Post facilitated by Daniel Maciel, PLD Blog Co-Editor If you are an interpreter, it has been hard to get away from the rise in the profile of remote interpreting. It’s not that there have been any massive technical breakthroughs. Suppliers have simply managed to leverage … [Read more...] about Should remote interpreting be last-resort interpreting?
PLD at the APTRAD 2nd International Conference – Drinking in the Wonders of Porto
By Daniel Maciel, PLD Blog Co-Editor The Portuguese Association of Translators and Interpreters has just signed off on its second international conference in beautiful Porto. Local fellow PLD member Julia Pedro (who we have previously profiled here) was kind enough to set up a … [Read more...] about PLD at the APTRAD 2nd International Conference – Drinking in the Wonders of Porto
Gender and Diversity in Translation
Post facilitated by Melissa Harkin, PLD Blog Co-Editor Intellectual neutrality is not possible in a world of exploitation and oppression. – Elizabeth Schussler Fiorenza [1] I have always been an avid reader. I remember arguing sometimes with my parents as a child because I … [Read more...] about Gender and Diversity in Translation
Member Profile: William Dent
Name: William Dent Where I live: Washington, DC Email: williamdentjr@gmail.com What I do: I am a linguist by nature who enjoys interpretation and translation work. It is my work in the environmental field in Latin America, however, that generates most … [Read more...] about Member Profile: William Dent
My view on the last PLD Meetup in São Paulo, Brazil
Last February, we had the first 2018 meetup of the ATA Portuguese Language Division (PLD) in São Paulo, and, fortunately, I was able to join the group for a lively and fun get-together. It was my first time at such an event promoted by the PLD, and those who know me might think, … [Read more...] about My view on the last PLD Meetup in São Paulo, Brazil