From the President

September/October 2023 Issue

From the President Madalena Sánchez Zampaulo president@atanet.org Twitter: @mszampaulo Of all the columns one could write as ATA president, it seems the last one is perhaps the hardest to draft in terms of what to say and how to “sign off.” Nothing prepares you for the final months leading up to handing over the baton […]

May/June 2023 Issue

From the President Madalena Sánchez Zampaulo president@atanet.org Twitter: @mszampaulo It seems that everywhere you look these days someone is talking about artificial intelligence (AI). Most recently, the buzz surrounds the latest version of ChatGPT. I see it in my inbox at least a few times a week, plus on social media, in the news, and […]

March/April 2023 Issue

From the President Madalena Sánchez Zampaulo president@atanet.org Twitter: @mszampaulo The first ATA Board of Directors meeting of 2023 is in the books, and it was a good one! As a cost-saving measure for the Association, the Board met on February 11 via Zoom. While the meeting was shorter than a typical Board meeting, the agenda […]

January/February 2023 Issue

From the President Madalena Sánchez Zampaulo president@atanet.org Twitter: @mszampaulo Happy New Year! As we kick off 2023 together, I’m hopeful the momentum we gained and the progress we made in 2022 will continue to drive us to make even greater strides in promoting the translation and interpreting (T&I) professions and supporting you, our members. Hopefully, […]

November/December 2022 Issue

From the President Madalena Sánchez Zampaulo president@atanet.org Twitter: @mszampaulo The end of the year is always a time for reflection. And if we reflect on the past year in ATA, I think it’s safe to say that it’s been a year of big wins and growth in several areas of our Association. Advocacy: Our Advocacy […]

September/October 2022 Issue

From the President Madalena Sánchez Zampaulo president@atanet.org Twitter: @mszampaulo As I make my way home from the summer ATA Board of Directors meeting and Strategy Day in Chicago, I find myself drawing connections about the many items the Board discussed over the course of three days together. First, we met on Friday, August 5, for […]

July/August 2022 Issue

From the President Madalena Sánchez Zampaulo president@atanet.org Twitter: @mszampaulo I came across a copy the American Translators Association—1959-2009: A Professional Journey, written to commemorate the Association’s 50th anniversary, in my home office the other day and took a few minutes to flip through it again. As I skimmed the pages of ATA’s history, it became […]

May/June 2022 Issue

From the President Madalena Sánchez Zampaulo president@atanet.org Twitter: @mszampaulo As we near the end of the second quarter of 2022, I’m pleased to tell you that this year has already been a busy one in the best possible way. The Board of Directors met in Alexandria, Virginia, for its Spring Board meeting in April in […]

March/April 2022 Issue

From the President Madalena Sánchez Zampaulo president@atanet.org Twitter: @mszampaulo As I write this, ATA’s Board has just wrapped up a very successful and productive Winter Board meeting in Los Angeles at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel, the conference hotel for ATA63 (October 12–15, 2022). We have lots of exciting things in store for you this year, […]

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