By Rafa Lombardino and Melissa Harkin
The ATA Annual Conference in New Orleans is right around the corner, to be held October 24-27, 2018! Don’t forget to register by September 14 if you want to take advantage of the Early-Bird Discount of 30%.
To whet your appetite, here’s a list of PLD-sponsored speakers and talks, plus a few others you may be interested in. Here at the PLD blog, we’ll soon start featuring speaker profiles for our readers to learn more about the sessions and start organizing their schedules.
You’ll find the full schedule of conference sessions here.
This year, our PLD Speakers include:
Marco Neves, PLD Distinguished Speaker
How to Deal with Portuguese-Language Varieties: A Translator’s View (Part I)
How to Deal with Portuguese-Language Varieties: A Translator’s View (Part II)
Timothy Friese
Whipping Portuguese>English Translations into Shape
Elenice Barbosa de Araujo
Gourmet Translation in Portuguese: Adding Some Flavor and Depth
Tereza Braga
The 100 Most Difficult Words to Translate into Portuguese, Chapter 3
Cristina Silva and Marilia Vinson
Self-Assessment: An Introspective Overview of Cognitive Interpreting Skills
Manuela Sampaio
Project Management Tips, Tricks, and Tools for Freelancers
You may also be interested in attending these sessions:
Daniel Bogre Udell
(Language Technology Division Distinguished Speaker)
Promoting and Preserving Linguistic Diversity Online, Part I
Promoting and Preserving Linguistic Diversity Online, Part II
Romina Marazzato Sparano
(French Language Division)
Plain Language 2.0 for Translation: Add Style to Your Writing without Sacrificing Clarity
Translating the “Fit and Flair” of Romance Languages into English
Last but not least, make sure you attend our division meeting on Saturday, 12:30 pm-1:00 pm – Portuguese Language Division – room yet to be announced.
Stay tuned for the next posts!
Visit these web pages to find out more!
Complete ATA Annual Conference website
Leave a Reply