-The Blog Team There were six of us in the Zoom breakout room: all of us interpreters, all members of the ATA’s Interpreter Division, and all logged in to spend some time with colleagues in the division’s Interpreter Connections. One interpreter in that breakout room had recently moved to the U.S. She had questions about practices and protocols in her new home state but didn’t … [Read more...]
The celebration of everything: Lenguas 2019
By Enrica J. Ardemagni, PhD Lenguas 2019 is the second conference co-sponsored by the Fundación Italia Morayta, A.C. and InterpretAmerica, held in Mexico City from January 24-26, 2019. It is known by its tagline, Foro Internacional para Intérpretes y Traductores, and offers three days of a combination of plenary sessions, an awards ceremony, and workshops. What … [Read more...]
The First Interpreter Connections: It’s a Hit!
The first ATA Interpreter Connections, the Interpreters Division’s (ID) new way to get interpreters together, took place at The Union Social Eatery (St. Clair) restaurant in Toronto, Canada on March 23, 2019. The event lasted two hours and had 22 attendees, attracted through posts on our social media outlets. ID Leadership Council member Flávia Lima, a very active social … [Read more...]
AIIC 37th Assembly is happening right now
AIIC, the International Association of Conference Interpreters, is celebrating its 37th Assembly in Valencia, Spain—right now! For those who cannot attend, watch out for tweets with the hashtag #aiicvalencia18. The conference runs from January 10-14. Many interpreter colleagues will be live-tweeting the event using this hashtag, and there’s webstreaming for AIIC … [Read more...]
Translation Day
Tomorrow is International Translation Day! We wish every translator and interpreter a very Happy Translation Day! The Interpreters Division (ID) will celebrate this day with a new post on e-Voice, the new ID Blog, by Assistant Administrator Marsel de Souza. Check it out! In the meantime, did you know the International Federation of Translators’ chosen theme for this year … [Read more...]