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Welcome to the 20th annual American Copy Editors Society national conference in Portland March 31-April 2, 2016. (Photo: Jamie Francis and Travel Portland.)

Updated April 1. This schedule is subject to change.
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Saturday, April 2 • 9:00am - 10:00am
Translation as Teamwork

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Why are people frustrated with the translations they read? Many translations are conducted in a very literal way — taking a text from one language to another. For a translation to be effective, the team needs to answer some questions: Who will read this document in Language X? Why are we translating it? What adjustments can we make? The ASTM Standard Guide for Quality Assurance in Translation provides a framework for the team (the person who requests the translation, the translator and the reviewer) to work through these issues.
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Helen Eby

Freelance translator, owner, Gaucha TI
Helen Eby is a Spanish translator, raised totally biculturally in the United States and in Argentina. She is a Certified Medical Interpreter, a Certified Court Interpreter, and has a Certificate in Translation from New York University. She is the team leader of the ATA Savvy Newcomer... Read More →

Saturday April 2, 2016 9:00am - 10:00am PDT
Broadway I-II, Plaza Level Portland Hilton
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