Growth in U.S. immigration and a recent boom in international business transactions have expanded the need for interpreters and translators. Over-the-phone language services are thriving, according to a recent L.A. Times article.

Join us on Saturday, May 12, from 1- 4 p.m. for our May AATIA General  Membership Meeting.  Hear stories from more Member Spotlights and Special Guest Presenter, Marian Schwartz, Literary Russian Translator, who will speak on "The Hardest Book I Have Ever Translated".  Mikhail Shishkin's novel, Maidenhair (Venerin volos), was written in Zurich and Rome (2002-2004), published serially in the journal Znamia (2005) and then as a book (2005, 2010).  It has been awarded Russia's two perhaps biggest literary prizes: the National Bestseller, and the Big Book; the French, Italian, and German translations have also won major prizes.

So come see your fellow AATIA members, do some networking, and learn tricks of translating.  As always, delicious refreshments will be served! The City of Austin is working on improvements on 2nd street.  Access to the Convention Center Parking garage available from Brazos Street.   Free parking details provided at the meeting.

United Nations 2012 competitive examinations for English-language translators and editors
July 11-12, 2012
United nations, New York, NY, USA

The Secretariat of the United Nations is pleased to announce that competitive examinations for the recruitment of English-language translators/précis-writers and editors will be held respectively on 11 and 12 July 2012. Details regarding eligibility requirements, deadlines, and application procedures can be found at:
https://careers.un.org/lbw/home.aspx?viewtype=LE
(please note that this address is case sensitive).

For more information, please contact

Examinations and Tests Section
Office of Human Resources Management
United Nations
New York, NY
ohrmlce@un.org
 www.careers.un.org

The new issue of SOURCE focusing on Lyrical Translating has now been posted.

Featured are Patrick Saari’s intriguing essay on self-translation, culminating with versions of his poem “Dawn” in three languages; signature cartoons by Tony Beckwith, along with his reminiscence of evenings on a roof in San Miguel; Rafa Lombardino’s review of ATA Literary Division conference presentations by Carsten Peters, Attila Piróth, and Jayme Costa Pinto, concluding with an appreciation of “Que de lindo,” the Brazilian version of Cole Porter’s song “It’s De-Lovely”; and Allison Ahlgrim’s review of Mark Herman and Ronnie Apter’s presentation “Translating Art Songs for Performance: Rachmaninoff’s Six Choral Songs.”

We also have a new News and Views section, which will be edited by Traci Andrighetti in future publications.

Our next issue will continue the focus on lyrical translating (songs and poems). We encourage submissions from Asia, Africa, and all other cultures less frequently represented. General submissions for future issues may be sent to Michele McKay Aynesworth.
News and Views submissions go to Traci Andrighetti. The Spring deadline is May 1.

The newest edition of the AATIA newsletter is now available for download!

This newsletter is a recap of AATIA activities in 2011, and contains the candidate statements of all current AATIA board members in addition to the final address from outgoing AATIA president Carolina Modesto.

There's much more to be found in the newsletter as well. Won't you have a look?

The Spanish Special Interest Group (SpanSIG) cordially invites you to its first meeting of 2012, scheduled for Saturday, March 3rd, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. at the AATIA office.

Molly Sheridan, an experienced translator and interpreter, will present “Sight Translation: Practicing a Strategy.” You will need paper, pencil, and a voice recorder — if you have one. (Many cell phones have recording capability.)

The AATIA office is located at 201 East 2nd Street. You can use the Convention Center Parking Garage (entrance on Brazos Street). In order to get free parking, when you exit just tell the attendant that you attended an AATIA meeting.

We hope to see you there!

SpanSIG Coordinators

Come network with fellow Interpreters and share tips, experiences, and most importantly to practice our interpreter skills: Simultaneous, Consecutive and Sight Translation in your language. So come and let's improve our skills!

Saturday February 11th from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Snacks and parking fee will be provided.

AATIA HQ at International Center of Austin

201 East 2nd Street

Austin, TX 78701