The ATA Science and Technology division was established to provide a community for translators of texts relating to science and technology.

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Acting Administrator: Karen Tkaczyk

Acting Assistant Administrator and Web Editor: Steven Marzuola

An Administrator and Assistant Administrator will be selected at the first division meeting, which will be held at the Annual Conference this fall.

From your Admins: Hello!

July 5, 2010

Greetings, and welcome to the brand-new S&T Division! Your acting administrators, Karen and Steven look forward to serving the interests of ATA members who provide technical and scientific translations.

As stated in our founding proposal, our purpose is to provide a community for translators of texts relating to science and technology. A large number of specialized technical translators could benefit from the networking, terminology research, and professional development opportunities offered by a division specifically for science and technology.

A secondary purpose in establishing this division was to improve scientific and technical writing skills within the ATA. The styles and conventions required in technical subject matter are specific and well-defined. S&TD will lead professional development in this area.

Objectives:

• Mailing list and blog to offer peer-to-peer support and provide a forum to exchange knowledge and professional experience pertaining to technical translation.
• Support ATA professional development seminars on science and technology.
• Identify potential ATA activities relevant to scientific and technical translators.
• Recommend division distinguished speakers for the Annual Conference.
• Provide increased visibility of technical and scientific vertical opportunities and events of interest to scientific and technical translators.

Administration:

• Elected officers: Administrator and Assistant Administrator.
• Volunteers for web administrator, blog editor, blog contributors, and conference committee.

We're looking forward not only to your feedback, but your ideas, questions, guest articles and links to interesting sites.

The ATA's 51st Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado (October 27-30) will showcase diverse panel discussions, expert presentations, training workshops, and scholarly papers. Both general and language-specific sessions will be offered. The conference also offers language professionals one of the best opportunities to network with colleagues. Additional conference activities include a Job Marketplace, a vendor exhibit hall, and ATA certification testing.