by NITA Administrator ~ August 26, 2010
The California Court Intepreters Association (CCIA)
The California Court Interpreters Association (CCIA) announces its 40th Annual Conference, held from October 9th through October 12th, 2010 in San Diego, California. This multi-day conference features distinguished speakers on current topics relevant to court interpretation, from the practice of law enforcement, judiciary, and the international context (e.g. EU). Although the Annual Conference itself is held through Sunday, October 11, there is a half-day long Spanish language add-on presentation session on Monday the 12th, until noon.
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by NITA Administrator ~ August 25, 2010
ACFIT (Affordable Conferences For Interpreters/Translators) presents a two-track Seminar for Interpreters/Translators on November 6th, 2010, at the Regional Justice Center, 200 Lewis Avenue in Las Vegas, NV 89155. The seminar has one full-day track for interpreters working in Spanish, and one half-day track for interpreters working in languages other than Spanish (LOTS). Topics include:
- Conference Interpretation (language neutral)
- Ethics in the Judicial Process (language neutral)
- Forensics in the Courtroom (language specific)
- A Translation Exercise (language specific)
- An automotive terms workshop (language specific)
Note: this seminar has been approved by the Court Interpreter Program of the Nevada Supreme Court’s AOC for Continuing Education Credits or CEUs (7 credits for Spanish, 4 credits for LOTS). Please note that there is a registration deadline for this event: no registrations will be accepted past October 22nd, 2010! A reduced early bird registration fee is available also, for those registering before October 6.
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by NITA Administrator ~ August 4, 2010
A NITA Continuing Education Event
We are holding a combination of events on September 10-11, 2010 in Las Vegas. This includes our free quarterly professional development event, an ATA certification exam sitting, networking meals, a board meeting, and a paid professional development workshop.
Venue: Latin Chamber of Commerce, Conference Room, 300 North 13th Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101 Read the rest of this entry »
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by NITA Administrator ~ June 21, 2010
FIFA offers video highlights in International Sign of World Cup matches
Football or soccer: no matter what you call it, every four years global madness erupts over what many fans refer to as “the beautiful game” when the World Cup Championship rolls around. This year’s edition, hosted by South Africa, has already yielded two words that have surged in their daily use: Jabulani, the brand name of the official and specially designed tournament ball (which – according to some – displays a somewhat unpredictable behavior) and vuvuzela, the popular and colorful plastic trumpet with its loud sound producing a characteristic monotonous noise when it is “played” by the thousands of spectators present in the stadiums (resulting in a drone which in turn gives broadcasters and some TV spectators a headache).
Speaking of broadcasting and sound: that takes us to the heart of this article. It is quite remarkable that FIFA, the organization responsible for the Word Cup events, this year also provides video highlights in International Sign of the world championship matches, on its website. As FIFA states in its announcement page: Read the rest of this entry »
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by NITA Administrator ~ June 18, 2010
Please see the attached PDF document for more information.
On August 28, and September 1, 3, 8 and 15 of 2010 – from 8am to 5pm:
Multilingual Training For Health Care Interpreters
A Forty-Hour Professional Development Course
- Where: Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center
1600 Medical Parkway
Carson City, Nevada
- When: From 8 am — 5 pm, on Saturday August 28, Wednesday September 1, Friday September 3, Wednesday September 8, Wednesday September 15
- Who: Trained or untrained interpreters in any language; anyone with an interest in medical interpreting; Bilingual Health Care Staff
- Why: Improve your Medical Language Proficiency, and become familiar with medical interpreting, ethics, and protocols.
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