SOUTH BAY CHEER
May 1, 2009 | by Yves
BY DAGMAR DOLATSCHKO

Left to right: Elisa Rossi, Dagmar Dolatschko, Stafford Hemmer.
Renate Chestnut, Brigitte Keen-Matthei, and others mentioned that it was a nice idea to have a Happy Hour hosted in a “quiet” environment, without a lot of background noise. This way, you could actually hear each other and have a meaningful conversation. Topics ranged from the impact of the economy on our industry and the various coping strategies, to the marvels and monstrosities of machine translation. For the Peritus staff, and especially Dagmar, it was a great joy to at last meet some of our translators in person—many of whom they have known for years.
A big thank you goes to Elisa Rossi for organizing the event and to Peritus staff members—including our newest addition, Stafford Hemmer, also an NCTA Board member. The consensus at the end of the event was: “Let’s do it again soon!” Peritus owner, and NCTA treasurer, Dagmar Dolatschko, agreed to host another Peninsula happy hour in the fall later this year. DD