Welcome to IITA!

Iowa Interpreters and Translators Association, Inc.

IITA Membership Renewal for 2009

Please renew your IITA membership for 2009 by April 1, 2009. Renewal forms are available here. Active Members must also re-accredit their active member qualifications. The re-accreditation form is available here.

If you have any questions, please contact us at: info@iitanet.org

Upcoming Events (click on links for information)

	Advanced CAT Tools Workshop (cancelled)
	Iowa Court Interpreter Written and Oral Exams: Written Exam June 12, 2009, at the DMACC Urban Campus, 1100 7th St., Building 1, Room 236, in Des Moines, Iowa; Oral Exam May 29, 2009
	Basic Interpreter Training - Mercy Medical Center, July 10-12

If you know of other I/T events that would be of interest to IITA members, please contact us at: info@iitanet.org.

IITA_List Yahoo Discussion Group / Listserve reactivated and available to all IITA members!

If you are a current IITA member, you can join the new IITA_List Discussion Group/Listserve available through YahooGroups! This is a wonderful way to share and receive information about upcoming events, post questions about terminology, protocol, and other areas of our profession, and to engage in discussion with other members! All members for whom we have current e-mail addresses will receive an e-mail invitation to join soon. You can also e-mail us to request an invitation. IITA Member Casey Young is the IITA_List Moderator. Please contact him if you have any questions about the IITA_List.

Officers for 2008-2009

The Board of Directors elected the following Board members as Officers for the annual period 2008-2009:

	President: Patricia Hillock
	Vice President: Dayna Weltzin
	Secretary: Francisco Meléndez
	Treasurer: Jeana Clark

Congratulations!

Kudos!

If you know of IITA members that have a translation or interpretation achievement to celebrate, please send us details at info@iitanet.org!

IITA 4th Annual Conference Highlights!

	Participants enjoyed excellent presentations on court interpreting, medical interpreting, and agricultural translation!
	Congratulations to new Board member, Jeana Clark!
	Congratulations to re-elected Board members, Patricia Hillock, Francisco Meléndez, and Michael Piper!
	IITA Members participated in a brainstorming session on IITA Committees.
	Thank you Conference Coordinator Dayna Weltzin and to everyone else who contributed the the Conference's success!

IITA Members: Important Address Information

IITA will be moving to electronic communications with members as much as possible during the upcoming months. If you change your e-mail address, be sure to let us know at info@iitanet.org. Also, some e-mail servers block mass messages--in order to make sure you receive your important IITA messages, be sure to unblock mail from iitanet.org from your Spam filter.

Also, we are in the process of updating the online IITA Member Directory. Please check your listing, and let us know if there are any changes to be made (info@iitanet.org). The online directory only lists current IITA members who have indicated that they wish to be included in the directory. Unlisted IITA members can also contact us at info@iitanet.org to check their contact information and/or membership status.

IITA's Vision

As Iowa’s premiere association of professional translators and interpreters, IITA serves our state’s linguistically diverse community through education, training, and promotion of our profession.

About IITA

The Iowa Interpreters and Translators Association (IITA) is an Iowa non-profit organization. Incorporated in 2004, IITA has the following Mission:

	to promote the recognition of the translation and interpretation professions in Iowa;
	to promote the communication and dissemination of knowledge for the benefit of Iowa’s translators and interpreters;
	to formulate and maintain standards of professional ethics, practices, and competence;
	to stimulate and support the training of Iowa’s translators and interpreters;
	to actively represent the professional interests of Iowa’s translators and interpreters before actual and potential users of translation and interpretation services;
	to promote professional and social relations among its members

IITA is affiliated with the American Translators Association (ATA) and is an organizational member of the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT) and the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID).

Current Officers / Board Members:

President:	Patricia Hillock	(2008-2010)
Vice-President:	Dayna Weltzin	(2007-2009)
Secretary:	Francisco Meléndez	(2008-2010)
Treasurer:	Jeana Clark	(2008-2010)
Director:	Emilia Jorge-Hugg	(2008-2009)
Director:	Michael J. Piper	(2008-2010)
Director	Mindy Uhle	(2007-2009)

Current Projects / Committees:

Administrative Assistant:	Sally Bates
IITA_List Discussion List:	Casey Young
IITA Links Newsletter:	TBD
Annual Conference:	Dayna Weltzin
Active Member Review	Francisco Meléndez

Contact Information

Please contact us with any questions, ideas or comments you may have!

Telephone: 515-865-3873
FAX: 515-274-2480 (call first for fax tone)
Postal address: PO Box 12031, Des Moines, IA 50312
Electronic mail: All general information requests: info@iitanet.org
IITA_List Discussion Group questions: dsmts@ymail.com: Articles/Ideas for IITA Links Newsletter: editor@iitanet.org; Problems with website: webmaster@iitanet.org