Session Schedule

ATA58 provides a comprehensive selection of educational opportunities for professional development specific to your needs. You’ll find sessions featuring a variety of languages and specializations, that focus on practical skills and theory, across all levels of experience. You’ll be inspired and challenged to consider new ideas through hands-on workshops, panel discussions, and lecture presentations.

ATA-certified translators may earn one CEP for each hour attended, up to a maximum of 10 CEPs. Learn more
Certified interpreters may earn continuing education credit. Learn more

Select your desired day:

Thursday, Oct 26
Friday, Oct 27
Saturday, Oct 28

Thursday, Oct 26

11:15am-12:15pm
A-1	Degrees of Freedom in Arabic Translation: Does Garbage Have the Right to Remain Garbage?
D-1	Undocumented Immigrants or Illegal Immigrants? How Do Political Preferences Influence Your Translations?
G-1	Translating Premodifying Attributes from English>German
GOV-1	Preparing Interpreters for Asylum Interviews: A Full Cycle Approach
I-1	Interpreting in Education: Out of the Shadows and into the Spotlight
IC-1	Top Tips From My First Two Years as a Freelance Translator
L-1	The Russian Revolution in Spanish Translation: The Forgotten Revolution of the Ukrainian Anarchist Benjamin Abramson in Argentina
LSC-1	Finders Keepers: A Language Services Provider’s Approach to Sustainable Vendor Management
MED-1	The Mind-Body Connection: Translating Health and Wellness Trends for the Consumer Market
N-1	The Swedish School: Extracurricular Language Schools in the U.S.
P-1	Mandioca, macaxeira, aipim: quando a culinária vira uma salada russa
S-1	Class Action Lawsuits: Terminology and Translation Pitfalls
ST-8	How to Specialize and Expand Your Business into New Technical Markets
T-1	Confidentiality in Translation: Legal and Ethical Requirements and Pitfalls
TI-1	The Language Industry in the Trump Administration
2:00pm-3:00pm
G-2	A Systematic Presentation of English Nonfinite Constructions and Their Translation into German
GOV-2	Interpreting and Translating for Senior Policymakers and Ministers
I-2	Self-Study: Deliberate Practice for Improving Interpreting
IC-2	Contingency Planning and Crisis Management 101
IT-1	Beyond and Around Pure Words (Attorno e oltre le parole): Part I
J-7	Achieving Equivalent Meaning and Equivalent Impact in Japanese>English Translation
L-2	How to Mix Business with Poetry
LSC-2	Using Better Data to Run a Better Translation Company
MED-2	You are Only as Good as Your Gut
N-2	Cursing and Anachronisms: Swedish Culture Clash
S-2	The English>Spanish Translation of Clinical Trial Protocols: Part I
ST-9	When a Christmas Tree is Not Really a Christmas Tree
T-2	Translating between the Lines: Enhancing Translation Quality
TI-2	Honoring Diversity: Working in Minority Languages
3:30pm-4:30pm
A-2	Think in English from the Start
ET-1	The Evolving Curriculum in Interpreter and Translator Education: A Preview
F-1	Translating for Canada
FIN-1	Challenges and Rewards of Working for an International Organization: Finding Your Way Through the Maze
I-3	An Octopus, a Hologram, or Hepburn: What Kind of Interpreter Are You?
IC-3	Get Your Tool Belt Ready for Jobs: How to Get Hired
IT-2	Beyond and Around Pure Words (Attorno e oltre le parole): Part II
J-2	Japanese>English Translation of Clinical Trial Documents
LAW-1	The Role of Translation in the Immigration Process
LSC-3	Languages and Open Data: How Language Services Providers Can Contribute to Smart Cities
S-3	The English>Spanish Translation of Clinical Trial Protocols: Part II
SL-1	Susana Greiss Lecture: The Long and Winding Road to Becoming a Presidential Interpreter
ST-3	Translating Terminology Related to Explosives and Bombing
T-3	Translating Correspondence, or "Don’t You Talk to Me Like That!"
TRM-1	Extreme Terminology Management: Developing a Power Termbase
Friday, Oct 27

10:00am-11:00am
A-3	Arabic Criminal Terminology and Court Interpreting
ET-2	Collaborative and Situated Translator Training: Moving Toward Transcollaboration, Part I
F-2	The Role of the Interpreter in Diplomacy: Part I
FIN-2	Understanding Financial Jargon
IC-4	Selling Your Translation and Interpreting Services
IC-5	Going Once, Going Twice, Sold! Is Your Translation Business Sellable?
J-3	Translating Sex and Gender: Part I, Henry James
K-1	The New Linguistic Landscape of Contemporary Korean: Part I
LT-1	Becoming a Super-Fast Freelance Translator and Coping with Technology in a Constantly Evolving World!
S-4	Master the Game: Tackling Quality Assurance Issues
SL-2	Wow! How Am I Going to Interpret That?
ST-4	Keeping Up with a Moving Target: Environmental Terminology
T-4	Getting Down to Business: Quality Reviewing Practices for Streaming Media
V-1	Language Services in Education: How to Provide Translation and Interpreting Services to Parents in a Multilingual School District
11:15am-12:15pm
ATA-1	The ATA Code of Ethics and Professional Practice: What Does It Mean to Me?
ET-3	Collaborative and Situated Translator Training: Moving Toward Transcollaboration, Part II
F-3	The Role of the Interpreter in Diplomacy: Part II
FIN-3	Financial Technology (Fintech)
GOV-3	Nothing Lost in Translation: How Coaching Can Serve the Wordsmith
I-5	The Challenges of Interpreting in a Humanitarian Setting
IC-6	Translators and Agencies: Two Captains, One Boat
IT-3	Transcreation: More Than Just Creative Translation
J-4	Translating Sex and Gender: Part II, The Tale of Genji
K-2	The New Linguistic Landscape of Contemporary Korean: Part II
LAW-2	Common Law and Civil Law: Approaches and Terminologies
LT-2	Tools to Boost: A Zero-Budget Plan
S-5	Different Levels in Translation Proofreading
ST-5	A Drop in the Ocean? Strategies and Technologies to Conserve Water for Current and Future Generations
T-5	Search Engine Optimization: Website and Social Media Localization
2:00pm-3:00pm
ATA-2	A Step-by-Step Manual: How to Give a School Outreach Presentation and Tips for Capturing a Winning Photo
C-1	Lessons Learned from Grading ATA Practice Tests
ET-4	SIMinar: Interpreting Theory Meets Real Life
G-3	German>English Translation Slam
GOV-4	New Options for Translators, Interpreters, and Project Managers in the Artificial Intelligence-Driven Future of Government Language Work
I-6	Cultural Competence - When Your Language Skills Are Not Enough: Part I
IC-7	You’re in Business: How to Price Your Work
LAW-3	Special Aspects of Translating Discovery Documents
LSC-4	The Agency-Freelancer Dating Game Redux: From Courtship to Commitment
MED-3	Medical Terminology: Problem Solving Through Parallel Texts
P-3	Literary Dialect: The Challenge of Translating New York Hustlers and Brazilian Miners
S-6	Cuando sobran las palabras: The Problem of Over-Translation
SL-3	Localizing President Trump’s Statements into Russian
ST-6	Ribonucleic Acid Interference: From Lab to Bedside
T-6	WYSIWYG Speak: Improving Your Understanding of Markup Languages
3:30pm-4:30pm
ATA-3	ATA’s Certification Exam: Questions and Answers
C-2	Tighten It Up: How to Tame a Loose Text
ET-8	Translation Project Management in the Virtual Classroom: Enhancement of Student Engagement through Task-Based Learning
G-4	Passives, Punctuation, Particles, and Other Potential Pitfalls in German>English Translation
GOV-5	Unraveling the Mysterious Path to Translating for the National Virtual Translation Center
I-7	Cultural Competence - When Your Language Skills Are Not Enough: Part II
IC-8	Working with Direct Clients. For Real.
LAW-4	Deciphering Spanish-language Bylaws: A Structural Approach
LSC-5	How to Work with Translators: Best Practices for Producing the Best Technical Translations
MED-4	Translating Diagnostic Imaging: Is It Hyperechoic or Hyperintense?
P-4	The Challenges of Translating a Holocaust Survivor’s Memoir
S-7	Translating HTML and XML: The Logical and Methodical Way
SL-4	Russian>English Translation Slam
ST-7	An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Neural Networks
T-7	Localizing Middle-Eastern Languages: Is this Right (or is it Left)?
Saturday, Oct 28

8:30am-9:30am
F-4	Never a Dull Day? The Nitty Gritty of French>English Technical Translation
GOV-6	Building Linguistic Bridges to Language Access
I-8	Private Equity or Price-to-Earnings? Finance and Ambiguity in Conference Interpreting
IC-9	Beating the Digital Competition: How to Boost Your Website’s Organic Search Traffic
L-3	Forms of Faithfulness in Literary Translation
LSC-11	A Case Study on Launching and Managing a Custom Machine Translation Program for Translators in Three Countries, Four Languages, and Multiple Domains
MED-5	Where Is the Line and How Do I Draw It? A Deep Dive into Impartiality and Role Boundaries for Health Care Interpreters
N-4	Comparison of Scandinavian and U.S. Legal Systems
S-8	Translating Surveys for Hispanics in the U.S.
TI-4	Endangered Languages: Challenges and Sustainability of Rare Language Interpreting
TRM-2	The Terminology Initiative: A Systemic Approach to Process Improvement
V-2	Get Up, Stand Up ... for Your Health!
V-3	Maintaining Your Professional Language Skills
10:00am-11:00am
F-5	Breaking the Mold Again! Throwing Out Even More Translations for an Intimate Look at Source Material
G-7	English>German Translation Slam
GOV-7	Translation of the Decennial Census
I-9	Getting Ahead of the Story: A Proactive Approach to Best Practices for Remote Interpreting for Interpreters, Buyers, and Vendors
IC-10	Making the Most of Twitter: Marketing and Networking in 140 Characters or Less
L-4	What Makes Literary Translation Successful?
LSC-7	International Organizations: How They Get Translation Work Done and How to Get Involved
LT-3	What File Types? Another Treasure Trove of Settings in Trados Studio
MED-6	The Legal Case for Language Access and Culturally Competent Health Care: Part I
S-9	The Structure of the Civil Law System and Its Impact on Translation: Part I
SL-5	Russian Submarines: How They’re Built
T-8	Alphabet Soup: Quality Assurance for Editing PDFs from DTP
V-4	I Love Your Accent
11:15am-12:15pm
F-6	Grow Your Translation Business with Genealogical Translation
GOV-8	Trust Me. I’m a Certified Interpreter!
I-10	Consecutive Interpreting: Trusting Our Memory
IC-11	How to Create Winning Translation Service Contracts
L-5	Researching Literary Translations
LSC-8	Stop the Price Madness! Achieving Market Transparency in the Purchasing Process
LT-4	Search (and Replace) on Steroids: How Regular Expressions Can Help Make Your CAT Tool Even More Useful
MED-7	The Legal Case for Language Access and Culturally Competent Health Care: Part II
P-5	Pitfalls of Interpreting between Portuguese and English
S-10	The Structure of the Civil Law System and Its Impact on Translation: Part II
SL-7	Slammin’ á la Russe: English to Russian Translation Slam
T-9	Lessons from the Plain Language Movement
V-5	The Secret Language of Bureaucrats
2:00pm-3:00pm
ET-6	The Nuts and Bolts of Remote Interpreting and Training: The Tech You Need and Why You Need It
G-5	German Corporate Governance Texts: A Translator’s Guide
I-11	Working Successfully with Written Texts in the Simultaneous Mode
IC-12	Translating Your Way to Financial Independence
IT-4	The Importance of Translating Punctuation and Typographic Conventions
J-5	Get "Gung Ho!": Japanese Interpreting and Translating in the North America Automotive Sector
LAW-5	What It Takes to Become a Certified Court Interpreter
LSC-9	The Project Life Cycle for Project Managers
LT-5	The Final Touch: Desktop Publishing and InDesign Basics
P-6	Self-Recording, Transcribing, Language Analysis, and Self-Enhancement: Painstaking, but Rewarding
S-11	Interpreting and Translating for Farmers and Migrant Workers
T-10	Outside the Box: Everyday Continuing Professional Development for Translators
3:30pm-4:30pm
ET-7	Benefits of Engaging Translation Students with Refugee Communities
FIN-5	Fine-tuning Investor Relations
G-6	German Orthography: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
I-12	Interpreting Meets Transcreation in the Portuguese Version of Interpreting: Getting It Right
IC-13	Work Smarter, Not Harder
J-6	"Bye, Felicia." Tackling Allusions, Slang, and Pop Culture References
K-4	Doing More with Less: Taking Your Note-taking Skills to the Next Level
LAW-7	On/Off the Record: Anatomy of a Deposition and How to Master This Niche
LSC-10	Data Security for Project Managers
S-12	Subtitling Cultural References
T-11	To "thē" or Not to "thē": An Article on Articles
V-6	Change of Venue: Language Professionals Working and Living Abroad

For even more networking and education opportunities, make plans to attend Advanced Skills & Training (AST) Day. AST Day will offer a selection of intense, interactive three-hour courses with limited seating, plus an exclusive networking event.

Learn more about AST Day!