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Helping Members Advance Professionally during a Unique Time
September/October 2020 Issue
More than six months since a national health emergency was declared, our lives continue to be shaped by the global pandemic. We’re all eagerly awaiting the development and distribution of an effective vaccine and a return to normalcy. In the meantime, ATA’s dedicated volunteers and staff continue to work on your behalf. Registration for a […]
ATA61: Making Your Welfare a Priority
July/August 2020 Issue
As most of you know by now, we have canceled the in-person conference in Boston and decided to hold ATA61 as a virtual conference. While I’ll leave it to ATA President-Elect Madalena Sánchez Zampaulo to provide the details on how the virtual conference will be structured (see From the President-Elect), I do want to explain […]
Helping Members Through Difficult Times
May/June 2020 Issue
As I write this, we’re about two months into the coronavirus pandemic in the United States. According to at least one model, the situation is showing signs of improvement, but will not approach normal until the beginning of June. Whatever the timeline, I have faith that we will persevere and survive this crisis. The economic […]
Advocacy and Other Business
March/April 2020 Issue
As I conclude the third month of my term as president, I find myself spending a lot of time on advocacy efforts. 2020 is shaping up to be a year in which ATA focuses a great deal on state and national legislation affecting the translation and interpreting professions. As expected, California Assembly Bill 5 (AB […]
AB 5: It’s Not Just in California
January/February 2020 Issue
The recent passage of Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5) in California, which implements the stringent “ABC Test” embodied in the Dynamex decision and mandates classification of translators and interpreters as employees, is already disrupting our profession in California. Translators and interpreters in California have reported receiving notices from language services companies saying that they will […]
An Ending and a Beginning
November/December 2019 Issue
By the time this issue of The ATA Chronicle reaches you, I’ll have moved on to an entirely new role as a past president of ATA. After serving for seven years on ATA’s Board—three years as director, two years as president-elect, and two years as president—my term ends at ATA’s Annual Conference in Palm Springs, […]
California Assembly Bill 5: ATA Takes a Stand
September/October 2019 Issue
California Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) has been in the news a great deal lately. This bill seeks to solidify and codify the so-called “Dynamex” decision on the classification of contractors and employees in California. The Dynamex decision was a significant departure from the generally accepted definition of contractors and employees. It created a standard whereby […]
Palm Springs, Here We Come!
Interpreters: A Critical Presence in ATA
May/June 2019 Issue
With over 3,000 individual members, ATA’s Interpreters Division1 includes nearly one third of our Association’s total membership. During my time in ATA—now about 17 years—interpreters have played an ever-growing role (literally, and figuratively!) in ATA, to the greater benefit of the Association as a whole. That growing presence has also motivated us in ATA’s leadership […]
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From the President
Helping Members Advance Professionally during a Unique Time
From the President-Elect
ATA61: Virtually Anywhere for Everyone
From the Executive Director
Board Meeting Highlights
Proposed Bylaws Amendments
Proposed Amendments to the Bylaws to be Presented to the Membership for Voting
Business Practices
Query Sheet Management for Project Managers and Translators
Interpreters Forum
What I’ve Learned from Remote Court Interpreting
GeekSpeak
Business Diversification?
Resource Review
English-Czech COVID-19 Glossary
Certification Forum
Decoupling and the Certification Committee
