Slavic Languages Division (American Translators Association)
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Calling all experienced conference-goers! If you’ve previously attended an ATA Annual Conference and plan on joining your colleagues for ATA64 in Miami, this fast-paced networking/brainstorming event is for you. Meet other veteran conference-goers, trade tips for getting the most bang for your buck, and plan your Miami conference experience together.
This networking event will not be recorded.
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The Slavic Language Division’s annual meeting is this Friday, September 22, from 3:00 PM to 3:30 PM (ET).
Don’t miss out on the chance to share your common interests!
ATA Divisions hold their annual meetings to discuss new developments and ideas while offering a chance to connect with colleagues who share common languages or specialties.
How to attend:
The Zoom link can be found at https://web.atanet.org/divisions/division_annual_meeting_2023.php (requires ATA member login)
Conference registration is not required! All members are welcome!
We would like to invite you to the next quarterly gathering on Zoom this Sunday, April 30. Come chat with Slavic Languages Division colleagues about what’s going on in life and in business. The past meetups have offered members a valuable chance to catch up with each other. We hope that this one will give attendees a sense of connection and motivation going forward.
Grab something from the fridge and meet us on Zoom from 12–2 PM EST on Sunday, April 30. Come when you can, leave when you must!
To RSVP, please email SLD Assistant Administrator Steven McGrath (steven@mcgrathtranslations.com) before the meetup. We hope to see you there!
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Dear SLD members,
We would like to invite you to the next quarterly gathering on Zoom this Sunday, January 29. Come chat with Slavic Languages Division colleagues about what’s going on in life and in business. The past meetups have offered members a valuable chance to catch up with each other. We hope that this one will give attendees a sense of connection and motivation going forward.
Grab something from the fridge and meet us on Zoom from 1–3 PM EST on Sunday, January 29. Latecomers are welcome. Attendance will be limited to 100 attendees, but this has not been a problem in the past.
To RSVP, please email SLD Assistant Administrator Steven McGrath (steven@mcgrathtranslations.com) before the event. We hope to see you there! There are still spots available! We hope to see you there!
ATA’s 63rd Annual Conference will take place on October 12–15, 2022, in Los Angeles, CA.
This year, ATA is offering a $75 discount to first-time conference attendees—and ATA members and student members can save even more!
The Annual Conference is ATA’s flagship event, where independent language professionals and language services providers connect, grow, learn, and discover ways to collaborate. ATA63 will be a unique professional development opportunity—and a chance to connect with colleagues and potential clients.
• 160+ educational sessions and advanced workshops with CEUs from ATA and various interpreter credential organizations
• Job Fair
• Daily networking events
• Book Fair, Dictionary Exchange, and more
• Professional headshots
• Hands-on translation tool tutorials
• Exhibit hall: learn about the latest publications, resources, and software
• ATA certification exam sitting
Check out the ATA63 Conference program and register!
Early registration ends 9/16, so register today!
Also, if you’re planning on attending the conference, don’t forget to RSVP for the SLD dinner (Thursday, October 13 at 6:30 PM) at 10e Restaurant. To RSVP, specify dietary restrictions, or ask any questions, please email Eugenia Tietz-Sokolskaya at eugenia@sokolskayatranslations.com.
Dear SLD members,
We would like to invite you to the next quarterly gathering on Zoom this Sunday, July 31. Come chat with Slavic Languages Division colleagues about what’s going on in life and business. The past meetups have offered members consolation and camaraderie over the past year. We hope that this one will give attendees a sense of hope and motivation going forward.
Grab something from the fridge and meet us on Zoom from 11 AM-1 PM EST on Sunday, July 31. We will do our best to accommodate latecomers.
To RSVP, please email SLD Administrator Eugenia Tietz-Sokolskaya (eugenia@sokolskayatranslations.com) before the event. There are still spots available! We hope to see you there!
Dear SLD members,
Save the Date!
The next SLD networking meetup is coming up! Join us on Zoom from 4–6 PM EST on Sunday, April 24. Come chat with Slavic Languages Division colleagues about what’s going on in life and in business. Join when you can, leave when you must – latecomers are welcome. Come chat with Slavic Languages Division colleagues about what’s going on in life and in business. RSVP details will be in an upcoming email broadcast from ATA.
Laurence Bogoslaw: Anatoly Liberman’s “The Golden Age of Russian Poetry in English”
Dmitry Beschetny: My First In-Person ATA Annual Conference
Elizabeth Tolley: ATA62 In Person: A First-Timer’s View
Nora Seligman Favorov: Anatoly Liberman’s “Translating Shakespeare’s Sonnets”
Marisa Irwin: “Vegetative Vascular What?” Medical Panel
Eugenia Tietz-Sokolskaya: Maria Guzenko’s “Beyond Meaning” Contrasting Typeface, Capitalization, and Punctuation Conventions”
Eugenia Tietz-Sokolskaya: Notes from the Administrative Underground
Minutes of the Annual Meeting of ATA’s Slavic Languages Division
Nora Seligman Favorov: Web Watch
Lydia Razran Stone: SlavFile Lite
Martha Kosir: Slavic Poetry in Translation: Katja Gorecan
James F. Shipp: A Brief History of Russian-English Translation in America & A Brief Summary of Jim Shipp’s Career in Translation
A round of applause for the SlavFile editorial team and all the contributors!
Coming soon, our Polish-focused Spring 2022 issue: Trans-Atlantyk: Focus on Polish in collaboration with Przekłady, the UK ITI Polish
Network newsletter.
If you have feedback or ideas for future issues, contact SlavFile Editor Nora Favorov
No other industry event provides the same comprehensive professional development as ATA’s Annual Conference. Whether you attend virtually or in person, you’ll find the best education from world-class presenters to enhance your skills and grow your business. ATA62 takes place October 27–30, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Early registration discounts are too good to miss!
Don’t wait! Register by October 1 for the lowest rates. The hotel block for the conference is now open, and discounted rates are available at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis until October 1 or as space allows.
The conference program is online!
ATA62 offers a variety of networking events—in person and virtually—throughout the conference. You’ll find opportunities to promote yourself and your services, connect with friends, get involved with your association, or just have fun!
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Event Schedule (See the division info under “Welcome Celebration” on Wednesday.)
Dear SLD members,
Please remember to take the ATA Compensation Survey: the deadline was extended to July 30, 2021.
ATA is working with Dynamic Benchmarking, LLC, an independent firm specializing in association-related research, to conduct an industry-wide survey of compensation for translation and interpreting services. Dynamic Benchmarking is collecting the survey responses, thus ensuring your anonymity.
There is a need for a comprehensive picture of the market for translation and interpreting services. Your participation is essential to collecting sufficient data.
The survey results will be an invaluable resource for individuals as well as the industry itself. Not only will you be able to see how your earnings compare to colleagues working in your language pair and specialty, but ATA will also have the data necessary to lobby the U.S. Department of Labor to correct its T&I compensation statistics which currently do not adequately represent independent contractors.
Survey-takers who complete the survey will receive a copy of the results formatted to allow filtering by language and specialty. You will be able to easily compare your compensation for the years 2019 and 2020 to that of your colleagues.
Learn more: https://www.atanet.org/business-strategies/ata-compensation-survey/