{"id":1,"date":"2019-12-18T21:41:14","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T21:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/CLD\/?p=1"},"modified":"2021-04-08T00:43:07","modified_gmt":"2021-04-08T00:43:07","slug":"hello-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/CLD\/hello-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Letter from the Administrator"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Dear Colleagues,<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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It is my great honor and pleasure to serve you as the Chinese Language Division (CLD) Administrator of the American Translators Association (ATA) for the next two years. I would like to extend my warmest greetings to all of my fellow Chinese translators and interpreters, whether or not you are an ATA member.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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ATA, founded in 1959, is the largest professional association of translators and interpreters in the U.S. with over 10,000 members in more than 103 countries. ATA\u2019s mission is to advance the translation and interpreting professions and foster the professional development of <\/span>individual <\/span><\/i>translators and interpreters (like you and me). ATA provides <\/span>professional development opportunities<\/span><\/a> throughout the year online (webinars) and in-person (conferences). Unfortunately, because of COVID-19, our 2020 Annual Conference is held virtually. But we still have many ways to connect. More on that later.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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ATA is also a certifying body of translators. Currently, it is offering translation certifications in many languages and directions, including English-into-Chinese and Chinese-into-English. If you are interested in becoming certified, please review <\/span>the certification page<\/span><\/a> for details. If you have any questions regarding the certification exams, please read <\/span>the FAQ page<\/span><\/a> or contact ATA directly: certification@atanet.org.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

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CLD is one of the twenty-two ATA divisions, which are professional-interest communities that provide members with specialty- and language-specific resources and networking opportunities (such as law, medicine, interpreting, etc.). We on the CLD Leadership Council are here to make CLD the home for ATA members who are Chinese translators and interpreters. We provide the following benefits and forums for our members to connect:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n