ATA Sept08final.qxd:Sept.qxd 9/12/08 2:45 PM Page 1 September 2008 Volume XXXVII Number 9 The A Publication of the American Translators Association CHRONICLE In this issue: ATA Board Elections: Candidate Statements Interpreting in Juvenile Court Thinking Like a Business Owner Translating for the Cosmetic Industry ATA Sept08final.qxd:Sept.qxd 9/12/08 2:45 PM Page 2 Advance to the NXT level with Transit X Transit NXT – the perfect role model XX The practical role concept in Transit NXT automatically adapts the user interface to suit your particular tasks. You have precise access to the functions and views that your job profile requires. Transit NXT helps you deliver the perfect performance in any role. NXT STAR Group America, LLC Transit offers you an optimized translation memory and terminology manage- 5001 Mayfield Rd, Suite 220 ment solution that easily interfaces to workflow and content management systems. 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STAR – Your single-source partner for information services & tools ATA Sept08final.qxd:Sept.qxd 9/12/08 2:45 PM Page 3 September 2008 American Translators Association Volume XXXVII 225 Reinekers Lane, Suite 590 • Alexandria VA 22314 USA Number 9 Tel: +1-703-683-6100 • Fax: +1-703-683-6122 Contents September 2008 E-mail: [email protected] • Website: www.atanet.org A Publication of the American Translators Association ATA Board Elections: Candidate Statements 9 ATA will hold its regularly scheduled election to elect four directors (three three-year positions and one one-year position). 18 18 Interpreting in Juvenile Court By Alexandra Wirth What are the main characteristics of interpreting in a juvenile court, and how are the dynamics of this setting different from interpreting in an adult court? 22 The “Business” of Freelancing By Rob Cruz This article will discuss how to develop an “owner’s perspective” toward your language services, and how basic small- business concepts relate to the field of translation and interpreting. 28 Translating for the Cosmetic Industry: An Introduction By Karen M. Tkaczyk Here is a brief introduction to the cosmetic industry and the bodies that regulate it, outlining core concepts and providing key resources. The Translator’s Binoculars, Part II: Desktop Search Tools 32 and How They Can be Used to Search Reference Texts By Naomi J. Sutcliffe de Moraes A review of built-in and downloadable desktop search tools. 38 ATA/Midwest Association of Translators and Interpreters Court Interpreting Seminar 22 By Eric Vidoni XXX ATA’s latest professional development seminar was an “ear-opening” experience! 28 Columns and Departments 6 Our Authors 47 New ATA-Certified Members and 7 From the President Active Membership Review 8 From the Executive Director 48 Success By Association 43 Upcoming Events 49 The Onionskin 44 Business Smarts 50 Dictionary Review 45 GeekSpeak 56 The Translation Inquirer 46 Member News 58 Humor and Translation 47 Certification Exam Information 62 Directory of Language Services 3 ATA Sept08final.qxd:Sept.qxd 9/12/08 2:46 PM Page 4 The ATA Chronicle (ISSN 1078-6457) is published monthly, except bi-monthly in November/December, by the American Translators Association, 225 Reinekers Lane, Suite 590, Alexandria, VA 22314 USA. Periodicals postage paid at Alexandria, Virginia, and additional mailing offices. 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Send updates to: The ATA Chronicle 225 Reinekers Lane Suite 590 Alexandria, VA 22314 USA Fax +1-703-683-6122 [email protected] 4 The ATA Chronicle I September 2008 ATA Sept08final.qxd:Sept.qxd 9/12/08 2:46 PM Page 5 ATA Sept08final.qxd:Sept.qxd 9/12/08 2:46 PM Page 6 Our Authors September 2008 Rob Cruz is a certified court interpreter in Tennessee and the a diploma in French and a PhD in organic chemistry from the owner of RCIT, a “single operator” interpreting, translation, and University of Cambridge. She worked in the pharmaceutical industry consulting company. He has also developed numerous workshops in Europe and in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics in the U.S. Her and programs for entrepreneurs and small business owners, and has experience includes manufacturing and regulatory affairs. Contact: conducted workshops on business development and best business [email protected]. practices. He was on the board of directors of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of East Tennessee. He serves on the board Eric Vidoni is a qualified interpreter for of directors of the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and the Commonwealth of Kentucky and an Translators and the Tennessee Association of Professional independent translator concentrating in Interpreters and Translators. Contact: [email protected]. the fields of business and marketing (from English and Italian into Spanish). Naomi J. Sutcliffe de Moraes is an He has a BS in business with an ATA-certified Portuguese¡English emphasis in management from Brescia freelance translator. She has a PhD in University, and is currently enrolled in linguistics from the University of São the Translation Studies Certificate Program at the University of Paulo. Before becoming a linguist, she Chicago. He has been involved with the world of interpreting and earned a BS in mechanical engineering translating for the past 10 years. Contact: [email protected]. and an MS in physics from the University of California, Los Angeles. Alexandra Wirth has been a freelance English¡Spanish inter- She specializes in legal, medical, and engineering translations. preter and translator since 1993, specializing in the legal field. Contact: [email protected]. She has a master’s degree in applied linguistics and a bachelor’s degree in public relations from the University of Wisconsin- Karen Tkaczyk is a French¡English Milwaukee. She is certified as a court interpreter by the Wisconsin and Spanish¡English freelance trans- State Courts Office, and has worked as a court interpreter in crim- lator in Nevada. Her translation work is inal court, juvenile court, and federal court for the past eight entirely focused on chemistry and its years. She is also a faculty member of the Wisconsin Supreme industrial applications. She has a Court Orientation Program for Court Interpreters, and has taught master’s degree in chemistry from the court interpreting at Milwaukee Area Technical College. Contact: University of Manchester, as well as [email protected]. It’s time to start planning for the 49th ConferenceAnnual American Translators Association Orlando, Florida November 5 – 8, 2008 Visit www.atanet.org/conf/2008 for all the latest details! 6 The ATA Chronicle I September 2008 ATA Sept08final.qxd:Sept.qxd 9/12/08 2:46 PM Page 7 From the President Jiri Stejskal [email protected] ATA to Host XIX FIT World Congress Last month, we reviewed organization, where the council and (South Africa) was elected president, the fifth bylaws objective, namely to executive committee are elected. The and Huang Youyi (China) and Miriam “provide a medium for cooperation council consists of 17 members, Lee (Ireland) were elected as the other with persons in allied professions,” including a six-member executive two vice-presidents. Andrew Evans and looked at ATA’s cooperation with committee (president, three vice-pres- (Luxembourg) will serve as the treas- the Joint National Committee for idents, treasurer, and secretary). urer, and Frans de Laet (Belgium) as Languages at the national level. Let us Following their election at the the secretary general. now look at ATA’s international involvement. ATA has been a member of the Fédération Internationale des Trad- ucteurs (FIT), or International Feder- At the closing ceremony the organizer of the XVIII FIT ation of Translators, since 1963, and has maintained a strong presence in the fed- World Congress and executive vice-president of the eration.