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IMIA National Conference January 18-20


Join Accipio at the IMIA National Conference in Miami this weekend!

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IMIA Event in Lexington, KY on Oct 5


http://www.imiaweb.org/conferences/kentuckyforum2012.asp

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Most Commonly Spoken Languages


Just for fun… I came across this story today on MSN.com ranking the world’s most commonly used languages.  See where yours ranks… http://specials.msn.com/A-List/Lifestyle/Top-10-most-spoken-world-languages.aspx?cp-documentid=29378638&imageindex=1&GT1=36010

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SERMIC Annual Conference


Attended the SERMIC annual conference last weekend.  The location rotates to include all the member states.  This year it was in Nashville, TN; hosted by TAPIT, the Tennessee Association of Professional Interpreters and Translators.  We attended a very useful session on language interpreting in speech pathology sessions which is a [...]

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Fayette County Schools Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Spanish Immersion Program


From the Lexington Herald Leader…. Fayette County Public Schools’ Spanish Immersion Program will mark its 20th anniversary with a celebration at 6 p.m. Friday at Bryan Station High School. The first students in the program entered first grade at Maxwell Elementary School in the 1990-91 school year. The program, which [...]

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Job Prospects for Interpreters and Translators Looking Good


About 26 percent of interpreters and translators are self-employed; many freelance and work in this occupation only sporadically. In addition to needing fluency in at least two languages, many interpreters and translators need a bachelor’s degree. Employment is expected to grow much faster than average. Job prospects vary by specialty [...]

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Website for those wishing to follow progress of CCHI medical interpreter certification


Here is a link to CCHI, one of the national certification bodies. http://healthcareinterpretercertification.org/sponsors.html You’ll see that they have webinars to distribute info about the process and that they are opening up for applications this month.

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New Experience


This week, we are interpreting for the International Coal Preparation Conference in Lexington.  We’re providing Russian and Mandarin interpreters to help the delegates navigate the proceedings. I always enjoy being exposed to new industries.

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Business Expanding


We’re happy to be expanding our business even in tough times.  In the next 45 days we are interpreting for two multi-day conferences; one biotechnology and another for coal mining.  We are providing Spanish, Russian and Mandarin interpreters.  Should be interesting and fun…

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NCIHC Announces National Standards for Healthcare Interpreter Training Programs Advisory Committee


NCIHC Announces National Standards for Healthcare Interpreter Training Programs Advisory Committee Moving toward the development of national standards for training healthcare interpreters, the National Council on Interpreting in Health Care (NCIHC) today announces the members of their Advisory Committee for its National Standards for Training project.  The 10 national experts [...]

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