The ATA Chronicle - September/October 2021 - 9

FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Board Meeting Highlights
The ATA Board of Directors met August 7-8, 2021, in Nashville,
Tennessee-the first in-person Board meeting since February 2020.
T
he meeting was
preceded by the Board's
annual Strategy Day.
Strategy Day allows the
Board to discuss in-depth
aspects of the Association
and the translation and
interpreting professions.
The event is coordinated
and led by ATA's presidentelect,
who, by office, is the
chair of the Governance and
Communications Committee.
This year, President-Elect
Madalena Sánchez Zampaulo
guided the Board through
discussions about Board
reports and the structure of
Board meetings; a succession
plan for the executive
director; the future of the
Annual Conference and
how it's structured; and a
look at how professional
special interest groups
could be incorporated
into the Association while
complementing divisions.
Strategy Day discussions
do not necessarily lead
to concrete action plans,
but they do serve as the
foundation for working
through the Board's activities
for the year.
Here are some highlights
from the Board meeting.
Budget
The Board approved the
July 1, 2021-June 30,
2022 final budget and the
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2022-24 draft budgets. The
budget includes funds for
offering the certification
exams online and a hybrid
conference.
Dues
The Board approved a dues
increase for 2022. The new
rate will be $249 for active/
corresponding/associate
members. Other categories
will increase proportionally.
Bylaws Amendments
The Board approved
five proposed Bylaws
amendments for approval
by the membership. The
amendments are primarily
housekeeping in nature.
(Please see page 19 for
the proposed Bylaws
revisions and the supporting
commentary.) The proposed
Bylaws amendments
will be voted on in this
year's elections.
Investment Policy
The Board approved revisions
to ATA's Investment Policy.
This policy outlines, among
other things, permissible
investments and the targeted
asset allocation for these
investments. ATA maintains
a conservate approach to
safeguard the Association's
capital.
WALTER BACAK, CAE
walter@atanet.org

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