{"id":1463,"date":"2020-03-11T13:16:25","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T13:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/PLD\/?p=1463"},"modified":"2020-04-08T15:18:18","modified_gmt":"2020-04-08T15:18:18","slug":"online-platform-welcomes-beginners-and-experienced-ti-professionals-to-keep-the-conference-season-alive-all-year-long","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/PLD\/2020\/03\/11\/online-platform-welcomes-beginners-and-experienced-ti-professionals-to-keep-the-conference-season-alive-all-year-long\/","title":{"rendered":"Online Platform Welcomes Beginners and Experienced T&I Professionals to Keep the Conference Season Alive All Year Long"},"content":{"rendered":"

Todd Harkin<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Todd Harkin tried out
\n<\/b>the Translators 101 platform.
\nRead his review on it.<\/b><\/p>\n

Newbies have a minimal selection when it comes to finding events that are beneficial to someone working to and from Portuguese. I am fortunate because my wife is a 20-year veteran in the translation field, but she\u2019s also very busy and can\u2019t just sit there and answer every single one of my multitude of questions. Many beginners to translation and interpretation may not even know of the existence of professional associations, such as the <\/span>American Translators Association<\/span><\/a> (ATA) or the <\/span>Brazilian Translators Association<\/span><\/a> (ABRATES). Then, in walks <\/span>Translators101<\/span><\/a> with the help of founder, <\/span>William Cassemiro<\/span><\/a>, former ABRATES president.<\/span><\/p>\n

Translators101 is a live events and online platform that holds events focused on the education and improvement of translators and interpreters. It fosters a welcoming culture, treats everyone with the utmost respect, and is centralized on creating interactive, face-to-face, and online events and courses at an affordable price. Its sights are set on the beginning translator and interpreter and they use technology to promote interaction and facilitate the learning of how each aspect of our market and profession works.<\/span><\/p>\n

Translators101 emerged from an observation that greatly saddened William while participating in organizing ABRATES conferences: seeing people who would like to attend the conference but were unable to do so while still preparing for the market. He went to an American Translator\u2019s Association conference at the beginning of his career and quickly realized the beneficial change that such events bring to anyone willing to learn and network with more experienced professionals.<\/span><\/p>\n

During his time at ABRATES, he could understand the problems that most beginners face and for which they do not always get help. \u201cThe lack of kindness and welcoming for beginners is enough to leave anyone who has a shred of empathy, who remembers the doubts and difficulties they faced, very ashamed,\u201d said William during our chat for this article.<\/span><\/p>\n

William faced difficulties early in his career, as did we all. He was lucky to meet people who helped him because they understood that part of a professional\u2019s responsibility (especially in an unregulated area) is to help newbies to enter the market. Help them to completely understand how it works and, especially, how it doesn\u2019t, and the pitfalls to avoid. We all win this way. A market with better-oriented professionals is better for everyone, including clients.<\/span><\/p>\n

Conference costs may not be too high for professionals (depending on their income, of course), who typically already see such events as what they really are: investments in their career. For those just beginning their careers or still studying, we cannot deny that it\u2019s a lot, and it is even prohibitive. When William\u2019s term as president of ABRATES ended in July 2018, he recognized that barrier and created Translators101, with the following principles in mind:<\/span><\/p>\n