ALTA's 31st Annual Conference

October 15 -18, 2008
Radisson University Hotel
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota
615 Washington Ave. SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414

Register NOW - Download the Registration Form or Register Online

View the Conference Program

List of Panels
List of Bilingual Readings
Book Exhibit – Requests

Special Conference Room Rate: $109.00 per night
For the convenience of our conference attendees,
reservations can be made by contacting the Hotel directly at
(612) 379-8888, or toll free 1-(800) 822-6757.

Reservations by attendees must be received on or before
Sunday, September 23, 2008 to guarantee the special rate.

More Information Coming Soon!

Bill Johnston
billj@indiana.edu
(812) 855-4968

ALTA was founded in 1978 to provide essential services to literary translators from all languages and create a professional forum for the exchange of ideas on the art and craft of literary translation. ALTA's national offices are located at the Center for Translation Studies at The University of Texas at Dallas.

Through its annual conference, its publications, and collaboration with other professional organizations, ALTA works to enhance the quality and status of literary translation and to improve the market for the publication of literary translation. ALTA services are currently supported by members, occasional grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the University of Texas at Dallas.

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- FIT News -

Please click on the link below to view the February 2008 FIT Newsletter:

February 2008 FIT Newsletter

Dear ALTA Members,

Here are some important information and updates concerning registering for  the FIT Congress. If you have already successfully registered for the Congress, please ignore this message.

Register before March 15 to avoid an increase in cost:
Due to the drastically changing exchange rate between the U. S.  Dollar and the Chinese Yuan in the past few months (from 1:7.8 to 1:7.1) , prices for hotel rooms and tours quoted in U. S. Dollars will need to be raised (the registration fee will remain unchanged) to reflect the change. Jin Jiang Tours has agreed that those who submit their registration forms before March 15 (inclusive) and complete the payment process by March 31 will still enjoy the previously stated prices; those who register after March 15 will face a slight rise in hotel reservations, social programs and tours. So make up your mind NOW to avoid any additional cost.

Problems you may encounter when registering for the FIT Congress:
From previous registrations, we have identified a few problems and made some suggestions in the hope that your registration process will be smooth from now on:
1. Difficulty in registering online. This is mainly due to different browsers, systems, etc. Please try other ways of registering . E-mail registration is recommended, as it is easy to fill in and submit.
2. No response or confirmation. Normally, the Congress Secretariat will send an acknowledgment by e-mail upon receipt of your registration (by the next day except for holidays and weekends). Jin Jiang Tours Co., Ltd. will then confirm your bookings and payment details via e-mail within 5 working days of your registration. But e-mails can get blocked, be sent to the trash box, or simply get lost on the way.  If you do not receive any confirmation from Jin Jiang Tours within 5 working days, please write again to fit2008@jjtravel.com or contact the Congress registration sector at fit2008reg@gmail.com.

Shanghai Jin Jiang Tours to offer flight booking service:
As a result of the Beijing Olympics, which start right after the FIT Congress, direct flights to Shanghai may have been booked out in some countries. This has posed considerable difficulty to people wishing to join the Congress.

The Congress Logistics Partner, Shanghai Jin Jiang Tours Co., Ltd., suggests that you try other roundabout routes via our neighboring countries and regions such as Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Dubai, etc. Those trips are both cheaper and easier to obtain.
If you still find it difficult to choose the best route, Jin Jiang Tours Co., Ltd.,  is here to help. Please send your request to  fit2008@jjtravel.com with a copy to fit2008reg@gmail.com, and they will find the best route for you. Of course, you can contact your local travel agency as well.

Each year, the ALTA National Translation Award honors a translator whose work, by virtue of both its quality and significance, has made an extraordinary contribution to literary translation during the preceding year. The award carries a $2,500 stipend. Each year, more than 100 translations from at least two dozen languages are entered for consideration.

The 2007 National Translation Award Winner is
Joel Agee
for his translation of The Selected Writings of Friedrich Dürrenmatt