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ATA MEMBER
ORIENTATION:
A Bird's-Eye View
of All ATA Has to Offer

By Jamie Hartz and Meghan Konkol
Even members who have been involved in
various capacities over the years may not
be aware of all that's going on in ATA at
any given time!

ATA's Member Orientation sessions are a new initiative organized
by the Membership Committee in 2021 to give members a chance
to learn about the Association's opportunities, programs, and
initiatives in a brief, one-hour session. Although it's geared
toward translators and interpreters who are newer ATA members,
longtime members have commented that they've learned useful
information in the orientation as well. Here's an overview of what
these sessions cover.

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how we could support
members who aren't sure

variety of interest groups,

what ATA programs best

programs, and events, ATA

fit their interests, or what

might seem like somewhat

benefits to take advantage of.

of a puzzle to members. New

Members may not have time

and veteran ATA members

to comb ATA's website on

alike often have questions

their own to figure out what

about how to navigate the

membership benefits are best

Association and get the most

suited for their needs. With

from their membership.

this in mind, the committee

With strong volunteer

began to consider how we

teams powering our Board

could provide an easy-to-

of Directors, committees,

digest snapshot of everything

and divisions, plus support

ATA offers, including how

from a dedicated staff at

to access benefits and

ATA Headquarters, the

programs, so that members

Association keeps busy

could choose where to get

rolling out initiatives and

involved and avoid feeling

activities for its members

lost. Our answer: the ATA

year-round. Even members

Member Orientation.

who have been involved in

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Committee thinking about

Orientation sessions are

various capacities over the

held every two to three

years may not be aware of all

months in webinar format,

that's going on in ATA at any

and presenters cover a

given time!

number of topics of interest

The sheer magnitude of

to any member, including

activity within ATA got those

ATA's basic organizational

of us on the Membership

structure, major initiatives
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