The room was packed. It was a huge success. THANK YOU for coming! Couldn't make it to the ID Annual Meeting? We want to show you what you missed, in a few selected tweets: https://twitter.com/cariobana/status/662324929917026304 https://twitter.com/eSpLanguage/status/662325003342475264 (Read here the full survey … [Read more...]
Revised ASTM Standard Helps Ensure Positive Interpretation Experiences
On September 2, 2015, this was published on the website of ASTM International: A recently revised ASTM International standard aims to help interpreters and their clients better understand the importance of proper language interpretation. F2089, Practice for Language Interpreting, defines the minimum professional standard for quality services in language interpreting and … [Read more...]
ATA56: Interpreting related sessions (2)
The Interpreters Division hope you are having a great time at the annual conference here in Miami! We already posted a list of the sessions specialized in Interpreting. But interpreting related sessions are found in all other tracks too. Consider these sessions if you're looking to dig deeper into interpreting: P-1 The Role of Translation and … [Read more...]
ATA56: Continuing Education Credits for court interpreters
Following on our post of October 30 on continuing education credits, here is the list of several Administrative Office of the Courts (AOCs) that have approved the ATA Conference for Continuing Education Credits for certified court interpreters: Several AOCs have approved sessions from ATA56 for continuing education credits for certified court interpreters (pdf) You can … [Read more...]
ATA56: SLD Distinguished Speaker on simultaneous interpreting
Back on July, we published the interpreting track during the upcoming ATA annual conference. Here's another great session to attend. We appreciate Lucy Gunderson, administrator of the Slavic Language Division, for letting us know about their Distinguished Speaker session on Thursday so we could share this info with you. Early History of Simultaneous Interpreting in the USSR … [Read more...]