BDÜ Webinar: Understanding Your Client (and why that's important!)

Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 Time: 17:00-18:30 (CET) Organizer: BDÜ-Landesverband Baden-Württemberg Language: English Contents: In this new Webinar we will look at some of the most effective ways of building productive, long-term relationships with clients, including: Identifying your key clients Understanding WHO your clients are […]

ATA Webinar: How to Make Adobe Reader/Acrobat Work for You

Working with PDF Files-Part 1: Using Adobe Reader/Acrobat Presenter: Tuomas S. Kostiainen Date: August 25 Time: 12:00 noon US Eastern Daylight Time Duration: 60 minutes CE Point(s): 1 Working with PDF files is not as difficult as it sometimes seems! Join us for this 60-minute […]

A Note from the GLD Administrator

ATA approves new governing policy for division leadership Divisions to be led by a Leadership Council Dear Colleagues, Last year in October at the ATA Annual Conference, the ATA Board approved a new governing policy for division leadership. In addition to the Administrator and Assistant […]

ATA Webinar: Preparing to Take the ATA Certification Exam

Registration CLOSING July 12 (sooner if all spaces fill) Presenter: Celia Bohannon, CT Date: July 14 Time: 12:00 noon US Eastern Daylight Time Duration: 60 minutes CE Point(s): 1 You’ve set the goal of earning ATA certification as a professional credential, and you’ve decided to […]

Free book launch webinar

On Friday, June 24 at 9 AM Mountain (Denver) Time, Eve Bodeux and I will be presenting a free webinar to launch the second edition of my book “How to Succeed as a Freelance Translator.” With over 4,500 copies in print, the first edition of […]

From the Editor's desk: call for contributions

As we prepare for the next issue of interaktiv I would like to invite you to submit articles, point out potential content or simply make suggestions for the next issue. We are on the lookout for articles, conference/seminar reports or reviews, thought-provoking blog posts, and […]

FIT World Congress in San Francisco

August 1-4 International Federation of Translators FIT XIX World Congress–Bridging Cultures San Francisco, California ATA will host the International Federation of Translators (FIT) XIX World Congress this summer in San Francisco, California. FIT’s triennial conference and exhibition offers a unique educational program focusing on international […]

ATA Webinar: Ensuring Payment — Before, During, and After the Project

__________________________________________________ REGISTRATION CLOSING SOON __________________________________________________ Presenter: Ted R. Wozniak Date: June 14 Time: 12:00 noon US Eastern Daylight Time Duration: 60 minutes CE Point(s): 1 The Internet and the rise of translator “auction” portals, while increasing the translator’s exposure to the global market, have unfortunately […]

Localisation e-Learning Course:3 May – 15 July 2011

Imperial College London is pleased to announce next run of a popular 11 weeks e-learning programme for professional translators. This is an exciting course on software and games localisation run in collaboration with the Humanities Department at the College. This course will be valuable to […]

My First ATA Conference

Author: Jeff Hollingshead I enjoyed my first experience at the ATA conference in Denver this year. On one hand, I welcomed the deviation from my regular work cycle to spend time with other language professionals in such a nice city. Beyond simply a pleasant environment, […]

4. ADÜ-Nord-Tage: Frühbucherschluss verlängert bis 15. März 2011

Der Frühbucherrabatt für die 4. ADÜ-Nord-Tage in Hamburg kann um einen Monat bis zum 15. März 2011 verlängert werden! Der Unterschied zwischen Frühbucher- und Standardpreisen beträgt 55 Euro – es lohnt sich also! Weitere Informationen zu Programm und Preisen sowie die Online-Anmeldung finden Sie unter […]

Winter 2010/2011 edition of GLD Newsletter now online!

The totally redesigned Winter 2010/2011 edition of interaktiv is now available here on the GLD website. Visit our newsletter archive and click on Winter 2010/2011. In this issue of interaktiv, our Administrator, Ruth Gentes Krawczyk, begins with a wrap-up of the conference in Denver, after […]

Seminarbericht

Medizinseminar in Lübeck 2010 »Wer, wie, was. Wieso, weshalb, warum – wer nicht fragt, bleibt dumm«, so heißt es in der Sesamstraße schon seit vielen Jahren. Und dort geht es ja auch um Wissensvermittlung, ebenso wie bei dem Seminar »Medizin für Sprachmittler: Stütz- und Bewegungsapparat/Entzündungsmedizin« […]