Austin Area Translators & Interpreters Association
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AATIA HQ requests volunteer staffers, donations
Author: Michael Conner11 Mar
The AATIA Board has called for volunteers and donations to help staff and furnish its headquarters office at the International Center of Austin.
AATIA would like volunteers to staff the office Monday thru Friday. If you enjoy meeting new people and talking about the profession, this may be a good opportunity for you. Hours are very flexible. Duties include the following:
- Be in the office and meet other ICA tenants
- Answer inquiries about using qualified translators and interpreters
- Identifying opportunities to promote AATIA to international businesses and visitors
- Initial office set-up (unpacking and sorting files, organizing library materials, office decorating)
- Help plan Open House event for April 12th
Greet foreign delegations
In exchange for the use of ICA facilities, AATIA volunteers will help welcome foreign delegations visiting Austin. This usually involves attending a reception at the ICA and sometimes other social events. Announcements will be issued through the AATIA listserv.
Office wish list
Equipment
- Laptop computer with DVD/CD RW and wireless capability
- Locking cable for laptop
- Desktop computer
- Headset with mic for computer
- Printer/copier/scanner
- Wireless router
- Ethernet cables
- Speakers (to attach to desktop/laptop)
- DVD Player
- External drive or other form of backup memory
Furnishings
- Locking storage cabinet (with combination lock)
- Bookshelf
- Filing cabinet
- Wall plaque/signage for AATIA
- Wall art
- Wall planner
- Wall calendar
- Whiteboard
- Organizing trays
- Office supplies: printer paper, ink cartridges, pens, pencils, notebooks/pads, paperclips, stapler, staples, Post-it notes, phone message pads, bulletin board, push pins, letter-size file folders and labels, business envelopes, three-ring binders, etc.
- Wall hanging letter file (for brochures outside office)
- Sundries: coffee, filters, tea, mugs. etc.
- Resource library: dictionaries, language-related books, language CDs
- Non-licensed software
- Guest book
Donate or volunteer by making a comment on this post (below) or by contacting Esther Diaz.
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3 Responses for "AATIA HQ requests volunteer staffers, donations"
We would like to be able to show movies but are unsure about how to get sound amplification. Do any of you have an idea?
I have a box of copier paper that I could donate. I live in Round Rock. Is there anybody that could pick it up?
One of the publications we should have available in the office (and in the hanging file when no one is in the office) is ATA’s “Translation: Getting it Right” booklet, which explains why it pays to hire a professional translator (and doesn’t pay not to). According to ATA’s website, ATA members can order up to 100 copies free of charge.
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