The ATA Chronicle - July/August 2021 - 7

FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
What's New?
ATA has more to offer than ever before. The breadth and depth of the
programs and services reflects the hard work of dedicated volunteers
and the staff at ATA Headquarters. Here's a look at what's new.
Professional
Development
This year we're on track
to host 60 professional
development opportunities.
These include webinars,
member orientation sessions,
and networking events. Like
many activities during the
pandemic, we started out
one way and made changes
on the fly to respond to
feedback. For example,
although the membership
orientation sessions were
initially geared toward newer
ATA members, after the
first one, the volunteers
involved heard from
longtime members who
said they had also learned
valuable information from
attending. We subsequently
promoted the sessions to
all ATA members and to
date have educated almost
500 members about ATA's
programs and services. Be
sure to check out upcoming
events on ATA's home page:
www.atanet.org and scroll
down to Looking Ahead.
Podcasts
Matt Baird, host of The ATA
Podcast, continues to guide
listeners through interviews
with key volunteers sharing
information about ATA and
our various activities and
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WALTER BACAK, CAE
walter@atanet.org
New
Podcast
episodes!
programs. For example,
Matt interviewed ATA
President Ted Wozniak and
President-Elect Madalena
Sánchez Zampaulo for the
mid-year " State of the
Association " update. We also
added an all-new feature to
The ATA Podcast concerning
specialization and
diversification in the fields of
translation and interpreting.
The new program, Inside
Specialization, which was
developed in collaboration
with ATA's Professional
Development Committee,
focuses on various
specializations where you
can learn the " what, why,
and how " from translators
and interpreters working
in those areas. The first
episode was on international
development. Check out the
link in the sidebar for a list of
available episodes.
Compensation Survey
The recently completed
compensation survey is
providing much-needed
data for translation and
interpreting professionals.
The final report created from
American Translators Association 7
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