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Click HERE for Workshop Descriptions in English*

Click the workshop titles below for Workshop Descriptions in ASL*

*Not a complete list.Information will be updated as it becomes available.

Wednesday, July 11th

12:30-2:00pm - Finding Your Superpower: What do you bring to this community? by Donna Flanders

12:30-2:00pm - Orienting Consumers: Reducing Confusion, Distraction, and Negative Perceptions by Colleen Jones

12:30-2:00pm - EIPA: What does it measure? by Elisa Maroney & Amanda Smith

2:30 - 5:30pm - Social Justice: Deciphering equity one assignment at a time by Erica Alley & Richard Laurion

2:30 - 5:30pm - Licensure, Legislation, and Standards by LaVona Andrew & Steve Snow

2:30-4:00pm - Independent Practice for Interpreting Skills Improvement by Elizabeth Schniedewind

4:15-5:45pm - Questioning Assumptions of "Relay" in VRS: An Application of Role Space by Denise Sedran

5:30-7:00pm - Deaf-Parented Interpreters Member Section

5:30-7:00pm - Deaf Caucus Member Section

7:00-8:30pm - Discovering the Keys to a Purpose-Driven Future - Keynote Presentation by Wing Butler

Thursday, July 12th

7:00-8:00am - Universal Yoga Shoulder Asanas by Ashley Paul

8:00-9:00am - Video Interpreters Member Section

9:00am-12:00pm - ASL-to-English: Beliefs--> Strategies - Part 1 by Stephanie Feyne

9:00am-12:00pm - Expanding the Scope and Practice of Deaf Interpreters - Part 1 by Rupert Dubler

9:00am-12:00pm - Medical Interpreting: A Hands On Approach (For beginners) by Tamar Jackson Nelson

9:00am-12:00pm - The Q&A Quandary by Donna Flanders

9:00am-12:00pm - When do I need a CDI in court and how do I get one? by Ed Alletto and Colleen Thayer

12:00-1:30pm - Interpreters in Healthcare Member Section

1:30-4:30pm - ASL-to-English: Beliefs--> Strategies - Part 2 by Stephanie Feyne

1:30-4:30pm - Expanding the Scope and Practice of Deaf Interpreters - Part 2 by Rupert Dubler

1:30-4:30pm - Cross-Cultural Mentoring: Let's Bridge the Gap! by Royce Carpenter

1:30-4:30pm - Improve Your GPA (Good Professional Attitude): It’s All About EQ, Not IQ by Ari-Asha Castalia & Rob Balaam

1:30-4:30pm - Mitigating Power and Privilege Issues in the Courtroom by Suzanne Lightbourn

1:30-4:30pm - First time in Court? Where do I start? by Ed Alletto

4:30-6:00pm - Student Member Section

4:30-6:00pm - Interpreters in Educational and Instructional Settings Member Section

6:00-7:30pm - The New ASL Court Interpreter Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: The process and plan for court credentialing by Anne Marx

6:00-7:30 - PCD Forum: Professional development programming and you by Dawn Duran & Richard Laurion

6:00-9:00pm - Am I a Lousy Interpreter or are you just Sexist? Gender bias, gender discrimination, and interpreting by Colleen Jones

6:00-9:00pm - Body Shifts and Pointing....BUT who's talking? by LeWana Clark

6:00-9:00pm - VRS Interpreting: Integrity and Dynamic Equivalence by Tamar Jackson Nelson

6:00-9:00pm - The Art of Reflection: Exploring your Professional Identity by Amanda Smith & Erin Trine

9:00pm - Drag Bingo Fundraiser with Poison Waters hosted by BLeGIT Member Section

Friday, July 13th

7:00-8:00am - Universal Yoga Shoulder and Hip Asanas by Ashley Paul

8:00-9:00am - Interpreter Service Managers Member Section

9:00am-12:00pm - Leadership: Inward, Outward, Onward - Part 1 by Mish Ktejik, Jenna Curtis, and Paul Glaser

12:00-1:30pm - Interpreters and Transliterators of Color Member Section

1:30-4:30pm - Leadership: Inward, Outward, Onward - Part 2 by Mish Ktejik, Jenna Curtis, and Paul Glaser

4:30-6:00pm - Legal Interpreters Member Section facilitated by Amanda Wilkes and Holly Newstead

6:00-7:30pm - Universal Yoga Deep Stretch by Ashley Paul

6:00-8:00pm - Friday Night Ethics Live! A round table discussion on courtroom ethics facilitated by Ed Alletto

6:00-9:00pm - Supporting Professional Longevity: Preventing burnout through enhancing resiliency by Ari-Asha Castalia & Rob Balaam

6:00-9:00pm - Reframing Depiction: Classifiers/depicting verbs and partitioning by Wink Smith Jr

8:00 PM - Trivia Night with Crom Saunders

Saturday, July 14th

7:00-8:00am - Universal Yoga Shoulder, Hip and Spine Asanas by Ashley Paul

9:00am-12:00pm - Competence to Stand Trial: Interpreting Criminal Court, Forensic Psychiatric Evaluations, and Competency Training by Tara Potterveld & Nikki Schmitz

9:00am-12:00pm - Social Justice: Deciphering equity one assignment at a time by Erica Alley & Richard Laurion

9:00am-12:00pm - Cross-Cultural Mentoring: Let's bridge the gap! by Royce Carpenter

9:00am-12:00pm - Re-thinking Register by Stephanie Feyne

9:00am-12:00pm - Reframing Depiction: Constructed action, dialogue, surrogation and the like by Wink Smith Jr

9:00am-12:00pm - Courtroom Interpreting: CDI & CHI Teams by Suzanne Lightbourn & Branton Stewart

12:00-1:30 - Bisexual, Lesbian, Gay, Intersex, Trans* Interpreters/Transliterators Member Section

1:30-4:30pm - A Study in Sans Communication by Dr. Jamie Wilson

1:30-4:30pm - Demand Control Schema Workshop (For experienced interpreters) by Tamar Jackson Nelson

1:30-4:30pm - Linguistic equity for sign language users in legal settings: A 360-degree view by Erica West Oyedele

1:30-4:30pm - The Conceptual Universe and Space in ASL by Wink Smith Jr

1:30-4:00pm - Is there Room for an Ally/Advocate Relationship in Court? by Branton Stewart & Anne Marx

4:30-6:00pm - DeafBlind Member Section

6:00pm - Saturday Night Banquet & Comedy show with Cassie Simmons & Crom Saunders