There were a lot of big changes to the Association this year, making it a year of transition in more ways than one! Listen in for Matt Baird's final episode as the ATA Podcast host where he interviews ATA President Geoff Koby to look back on all that happened in 2024 and to set our eyes on exciting things planned for 2025.

This year, Geoff found himself unexpectedly and prematurely in the role of president. As well, the new Association Management System launched and there was a change in executive director. In this episode, you'll hear more about Geoff's history with ATA, his perspective on the year, some highlights of 2024, things to look forward to in 2025, and Matt's farewell to the podcast.

Show Notes:

• ATA’s website: https://www.atanet.org
• Review your ATA Directory profile: https://communityhub.atanet.org/NC__Login
• Renew your Membership: https://www.atanet.org/member-center/renew/
• ATA Member benefits: https://www.atanet.org/member-center/benefits-of-membership/

• Join ATA: https://www.atanet.org/member-center/join-ata/
• The ATA Podcast Archive: https://www.atanet.org/news/the-ata-podcast/
• ATA Events Calendar: https://www.atanet.org/ata-events/
  
• ATA Socials: https://linkin.bio/americantranslatorsassn

Please send comments, questions, or requests about this podcast to podcast@atanet.org. Thank you for listening!

Audio Production: Derek Platts | Technical Support: Trenton Morgan

On this episode of the ATA Podcast's Inside Specialization series, Daniel Sebesta and Bridget Hylak of ATA's Language Technology Division interview Dieter Runge, co-founder of Boostlingo. Listen in as Dieter, Bridget, and Daniel discuss the role of professional organizations in the interpreting profession.

Dieter mentions that technology upskilling is a fact of life for our industry, like most other industries! If you want to be informed and ahead about the changes technology is bringing to interpreting, this episode is for you. Throughout their conversation, you'll hear lively exchanges about the IT fluency of interpreters, the threat (or not!) of AI to interpreters' livelihoods, standardized rules for remote interpreting systems, how interpreting delivered over Zoom may be received and perceived differently, the challenges of large multilingual events and RSI (remote simultaneous interpreting), privacy/confidentiality in remote interpreting scenarios, accessibility of interpreting for those hard of hearing, and other developments and innovations on the horizon in the world of interpreting.

Show Notes:

• Boostlingo: https://boostlingo.com/

• Join ATA: https://www.atanet.org/member-center/join-ata/
• The ATA Podcast Archive: https://www.atanet.org/news/the-ata-podcast/
• ATA Events Calendar: https://www.atanet.org/ata-events/
  
• ATA Socials: https://linkin.bio/americantranslatorsassn

Please send comments, questions, or requests about this podcast to podcast@atanet.org. Thank you for listening!

Audio Production: Derek Platts | Technical Support: Trenton Morgan

ATA will hold its regularly scheduled elections at the upcoming ATA 65th Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon, October 30–November 2, 2024, to elect the following:

• President-Elect (one unexpired position to be filled for a remaining term of one year).
• Director (three regular positions, each for a three-year term).
• Director (one unexpired position to be filled for a remaining term of one year).

For this podcast episode, candidates had the opportunity to submit a recording. Listen to learn:

• Where they are based and what kind of translation/interpreting do they do.
• When they joined ATA and why.
• Why they are running for ATA office.
• What is an area of ATA where they feel they can have the most impact if elected?

The Annual Meeting of Voting Members and Elections will be held Thursday, October 31, 2024. This year’s candidates are:

President-Elect | Remaining One-Year Term

Viktoryia Baum

Andy Benzo

Director | Three-Year Term

Isabel Asensio

Jason Jolley

Jessie Liu

Marcela Renna

Jaime Russell

Yasha Saebi

Marifer Sager

Romina Marazzato Sparano

Show Notes:

• Candidate Statements: https://www.atanet.org/about-us/board/elections/
• Become a Voting Member: https://www.atanet.org/member-center/become-a-voting-member/ (October 10, 2024 is the date of record to be eligible for voting in the ATA 2024 Elections.)

• Join ATA: https://www.atanet.org/member-center/join-ata/
• The ATA Podcast Archive: https://www.atanet.org/news/the-ata-podcast/
• ATA Events Calendar: https://www.atanet.org/ata-events/
  
• ATA Socials: https://linkin.bio/americantranslatorsassn
• ATA’s 65th Annual Conference in Portland: https://www.atanet.org/ata65/

Please send comments, questions, or requests about this podcast to podcast@atanet.org. Thank you for listening!

Audio Production: Derek Platts | Technical Support: Trenton Morgan