ATA SLD

Slavic Languages Division (American Translators Association)

American Translators Association: The Voice of Interpreters and Translators

Don’t Miss SLD’s Winter Networking Meetup!

Dear SLD members,

We would like to invite you to the next quarterly gathering on Zoom this Sunday, January 29. Come chat with Slavic Languages Division colleagues about what’s going on in life and in business. The past meetups have offered members a valuable chance to catch up with each other. We hope that this one will give attendees a sense of connection and motivation going forward.

Grab something from the fridge and meet us on Zoom from 1–3 PM EST on Sunday, January 29. Latecomers are welcome. Attendance will be limited to 100 attendees, but this has not been a problem in the past.

To RSVP, please email SLD Assistant Administrator Steven McGrath (steven@mcgrathtranslations.com) before the event. We hope to see you there! There are still spots available! We hope to see you there!

ATA63: First-Time Conference Attendee Discount

ATA63: First-Time Conference Attendee Discount

ATA’s 63rd Annual Conference will take place on October 12–15, 2022, in Los Angeles, CA.
This year, ATA is offering a $75 discount to first-time conference attendees—and ATA members and student members can save even more!

The Annual Conference is ATA’s flagship event, where independent language professionals and language services providers connect, grow, learn, and discover ways to collaborate. ATA63 will be a unique professional development opportunity—and                                                                                            a chance to connect with colleagues and                                                                                                potential clients.

• 160+ educational sessions and advanced workshops with CEUs from ATA and various interpreter credential organizations
• Job Fair
• Daily networking events
• Book Fair, Dictionary Exchange, and more
• Professional headshots
• Hands-on translation tool tutorials
• Exhibit hall: learn about the latest publications, resources, and software
• ATA certification exam sitting

Check out the ATA63 Conference program and register!

Early registration ends 9/16, so register today!

Also, if you’re planning on attending the conference, don’t forget to RSVP for the SLD dinner (Thursday, October 13 at 6:30 PM) at 10e Restaurant. To RSVP, specify dietary restrictions, or ask any questions, please email Eugenia Tietz-Sokolskaya at eugenia@sokolskayatranslations.com.

 

 

Don’t Miss SLD’s July Networking Meetup!

ATA SLD Networking Meetup

Dear SLD members,

We would like to invite you to the next quarterly gathering on Zoom this Sunday, July 31. Come chat with Slavic Languages Division colleagues about what’s going on in life and business. The past meetups have offered members consolation and camaraderie over the past year. We hope that this one will give attendees a sense of hope and motivation going forward.

Grab something from the fridge and meet us on Zoom from 11 AM-1 PM EST on Sunday, July 31. We will do our best to accommodate latecomers.

To RSVP, please email SLD Administrator Eugenia Tietz-Sokolskaya (eugenia@sokolskayatranslations.com) before the event. There are still spots available! We hope to see you there!

SLD’s Upcoming Networking Meetup

Dear SLD members,

Save the Date!

The next SLD networking meetup is coming up! Join us on Zoom from 4–6 PM EST on Sunday, April 24. Come chat with Slavic Languages Division colleagues about what’s going on in life and in business. Join when you can, leave when you must – latecomers are welcome. Come chat with Slavic Languages Division colleagues about what’s going on in life and in business. RSVP details will be in an upcoming email broadcast from ATA.

 

2022 Winter SlavFile – Now Online

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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 

Join Us in Minneapolis for ATA62!

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

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

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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 

SLD’s April Networking Meetup

Dear SLD members,

Spring is a time for reaching out!

After the success of the online networking meetup at ATA61 and the second one in January, we would like to invite you to the next quarterly gathering on Zoom. Come chat with Slavic Languages Division colleagues about what’s going on in life and in business. The past meetups have offered members consolation and camaraderie through the difficult winter. We hope that this one will give attendees a sense of hope and motivation as we cautiously emerge from hibernation.

Grab something from the fridge and meet us on Zoom from 1-3 PM Eastern Time on Sunday, April 25. We will do our best to accommodate latecomers.

To RSVP, please email SLD Assistant Administrator Steven McGrath (steven@mcgrathtranslations.com) before the event. Attendance is limited to 100 participants. We hope to see you there!

SLD CONTACT INFORMATION

Eugenia Tietz-Sokolskaya, SLD Administrator: eugenia@sokolskayatranslations.com

Steven McGrath, SLD Assistant Administrator: steven@mcgrathtranslations.com

Upcoming Virtual Workshop in Russian: Interpreting Idioms and Cultural References

Join us on March 13 for ATA’s first virtual workshop, held in cooperation with the ATA Slavic Languages Division: Interpreting Idioms and Cultural References (presented in Russian)!

Being able to understand and deal with colloquialisms and idiomatic expressions is an essential part of a professional interpreter’s skill set.

In this 2-hour interactive workshop, presenter Yuliya Speroff will introduce participants to common idiomatic expressions encountered in spoken discourse and equip participants with strategies for interpreting idioms and cultural references.

The participants will be able to apply their newly acquired skills through small group discussions and practice activities.

Registration is open, but space is limited, so hurry up and register today: https://www.atanet.org/event/interpreting-idioms-and-cultural-references/

This virtual workshop is approved for 2 CCHI CEUs and 2 ATA CEPs.

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