Registration opens August 25 for the 2025 Translation Bash to be held on September 20. Registration will close on September 19 at 6 pm.
For the twentieth successive year, interested linguists will gather to discuss in detail translations of an English-language source text that participants will have prepared in advance.
Happily there will also be Spanish>English and French>English reverse bash groups this year. The facilitators will guide discussion on a text of their choosing on a theme similar to that of the English-language text.
As was the case last year, we will be holding the bash via Zoom. This means that while the welcome and concluding activity will take place jointly, discussion of the bash text translation will take place in Zoom rooms. Our vice president and tech guru, Lesley, will play a major role for us all as she ensures technological flow for the day.
We already have facilitators in place for the English>Spanish, English>French and English >Portuguese groups as well as the Spanish>English and French>English groups. We would love to have groups working into other languages. The number of registrants and their language combinations will determine which groups materialize. Since those groups tend to be relatively small, they generally function without a facilitator.
If you register for a language combination other than one of the five listed above, we suggest you invite others who work in your combination to register as well. You are very welcome to join a group that will translate into either your first or second language in order to practice your skills with no pressure.
To participate in the bash:
a) Mark the date on your calendar.
b) Sign up for this event by clicking the Register button to the left here. You will receive a confirmation email with a link to register for the Zoom session.
c) Once you register in Zoom, you will receive a confirmation email with a link to join the meeting. We will send an additional confirmation email on the day of the bash.
d) You will receive the passage by email within the two weeks prior to the bash date. Please complete your translation before the bash.
Then indulge in a free-wheeling, but focused discussion of the passage--just what we all love doing. After the session, all participants who have attended at least 75% of the meeting will receive a certificate of attendance you can use to apply for continuing education credits from your certifying entity or submit to your employer.
This event has been pre-approved by the ATA for three continuing education credits.
NETA members attend free (must log in to website). There is a fee of $25 for nonmembers.
Note:
All monthly meetings are included in your membership fee of $50 ($30 for students and seniors 65 and older). Members also enjoy a reduced fee for our annual conference.
