Professional Associations
Translation and Localization
American Translators Association (ATA)
Austin Area Translators and Interpreters Association (AATIA)
Globalization and Localization Association (GALA)
Association of Language Companies (ALC)
Project Management Institute (PMI)
National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT)
Technical and Scientific
Special Libraries Association (SLA)
Society for Chemical Hazard Communication (SCHC)
Society for Technical Communication (STC)
Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP)
Legal
National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA)
Capital Area Paralegal Association (CAPA)
American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
Medical
Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS)
Drug Information Association (DIA)
Business
The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce (GACC)
Texas Asian Chamber of Commerce (TACC)
American Translators Association (ATA)
The American Translators Association (ATA) is a professional association founded to advance the translation and interpreting professions and foster the professional development of individual translators and interpreters. Its 10,000 members in more than 90 countries include translators, interpreters, teachers, project managers, web and software developers, language company owners, hospitals, universities, and government agencies. McElroy is a long-standing corporate member, and VP of Operations Kim Vitray is currently serving as Administrator of the ATA’s Translation Company Division.
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Austin Area Translators and Interpreters Association (AATIA)
The Austin Area Translators and Interpreters Association (AATIA) is one of the nation’s leading resources and advocates for the translation and interpretation community. Its mission is to serve its central Texas members through education, networking, and promotion of the translation and interpretation professions. Director of PMO Patricia Bown and VP of Operations Kim Vitray are active participants in this group.
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Globalization and Localization Association (GALA)
The Globalization and Localization Association (GALA) is a fully representative, nonprofit, international industry association for the translation, internationalization, localization, and globalization industry. The association gives members a common forum to discuss issues, create innovative solutions, promote the industry, and present a joint - and more powerful - voice within the industry and to the outside community. In addition, GALA provides a mechanism to create opportunities for its members to generate new business.
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Association of Language Companies (ALC)
The mission of the Association of Language Companies (ALC) is to promote the professional stature and economic position of its U.S.-based member language companies through industry advocacy and professional development of language company owners and senior management.
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Project Management Institute (PMI)
With more than 260,000 members in over 171 countries, the Project Management Institute (PMI) is the leading membership association for the project management profession. PMI is actively engaged in advocacy for the profession, setting professional standards, conducting research, and providing access to a wealth of information and resources. PMI also promotes career and professional development and offers certification, networking, and community involvement opportunities. All McElroy project managers are expected to have or acquire PMI’s Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
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National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT)
The National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT) is a professional association whose mission is to be a leader in promoting quality interpretation and translation services in the judicial system. Its more than 1200 members include practicing interpreters and translators, educators, researchers, students, and administrators. NAJIT’s purposes are to promote professional standards, achieve wider recognition of the profession, advocate training and certification, advance the highest quality services, and encourage greater interchange.
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Special Libraries Association (SLA)
McElroy Translation has been a supporter of the Special Libraries Association for almost two decades. It is corporate America’s information professionals who handle the flow of information from requesters corporate-wide and coordinate translation of key foreign information for their scientists, attorneys and international business staff. The job of the information professional has become more vital and complex than ever before as access to vast amounts of information has become available in the age of the Internet. McElroy Translation understands that members of this profession rely on quick and accurate service providers.
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Society for Chemical Hazard Communication (SCHC)
Environmental Safety and Health professionals support the Society for Chemical Hazard Communication in their endeavor to provide updated information on regulated chemical communications such as MSDS and labels. McElroy Translation provides translations so that members of this group can comply with regulations that govern these documents.
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Society for Technical Communication (STC)
The Society for Technical Communication (STC) has a diverse membership which includes writers, editors, illustrators, printers, publishers, educators, students, engineers and scientists employed in a variety of technological fields. With more than 20,000 members worldwide, STC is the largest professional organization serving the technical communication profession. As globalization becomes a competitive business reality, this group’s members recognize the importance of localized communications.
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Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP)
The Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals (SCIP) is dedicated to helping professionals develop expertise in creating, collecting and analyzing information; disseminating competitive intelligence; and engaging decision-makers in a productive dialogue that creates organizational competitive advantage. From fierce new competitors to changing technologies, the competitive environment is never the same from day to day. In the cutthroat global marketplace, companies need more than one tool to succeed. McElroy Translation helps companies translate global information used to make strategic decisions.
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The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce
The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce is a private, non-profit, membership-driven organization comprised of 2,500 business enterprises, civic organizations, education institutions and individuals. Its mission is to provide leadership that will help create regional economic prosperity and success for its members in Central Texas. McElroy Translation's involvement in the GACC helps us understand how to guide our clients in doing business effectively with their business development initiatives.
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Texas Asian Chamber of Commerce (TACC)
McElroy Translation values its membership and participation in the Texas Asian Chamber of Commerce. This local group is very active and it is a connection which provides both clients and translators.
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National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA)
The National Association of Legal Assistants is the leading professional association for legal assistants and paralegals, providing continuing education and professional development programs. Incorporated in 1975, NALA is an integral part of the legal community, working to improve the quality and effectiveness of the delivery of legal services. The National Association of Legal Assistants is composed of over 18,000 paralegals, through individual members and through its 90 state and local affiliated associations.
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Capital Area Paralegal Association (CAPA)
The Capital Area Paralegal Association is a professional association for paralegals and legal assistants in Austin, Texas, and surrounding areas. CAPA was organized in August 1978 by a small group of pioneering paralegals and has since grown into the largest affiliate of the National Association of Legal Assistants (NALA) in Texas.
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American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) is a 10,000 member, national bar association of lawyers in private and corporate practice, government service, and the academic community. AIPLA represents a wide and diverse spectrum of individuals, companies and institutions involved directly or indirectly in the practice of patent, trademark, copyright and unfair competition law, as well as other fields of law affecting intellectual property. McElroy Translation provides work instrumental to IP attorneys as they prosecute and litigate patents.
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Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS)
The Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS) is the foremost international professional society representing the healthcare Regulatory Affairs (RA) profession and individual professionals worldwide. The RA profession is vital in the process of developing and introducing safe and effective health products worldwide including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, biologics and biotechnology, cosmetics, veterinary products and nutritional supplements. Founded in 1976 as regulatory affairs began to emerge as a distinct career, RAPS represents nearly 8000 individuals worldwide, working in government, corporations, academia, research and nonprofit organizations. McElroy Translation plays an essential part in companies bringing health products to market with the translation of material to support regulatory submissions in the U.S. and abroad.
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Drug Information Association (DIA)
The Drug Information Association (DIA) is a nonprofit, multi-disciplinary, member-driven scientific association with a membership of more than 22,000. These members are primarily from regulatory agencies, academia, contract service organizations, the pharmaceutical, biological and device industry, and other health care organizations. McElroy Translation assists members with translation of information for international clinical trials.
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