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

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.

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.

AATIA’s Spanish Special Interest Group will meet Thursday evening, February 12, 6-8 p.m. at the International Center of Austin (201 E. 2nd Street, between Brazos and San Jacinto).

SpanSIG is a gathering of Spanish translators and is open to anyone interested in the fascinating and rich world of the Spanish language.

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This month’s movie "Motorcycle Diaries" tells the story of the trip Ernesto "Che Guevara" and his friend Alberto Granado took around South America in their early years. Guevara (played by Gael García Bernal) was then a 23-year old medical student and he and his friend traveled around South America on an old Norton motorcycle.

The movie will be shown this coming Saturday, September 27, at 3:00 p.m. at the International Center of Austin (201 E. 2nd Street, between Brazos and San Jacinto). Don’t miss the popcorn and beverages.

Due to the threat of possibly hazardous weather associated with Hurricane Ike, the AATIA Board of Directors has canceled the SpanSIG meeting and the member meeting, both scheduled for Saturday, September 13.

Argentinean director Carlos Sorín’s award-winning 2002 movie "Historias mínimas" will headline a new free film series beginning at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, August 16, at the International Center of Austin (AATIA HQ), 201 East 2nd Street.

In the movie, three people and a baby set off on separate journeys, along the same road in Patagonia; their disparate dreams and stories intertwine amidst the breathtaking deserted route.

The movie will be shown in the original Spanish with English subtitles. The comedy/drama, which is titled “Intimate Stories” in English, earned some 22 international film festival awards and 7 other nominations.

The film series is sponsored by the Spanish Special Interest Group, which will provide popcorn and refreshments, as well as fun and cool temperatures to beat the Austin heat!

As usual, you don’t have to feed the downtown Austin parking meters on Saturdays.

Update: AATIA will provide free parking tickets for the ICA building’s garage (entrance on Brazos St. between 2nd & Cesar Chavez).