AATIA is organizing a full-day TDLR-approved workshop for court interpreters. Once again, our presenter will be Eta Trabing. Attending this workshop will enable interpreters who are licensed by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) to fulfill their entire continuing education requirement for the year.

We are considering several possible dates and would like your input on which of those dates would be best for you. Please let us know by taking our two-question survey. It won't take more than a minute or two of your time!            Go to survey

Preparing for the Consortium Oral Exam? Questions and concerns about it? Come join AATIA Interpreter Special Interest Group Saturday, April 14 from 10:00 - 12:00 p.m. at the International Center of Austin (ICA) at the corner of 2nd and Brazos Streets. and meet with Alejandro, a recent test-taker, to get first-hand insight on the format, grading, and scope of the exam. Ensure that you are preparing as smartly and efficiently as possible. We will also have some practice interpreting different sections of the exam. As the City of Austin will be working on improvements on 2nd Street, remember to park in the Convention Center Parking Garage, above ICA. Entrance on Brazos Street.

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

Join us on Saturday, January 14, from 1 p.m. to  4 p.m. for the first AATIA meeting of 2012.

Find out what it takes to pass the Federal Court Interpreter Certification Examination (FCICE).

Our colleague, Maurine McLean, is a Federally Certified Court Interpreter as well as an instructor for the Court Interpreting Class at ACC. She has graciously agreed to share with us her tips on how to prepare for this exam. She is creative and resourceful, and even if you are just a beginner (it is never too early to prepare), this is a presentation you do not want to miss!

So come see your fellow AATIA members, learn some valuable tips, and catch up after a busy Holiday Season. As always, delicious refreshments will be served.

The meeting will be held at AATIA headquarters, 201 East 2nd. Street, Austin, TX 78701. See you there!
  

This all-day workshop will be offered at AATIA headquarters in Austin on Saturday, August 20th, and will feature 3 hours of training in ethics for court interpreters and 5 hours of training in topics relating to law enforcement and the administration of justice.* Interpreters licensed by the Texas Department of Licensing and Registration (TDLR) will receive 8 hours of continuing education credit, enabling them to fulfill their entire continuing education requirement for the year.

The workshop, led by the witty and knowledgeable Eta Trabing, promises to be as informative and entertaining as last year's. So don't wait - sign up today at the early-bird rate!

TDLR-approved courses no. 6330 and 7142. Provider: Berkana Language Center, Provider no. 1345.

We have an excellent program lined up for you on July 9.

First, Michele McKay Aynesworth will share some of her extraordinary experiences translating Une Saison gâtée [Season of Infamy: The Wartime Diary of Charles Rist 1939-1945]. Then, the Literary Special Interest Group will recap their special event this past January — One Hundred Bottles. If you were lucky enough to attend, you remember translator Achy Obejas regaling the audience with stories about meeting and working with Portela, as well as her work with Junot Diaz and Cuban crime fiction. If you missed it, here is your chance to see some videoclips of the event.

If interpreting is your field, you will enjoy a presentation on the new Texas Remote Interpreter Project. The State Office of Court Administration is implementing this three-year, grant-funded program to provide Texas district and county-level courts with remote foreign language interpreting in civil cases involving family violence between intimate partners. AATIA members Juanita Ulloa and Marco Hanson staff this project and will share first-hand information about it.

Date: Saturday, July 9
Time: 1:00 to 4:00 PM
Place: AATIA Headquarters (map at right)
            International Center of Austin
            201 East 2nd Street
            Austin, TX 78701

We'll see you there!

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!

Today is the last day to register for the AATIA-sponsored court interpreting workshop to be held this Saturday, August 21st. This all-day workshop will feature two courses* approved by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR): Code of Professional Conduct in Court Interpreting and Illegal Drugs: Terminology and Other Useful Information. TDLR-licensed court interpreters will receive 8 hours of continuing education credit. 

Click here for program and registration information.

* TDLR course nos. 5019 and 4763. Provider: Berkana Language Center, Provider no. 1345.