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The Slavic Languages Division of the American Translators Association (ATA) brings together professional translators and interpreters working with English and one or more of the Slavic languages spoken in Eastern Europe and the non-Slavic languages of the former Soviet bloc. The Division was first founded in 1990 and currently comprises almost 1,100 members. 

Michele Berdy Webinar Rescheduled

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Submitted by lgunderson on May 8, 2013 - 12:41pm

The webinar “Customizing Texts in Russian to English Translation” has been rescheduled for May 29 at noon ET. Registration is still open. Please click here for more information. [...] about Michele Berdy Webinar Rescheduled

2013 ATA Conference in San Antonio, TX

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Submitted by SLD Leadership ... on February 16, 2013 - 1:47pm

Click to learn more about the ATA Annual Conference! The American Translators Association (ATA) will host its 54th Annual Conference in San Antonio, Texas November 6-9. This conference showcases diverse panel discussions, expert presentations, training workshops, and scholarly papers. Both general and language-specific sessions will be offered. [...] about 2013 ATA Conference in San Antonio, TX

Announcing the Re-Launch of The ATA Compass

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Submitted by lgunderson on April 25, 2013 - 5:01pm

We are excited to announce the re-launch of ATA’s client outreach publication, The ATA Compass. ATA’s Public Relations Committee has spent the past few months revamping The Compass as a blog, now online at http://theatacompass.org/. [...] about Announcing the Re-Launch of The ATA Compass

Tales from the Trenches: Humbled by “Humble” by Irina Jesionowski

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Submitted by SLD Leadership ... on April 25, 2013 - 12:47pm

Like many of you, my dear colleagues, I have made it my daily business to agonize over words.  Summarizing my long, painful and joyful experience of dealing with these pesky lexical units, I must say it has been humbling. In fact, the very word “humble” humbled me on many occasions. 

In January of 2009, I had an assignment in Western Michigan. An international corporation brought four Russian technicians to the U.S. for a three-week training course, and I was contracted as an interpreter. [...] about Tales from the Trenches: Humbled by “Humble” by Irina Jesionowski

Welcome!

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Submitted by lgunderson on April 3, 2013 - 3:27pm

Welcome to the new blog of the Slavic Languages Division of the American Translators Association. The SLD has a long history of embracing newcomers to the profession and providing information of interest and use to Slavic translators and interpreters. SLD members have a number of means for communicating with one another, including our LinkedIn group and the SlavFile, but we have found that it is difficult to reach everyone through these outlets. [...] about Welcome!