In this jam-packed interview, ATA President Corinne McKay sits down with podcast host Matt Baird to recap the year's milestones and update listeners on the state of the Association.
At ATA’s 59th Annual Conference in New Orleans in October 2018, guest podcast hosts Ekaterina Howard and Veronika Demichelis sat down with a number of speakers to discuss their presentations. In this first of three podcasts from ATA59, Ekaterina and Veronika talk with Jeannette Stewart and Winnie Heh about how translators and interpreters can collaborate, what skills they need, and how to find opportunities.
September 30 was designated International Translation Day (ITD) in 1953. The day has always been a time to congratulate ourselves on a job well done. This year is different! In August, ATA called on members to make ITD 2018 about reaching out and raising awareness of the translation and interpreting professions. Listen in now as ATA volunteers Jamie Hartz and Molly Yurick tell Host Matt Baird how the plans all came together as a full-on social media blitz. #InternationalTranslationDay #ataitd2018
What should every first-timer do? How does the Job Fair work? When is the best time to go to the Exhibit Hall? Does the conference really pay for itself? Ted and Podcast Host Matt Baird cover the ATA Annual Conference from beginning to end in this blockbuster episode.
Bonus! Ted gives listeners an insider's take on what to see and do in New Orleans—and it's not all about the French Quarter!
In Episode 23 of The ATA Podcast, President Corinne McKay and President-Elect Ted Wozniak give listeners a sneak peek at the upcoming ATA59 Annual Conference—from things to do in the host city of New Orleans to the conference sessions to Advanced Skills and Training Day. There's also news about the Certification Program, Public Relations, and ATA's outreach to sister organizations and the direct client market. Learn more, listen in!
Why is there no ATA Certification exam in my language combination? It's a fair question. The answer comes down to demand, teamwork, training, passage selection, and grading standards--and hundreds of volunteer hours in between.
ATA Certification Committee Chair David Stephenson explains it all to Podcast Host Matt Baird in Episode 22 of The ATA Podcast.
What do you know about ATA's finances? How is the association funded? How is the budget managed? Who's in charge?
In Episode 21 of The ATA Podcast, Treasurer John Milan walks through ATA's revenue, expenses, budgets, and more with Host Matt Baird. It's a fascinating behind the scenes look.
One of the most important goals of the American Translators Association is to offer members ways to share resources and build business relationships. ATA Chapters and Divisions do both, but in different ways.
Episode 20 of The ATA Podcast examines those differences as well as the similarities between the two. Even if you think you have no interest in joining an ATA Chapter or Division, it's worth listening to this episode to find out how ATA's enormous diversity became one of its greatest strengths.
ATA’s 58th Annual Conference in Washington, DC was an opportunity too good to pass up! It was the right time and place for a T&I Advocacy Day. And 50 intrepid translators and interpreters were up for the trek to Capitol Hill! It was a new experience for most. How did it go? Find out in Episode 19 of The ATA Podcast!
To someone just joining ATA—or even to someone who's been a member for years—the association can seem like a complex maze of divisions, committees, chapters, elections, bylaws, and more. In Episode 18 of The ATA Podcast, President Corinne McKay makes sense of it all with a lot of humor in between. Listen now.