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Visit www.atanet.org/divisions/division_admin.php to join any or all ATA divisions without additional fees. The ATA Chronicle n April 2010 5 Our Authors April 2010 Eric S. Bullington is an ATA-certified French→English translator, Agnes Meilhac is a graduate of École Supérieure d’Interprètes et specializing in biomedical and pharmaceutical translation. Prior to de Traducteurs in Paris, where she earned a degree in translation. becoming a freelance translator, he received a master’s degree in She has an MA in German literature from the University of public health and worked as a health researcher. He maintains his Pennsylvania and an MA in French literature from New York ties to the public health field by volunteering with his local branch University. In 1997, she started working full-time as a freelance of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) and serving on the branch’s translator in Paris, specializing in the cosmetics and beauty care steering committee. In 2009, he represented the MRC on the industry. Over the past 13 years, she has translated for many South Carolina Pandemic Influenza Ethics Task Force. leading companies in the field. She is also the editor of The Contact: [email protected]. Gotham Translator, the newsletter of the New York Circle of Translators. Contact: [email protected]. Ewandro Magalhães is a conference interpreter with nearly 20 years of Barry Slaughter Olsen is a professor at the Monterey Institute of experience. He is a contractor with the International Studies, where he is chair of the conference interpre- U.S. Department of State, the tation program. He is a member of the International Association of International Monetary Fund, the World Conference Interpreters. Contact: [email protected]. Bank, the Organization of American States, the Pan-American Health George Rimalower is founder, Organization, and the International president, and chief executive officer Criminal Court. He has a master’s in conference interpretation from of Los Angeles-based ISI Language the Monterey Institute of International Studies, where he is an Services. He is certified as an inter- adjunct professor. He is the author of Sua Majestade, o Intérprete - preter by the State of California. A O Fascinante Mundo da Tradução Simultânea (Parábola Editorial, native Spanish-speaker, he was edu- São Paulo). He is an active member of The American Association of cated in Argentina and the U.S. He Language Specialists (TAALS). Contact: [email protected]. speaks English, Spanish, and German. Contact: [email protected]. April 2010 Volu me XXXIX Number 4 A P ublication The of the American T ranslators Association CHRONICLE Send a Complimentary Copy If you enjoyed reading this issue of The ATA Chronicle