restrictions when you purchase your ticket. There will be no last-minute ticket purchases. If you intend to pay cash at the Welcome Celebration, you must let Eugenia know in advance and bring exact change. We hope to see you there!

2022 Spring SlavFile – Now Online