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 […]
To help plan for division events during ATA62, GLD is conducting a survey. If you have a few minutes, please take the survey here: https://www.proprofs.com/survey/t/?title=h8dm5 The survey closes August 31, 2021. Questions? Contact GLD Administrator Carlie Sitzman, csitzman@sitzmanaetranslations.com Thank you for your help!
The German Language Division and ATA are mourning the death of Michael Wahlster, our longtime member, colleague, and friend. He passed away on Tuesday, February 2, at his home in Los Angeles. As some of you may know, he withdrew from all ATA-related activities last […]
Dear GLD members, At the 2020 annual meeting of the German Language Division Carlie Sitzman took over as Administrator and appointed GLD Leadership Council member Karen Leube as Acting Assistant Administrator. We are writing to thank Ruth Boggs for her hard work as Administrator over […]
This year the GLD Members in Europe Workshop travels to yet another of Germany’s most charming historical cities: Erfurt. And we’re making the most of it by meeting in the Augustinian monastery where Martin Luther spent several years as a friar before moving to Wittenberg in 1511 […]
With 10 days to go until the 60th ATA Conference, we wanted to make sure you don’t miss any of the GLD events during the conference. Here’s a list of all events, from the networking event to the conference sessions […]
Wouldn’t it be great if people could get a glimpse of what a day in the life of a translator or interpreter might look like? Let’s make this year’s International Translation Day all about reaching out and raising awareness for our professions […]
With ATA60 in Palm Springs approaching rapidly, we are looking forward to our GLD Social Networking Event & Dinner, this time with a California flair. Please join us on October 24 at 6.30 pm at Lulu California Bistro […]
Vom 22. bis 24. November 2019 veranstaltet der Bundesverband der Dolmetscher und Übersetzer e.V. (BDÜ) wieder eine große internationale Konferenz, diesmal in Bonn, und zwar zum Thema „Dolmetschen und Übersetzen 4.0: Neue Wege im digitalen Zeitalter“ […]
With less than 10 days to go until the 59th ATA Conference, we wanted to make sure you don’t miss any of the GLD events during the conference. Here’s a list of all events, from the networking event to the conference sessions […]
The American Translators Association is now accepting presentation proposals for the ATA 59th Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, October 24-27, 2018. The deadline for submitting a proposal is March 2, 2018 […]
What started as a casual meet-up has now become a well-established workshop. Join fellow GLD members in Europe for our fifth annual gathering – this year at Myer’s Hotel in Berlin’s charismatic Prenzlauer Berg. Come for an opportunity to network and learn from each other […]
Hello fellow GLD members, October is here, and you know what that means! Fall is here, and ATA58 is just around the corner. You have probably already made your travel arrangements and paid for the conference, but have you reserved your spot at the GLD […]
GLD member Jutta Diel-Dominique spoke about the translation profession on The Closing Bell on CNBC: As the Earth feels ever smaller, demand for translators and interpreters skyrockets
As the voice of over 10,000 interpreters and translators in the United States and abroad, the American Translators Association is very concerned about President Trump’s recent Executive Order to suspend issuing visas to nationals from certain countries in the Middle East and northern Africa. Impact […]
Translators and interpreters are told they should specialize. But why? And how narrowly? And how do they achieve it? Join presenter Karen Tkaczyk in examining the concrete benefits of specializing, what a specialized practice looks like—hint: specialists refuse a lot of work!—and how to get […]
The American Translators Association is now accepting presentation proposals for ATA’s 58th Annual Conference in Washington, DC (October 25-28, 2017). Proposals must be received by March 3, 2017. How to submit a presentation proposal for 2017 The Conference draws an audience of more than 1,600 […]
Are you thinking about becoming an ATA member? Find out what makes ATA stand out from all the rest in this video: You’ve made up your mind? You can join the ATA here. Don’t forget to also join the German Language Division if you’re working […]