The ATA Chronicle - September/October 2017 - 7

FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
WALTER BACAK, CAE
walter@atanet.org

Board Meeting Highlights

T

he American Translators Association's
Board of Directors met July 29-30,
2017, in Denver, Colorado. Here are
some highlights from the meeting.
Final Budget: The Board approved the July
1, 2017-June 30, 2018 final budget and the
2018-2020 draft budgets. The approved
budget is $3.32 million. This compares to
last year's budget of $3.18 million.
Upcoming Elections: The Board
approved presenting proposed bylaws
changes to the membership for their
approval. The changes are intended
to expand voting rights to associate
members who are professionally engaged
in language services and have been
members for three consecutive years.
All current voting members will be
grandfathered in, which means they
could drop their membership for a
year, rejoin, and be able to vote. In
addition, the Board approved presenting
to the membership for their approval
a resolution supporting diversity. Both
the proposed bylaws changes and the
proposed resolution will be on the
ballot this fall. The elections will be
held October 26 at the Annual Meeting
of Voting Members-also known as
the Presentation of Candidates and
Election-in conjunction with the Annual
Conference in Washington, DC. (Please
see page 16 for more information on
the proposed bylaws revisions and the
proposed resolution.)
Date of Record: The Board set September
22, 2017, as the date of record for the
2017 elections. This means that if you
want to participate in this year's election
you need to be a voting member by
September 22. There are two ways to
become a voting member: pass the
certification exam or apply through the
online Active Membership Review process
www.atanet.org

(www.atanet.org/membership/memb_
review_online.php).
Revised ATA Election Policy: Over
the years, ATA has been fortunate to
have a dedicated group of volunteers to
serve on the Board. In addition, these
same Board members completed their
terms and, with rare exception, never
missed a meeting. It was not until we
experienced two vacancies over the past
two years that we needed to clarify how
these vacancies are filled. In response, the
Board approved revising ATA's Election
Policy to make it clear that a vacancy will

be filled by the next regular election. The
Board, however, does have the option to
appoint someone to fill the position until
the next regular election.
The Board meeting summary and
minutes will be posted online once they
are approved. Past meeting summaries
and minutes are always posted online at
www.atanet.org/membership/minutes.php.
The next Board meeting is set for October
28-29, 2017, in conjunction with ATA's
Annual Conference in Washington, DC. As
always, the meeting is open to all members,
and members are encouraged to attend.

The ATA Chronicle Recognized as Best Periodical by the
International Federation of Translators
The ATA Chronicle was awarded the
FIT Best Periodical Prize at the recent
International Federation of Translators'
XXI Congress in Brisbane, Australia.
ATA President David Rumsey accepted
the award.
The award recognizes the journal
that best promotes the professional
image of the translator, interpreter,
and terminologist in terms of quality,

presentation, and relevance. The
competition is open to any nonacademic periodical published by any
FIT member. A five-person international
jury selects the award winner.
The International Federation
of Translators includes more than
100 professional translation and
interpreting associations, representing
80,000 translators in 55 countries.

ATA President David Rumsey accepts the FIT 2017 Prize for Best Periodical.

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