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From the President: Looking Back while Moving Forward
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 […]
From the President: The Board’s Annual Strategy Day
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 […]
From the President: Change for the Better
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 […]
From the President: Change for the Better
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 […]
From the President: An Exciting Time to Be a Member!
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, […]
From the President: Looking Back with an Eye on the Future
January/February 2022 Issue
From the President Madalena Sánchez Zampaulo president@atanet.org Twitter: @mszampaulo At the start of every new year, I find myself reflecting on the past year and focusing on what lies ahead. During the last months of 2021, after coming together (both in person and virtually) in Minneapolis for our Annual Conference, there were a few events […]
From the President: Working Together to Move ATA Forward in a Changing Landscape
November/December 2021 Issue
From the President Madalena Sánchez Zampaulo president@atanet.org Twitter: @mszampaulo As I begin my term as ATA president, I find myself reflecting on—and grateful for—how the past decade contributed to my ATA experience. I’ve served the Association as an administrator of one of ATA’s largest divisions, chair of three standing committees, five years as a director […]
From the President: Tough Decisions
September/October 2021 Issue
From the President Ted R. Wozniak president@atanet.org As my term as president nears an end, I’m pleased to report that ATA’s Board of Directors held its first in-person meeting since February 2020, with an informal Strategy Day on Friday, August 6, and a formal Board meeting on August 7–8 in Nashville, Tennessee. Everyone—but especially the […]
From the President: Navigating the New Normal and More
July/August 2021 Issue
From the President Ted R. Wozniak president@atanet.org While it may be too soon to proclaim “the end is near,” it does appear that we’re approaching a return to normalcy and a post-COVID world. Here in New Orleans, most restrictions have been lifted and we even have live music again. I recently flew to Tucson, Arizona, […]