The AATIA Board of Directors has extended the deadline to submit ballots to November 30. If you are a current member, you should have received an electronic ballot from election@electionsonline.us. If not, contact Secretary Marcela Ramos. In addition to the candidates listed on the ballot, we welcome "write-in" candidates.

See candidate statements here.

Election time again! Come meet the newly elected Board Members to see what their goals are in the coming years after our 25th Anniversary celebration.

What's the latest news in the field of translation and interpretation? Join us and hear it first hand from those who participated in ATA's Annual Conference in Denver. Our congratulations to Ted Wozniak who has been elected to the ATA Board.

Join us Saturday, Nov. 13th from 1-4 pm at our ICA location downtown for this interesting lecture and networking session with the pros in our field and you will also enjoy deliciously cool refreshments. We will meet on the Skillpoint side again.

AATIA Headquarters is located at 201 East 2nd 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, take a ticket and, when you exit, inform the attendant that you were attending an AATIA event, and sign a garage parking record sheet. There is no charge.

Look forward to seeing you all there!

Carolina Modesto
Director of Professional Development

Missed Xosé Castro's workshop on September 25th? You're in luck! A live DVD recording is available for purchase.

ATA-certified translators: Watch the entire workshop on DVD and earn 8 CE points.

Order your DVD today!

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Calling all Interpreters…
and everyone else interested in preparing for Court Interpreting Exams. Come join the Interpreter Special Interest Group (ISIG) this Saturday October 9, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Joseph Bretell, Licensed Court Interpreter, will continue to provide practical sample exercises. Meetings take place at the AATIA headquarters in the International Center of Austin on 2nd street between Brazos and San Jacinto. Parking is available at the Convention Center parking garage on the west side of the building. Enter from Brazos Street. Hope to see you there!

The AATIA Board of Directors met with Mayor Lee Leffingwell on Thursday, September 23, at the Austin City Council Meeting. Video of this presentation is available at http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/channel6/default.htm. (Select "City Council Meetings" September 23 video. Then fast-forward to the segment on "Proclamations." Ours was the third proclamation.) (more…)

Join us for AATIA's 25th Anniversary celebration on October 2nd with food, music, and dancing at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Austin from 7:00 to 11:00 PM.

For details and reservations, contact president@aatia.net.

Deadline for reservations: Wednesday, September 29

What is Writing?

At our next general membership meeting, Tony Beckwith will talk about the origin of writing, the reasons for writing, and how writing is part of a translator's job.

Tony has been a member of AATIA for about 15 years. He is a writer and translator whose articles and stories were a regular feature of The Letter, the newsletter we used to have before we went digital. He writes a column for Source, the online journal of the ATA's Literary Division.

Marian Schwartz, will also give us details about an exciting activity programmed by the AATIA Literary Special Interest Group.

Join us Saturday, Sept. 11th from 1-4 pm at our downtown ICA location, on the Skillpoint side, for this interesting lecture and networking session with the pros in our field and you will also enjoy deliciously cool refreshments.

AATIA Headquarters is located at 201 East 2nd 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, and sign a garage parking record sheet. There is no charge.

Look forward to seeing you all there!

Carolina Modesto
Director of Professional Development

Join AATIA in a week-long celebration of its 25th anniversary.
The week begins with a Spanish grammar workshop by renowned presenter Xosé Castro on September 25th. Then, on September 30th, AATIA will accept a proclamation from Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell to mark its anniversary and International Translator's Day. The grand finale will be a celebration on October 2nd with food, music, and dancing at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Austin.
Mark your calendar!