Recently, I’ve been quite busy attending several virtual conferences, presenting at some of them, and recording videos to be presented at upcoming conferences in the near future. Two weeks ago I attended and presented at the wonderful virtual conference Together Again (from afar) organized by the Oregon Society of Translators
I recently got interviewed for the podcast of ATA’s Spanish Language Division. I chatted with Gloria Cabrejos about the circuitous career path that led me to become a patent translator and about scams that target language professionals. Listen to the SPD podcast interview here.
Yesterday, I found a very welcome surprise in my mailbox, my ATA-certification for translation from German into English! I have been ATA-certified for translation from English into German since 2014, but now I am ATA-certified for both directions.
My webinar “Don’t Fall for It! Scams Targeting Language Professionals” is now available on demand for free. Click here to watch now. Click here for this webinar’s resource handout. A list of questions that were asked during the Q&A at the end of the webinar is answered here. Recorded: July
At February’s NCTA General Meeting, two representatives of the language industry discussed the ramifications of AB5 for the industry and suggested what independent language professionals can do to help. On January 1 of this year, Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) went into effect and brought sweeping changes to California’s labor laws.
Please note my new address, effective immediately: CFB Scientific Translations Carola F Berger, PhD, CT PO Box 865 Buellton, CA 93427 USA (same time zone, UTC-8)
A week ago, I discussed the installation of an SSL certificate on an existing WordPress site in preparation for the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which will go into effect in May 2018. Today I want to explain the process to check your website’s security, sources, and whether it
Recently, the Internet has been ablaze with information about the impending compliance deadline with the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The GDPR is already in effect, however, the grace period for compliance ends on May 25, 2018. This means that all businesses processing data on EU citizens must comply
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Sorry for the long silence on the blog, but I have been working on resurrecting Translorial.com, the online version of the Translorial, the journal of the Northern California Translators Association (NCTA). There are some very interesting articles, going all the way back to 1978. So head on over to Translorial.com
