Arizona Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf.


The principal purposes of this organization are to initiate, sponsor, promote and execute policies and activities that will further the profession of interpretation of American Sign Language and English and the transliteration of English. This organization shall be affiliated with the national Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. (RID) and shall uphold the purposes and abide by the rules and procedures established for affiliated chapters of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc.

Objectives

- To maintain and promote a code of professional conduct for interpreters and transliterators.

- To provide professional development of interpreters and transliterators.

- To provide the public with information regarding interpreting and transliterating

- To support the activities of organization of and for Deaf and/or Hard-of-Hearing persons, and for interpreters / transliterators / translators, insofar as such activities are not in conflict with the purposes of this organization.

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Board of Directors Meeting
December 4, 2008 at 6:00 PM
Location: TBA

Agenda:

I.Minutes
II.Financial Report
III.Officers' reports
IV.Member-at-Large reports
V. Adjournment
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Dear Members,

    As many of you may have heard, the State Conference committee and the Arizona RID Board has made the decision to postpone the 2008 State Conference "Unity in Our Community." The State Conference committee is working diligently to ensure that the conference happens in early 2009. Please watch arizonarid.org for updated information. This postponement means that YOU have that much more of an opportunity to get involved!! We are always looking for people to help out with all of the many details that go into making a conference happen!! If you are interested in getting involved please email the committee chair directly.

Conference Chair:
Dawn Townsend
chair@arizonaridstateconference2008.org

Program Co-Chairs:
Michelle Caplette - program@arizonaridstateconference2008.org
Lauren Chapman - (see above - email goes to both)

Interpreting Coordinator Chair:
Petra Holland - interpretingchair@arizonaridstateconference2008.org

Registration Chair:
Vanessa Wisbaum - registrationchair@arizonaridstateconference2008.org

Webmaster:
Adam K. Russell - webmaster@arizonaridstateconference2008.org

Entertainment Chair:
Kirsten Nelson - entertainmentchair@arizonaridstateconference2008.org

Student Rep Chair:
Ashley Burford - studentrep@arizonaridstateconference2008.org


If you are unsure of which committee you would like to join or if it
is not listed please email

Dawn Townsend
chair@arizonaridstateconference2008.org

Thank you to the committee chairs and all of the committee members for
all of their hard work up to this point and their continued hard work
to ensure a successful conference!

--
Sincerely,
Dawn Townsend

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Also, public comments made at the last ACDHH meeting.

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 Excerpts from the minutes of the May 1, 2007 GRRC meeting
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Arizona RID State Conference 2008 Website
NOW UP!
http://www.arizonaridstateconference2008.org
click above link
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Arizona RID 2007-2008 Budget
Click here
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