Letter from the President of the CTA

Greetings!

Hello, and welcome to the official website of the Colorado Translators Association. We hope this site serves as a basis for getting to know the CTA. Whether you are interested in becoming a translator, a member or a potential client, we hope this site will answer any questions you may have. If you still have questions, please feel free to contact me at kathy@kdtranslations.com. Many people find the online members' directory especially useful.

We try to respond to the needs of professional translators and interpreters, and we are always interested in hearing new ideas from our members. We are a volunteer, not-for-profit organization and we encourage our members to be actively involved.

Enjoy the following pages and please feel free to send us your comments.

Thank you for visiting our web site.

- Kathy DiCenzo, CTA President

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Overview

The Colorado Translators Association, (CTA) is a not-for-profit professional organization for Colorado-based translators and interpreters that provides assistance to its members and to corporations and individuals seeking translation and interpretation services.

The CTA is a cooperating regional group affiliated with the American Translators Association (ATA), the largest professional society of translators and foreign language specialists in the United States.

The CTA provides a forum for the exchange of information, training and assistance in all areas related to the profession of translating and interpreting. The CTA establishes important contacts between business, government and industry, as well as public relations to inform and educate the public.

CTA members represent over 25 different language pairs. Specialty areas vary widely and include computers, telecommunications, law, health, medicine and medical instrumentation, finance, automotive, mining, petroleum, geography, natural science, poetry and cross-cultural consulting.

The CTA provides professional profiles and contact information for all CTA members in the online CTA Member Directory.

History

The CTA was established in 1985 as a not-for-profit cooperating group of the American Translators Association (ATA). We currently have close to 100 members in Colorado.

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CTA Activities

In addition to regular meetings, the CTA engages in the following activities:

• Maintains a directory of corporate and individual members.
  
  
• Publishes the CTA News, a quarterly newsletter.
  
  
• Sponsors two annual sittings for the ATA Certification Exam, currently available in more than 25 language combinations. This exam is established by the American Translators Association to verify that its individual translators meet professional standards. Satisfactory completion of the written examination leads to certification by the ATA in a specific language pair and direction (to or from English). For more information regarding the ATA Certification, please visit www.atanet.org.
  
  
• Participates in events involving the Colorado international business community, such as World Trade Day.
  
  
• Offers social and networking opportunities for members. See our calendar of events for more information.
  
  
• Sponsors professional development seminars to expand the horizons and skills of its members. Past topics include "Translation Techniques", "Organizing Your Home Office" and "Marketing Roundtable for Freelancers." See our calendar of events for more information.
  
  
• Maintains an e-mail list to allow members to communicate about professional issues, job opportunities and CTA events.

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CTA Affiliations

The Colorado Translators Association is a not for profit cooperating group of the American Translators Association (ATA), the largest professional organization of translators, interpreters and language professionals in the United States.

The CTA is affiliated with the Colorado international business community through the World Trade Center in Denver, Colorado.

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CTA Members' Professional Activities

CTA members provide one or more of the following services:

• Translations to/from foreign languages
• Interpretation, simultaneous/conference/phone
• Software localization
• Cross-cultural consulting
• On-site and off-site services
• Voice recordings, dubbing
• Subtitling

CTA members work with many languages (to and/or from English), including:

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The CTA Executive Committee

Elected May 2006   Elections are held in the early spring of even numbered years.

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We Need Volunteers!

CTA is a volunteer organization. We welcome members who would like to be actively involved in making CTA an outstanding organization for translators and interpreters. Just drop us a note at info@cta-web.org and we will get back to you about current opportunities.

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Contact Us

For further information, please contact us at info@cta-web.org.

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