The ATA Chronicle - September/October 2021 - 8

Useful Links
ATA62 Conference Website
www.ata62.org
ATA62 Advanced Skills
and Training Day
https://ata62.org/astday
ATA62 Exhibitors
https://ata62.org/
exhibitors
ATA62 Networking
and Events
https://ata62.org/
networking
ATA62 Registration
https://ata62.org/
registration
ATA62 Session Schedule
https://ata62.org/
education
Hyatt Regency Minneapolis
Host Hotel Information
https://ata62.org/hotel
ATA Elections 2021
www.atanet.org/about-us/
board/elections
Meet Minneapolis
Visitor Center
http://bit.ly/visitMinneapolis
If
you're a voting member,
please watch for an email
so you can vote by proxy.
We'll be electing officers and
directors this year, in addition
to voting on five proposed
Bylaws amendments. (You
can read the statements from
this year's candidates and the
proposed amendments in this
issue, starting on page 11!)
Once the morning
meetings end, we'll have
30 educational sessions for
you to enjoy. The Business
Practices Education
Committee will host a virtual
Brainstorm Networking
event for remote attendees,
while those who attend in
Minneapolis can participate
in the on-site Stronger
Together Networking event.
Friday
On Friday, we'll hold
Breakfast with the Board,
the TweetUp, Zumba, and
Mindful Movement for
on-site attendees. This will
be followed by the Annual
Meeting of All Members and
Awards Ceremony. You don't
want to miss hearing about
our new award winners
this year!
We're changing up this
year's Job Fair by holding it
during lunchtime on Friday.
So, be prepared to meet
with companies looking for
your expertise and language
pair(s)! All attendees will have
the opportunity to choose
from 40 educational sessions
before the evening networking
events: on-site Brainstorm
Networking (thank you,
Business Practices Education
Committee!) and Virtual
Speed Networking. Later in
the evening, the Literary
Division will host the After
Hours Café in its popular
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This year's Annual
Conference model will
be another new one
for ATA as we hold a
hybrid conference for
the first time.
virtual format based on last
year's positive feedback.
Saturday
On Saturday morning, we'll
have one more chance for
you to fit in some Mindful
Movement and Zumba
before a full day at the
conference. The ATA Military
Veterans Circle Meetup and
the Newbies Meetup will
take place on-site during
breakfast. The day will
continue with 50 educational
sessions, followed by the
Closing Session for all
attendees in the evening.
To round out our Annual
Conference reunion, onsite
attendees can attend
the Closing Reception to
say farewell to friends and
colleagues before heading
to dinner and the new
Game Night hosted by
the American Foundation
for Translation and
Interpretation (AFTI).
Who Can Access the
Virtual Conference?
All conference registrants
will have access to the
virtual component.
Attendees will retain access
to the educational sessions
after the conference, so
don't worry if you can't
make it to a session at the
same time it's being held, or
if there are two you want to
watch at the same time.
What Else Will On-Site
Attendees Get?
The Exhibit Hall will be open
throughout the conference.
Find new business and get
your questions answered
by vendors and sponsors.
We have worked to improve
the line of communication
between attendees and
exhibitors this year, and
we hope you'll enjoy the
updates to the virtual
conference platform. The
Tool Support Stations and
the Dictionary Exchange
will also be back! Watch the
conference schedule to find
out where to go.
Are you in need of a new
professional headshot? Our
headshot photographer is
back! Get three headshots
for $40 and update this
important piece of your
marketing while you're in
Minneapolis. Appointments
can be made directly
through the conference
event schedule.
Before I wrap up my
penultimate column as ATA
president-elect, I'd like to
extend my personal thanks to
the ATA Headquarters staff.
Without their countless hours
of hard work and sweat, the
conference would not be the
incredible event we all know
it to be. If last year and this
year have shown us anything,
it's that the flexibility and
support of our staff have
carried us through!
Thank you, our members,
for putting your trust in me
as your conference organizer
again this year with two new
conference models in a row!
It will be a joy to be reunited
in person again with those
who can make it. I hope to
see as many of you in person
this year as possible!
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