ATA57: Tool/Program Meeting Annoucement

To all translators who use and/or are interested in using various programs and tools in their work:

This is Paul Koehler, chair of the Japan Association of Translators (JAT) JATTOOLS SIG and a member of the American Translators Association. I am pleased to ‎invite members of the JLD to participate in this unique JATTOOLS event.  Please join us at the following date and time to see various tools in action:

Thursday, November 3 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Connections SF
424 Clay Street, Connections SF
San Francisco CA 94111
Cost: FREE
Capacity Limit: 16 people

This meeting will be held very close to the ATA conference held in San Francisco this year.

JATTOOLS has rented a conference room with WiFi access, and refreshments will be available. The main purpose of this meeting is to provide a forum where people can show their tools in action. If you have some deadlines to take care of, this is a good place to do so!

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me directly at paul.koehler@pjktrans.com

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Annual JLD Networking Dinner & Informal Newcomer Lunch

Just a quick update, the number of RSVP's for our annual dinner, is already over 65!

If you haven't yet, there is still a little time. Don't wait! RSVP at

 https://2016jldnetworkingdinner.eventbrite.com 

Also, please consider the brown bag option (bringing your own) for the informal Newcomer's Lunch. Is there anyone willing to search for or suggest their favorite place for those willing to venture out? We'll keep the number at 6-7 per group. Let us (Nadine or Mochi) know.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email divisionJLD [at] atanet.org

Proposed agenda coming soon.

JLD Administrator &

Assistant Administrator, 

http://www.ata-divisions.org/JLD/

ATA57: JLD Sessions & Events

We are pleased to announce Prof. Jay Rubin will be our Division Guest Speaker this year. You can find his bio here. And here are some of the other JLD sessions at the conference.

The early bird deadline for the conference is this Friday, September 23. The standard registration period ends October 14. If you are planning to be there, don't wait. 

Words and 言葉 by Jim Davis

“Two Roads Diverged ...”:

Making Good Choices in Japanese-into-English Translation

(Part 3)

This is the third of four parts of a paper based on the standing-room-only presentation Jim gave at the 2015 ATA Conference in Miami entitled "Two Roads Diverged ...": Making Good Choices in Japanese-into-English Translation.

Words and 言葉 by Jim Davis

“Two Roads Diverged ...”:

Making Good Choices in Japanese-into-English Translation

(Part 2)

This is the second of four parts of a paper based on the standing-room-only presentation Jim gave at the 2015 ATA Conference in Miami entitled "Two Roads Diverged ...": Making Good Choices in Japanese-into-English Translation.

Upcoming T&I Events

A preview of the ATA57 Conference website is up.

Prices listed are for reference only. The site will be live in July.

http://www.atanet.org/conf/2016/registration/

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April 16, 2016. Central London, UK. 
2016 Spring Interpreting Workshop (ITI-JNet and AIIC)
http://j-net.org.uk/en/2016-spring-interpreting-workshop/

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June 18-19, 2016. Sendai, Japan.

International Japanese-English Translation Conference (JAT)

With Pre-IJET and Zenyasai on June 17 (Friday)
Early Bird Registration Ends in Two Weeks!‎

>>> Message from the IJET-27 Organizing Committee <<<<

There are only 2 weeks left before the early-bird cutoff. Have you registered? 
http://ijet.jat.org//ijet-27/registration

We already have almost 60 participants and hope to reach our full capacity soon!

There are also sponsorship opportunities and exhibition space is still available.  Please check out the options under SPONSORSHIP to learn more.  

Looking forward to seeing you in Sendai!

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Know of any events that will be of interest to our colleagues?
Let us know: divisionJLD[at]atanet.org
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Words and 言葉 by Jim Davis

“Two Roads Diverged ...”:

Making Good Choices in Japanese-into-English Translation

(Part 1)

This is the first of four parts of a paper based on the standing-room-only presentation Jim gave at the 2015 ATA Conference in Miami entitled "Two Roads Diverged ...": Making Good Choices in Japanese-into-English Translation.