{"id":438,"date":"2014-03-24T19:19:01","date_gmt":"2014-03-24T19:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/PLD\/?p=438"},"modified":"2017-09-20T19:19:16","modified_gmt":"2017-09-20T19:19:16","slug":"2014-kickoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/PLD\/2014\/03\/24\/2014-kickoff\/","title":{"rendered":"2014 Kickoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>\u2013 by Tereza Braga (PLD Administrator) and Bianca Bold (PLD Assistant Administrator)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>We have recently transitioned from a\u00a0quarterly electronic newsletter\u00a0to the wonderful world of blogging. The PLD Blog Editor is our dear\u00a0colleague and Leadership Council member Mirna Soares.<\/p>\n<p>We will continue providing a selection of news, articles and columns related to the Portuguese\u00a0language and our joys and challenges as interpreters, translators, language service company\u00a0owners and project managers in the U.S., Brazil, Portugal and elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Would you like to receive our new posts by email on your RSS feed reader? Just click the icons\u00a0under \u201cSubscribe\u201d in the right side bar on this\u00a0page.<\/p>\n<p>We have interesting articles and interviews lined up for publication in the coming weeks, and\u00a0we\u2019d also love to receive your contributions (ideally 500-700 words) to keep the ball rolling.\u00a0Drop us a line at ata.pld@gmail.com.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few ideas everyone can write about: Have you attended a conference or workshop\u00a0recently? Read a book or article that others may enjoy? Developed a glossary or dictionary?\u00a0Heard about a great glossary or resource? Learned how to master a new CAT tool? Been on\u00a0a trip to a Portuguese-speaking country for the first time? Found a blog others might like?\u00a0Had an unforgettable time at your last assignment? Heard of any type of news concerning the\u00a0Portuguese language?<\/p>\n<p>We also have an entertaining and valuable Yahoo Group forum, for PLD members only, which I\u00a0urge you to join. You will learn from colleagues, have fun and hear first-hand info about events\u00a0in the translation world. Click here to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/groups.yahoo.com\/neo\/groups\/PLData-Online\/info\">join<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We are all over the social media as well. Please check out our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/groups?home=&amp;gid=4239068\">LinkedIn group<\/a>\u00a0(for PLD members only), like us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pldata.net\/2014-kickoff\/www.facebook.com\/ata.PLD\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and follow us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pldata.net\/2014-kickoff\/www.twitter.com\/pld_ata\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s help ourselves and each other to improve every day and make 2014 a great year for\u00a0communication among Portuguese linguists worldwide.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2013 by Tereza Braga (PLD Administrator) and Bianca Bold (PLD Assistant Administrator) We have recently transitioned from a\u00a0quarterly electronic newsletter\u00a0to the wonderful world of blogging. The PLD Blog Editor is our dear\u00a0colleague and Leadership Council member Mirna Soares. 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