A Confluence of Cultures: 2011 New Mexico Interpreters Conference September 30 - October 2, 2011 Albuquerque, New Mexico

New Mexico's Annual Interpreters Conference brings together interpreters of various languages and cultures and specialties, to learn from each other. In addition to three days of educational seminars from interpreters of various languages and specialties (most sessions will be presented in English), the conference will also feature keynote addresses by the Hon. Herb Yazzie, Chief Justice of the Navajo Nation; Anna Witter-Merrithew, M.Ed., CSC, SC:L, OIC:C, SC:PA, CI and CT; and Holly Mikkelson. Friday will feature all-day pre-conference symposia on the legal issues surrounding the right to an interpreter. Various optional cultural activities are also scheduled, and it is the first weekend of the world-famous Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, the largest hot-air balloon festival in the world. 

This conference is sponsored by the New Mexico Administrative Office of the Courts, New Mexico Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, New Mexico Translators & Interpreters Association, WeInterpret.net, and the New Mexico Center for Language Access.

Full conference information can be found at http://www.nmcourts.gov .

Continuing Education Credits: New Mexico, California (CIMCE--instructor-led, up to 6), RID, ATA,