Contribute your RID/Mano a Mano trilingual track experiences to the writing of a column for the RID VIEWS. We would love to add your unique perspective as part of the 2011 conference story that we document for all! See the attached document for more information. Deadline: August 5, 2011!
Category: News
View the Mano Opening Ceremony @ RID!
On Sunday, July 17th from 7:30pm – 9:00pm Eastern Standard Time, the Mano a Mano Opening Ceremony at the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) national conference in Atlanta was streamed live. This event was also archived and can be seen at this URL (cut and paste this into your browser):
Successful trilingual track @ RID!
Mano a Mano’s first trilingual track at the RID biennial conference in Atlanta was a great success! It was filled with many great activities: an opening ceremony and reception, a trilingual forum, a membership meeting, focus groups led by the NCIEC, and more than a dozen presentations and workshops. Stay tuned for more information on the entire week of activities! Check out our Facebook page for some pics of the week.
Marina Martinez Cora awarded scholarship!
Marina Martinez Cora, a CODA and trilingual interpreter who was born and raised in Puerto Rico, was awarded a scholarship by Mano a Mano (in collaboration with RID) to attend the RID conference in Atlanta, GA from July 17-22, 2011. The scholarship will cover the registration costs for the conference. She was awarded the scholarship based on her stated desire to work in conjunction with Mano a Mano and interpreters in Puerto Rico to build a chapter of Mano a Mano on the island and to foster leadership that will help to address the needs of Puerto Rican interpreters. We congratulate Marina and wish her all the best!
New Website & Resources
Mano a Mano, Inc., a non-profit organization of interpreters who work in Spanish-influenced settings, has unveiled a new-and-improved website for helping to bring together trilingual (Spanish-English-ASL) interpreting stakeholders. The new website will allow new and old members to more easily register for membership with automated online tools and network more efficiently with interpreters, agencies, and all those who need information about trilingual interpreting and professional development activities.
David Quinto-Pozos, President of Mano a Mano, is very excited about the direction the organization is taking and has big plans for ongoing development of the website and a future directory of skilled interpreters.
“The need for a central resource to assist in the career development of interpreters who work in Spanish-influenced settings has never been greater,” says David Quinto-Pozos, “and this goes hand-in-hand with the fact that businesses and agencies have never been in greater need of finding skilled interpreters in their local markets. This creates a great opportunity for our organization to create a win-win situation for everyone for the betterment of the community.”
The site reveals a new logo and branding, an easy-to-read news and events section, key information about the organization, and a web-based method for becoming a member. The next phase of the project scheduled for later this year will allow for the creation of a comprehensive resources section, development of a directory of interpreters who work in Spanish-influenced settings, and provide Spanish translations of all the content.
The new Mano a Mano website has been designed from the ground up to provide a unique gateway to internet resources for interpretation in Spanish-influenced settings and support the advancement of interpreting into the future.
Contact
Mano a Mano, Inc.
www.manoamano-unidos.org
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