Welcome to IITA!

Iowa Interpreters and Translators Association, Inc.

IITA Membership Renewal for 2008

IITA membership renewals were due March 15, 2008. Please renew your membership as soon as possible. If you have any questions, please contact us at: info@iitanet.org

Upcoming Events (click on links for information)

	SSTI/NAJIT Intensive Skills Building Workshop for interpreters of Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese, May 16, 2008 (Pittsburgh, PA)
	Iowa Court/Legal Interpreter Orientation Workshop, May 3 & 10, 2008 (Des Moines, IA and via ICN at several sites around Iowa)
	Iowa Court Interpreter Written and Oral Exams; Information will be posted soon.
	NAJIT Annual Conference, May 16-18, 2008, Pittsburgh, PA.
	4th Annual IITA Conference; Information will be posted soon.
	ATA Annual Conference, Nov. 5-8, 2008, Orlando, FL

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. Join soon, because there are going to be some interesting discussions on the IITA List this spring!

IITA Links newsletter seeks new Editor

ITA Director Amy Cook has provided excellent leadership for IITA Links for nearly two years. Amy will be taking a break from editing IITA Links in order to focus on some other projects, but we want to thank her for sharing her expertise with us!

IITA is looking for a new IITA Links editor. If you are interested, please contact us at editor@iitanet.org. The person chosen for this volunteer position must be a current IITA member, have excellent writing and proofreading skills, the ability to work with Microsoft Publisher files, and good interpersonal skills.

IITA members with current e-mail addresses on file receive IITA Links. The e-newsletter, which is sent out monthly, is brief enough to read in one sitting, and features a monthly Ethics Corner to stimulate thought and discussion. IITA members who have signed up for the IITA_List Discussion List can participate in ongoing discussion of questions posed in IITA Links.

To see the first edition of IITA Links, please click here.

IITA members: If you have a new e-mail address that you want us to use, please e-mail us the details (click here).

To become an IITA member, click on the Membership link at the left of this page.

Officers for 2007-2008

The Board of Directors elected the following Board members as Officers for the annual period 2007-2008:

	President: Michael J. Piper
	Vice President: Patricia Hillock
	Secretary: Francisco Meléndez
	Treasurer: Diana Kautzky

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 3rd Annual Conference Highlights!

	Participants enjoyed excellent presentations by local, regional, and national presenters!
	Congratulations to new Board member, Mindy Uhle!
	Congratulations to re-elected Board members, Diana Kautzky and Francisco Meléndez!
	New logo concept was chosen and will be unveiled soon!
	Thank you to everyone 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:	Michael J. Piper	(2006-2008)
Vice-President:	Patricia Hillock	(2006-2008)
Secretary:	Francisco Meléndez	(2006-2008)
Treasurer:	Diana Kautzky	(2007-2009)
Director:	Amy P. Cook	(2006-2008)
Director:	Mindy Uhle	(2007-2009)
Director	Dayna Weltzin	(2007-2009)

Current Projects / Committees:

Administrative Assistant:	Sally Bates
IITA_List Discussion List:	Casey Young
IITA Links Newsletter:	Amy Cook
Annual Conference:	Dayna Weltzin
Active Member Review	Patricia Hillock

Contact Information

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

Telephone: 515-865-3873
FAX: 515-278-5841 (Secretary); 515-237-3917 (Treasurer); 515-255-5327 (President)
515-274-2480 (Administrative Assistant)
Postal address: PO Box 12031, Des Moines, IA 50312
Electronic mail: All general information requests: info@iitanet.org
IITA_List Discussion Group questions: casey@desmoinestranslations.com: Articles/Ideas for IITA Links Newsletter: editor@iitanet.org; Problems with website: webmaster@iitanet.org