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and programs, and the
many benefits available to
members. We provide links
to all the resources members

Important Member
Resource Links
ATA Annual Conference
https://ata62.org
ATA Chapters, Affiliates,
and Other Groups
http://bit.ly/ATA-groups

may be interested in and
demonstrate where to find
important information
on ATA's website, as well
as basic instructions for
updating your profile in the
online Language Services
Directory.1 The session
introduces programs
members can get involved
with right away, such as the
School Outreach Program
and Contest. For additional

ATA Divisions
http://bit.ly/
ATA-divisions-about
ATA Language Services
Directory: Creating and
Updating Your Profile
http://bit.ly/
ATA-Directory-profile
ATA Member
Benefits Overview
http://bit.ly/ATA-benefits
ATA Newsbriefs
http://bit.ly/
ATA-Newsbriefs
ATA Opportunities for

networking opportunities,
we also encourage attendees
to look up ATA chapters and
divisions of interest to them.

Although the sessions
were originally
designed with new
members in mind,
we've found that
the information and
resources we've shared
have been drawing
interest from longtime
members as well.
From the presenters'

Members to Contribute

perspective, one of the

http://bit.ly/ATA-involved

sessions we've held so far

ATA School

most enjoyable parts of the
has been seeing members
engage with the Association

Outreach Program

and each other! We reserve

http://bit.ly/ATA-School

the session and have been

ATA School
Outreach Contest
https://bit.ly/
ATA-outreach-contest
www.ata-chronicle.online

time for Q&A at the end of
encouraged by members'
enthusiasm for what ATA
has to offer. Attendees have

they share where they
are tuning in from and
make connections with
colleagues who have mutual
languages and interests.
( " This session made me
feel less overwhelmed
and more informed as a
new member, " shared
a participant from our
March orientation session.)
Although the sessions
were originally designed
with new members in
mind, we've found that the
information and resources
we've shared have been
drawing interest from
longtime members as well.
Our hope is that these
sessions will serve as an
informative and welcoming
event for new and veteran
members alike, and that
members will be encouraged
and empowered to take
full advantage of their
membership through a
better understanding of the
opportunities they have
as members of the ATA
community.
Additional ATA Member
Orientation sessions
are scheduled for July,
September, and November
2021. Keep an eye out for the
link to register in Newsbriefs
and on ATA's website!
The Membership
Committee welcomes all
feedback on what you would
like to see included in future
orientation sessions. And if
you're an experienced ATA
member who is familiar with
ATA's range of programs and
benefits and would like to
volunteer to co-host an
upcoming orientation
session, please get in touch
with Membership Committee

also enjoyed networking

Chair Meghan Konkol

with fellow members

(meghan@fr-en.com).

NOTE
1	
Bodeux, Eve, and
Madalena Sánchez
Zampaulo. " Are You
Getting the Most from
Your ATA Directory
Profile? " The ATA
Chronicle (September/
October 2019),
https://bit.ly/ATA-profile.
Jamie Hartz,
CT is an ATA
director and
ATA-certified
Spanish>English
translator specializing
in legal and commercial
translation. She completed
an MA in Spanish translation
at Kent State University in
2015. In 2013, she was
one of three ATA volunteers
who established The Savvy
Newcomer blog, and she
is a frequent contributor
and editor. She is also a
member of the Delaware
Valley Translators Association
(an ATA chapter).
jamie@tildelanguage.com
Meghan
Konkol,
CT is an ATA
director and an
ATA-certified
French>English freelance
translator specializing in
international development,
marketing and communications,
and human resources.
She received her MA in
French>English translation
from the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee
in 2010. She serves as
chair of ATA's Membership
Committee, and also serves
as the coordinator of ATA's
School Outreach Program.
meghan@fr-en.com

via the chat function, as
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