{"id":760,"date":"2017-12-06T00:47:17","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T00:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/PLD\/?p=760"},"modified":"2017-12-19T01:27:00","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T01:27:00","slug":"a-newbies-impressions-of-ata58","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/PLD\/2017\/12\/06\/a-newbies-impressions-of-ata58\/","title":{"rendered":"A Newbie\u2019s Impressions of ATA58"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-767\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/PLD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Conference-Room-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/PLD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Conference-Room-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/PLD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Conference-Room-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/PLD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Conference-Room-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/PLD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Conference-Room.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let me start by saying that I am a conference rat. I love attending translation conferences!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the last four years I\u2019ve gone to the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brazilian Association of Translators and Interpreters (Abrates) conference, every year since 2013;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PROFT, a Brazilian translation symposium held in S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil, also every year since 2013;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ABRAPT (Brazilian Association of Translation Researchers) conference in 2013;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Translator Week traditionally held by UNESP (S\u00e3o Paulo State University) in 2014;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IAPTI (International Association of Professional Translators and Interpreters) conference in 2015 and 2017;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ENTRAD (National and International Meeting of Translators) in 2016;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ProZ.com Brazil conference in 2016; and<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ATA58.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Although I\u2019ve attended quite a few translation events in the past four years, ATA58 was my first ATA conference. This year it was held in Washington, D.C. from October 25th<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">28th. I think this was the best choice because of the location.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This was also the first time I visited the U.S., so you can imagine the great expectations I had before and during (and maybe after?) the conference. And all my expectations were met and surpassed!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In my opinion, what makes the ATA conference stand out is the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Direct contact with a lot of potential clients<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This happens not only at the Job Fair. There are dozens of potential clients among the exhibitors and also the attendees! I was contacted by two potential clients even before the conference started because they saw my profile on the conference app. I met a couple of project managers at unexpected times, such as at breakfast.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interesting and useful social events<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buddies Welcome Newbies; Zumba classes; Stretch, Breathe and Move classes; Job Fair; Brainstorm Networking; and so much more! For example, I met a promising potential client at the Brainstorm Networking.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The size<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This year there were 1,740 attendees from all over the U.S. and the rest of the world. I met interesting people in the halls, during the sessions, and even online while tweeting with the hashtag #ata58. The reach of the conference is unbelievable. I also had the chance to meet quite a few Brazilians I did not know in person or at all.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I attended sessions at all scheduled times (and unfortunately a single person can\u2019t be at all the sessions happening in the same time slot!) and thought they were certainly worthwhile. To name but a few: I loved Cris Silva\u2019s talk on developing a power termbase; Sameh Ragab\u2019s session on becoming a super-fast translator was also fantastic; Chris Durban, as always, presented some naked truths on working with direct clients; Riccardo Schiaffino made regular expressions look like a piece of cake; and, although I am not an interpreter, I found David Coles\u2019 talk on language analysis to be quite interesting. In addition, there were oh-so-many other amazing things to do.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall, the impression I had of ATA58 as a newbie was like the one I had of New York as a first-time visitor: it was overwhelming! New York and the U.S. in general have nothing that is small-scale\u2013everything seems huge, everything is impressive, and the ATA conference was as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019ve never been to one, you should go at least once. It is worth every penny. And for those who work with translation agencies, it is valuable to go every once in a while to update and even maintain your client portfolio. If you only work with direct clients, it is a great chance to meet other colleagues, exchange experiences, and have fun.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attending the ATA conference was one of the items on my bucket list: I wanted to go <\/span><b>once<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in my life. I did. And now I want to repeat the experience in a couple of years. See you in Boston, in 2020, perhaps?<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-762 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/PLD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Carol-Alberoni-e1512829412679-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/PLD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Carol-Alberoni-e1512829412679-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ata-divisions.org\/PLD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Carol-Alberoni-e1512829412679-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Caroline Alberoni<\/strong> is a Brazilian translator working from English and Italian into Portuguese. She specializes in IT, marketing, business, and the environment. Besides being the head and heart of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alberoni.com.br\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alberoni Translations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, she is a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/caroltranslation.com\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">blogger<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alberoni.com.br\/podcast\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">podcaster<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Caroline is a social media fan, and you can find her on<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alberoni.translations\/?ref=bookmarks\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlberoniTrans\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/br.linkedin.com\/in\/carolinealberoni\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and Instagram (@alberoni).<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let me start by saying that I am a conference rat. I love attending translation conferences! 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