Alfonso Villasenor

Our members have a high level of education, excellent literary and verbal skills and fluency in source and target languages. They also have a deep understanding of foreign cultural customs, business practices and etiquette. Many of our members are accredited by AAIT. Commission on Interpreters of the Supreme Court of Georgia Court Interpreter Certification Program.

Listing in our database of professional interpreters and translators, searched every day by hundreds of potential employers. Ongoing email communications ranging from job offers we receive, to announcements of professional, educational, and networking events. Continuing education seminars, organized by AAIT and other organizations (with member discounts for AAIT seminars).

However, even offering it as an online conference, we experienced a significant decline in registrants wanting to participate at all. In the next couple of weeks, we will work to refund the fees for those who already registered, and the Association will assume the costs of doing so.

Once again, we want to express our deepest regrets that we will not be able to deliver to you to what we hoped would be an extraordinary and important event, and to thank you for your trust in us, whether or not you agree with the decision or its timing.We wish you all-and all your families and friends-good health and the least possible disruptions.

The media have used these terms interchangeably over the years, which has created quite a bit of confusion among laypeople, but translation and interpreting are two completely different fields requiring vastly different skillsets, training, and certifications. They even require different professional temperaments and engage totally different parts of the brain.

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