Name: Ruth Boggs LC position: Consultant Where are you originally from? Wächtersbach/Hesse, Germany Where do you currently live? Fairfax, Virginia How did you become a translator/interpreter? By chance. I never aspired to be a translator. I’m what is referred to as a “Seiteneinsteiger.” After 20 […]
RSVP for the GLD Zoom Educational Social on April 1, 2023 at 6:30 pm CET / 12:30 pm ET / 9:30 am PT The topic of this get-together is “Why not You!? – Tips for Presenting at the ATA conference or other public speaking events.” […]
Name: Kristina Cosumano LC position: New Member Coordinator Where are you originally from? Southeastern Pennsylvania (Chester County) Where do you currently live? In the Bavarian countryside about 60 km west of Munich. Our landlords raise cows, chickens, and alpacas. How did you become a translator/interpreter? […]
Name: Rainer Klett LC position: GLD Listmaster Where are you originally from? Tübingen (Germany) Where do you currently live? Seattle, WA How did you become a translator/interpreter? After completing an M.A. in Art History and American Studies in 1997, I moved to the US, […]
Name: Erin Riddle LC position: Digital Event Coordinator Where are you originally from? I was born in Salamanca, New York (Western New York State) Where do you currently live? Owego, New York How did you become a translator/interpreter? I started translating when I started studying […]
Looks like everyone had fun networking at the GLD Stammtisch in the Washington, DC area Monday! If you want to organize a Stammtisch and meet other GLD members in the area, just let us know. Thanks to Ruth Boggs and Karen Leube for organizing this […]
Name: Katrin Rippel Galati LC position: Digital Event Coordinator Where are you originally from? Dresden, Germany Where do you currently live? Pilot Mountain, NC, United States How did you become a translator/interpreter? After 14 years in international hospitality, I went back to study translation and […]
The GLD is now on LinkedIn (a big thanks to Noah William Alter) – click here to stop by! And don’t forget to follow!
Do you live in or near Washington, DC? Would you like to meet up with other GLD members from the area? Then join us on February 13, 2023, from 12:00 pm to 2:00 pm at First Watch in the Greenbriar Town Center, 13027 Lee Jackson […]
Name: Robin Limmeroth LC position: Assistant Administrator of the German Language Division Where are you originally from? Stroudsburg, in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania Where do you currently live? Mainz, Germany How did you become a translator/interpreter? I have always loved languages. After my first […]
Meet & Connect with Colleagues and GLD Friends RSVP for the GLD Virtual Educational Event on February 20, 2023 at 5:30 pm CET / 11:30 am EST/ 8:30 am PST The topic of this get-together is “Learn About the ATA Certification Exam and How to […]
Name: Marion Rhodes LC position: interaktiv Editor-in-Chief Where are you originally from? Nuremberg, Germany Where do you currently live? San Diego, CA How did you become a translator/interpreter? English and French were my favorite classes in high school, I even did my Abitur with English and French as my two primary subjects. After high school, I moved to […]
Name: Karen Leube LC position: Administrator of the German Language Division Where are you originally from? Millersville, Pennsylvania Where do you currently live? Aachen, Germany How did you become a translator/interpreter? After earning degrees in German from Millersville University and Northwestern University (including a year […]
There are still a few spaces left for the workshop in Mainz from March 10-12, 2023. Registration is open until February 15th or until the workshop is full, so sign up soon! The city of Mainz is not only the home of Weck, Worscht und […]
Dear GLD Members, wir wünschen euch ein frohes neues Jahr 2023! To kick off the new year, please tune into our first GLD digital social for 2023. Details below: Meet & Connect with Colleagues and GLD Friends RSVP for the GLD Zoom Social on January […]
Better late than never: In case you missed it on our social media, here are some pics from our GLD Networking Dinner at ATA63. It was a fun evening with delicious food, a rousing game of jeopardy (a big thanks to Marion Rhodes!), in which […]
Making German-English/English-German connections: GLD Administrator Carlie Sitzman, Assistant Administrator Karen Leube and members Petra Rieker and Matthew Bunczk met for a Southeastern Pennsylvania German Language Division Stammtisch in Downingtown, Pennsylvania.
Join the GLD Annual Meeting this Monday, October 3 at 11am. Click on the link below to sign in: https://ata63.org/division-annual-meetings/
This year’s German Language Division Annual Meeting will take place online on October 3 at 11:00 am EDT. Please mark your calendars. Members will receive an email from Headquarters with the meeting link. Best wishes, Karen Karen Leube Assistant Administrator, German Language Division Photo by […]
Heike Holthaus is our new proofreading pool coordinator. Welcome, Heike! If you are interested in joining the proofreading pool, you can contact her at Heike.HLS@protonmail.com Read more about Heike here: Heike Holthaus is a freelance translator specializing in patents and technical texts and a speaker […]
The GLD dinner Thursday was a rousing success at Dancing Ganesha. A huge thanks to David Coats and Karen Leube for organizing it, and Marion Rhodes for the extremely entertaining game of Jeopardy! First-time conference attendee Ina Vogel was the winner, with Karen Leube taking […]
Find information below on how to get to the conference hotel and how to get around the area, along with highlights of the Twin Cities to enjoy during your stay. A huge thank-you to David Coats for putting this information together! Getting to and from […]
The GLD is looking for a 2nd Digital Events Coordinator to work with Elani Wales. If you are interested, please contact Elani at elani@elaniwales.com. The position of Social Media Coordinator has been filled by Ilona Friedman, who has been busy posting away since she took […]