2021 ATI Annual Conference
September 25-26, 2021
Keynote Speaker: Agustín de la Mora
This year, ATI celebrates International Translators Day, September 30, 2021, with a two-day virtual event the weekend of September 25-26, 2021. Agustín Servin de la Mora will be the keynote speaker. Mr. de la Mora is the President of the well-known and nationally recognized DE LA MORA Institute of Interpretation. Agustin was born and raised in Mexico City, Mexico, and has been a professional freelance and staff interpreter for the last 31 years. If you have never seen this man in action, he is a great source of information and incorporates humor, charisma and knowledge into every class he teaches.
He is a supervisor rater for the National Center for State Courts and has been a lead rater for the federal and consortium oral exams for court interpreters. He was the lead interpreter for the Ninth Judicial Circuit for over a decade and served as a member of the Project Advisory Committee responsible for the creation of the National Standards for Healthcare Interpreter Training Programs for the NCIHC. He was a member of the Florida Court Interpreter Certification Board and a voting member of the Technical Committee of the National Consortium for Interpreter Certification. He is a federally certified court interpreter, as well as a certified medical interpreter. He has been a consultant for the Administrative Offices of the State Courts, conducting orientation seminars and advanced skills workshops for interpreters in more than 17 states. He has been featured as a speaker and presenter in several national conventions, including those of NAJIT, ATA, IMIA, and NASCA.
The Arizona Translators and Interpreters Annual Conference has become the must-attend professional development event for translators and interpreters in the state of Arizona. Year after year, they gathered some of the top leaders in the T&I profession to share their knowledge with their members and friends. This year is no exception.
7 CEAP CCHI credit hours have been approved and 10 ATA CEUs will be offered.
This year’s ATI Annual Conference will offer a variety of topics and professional development sessions geared toward enhancing the knowledge and skills of our members, from how to master consecutive and simultaneous interpreting techniques, to translation methodology, to a panel of experts discussion and everything in between.
In addition to Mr. De la Mora, the following speakers have been confirmed:
Rosanna Balistreri, Founder of REACH
Andy Benzo, Attorney, ATA SPD Asst. Administrator
Karen Borgenheimer, Professor of Translation Program, FIU
Dietlinde DuPlessis, Freelance Audiovisual Translator, Desert Dirndl
Jaime Fatás-Cabeza, Director of Translation and Interpretation, UofA
Esther M. Hermida, CA CCI FCCI, AAPTI President,
Rafa Lombardino, Subtitler, Voice-Over Talent, Word Awareness
Janis Palma, Chair of the Board, NAJIT
Tony Rosado, Conference Interpreter, Rosado Professional Services
Edna Santizo, Certified Translator, ATA SPD Administrator
Dr. Holly Silvestri, Senior Coordinator T&I, UofA NCI
Ana Soler, Chair, NAETIS
David Svoboda, Language Access Coordinator, Arizona Supreme Court, AOC
Now, that’s an impressive lineup! I sure hope to see many of my colleagues there. For more information and registration, visit the ATI website at: www.atiinc.org/event/2021-ati-annual-conference
Until next time… stay well and be safe!
The Traveling Interpreter 