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Certification exam sitting in Malmö, Sept 14, 2018

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It is now official! An ATA certification exam sitting will be held in Malmö, Sweden, on Friday September 14, i.e. just before the SLAM conference in the same city.
The exam sitting will be computerized and is open for all ATA members working with the ATA certification language combinations.
Please note that there will be a maximum capacity of 24 places. Admission is based on the order in which registrations are received.
Register here and/or spread the word to others who might be interested!
We hope to see many of you in Malmö in September!

2017 Annual Meeting Minutes

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The Nordic Division held its 2017 Annual Meeting during the ATA 58 Conference in Washington DC. You can now find the minutes from this meeting here, where you will also find the Annual Meeting Minutes from previous years.

Call for presentation proposals for ATA59

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The American Translators Association is now accepting presentation proposals for the ATA 59th Annual Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, October 24-27, 2018.

The Annual Conference attracts more than 1,600 attendees, bringing together translators, interpreters, educators, and company owners. Making a presentation to such a diverse audience is an excellent way to gain recognition as a leader and expert in your field!

Submissions are invited from all areas of translation and interpreting, including finance, law, medicine, literature, media, science and technology, terminology, independent contracting, business management, and training/pedagogy. Sessions may be language specific or general.

Submission proposals must be received by March 2, 2018.

For more info, go to the call for proposals section on the ATA website where you will also find the webinar How to Write a Winning ATA Conference Proposal, which takes you through the process step-by-step.

ASF opens 38th annual Translation Competition

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The American-Scandinavian Foundation has announced the opening of its 38th annual Translation Competition for outstanding translations of poetry, fiction, drama, or literary prose written by a Scandinavian author born after 1900.

The entry deadline is June 15.

For more information on rules and application details, click here.

Spread the word and/or apply yourself!

Webstreamed workshop for EU translators (SV)

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On Tuesday 23 January 2018, 9.30–16.00, the European Commission’s DG Translation’s Swedish Language Department will arrange a workshop for freelance translators.

The workshop will focus on working practices and quality requirements and about future opportunities for translating into Swedish for the European Commission.

The seminar is free of charge, include a lunch sandwich and is open to all external contractors translating into Swedish.

More info here.

Picture gallery added

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A new picture gallery has now been added in the menu under “Nordic Division” – you will find it here.

Do you  have ND-related pictures that you would like to post in the picture gallery? Send them to our webmaster.

Many new events added

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Would you like to go to the Lexico Nordica Symposium in Copenhagen in January, to Språkdagen in Oslo in March or to a Finnish Language Seminar in April? You will find more info on these and other events here.