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ATIA Highlights 2

by: Allettie Bastiaansen

Hi all, thank you all for your reactions to my first blog entry and for the comments. I would strongly suggest to read the comments, because they may contain information that could be of interest to you. It is very informative to see different viewpoints, so you can make informed decisions for yourself.

I’ve named this one ATIA Highlights 2, and yes, thank you, I agree that is a very clever way of coming up with unique titles But for now it will definitely be easy to keep them apart - you’ll know immediately whether you missed one or not. And if you did, you’ll find the previous entry to the left.

Let me start this entry with something I promised last time. PHOTOS!!!
This is the Christmas party in Calgary, unfortunately some guests had already left when the picture was taken.

From left to right: guest of Carol Green, Patricia McGrory,
Luisa Izzo, Hellen Martínez, Cecilia Sessarego, Carol Green,
Joyce Aulenback and guest of Luisa Izzo.

And a get-together in Edmonton after the certification exam workshop

From left to right: Regina Landeck, Charles Xu, Joad Clement,
Joyce Aulenback and Yukari Meldrum.
(I have to wonder whether Joyce has teleportation abilities.)

Join us!
And to stay on topic there are two new events this month:
Calgary is coming up right away
When : Friday, February 17 at 7:00 pm
Where : Schanks (Calgary South Location)
            9627 Macleod Trail South
Please send an RSVP to Hellen: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  soon, so a reservation can be made or to check whether you can still join.

Edmonton
When : Wednesday, February 29 at 7:00 pm
Where : Block 1912,
            10316 82 ave
If you’d like to join, send an e-mail to Cinthia: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Please mark your calendars and check it out. Everybody is welcome. It’s a great opportunity to get to know your ‘colleagues’ and compare notes. Or the wonderful weather for that matter…
Don’t be shy!

Can you help?
Members in Calgary, we need your help. We need people to proctor the Association level exam which will take place in two parts, part one the morning of March 10 and part two the morning of April 14. If you are willing to do either one or both of these events, please let Joyce know: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Good news
Many of you will be aware of the change announced by CIC (Citizenship and Immigration Canada) that all translations had to be accompanied by an affidavit, even translations done by certified translators. We, along with other provincial associations, have asked CTTIC’s help to speak for all of us, and they did. It is my pleasure to tell you that CIC included a paragraph which states that our members now no longer need to provide an affidavit. It might be a good idea to bookmark this page

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/guides/CIT0002ETOC.asp#CIT0002E4.

The section about ‘Translated Documents’ is almost halfway down, and the following note is highlighted in yellow:
  Note: An affidavit is a document on which the translator has sworn, in the presence of a person
  authorized to administer oaths in the country in which the translator is living, that the contents
  of their translation are a true translation and representation of the contents of the original
  document. Translators who are certified members in good standing of one of the
  provincial or territorial organizations of translators and interpreters of Canada do not need
  to supply an affidavit.

Court Interpreters
Exciting times for our court interpreters, members who are interested in becoming a court interpreter or members who are just interested period!
ACIC (Alberta Court Interpreters Course) is a new initiative by the Alberta Courts and Alberta lawyers. They are providing training for court interpreters and ACIC and ATIA are looking at ways of cooperating in the future.
The following link shows a schedule of mini-sessions and full courses they offer: 

ACIC_Schedule_2012.pdf

A mini-session with pizza for only $5 - check it out!

Scam
We’ve had some warning about translators being scammed, often through e-mails from Kenth ZEBRA. Apparently they send a huge document, along with a cheque (one example is Bank of America), but the cheque will be fake. Please be careful when accepting work. Try to contact each other if something seems fishy, the get-together would be an excellent place to discuss these things, but you can also add it to the comments of this blog, so everybody can see the latest developments, exchange experiences, or put your mind at ease.

Just after I typed this I actually saw this in my inbox, what are the chances! This one of the e-mails:

kenth zebra ✆ .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

“Hello,
as am browsing through the profile on atia.ab.ca I came across your profile,I kindly want you to translate one of my book that I need to translate ,am a private investor.
If you are interested in translating for me kindly contact me back immediately you received my message for more information about the project.
Thanks,
Regards.”

Hope you’re having a great day, enjoy this read and please leave a comment, even if it is not related to the content - anything you have to share is welcome.

Cheerio,
Allettie

 

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