Information about the 2010 ISRID Fall Conference is now available.  CLICK HERE to read all of the details of the conference and sign up today!

Dear RID Members:

Following is a link of the FCC Notice of Inquiry that is looking in-depth at the entire VRS program; including the video interpreting workforce. This NOI is a great opportunity for RID to make the necessary points about and advocate for the video interpreting workforce within the VRS program....with that - we need your help!!!

http://www.rid.org/UserFiles/File/pdfs/Government_Affairs_Program/NOI_0610_FCC-10-111A1(1).pdf

The RID Government Affairs Program is seeking input from the members as we formulate the RID comments from the perspective of the video interpreter. Please review the document - especially the highlighted areas - and provide us your feedback by August 10th togovtaffairs@rid.org. Deadline for comments is on or before August 18th to the FCC.

Thank you and don't hesitate to contact GAP should you have questions!

-Tina

Tina Schultz
Director of Communications
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
333 Commerce Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-838-0030 (voice)
703-838-0454 (fax)

Your profession needs you! It's nominations time; will you serve? The positions of President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer are up for election at the 2010 Fall Conference Membership Meeting. Would you or someone you know be interested?

The only prerequisites are to have been a voting member of ISRID for one-year and enthusiasm for shaping the future of interpreting in Iowa! Please consider nominating yourself and/or a colleague for one of these positions. For more information on the roles and responsibilities, you may review the ISRID Bylaws and by contacting the current ISRID President, Vice President, Secretary, or Treasurer.

List of eligible ISRID nominees:

Cleaning out your files? ISRID is looking for old ISRID Views, notices, minutes, fliers, any information you may have pertaining to our affiliate chapter.

Christine Lafinhan is heading up an effort to find and preserve the rich history of our organization. Many people have old folders, or boxes tucked away in their basements, or in drawers, or wherever you keep old stuff that is just too cool to throw out.

If you have any of that cool old stuff, if your loved ones don't understand why you have this old ‘junk' and nags you to get rid of it, if you're tired of moving papers from one stack to the next, please contact Christine at 402-630-4829 or you can email her at hclafinhan@aol.com. We can make arrangements to get your part of our history to Christine.

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