The ATA Chronicle - May/June 2023 - 5

FROM THE PRESIDENT-ELECT
Get Ready for Our Reunion in Miami!
A
VERONIKA DEMICHELIS
veronika@veronikademichelis.com
@vero_demi
We received
over 340
proposals
for regular
conference
sessions at
ATA64 and
choosing only
168 was not an
easy feat.
s you're reading
this, we're just a few
months away from
ATA's flagship event: our
64th Annual Conference in
Miami, October 25-28, 2023.
The conference planning
team is working hard on
making our annual reunion
the best one yet. Here are
some updates on what you
can expect at ATA64.
Educational Sessions
We received over 340
proposals for regular
conference sessions at ATA64
and choosing only 168 was
not an easy feat. I'm very
grateful to all the volunteers
who participated in the
proposal review process and
helped me make the final
selection. I would also like
to express my gratitude
to those who submitted
a proposal this year. ATA
Annual Conferences are
known for the high quality
of continuing education
opportunities, and we
couldn't do it without our
amazing speakers who
generously share their
knowledge and elevate our
professions. If your proposal
was not accepted this year, I
hope you'll submit again in
the future. In the meantime,
please consider sharing
your expertise by offering to
present an ATA webinar or
submitting an article to The
ATA Chronicle.
As usual, we'll kick things
off with our Advanced Skills
and Training (AST) Day
www.ata-chronicle.online
on Wednesday, October
25. We have a phenomenal
lineup of AST courses
for you taught by expert
instructors-from financial
translation to interpreting
skills, building and scaling
localization programs,
forensic transcriptiontranslation,
demystifying
artificial intelligence
and neural machine
translation, automation
tools, productivity,
branding, successful client
relationships, and more. You
can add any of the morning
or afternoon AST courses to
your conference registration
for an additional fee.
We also received many
impressive proposals for
our new ATA Professional
Forums, MicroTalks, and
Committee Forums. (For
more details on each of
these, see my column in the
January/February issue.)
I foresee very inspiring
conversations and lively
discussions, and I hope you'll
enjoy these new formats.
The full conference
program will be available this
summer, so stay tuned!
Networking Events
As I shared in my previous
columns, we're looking to
change things up a little
and revamp some of the
conference events and
networking opportunities
we're used to seeing at ATA's
Annual Conference.
As you join the Welcome
Celebration at 5:30 p.m. on
Wednesday, October 25,
you'll notice the absence of
designated tables for ATA
divisions. You're free to join
any table, enjoy a taste of
Miami, and interact with
colleagues no matter which
ATA division you belong to.
Then, immediately after the
Welcome Celebration, we
invite you to bring a beverage
and proceed indoors for a
Divisions & SIGs (Special
Interest Groups) Mix and
Mingle, which will be held
from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. This
will be your opportunity to
connect with members of
ATA's divisions and find out
what SIGs have to offer. (To
learn more about the SIG
initiative, please read ATA
President Madalena Sánchez
Zampaulo's column in the
January/February issue.)
Apart from the educational
sessions Thursday through
Saturday, you'll have ample
time to visit the Exhibit
Hall, participate in the Job
Fair, and join the Stronger
Together Networking or
Brainstorm Networking
events. We'll hold our
Annual Meeting of Voting
Members and Election on
October 26 at 8:30 a.m.,
and the Annual Meeting of
All Members on October 27
(also at 8:30 a.m.).
We have a lot more in store
for you than what can be
covered here! I'm personally
excited about the possibility
of having a local live band
perform at our ATA64 Closing
Social. We're still working on
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