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ATA Membership
Diversity Award
Safira Amazan,
Erin LaFargue,
and Nael Hijjo
Safira Amazan, Erin LaFargue, and
Nael Hijjo are the recipients of the
new annual ATA Membership Diversity
Award for 2022, presented by the
American Foundation for Translation
and Interpretation.
Marian S. Greenfield Financial
Translation Presentation Award
Analía Bogdan
Analía Bogdan is the recipient of the 2022 Marian S. Greenfield Financial Translation
Presentation Award. The award is offered by the American Foundation for Translation
and Interpretation to recognize an outstanding presenter of a financial translation
session during ATA's Annual Conference.
In her conference presentation at ATA63, " Blockchain and Cryptocurrency: Cracking
the Hard Nut, " Analía discussed how blockchain and cryptocurrencies have
introduced extensive changes to the financial industry. These technologies have
coined terminology and built new concepts, creating a real challenge for financial
translators. The presentation covered key concepts and essential terminology in this
field to help attendees understand blockchain and cryptocurrencies in order to render
accurate translations. Analía also discussed how these technologies impact our work,
not only from a translation perspective, but also in terms of potential opportunities for
translators in this specialization.
Analía is a sworn English<>Spanish translator specializing in finance. She has a
master's degree in legal and economic translation and a postgraduate course degree
in capital markets. She is also certified as a mutual funds advisor in Argentina. She
has given several courses and presentations related to finance for translators and
written articles for professional publications, including Intercambios, the newsletter of
ATA's Spanish Language Division, and BLAWG, the blog of ATA's Law Division. She
was also a speaker at ATA's 60th, 62nd, and 63rd Annual Conferences.
Marian S. Greenfield served as president of ATA (2005-2007), the New
York Circle of Translators, and the American Foundation for Translation and
Interpretation. She has worked in the translation industry for over 40 years. A
translator in New York's Financial District for 20 years, she is the former manager
of translation services at JP Morgan.
The award offers a fully paid ATA
membership to individuals who identify
as Black, Indigenous, or people of
color joining ATA for the first time.
Students and newcomers to the
translation and interpreting profession
(including people changing careers)
are given preference, and awardees
are selected based on answers to a
series of essay questions. The award
will be distributed across as many
language pairs as possible in any
given year. At least one award per
year must go to a U.S.-born citizen.
The ATA Membership Diversity
Award is made possible thanks to the
generosity of long-time ATA Member
Lucy Gunderson. Click the highlighted
text to learn more about the ATA
Membership Diversity Award and the
importance of diversity, equity, and
inclusion in ATA.
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