ITOC Update
ITOC nominations update:
Nominations for the ITOC
council 2015-2017 term were open from Jan - April.
The following
individuals were nominated:
Chair: Stephanie Chao,
NIC (California)
Vice Chair: Michon Shaw,
NIC - A (Florida)
Secretary/Treasurer:
Kristeena Thaten, DI (California)
All of the positions
were uncontested and the nominees have accepted their nominations.
Their terms will begin
at the conclusion of the 2015 RID National Conference. We will post more
information to introduce you to the new ITOC council soon.
Council vacancies:
We have vacancies on the
council. Region 1, 3 & 4 still need representatives. If you are
interested in filling the vacancy for your region please contact itoc.secretary@gmail.com.
The new database from RID allows us to sort out our members by region. We will
also begin to directly ask members to serve as region representatives. The term
for current region reps ends at the conclusion of the 2016 RID Regional
Conferences.
National conference
update:
We are looking forward
to the RID national conference! We have several conference activities planned.
· Saturday, 8/8 ITOC member section forum at 12:30pm.
We will provide an opportunity for networking, give an update on ITOC
activities over the last two years, and will recognize an interpreter of color
for their work in our community.
o Here is where we need your help! We would like
to recognize an interpreter of color for their service to our community. We
think it's time for us to make sure our contributions to the field are not only
known, but documented! We have legends among us and we want them to be honored.
If you want to nominate someone to be recognized, the requirements are simple.
1) Send an email or signed message to itoc.secretary@gmail.com.
2) Give us the name of the individual that you would like to see recognized. 3) Tell us why they should be recognized. What type of contributions have they made to their community (This may be volunteer service at the local, regional, or national level. It could be educational achievements that aim to advance the interpreting profession overall or specifically for interpreters of color. Or, something else not listed here that is worthy of recognition).
4) Send us your nominations by July 1, 2015 to give us time to review nominations and prepare to recognize the individual during the ITOC forum at the national conference.
That's it. The ITOC council will review all of the nominations and will select one award recipient. We hope this tradition will continue and that every two years at the national conference, we will recognize an interpreter of color for the excellent things they are doing for our community and for the field of interpreting!
1) Send an email or signed message to itoc.secretary@gmail.com.
2) Give us the name of the individual that you would like to see recognized. 3) Tell us why they should be recognized. What type of contributions have they made to their community (This may be volunteer service at the local, regional, or national level. It could be educational achievements that aim to advance the interpreting profession overall or specifically for interpreters of color. Or, something else not listed here that is worthy of recognition).
4) Send us your nominations by July 1, 2015 to give us time to review nominations and prepare to recognize the individual during the ITOC forum at the national conference.
That's it. The ITOC council will review all of the nominations and will select one award recipient. We hope this tradition will continue and that every two years at the national conference, we will recognize an interpreter of color for the excellent things they are doing for our community and for the field of interpreting!
· Monday, 8/10 at 9am - Social Justice Plenary
Session - a discussion on social justice and what it means for interpreters.
· Tuesday, 8/11 at 2pm - Social Justice Round
Table - an opportunity to engage in conscious, critical dialogue, covering a
range of issues in our field. We will have panelists who will demonstrate the
importance of vulnerability and how to engage in these important discussions,
in a safe space. Participants will be given the opportunity to engage in
similar dialogues in small groups. Anyone who wants to learn about social
justice and how to engage in these discussions will want to participate. Those
already actively aspiring towards social justice will also not want to miss the
Monday morning and Tuesday afternoon sessions.
o Note: The SJ plenary session and the SJRT are
the result of a collaboration between ITOC, IDP, Deaf Caucus and BLeGIT and is
also ITOC's way of directly responding to the survey of our members, who
overwhelmingly wanted to see discussions of social justice, power, privilege
and oppression, and multiculturalism at the RID national conference. We hope
you can make it!
ITOC lanyards
We will have ITOC
lanyards on sale again starting now, and during the conference. The cost is one
for $3 or two for $5. The profit earned by the sale of these lanyards will help
us continue to provide professional development opportunities that specifically
address the needs of interpreters of color.
See you at the
conference!
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