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Alberto Ferreras: a conversation about language, culture, and story

October 15, 2024 By ID-webmaster

Alberto Ferreras headshot by by Andreina Mujica

When Alberto Ferreras was in kindergarten in Caracas, his class was rehearsing Jingle Bells for the annual Christmas show. Sister Mary, the music teacher, came over to him. She bent down and said, “Honey, don’t sing. Just move your lips, but DON’T SING!” “I was five years old, she was a nun, and it was a lot like having God come down from heaven to tell me that I was not … [Read more...]

Maya Hess: A path not planned

October 5, 2022 By ID-webmaster

Maya Hess, forensic linguist and founder of Red T, grew up in the town of Wald (tr. “forest”), to the southeast of Zurich in Switzerland. Surrounded by forests, rolling hills, and a large, socially conscious family, Maya had a plan. She would be a journalist and document events for the rest of us. But life has a way of changing our plans. A different path After moving to the … [Read more...]

Robert Joe Lee: Distinguished Speaker

September 23, 2021 By ID-webmaster

-By Carol Shaw There are people in this world who see a disconnect in a system and ask what can be done. Then there are those who see the disconnect and ask what they can do. Meet Robert Joe Lee, doer. Not that he started out to fix the system nationwide. He started down that road as a seminary student and prison chaplain in New Jersey, trying to fix the holes in language … [Read more...]

Andrew Gillies: interpreter, trainer, author

October 6, 2020 By ID-webmaster

By Helen Eby and Christina Green Andrew Gillies is considered one of the best trainers of interpreters and interpreter trainers in Europe. Now, the Educators Division and the Interpreters Division have the opportunity to bring this master interpreter and educator to share his insights with our members at the upcoming 61st Annual Conference of the American Translators … [Read more...]

Interpreting sessions at ATA 60th Annual Conference

October 17, 2019 By ID-webmaster

  Interpreting sessions We have a great lineup of interpreting sessions at this year’s Annual Conference. In order to help you plan your schedule carefully, here’s an easy to read, two-page list of all the interpreting sessions, including times and locations put together by our very own Christina Green: Interpreting sessions at ATA60 Be sure to stop by the Interpreters … [Read more...]

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ATA 66th Annual Conference

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