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Nomination Period Extended for ATA Board of Directors Elections
The ATA Board of Directors has unanimously approved an extension of the nominations period for this year’s Board of Directors Elections. Nominations may be submitted through June 1, 2023, to the Nominating and Leadership Development Committee for consideration.
ATA Advocacy Committee Update on Oregon Senate Bill 584
In late February, ATA’s Advocacy Committee submitted a letter to the Oregon State Senate Committee on Health Care opposing Senate Bill 584, which would have tasked the Oregon Health Authority with setting up a web-based platform for scheduling and paying health care interpreters in Oregon. Here’s the most recent update on the status of this legislation.
ATA’s One-Day Virtual Conference “Translating and Interpreting the Future: Empowering Professionals to Innovate and Thrive”
Do machine translation and artificial intelligence have you feeling like your “system” needs an upgrade? Make plans to join your colleagues for this educational and energizing look into how MT and AI are shaping the translation and interpreting professions!
Bonus Features
ATA Chapter Merger and Name Change: Introducing the Colorado Interpreters & Translators Association!
The Boards of Directors of the Colorado Translators Association and the Colorado Association of Professional Interpreters announced the merger of their respective associations under a new name, the Colorado Interpreters & Translators Association.
Humor and Translation — Illogical Language
Many linguistic illogicalities in English are included in Richard Lederer’s article “If-Then Illogic,” in the February 2021 issue of Funny Times, a magazine of humor and satire.
New Certified Members
Congratulations! The following members have successfully passed ATA’s certification exam!