Join SpanSIG for its first meeting of the year. The topic will be film translation from Spanish to English and we will have the opportunity to offer our professional critique.

As always, we invite you to spend a couple of hours with your SpanSIG colleagues and enjoy a light breakfast.

At the conclusion of the meeting, we will raffle a couple of books that you might find interesting.

We’ll see you from 10:00 to 12:00 at the International Center of Austin. See sidebar at right for directions and parking instructions.

The expertise of Conference Interpreters is very much needed in today's global economy. Come and listen to two of our distinguished members — Maurine McLean and Tony Beckwith — share their experiences as well as tips on how to polish up your interpreting skills.

Join us at our ICA location on 2nd Street between Brazos and San Jacinto on Saturday, March 13th from 1 to 4 p.m. Find directions and parking information in the sidebar on this page.

Mark your calendars!

AATIA’s Literary Special Interest Group—the LitSIG—has (mostly) finalized its schedule for the rest of the year:

• November 21, 2009
• January 23, 2010
• February 20, 2010
• March 27, 2010
• April 24, 2010 (Poetry Month!)
• May 22 (or 29), 2010

All meetings take place on a Saturday from 2 to 4 pm, unless otherwise noted.

For more information about specific meetings, including location, or to learn more about LitSIG in general, contact the LitSIG coordinator, Liliana Valenzuela, at litsig@aatia.org.

Award-winning poet, essayist, and literary translator Liliana Valenzuela, acclaimed for her translations into Spanish of works by Sandra Cisneros, among many others, has agreed to become the new Coordinator for AATIA’s Literary Special Interest Group, taking over from Russian literary translator Marian Schwartz.

Valenzuela, long active in the LitSIG, is looking forward to planning activities that encourage newcomers to literary translation and to promoting interaction with local arts organizations.

Watch this space for the fall meeting schedule and information about the first meeting of the season.

Join the Interpreters Special Interest Group on Saturday, August 8, for a live demonstration of an ACC interpreting class.

Participate in exercises for consecutive interpreting and sight translation and talk to current and former students about the course offerings.

When: Saturday, August 8, 1:00 - 4:00 PM
Where: International Center of Austin
201 East 2nd Street
Austin, TX 78701
Parking: Street parking available. (Garage closed for repairs this day.)

Contact: Esther Diaz mediaz@austin.rr.com

The AATIA Interpreters SIG will meet on Saturday, June 13, from 10:00 to 12:00 noon at the International Center of Austin. (See www.aatia.net for map and parking instructions.)

If you are preparing for the state and federal court interpreting exams, you will learn about study materials and techniques from Alejandra Gonzalez in the first hour.

If you are having vocal issues and are desperate to correct them, the second hour is just for you. Juanita Martin de Ulloa will show you how these problems are avoidable if you learn basic lifestyle rules about how to care for your voice. In addition to this presentation on vocal power, Juanita will talk about her accent modification seminar for all languages.

Don’t miss this great opportunity!

Language is more than just a means of communication. It influences our culture and thought processes.

One important component of language is learning. As language evolves, translators need to explore new ways of preserving and maintaining their present skills,  as well as engage in active learning to satisfy the demands of an increasingly diverse society.

AATIA’s Spanish Special Interest Group would like to invite you to join us this Saturday, April 25 from 10:00 to 12:00 a.m. at HQ (201 E. 2nd St.)

Our guest speaker is Rachel Elizabeth Showstack. She will be presenting the topic "Legitimizing Texas Spanish: The Need for a Corpus."

We look forward to seeing you at the meeting!

Sara Alvarado and Patricia González

Note:

AATIA Members are welcome to use the parking tower behind the ICA office for free. The entrance in on Brazos Street. Please tell the attendant you are coming to our SpanSig meeting and sign the list.

Interpreters are the facilitators for effective commuication between speakers of different languages. Developing great listening and memory skills is a must for accurate interpretations. Come join the next AATIA Interpreters Special Interest Group for some fun ways to improve these skills.

When: Saturday April 11, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Where:ICA building on 201 East Second Street.

Free parking is available at the Convention Center parking garage, which is on the west side of the building that houses our offices. Enter from Brazos Street, inform the attendant that you are attending an AATIA event at ICA, and sign a garage parking record sheet. There is no charge.

See you there!