This segment is a compilation of five interviews with economy-focused attendees at the American Translators Association annual Conference in Orlando, Florida, which took place November 5 - 8, 2008. This set of pod-interviews is 9 minutes of valuable information and insight.
- Renato Beninatto of Common Sense Advisory shares insights on the unexpected upswing that translation service providers are experiencing during the economic downturn. Renato’s blog following the translation industry can be found at www.globalwatchtower.com. In particular, check out a related post here: http://www.globalwatchtower.com/2008/11/18/lsps-ask-what-crisis.
- Jonathan Hine of Scriptor Services (French and Italian into English translation services) in Charlottesville, VA seconds Renato Beninatto’s impression of a definite positive jump in bookings since the economy in general took a historic turn for the worse.
- Danny Cruz from Federal News Service translation agency comments on the economy’s affect on federal government translation contracts.
- Jose Vidigal, a Brazilian Portuguese translator from Sao Paulo Brazil, has seen a downturn in business due to the dependence of the price-sensitive Brazilian translation market on US-based clients.
- David Russi, an English to Spanish translator from Boulder, CO, comments on the situation for US-based English to Spanish translators.
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