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Sep 1, 2009

JATContest09EJ

File for the 09 JAT contest (E-J).

Aug 27, 2009

Article About Helen Iwata

Helen Iwata, the president of JAT, has recently been the subject of an article by fellow academy which can be accessed by clicking here.

Aug 27, 2009

Article About Helen Iwata

Helen Iwata, the president of JAT, has recently been the subject of an article by fellow academy which can be accessed by clicking here.

Aug 27, 2009

通訳翻訳ジャーナル2009秋号

日本翻訳者協会と通訳翻訳ジャーナルの「～英語翻訳のプロたちが綴る～後進への招待状」連載企画ですが、2009年秋号（本日発売）には嵯峨根清子さんが「英文ライティング力の強化」という記事を寄稿しました。

次号（11月21日発売）はBen Davisさんが医療翻訳についての記事を予定しています。

通訳翻訳WEB

Aug 4, 2009

Dear JAT members,

Here is the membership report for the second quarter of 2009.

For the second quarter of 2009 (April, May, and June), we signed up 26 new members, processed 120 renewals, and had 37 members let their membership lapse without renewing. Compare this with Q1, when we signed up 32 new members, processed 100 renewals, and had 22 members let their membership lapse.

As of the end of the quarter on June 30, we had 445 members, 299 based in Japan, 81 in the US, 30 in Australia, 13 in Canada, 8 in the United Kingdom, 4 in Singapore, 3 in New Zealand, and 2 each in Ireland and France. We also had 1 member each in Argentina, Indonesia (Bali), Taiwan, China, and Malaysia. This may not be an exhaustive list, but the lister (me) is exhausted, since I don’t have a database engine, and thus have to do this manually off of the Website. So, if you are in a country that I missed, please write to the mailing list and tell us about yourself, and what made you go move to a country that didn’t occur to me at almost midnight Colorado time.

For a quick look back: here are the new member signups versus permanent expirations (members who left and have never returned, which is all I am able to track at this point) every year since 2001, as well as for June, 2009 year to date, and the last 12 months.

	New	Exp.	Net
Last month (June)	8	12	–4
Year to date (2009)	58	59	–1
Last 12 months	110	82	28
2008	104	79	25
2007	80	119	–39
2006	116	103	13
2005	109	111	–2
2004	109	111	–2
2003	112	163	–51
2002	171	78	93
2001	124	41	83

Chris Blakeslee
JAT Membership Secretary

Jul 8, 2009

Membership Report (Q2 2009)

Dear JAT members,

Here is the membership report for the second quarter of 2009.

For the second quarter of 2009 (April, May, and June), we signed up 26 new members, processed 120 renewals, and had 37 members let their membership lapse without renewing. Compare this with Q1, when we signed up 32 new members, processed 100 renewals, and had 22 members let their membership lapse.

As of the end of the quarter on June 30, we had 445 members, 299 based in Japan, 81 in the US, 30 in Australia, 13 in Canada, 8 in the United Kingdom, 4 in Singapore, 3 in New Zealand, and 2 each in Ireland and France. We also had 1 member each in Argentina, Indonesia (Bali), Taiwan, China, and Malaysia. This may not be an exhaustive list, but the lister (me) is exhausted, since I don’t have a database engine, and thus have to do this manually off of the Website. So, if you are in a country that I missed, please write to the mailing list and tell us about yourself, and what made you go move to a country that didn’t occur to me at almost midnight Colorado time.

For a quick look back: here are the new member signups versus permanent expirations (members who left and have never returned, which is all I am able to track at this point) every year since 2001, as well as for June, 2009 year to date, and the last 12 months.

	New	Exp.	Net
Last month (June)	8	12	–4
Year to date (2009)	58	59	–1
Last 12 months	110	82	28
2008	104	79	25
2007	80	119	–39
2006	116	103	13
2005	109	111	–2
2004	109	111	–2
2003	112	163	–51
2002	171	78	93
2001	124	41	83

Chris Blakeslee
JAT Membership Secretary

May 26, 2009

AGM_2009_Minutes

The minutes for JAT's 2009 AGM, held May 16.

May 26, 2009

New JAT Board

Dear JAT members,

I am pleased to announce that JAT’s AGM was held successfully on Saturday, May 16 (minutes available here), and the new Board members have since discussed and decided on the new roles. They are:

Helen Iwata – President
Manako Ihaya – Vice president, local activity support, contest liaison (E-J)
Charles Aschmann – PR officer (Western Hemisphere) and contest liaison (J-E)
Chris Blakeslee – Membership officer; assistant treasurer
Peter Durfee – Webmaster
James Phillips – PROJECT Osaka and TAC liaison; webmaster support
Phil Robertson – IJET, PROJECT, and committee liaison
Fred Uleman – Treasurer; PR Officer (Eastern Hemisphere)

Wolfgang Bechstein – Auditor
Emily Shibata-Sato – Auditor

We look forward to serving you this year.

Manako Ihaya
Retired JAT President, now Vice President

May 22, 2009

通訳翻訳ジャーナル2009夏号

日本翻訳者協会と通訳翻訳ジャーナルの「～英語翻訳のプロたちが綴る～後進への招待状」連載企画ですが、2009年夏号（本日発売）にはJames Hubbertさんが「Quality Assurance for Entertainment Translation 」という記事を寄稿しました。

次号（8月21日発売）は嵯峨根清子さんが「英文ライティング力の強化」についての記事を予定しています。

通訳翻訳WEB

Apr 26, 2009

Teikan change

Apr 26, 2009

BOD candidates

Apr 25, 2009

2009 JAT Election Results

The 2009 JAT election is over. Total turnout was 48.5%. Summary results
are below, followed by detailed breakdowns. Thanks to all who ran in the
election and to all the JAT members who voted. And congratulations to
all the successful candidates and commiserations to those who were
unsuccessful. Results are also available in PDF format.

Auditor: Emily Shibata-Sato (two-year term)

Directors (two-year terms except where noted):
Charles Aschmann
Peter Durfee (one-year term)
Helen Iwata
Phil Robertson
Fred Uleman

Total eligible votes: 443
Votes received: 221
Dupe votes: 3 (second votes discarded)
Invalid ID vote: 1
False member votes 2 (User name for these votes was edited by the voter,
invalidating the ballot. Probably a failure to follow instructions.)
Total invalid votes: 6
Valid votes (221-6) = 215
Voting rate 48.5%

Detailed results follow.

Auditors

Emily Shibata-Sato (elected)
Yea 182
Nay 10
Total 172

Cliff Bender
Yea 133
Nay 23
Total 110

Andrew Welford
Yea 39
Nay 43
Total -4

Directors

Charles Aschmann (elected, 2-year term)
Yea 116
Nay 16
Total 100

Stephen Carter
Yea 100
Nay 15
Total 85

Hendrik Daiku
Yea 117
Nay 29
Total 88

Peter Durfee (elected, 1-year term)
Yea 108
Nay 18
Total 90

Brian Hyman
Yea 98
Nay 46
Total 52

Helen Iwata (elected, 2-year term)
Yea 178
Nay 4
Total 174

Phil Robertson (elected, 2-year term)
Yea 112
Nay 21
Total 91

Jed Schmidt
Yea 115
Nay 40
Total 75

Mark Stevenson
Yea 87
Nay 22
Total 65

Fred Uleman (elected, 2-year term)
Yea 129
Nay 31
Total 98

Apr 1, 2009

Past Board Votes

Here are the results of the votes taken by the JAT board for the past two years. Prior results will be added soon.

Feb 26, 2009

IJET-21 Top

Feb 25, 2009

通訳2009春

Feb 21, 2009

通訳翻訳ジャーナル2009春号

日本翻訳者協会と通訳翻訳ジャーナルの「～英語翻訳のプロたちが綴る～後進への招待状」連載企画ですが、2009年春号（本日発売）にはPhil Robertsonさんが「The Good, the Bad and the Ugly-Ensuring Quality in Japanese to English Translation 」という記事を寄稿しました。

次号（5月21日発売）はJim Hubbertさんが audio-visual translation について語ります。

通訳翻訳WEB

Feb 11, 2009

PROJECT Tokyo 2008 Yukihiro Sato

Feb 1, 2009

2009 JAT Board Election

The 2009 JAT board election cycle is under way!

The election schedule is as follows:

Feb 1 – Mar 21 (00:00 JST): Submission of candidate statements

Members looking to stand for election should fill in the candidacy form.

Per the bylaws, candidates should supply full name, gender, nationality, address of current residence, home telephone number, and e-mail address. Candidates must have been JAT members for the entire year preceding the deadline for submitting candidacy statements.

Apr 1 (00:00 JST) – 22 (00:00 JST): Election

Votes will be cast via the JAT website. Each member shall be able to vote “Yea”, “Nay”, or “Abstain” for each candidate.

May 1 (20:00): announcement of results

Active candidacy participation in this election is vital for JAT’s continuing evolution and greater effectiveness in serving you, the members.

Jim Hubbert
Sagane Kiyoko
Frank Moorhead

2009 JAT Election Committee