Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Early-bird deadline for the ATA Conference

Friday, September 20 is the last day you can register for the ATA Conference at the discounted early-bird rate.

In their reminder e-mail, the ATA give ten good reasons to attend the ATA annual Conference:

  1. MORE THAN 200 SEMINARS, SESSIONS, AND EVENTS
    Practical education from translators, interpreters, and company owners
  2. FACE-TO-FACE NETWORKING
    More than 1,800 attendees to meet at this year's Annual Conference
  3. TOOL TUTORIALS
    Three days of translation tool workshops and presentations
  4. LATEST SOFTWARE, BOOKS, TECHNOLOGY
    Meet vendors and try a little hands-on experience in the Exhibit Hall
  5. MOBILE "APPING." NEW THIS YEAR!
    Program, handouts, and more from smart phone, tablet, or laptop
  6. ATA DIVISION EVENTS
    Some of the best one-on-one information networking
  7. ASSOCIATION MEETINGS
    Find out more about ATA's goals and how you can be part of them
  8. TIME TO HAVE FUN
    Things to do, places to go, and fun to be had
  9. THE GREAT DEBATE
    Tweet, email, or post your comments online in debate of T&I issues
  10. IDEAS, MOTIVATION, AND ENTHUSIASM
    Learn from others, be inspired, and remember what makes your career so great

    Review the complete ATA Annual Conference Program now. 

But in addition to that, this year is particularly special for the Italian Language Division: we have more sessions than ever before, and two very special guest speakers: Italian best selling author Beppe Severgnini, and his English translator, Giles Watson.

You can see more details about the Italian Language Divsion events in the ILD's new website.

See you in San Diego!

2 comments:

  1. Just wondering why Severgnini needs an English translator.

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    1. He once said (on "Italians", I think) how writing in English and translating were two different things, and that he preferred to leave the translation of his works in English to the person who cold do it better. I've seen a couple of Severgnini's books in English, and can confirm Giles Watson does an excellent job of conveying Beppe's humor and voice in English.

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