A Conference Preview 
by Shelley Fairweather-Vega

Sometimes, you have to go to California to meet your neighbors. Sure, one of the perks of attending a big national conference like ATA is meeting colleagues from all over the country, and the world. But it’s extra thrilling to meet a fellow NOTIS member when networking far from home. Conference veterans recommend that you go to all the conference networking and social events, and count the NOTIS members you run into at your division dinner, "Buddies Welcome Newbies," or the job fair. The Northwest Literary Translators will be well represented at the Book Fair and After Hours Café, and you’ll meet plenty of Washingtonians, Oregonians, and (we hope) even Idahoans, Alaskans and Montanans you can boogie down with at the Saturday night dance party, or break a sweat with at Zumba every morning. And if you meet someone from our five-state area who isn’t a NOTIS member, turn on the charm, and recruit them to join!

For those of you who prefer to treat conferences as more serious educational opportunities, we’ve compiled the following list of NOTIS members and friends who will be presenting at ATA63, arranged in program order. Stop by and say hello!

Stacey Brown-Sommers, the owner of Mindlink Resources, LLC (Oregon) and member of the WASCLA board of directors
Be an Ally: Using Inclusive Language in a Divided World (007)
Thursday, October 13, 2022 11:00 a.m.

Caitilin Walsh, past NOTIS president, Bellevue College instructor
LSP vs. LSP, or What's Happening in World Language Education and Why Should We Care? (031)
Thursday, October 13, 2022 3:30 p.m  

Javier Castillo, frequent NOTIS instructor and member of the board of the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators
Language and Culture: American English Profanity (082)
Friday, October 14, 2022 3:30 p.m.

Caitilin Walsh, past NOTIS president, Bellevue College instructor
ATA Advocacy: Stand Up and Speak Up for Translators and Interpreters! (112)
Friday, October 14, 2022 4:45 p.m.

Svetlana Ruth, NOTIS and OSTI trainer
Americanisms: To Use or Not to Use? (111)
Saturday, October 15, 2022 8:30 a.m.

Shelley Fairweather-Vega, past NOTIS president and member of the advisory board of the University of Washington Translation Studies Hub
Translating for Authors: Risks and Rewards (101)
Saturday, October 15, 2022 8:30 a.m

Sameh Ragab, past NOTIS workshop presenter
All a Translator Needs to Know about PDF Files (122)
Saturday, October 15, 2022 10:00 a.m

Tim Gregory, member of the Northwest Literary Translators
A Literary Translator's Second Brain: Note-Taking and Recordkeeping for Book Translation (161)
Saturday, October 15, 2022 3:45 p.m.

The 63rd Annual Conference of the American Translators and Interpreters Society (ATA63) will be held October 12-15, 2022 at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites in Los Angeles, California. The complete schedule and all other info, plus conference registration, is available now at a click of the button below!