1. Editor's note: What translation excellence entails (by Gaddis Rose, Marilyn) 2. ATA's commitment to excellence (by Newman, Patricia E.) 3. The perfect translation - Ideal and reality (by Lilova, Anna) 4. Fidelity in the Hieronymian sense (by Rado, Gyorgy) 5. ATA accreditation and excellence in practice (by Teague, Ben) 6. Professionalism in academic programs (by Brod, Richard) 7. The proposed ATA program accreditation (by Krawutschke, Peter W.) 8. Symposium: Foreign language proficiency criteria in translation (B15 Mahn, Gabriela) 9. Establishing project-specific criteria for acceptability of translations (by Larson, Mildred L.) 10. The recruitment of translators/precis-writers at the United Nations and quality control of translations (by Cestac, Francoise) 11. Recruitment and retention of staff and freelance translators: Experience at one international agency (by McMillan, Eric Norman) 12. Languages in the federal government (by Otis, Alice) 13. Current and future translation trends in aeronautics and astronautics (by Rowe, Timothy J.) 14. Translation excellence in the private sector (B15 Wright, Sue Ellen) 15. The social responsibility of literary translators today (by Glasgow, Peter) 16. Anthony Kerrigan: The attainment of excellence in translation (by Doyle, Michael Scott) 17. Contributors 18. Call for proposals: Technology as translation strategy (B12 Vasconcellos, Maria Lucia) 19. Corporate members 20. Institutional members