MICATA - Symposium

MICATA Symposium Schedule 2010

Looking to the Future: What's Next for Translators and Interpreters

Co-Sponsored by Johnson County Community College

(7 Continuing Education Credits by the American Translators Association) (Schedule Tentative and Subject to Change (as of April 27, 2010)

Friday, May 21

MICATA Welcome Reception

5:30 ~ 7:30 p.m.

Regnier Center Atrium

Johnson County Community College

Regnier Center Map: Location & Parking

Free Parking

Saturday, May 22

MICATA Symposium

8:30 a.m. ~ 5:00 p.m.

Carlsen Center

Johnson County Community College

12345 College Boulevard

Overland Park, KS 66210

Johnson County Community College Website

Carlsen Center Map

Free Parking

Sunday, May 23

Optional ATA Certification Exam

Carlsen Center

Johnson County Community College

(separate registration required with the

American Translators Association)

ATA Registration: www.atanet.org/certification/index.php

(703) 683-6100

Free Parking

TIME / DATE	Saturday, May 22 - Symposium Schedule
7:45 ~ 8:30	Registration & Coffee, Corporate Members Information Carlsen Center Lobby, Johnson County Community College
8:30 ~ 8:45	Welcome Lynne Overesch-Maister, Johnson County Community College Sponsor Carlsen Center, Room 211
8:45 ~ 9:45	Plenary Session – ATA Dorothee Racette, ATA President - Elect Carlsen Center, Room 211
9:45 ~ 10:00	Break Sponsored by MICATA Corporate Member, Corporate Members Information in Lobby
	Translator Concurrent Sessions Room: CC 211	Interpreter Concurrent Sessions Room: CC 232	Translation Technology Concurrent Sessions Room: CC 212
10:00 ~ 10:55	Career Paths for Translators and Interpreters: Maria Antonia Andujar, Chad Montuori, John Matthews	Ethics for Interpreters: Jim Breckenridge	Free and Open-Source Software for Language Professionals Michael Wahlster
11:00 ~ 11:55	How to Work with Direct Clients: Abigail Dahlberg	Consortium Exam for Interpreters: Phyllis Launius	Hold On to Your Data: Technical Aspects and Beyond Michael Wahlster
12:00 ~ 1:30	Lunch Wake Up and Smell the Future: What's Changing in the Language Business Jackie Smith, Sales & Marketing Manager, SH3, Inc.
1:30 ~ 2:25	Demystifying the ATA Certification Exam: MICATA Panel	Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters: Cathy Anderson	Visual Software Localization Tools Claudia Eggert
2:30 ~ 3:25	Making the Most of Your Freelance Business Dorothee Racette	Reel Justice: Phyllis Launius & Marcela Renna	Social Media for Translators Frieda Ruppaner-Lind & Abigail Dahlberg
3:30 ~ 3:45	Break Sponsored by MICATA Corporate Member, Corporate Members Information in Lobby
3:45 ~ 4:40	Fora Linguarum Practicum Texts Provided	Reel Justice: Phyllis Launius & Marcela Renna	Fora Linguarum Practicum Texts Provided
4:45 ~ 5:00	Wrap-Up
Evening	Optional Dinner: Tatsu's French Restaurant $28 (advance reservations required on Registration Form)
	Fora Linguarum Texts Please select the text in your language and print it in preparation for the Fora Linguarum. More texts will be added later.
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