Translation Excellence -- Editorial page -- Title Page -- Copyright page -- Table of contents -- Editor's Note: What Translation Excellence Entails -- ATA's Commitment to Excellence -- The Perfect Translation - Ideal and Reality -- Fidelity in the Hieronymian Sense -- ATA Accreditation and Excellence in Practice -- Professionalism in Academic Programs -- The Proposed ATA Program Accreditation -- Symposium: Foreign Language Proficiency Criteria in Translation -- Using the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines to Assess Reading and Writing in Translation Programs -- Language Proficiency and Translation -- Revising the ACTFL/ETS Scales for a New Purpose: Rating Skill in Translating -- Reading and Writing Tests at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center -- Establishing Project-Specific Criteria for Acceptability of Translations -- The Recruitment of Translators/Précis-Writers at the United Nations and Quality Control of Translations -- Recruitment and Retention of Staff and Freelance Translators: Experience at One International Agency -- Languages in the Federal Government -- Current And Future Translation Trends In Aeronautics and Astronautics -- Translation Excellence in the Private Sector -- The Social Responsibility of Literary Translators Today -- Anthony Kerrigan: The Attainment of Excellence in Translation -- Contributors -- Call for Proposals: Technology as Translation Strategy -- Corporate Members -- Institutional Members.