The ATA Chronicle - May/June 2022 - 8

FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Board Meeting Highlights
The American Translators Association's Board of Directors met April
9-10, 2022 in Alexandria, Virginia. The Board met in conjunction with
the Certification Committee and Language Chairs meetings. (Each exam
language combination has a language chair administering the passage
selection and graders. ATA currently offers testing in 32 language
combinations.) Here are some highlights from the Board meeting.
WALTER BACAK, CAE
walter@atanet.org
Last Print Edition of
The ATA Chronicle/
Moving Fully Online
This issue marks the
last print edition of The
ATA Chronicle. The
magazine will continue
to be published, just only
online. The format will
look the same. Besides
the environmental benefits
and cost savings, the
number of members
opting for the digital
version has grown over
the years, leading to the
decision to stop printing
a physical copy of the
magazine. The magazine
is available as a flipbook
(allowing you to view it on
mobile devices, download,
search, and add notes) or
PDF, or you can also read
the content directly on the
Chronicle-Online website
(www.ata-chronicle.online).
You can find more info
and timely updates online
at www.atanet.org/news/
the-ata-chronicle.
Working Budget: The Board
approved the July 1, 2022June
30, 2023 working
budget and the 2023-24
draft budget. The approved
working budget is $3
million. The working budget
provides an interim financial
framework. By using this
interim budget, changes
and revisions can be made
based on the actual yearend
figures. The final budget
will be approved at the next
Board meeting.
Elections Policy: The Board
approved revisions to the
Elections Policy to codify
filling vacancies beyond
the usual rotation of
three directors' positions.
The Board will continue
to approve the appointment
of any vacancies between
elections.
Certification: Certification
Committee Chair David
Stephenson updated the
Board on the Certification
Committee's activities and
the online on-demand
certification exam. The Board
approved adding English into
Korean to the Certification
Program. (Korean into
English was added at the last
Board meeting.) English into
Korean practice tests and
exams are available now.
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Professional Development
Committee: The Board
approved the appointment
of Nora Díaz as chair of the
Professional Development
Committee. The Board
thanked outgoing Chair
Veronika Demichelis for her
work in dramatically growing
the program. Veronika will
remain on the committee.
Proposed Changes to
Membership: The Board
reviewed and discussed the
latest version of proposed
changes to the membership
categories and benefits.
This version incorporated
the feedback received from
members. The Board will
review and approve the next
version to be circulated
to the membership for
feedback. The final version
will be part of a Bylaws
revision vote by the
membership-likely in 2023.
Certification-Machine
Translation Post-Editing
Study: The Board discussed
the recently approved study
to look at the correlation
between performance on
ATA's certification exam
and proficiency in machine
translation post-editing. The
principal investigators-
Geoff Koby (Certification
Committee member, former
Certification Committee
chair, and former ATA
director) and Larry Bogoslaw
(Certification Committee
deputy chair)-answered
the Board's questions and
elaborated on the study.
The study gets underway
this summer.
Special Interest Groups: The
Board discussed formally
establishing special interest
groups (SIGs) for groups
starting out that may or may
not evolve into divisions or
as subsets within a division,
such as a Project Managers
SIG within the Translation
Company Division. An ad
hoc committee will be
established to investigate
the options and submit
their recommendations to
the Board.
The Board meeting
summary is posted online.
The minutes will be posted
once they are approved at the
next Board meeting. Past
meeting summaries and
minutes are also posted
online at www.atanet.org/
membership/minutes.php.
The next Board meeting is
set for August 6-7, 2022 in
Chicago, Illinois. As always,
the meeting is open to all
members, and members are
encouraged to attend.
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