The Fifth Annual National Medical Interpreter Certification (NMIC) Forum is starting tomorrow, April 30th.

If you're anywhere near Los Angeles this weekend, (Redondo Beach more specifically), join us!

Details:

• National and state industry leaders share perspectives
• International speakers share what hospitals and interpreters are doing
• An engaging, collaborative environment
• Updates on National Certification for Medical Interpreters
• Lobbying and advocacy updates
• What's next and opportunities for involvement
• Educational programs and CEUs
• Open forum with no attendee fees
• Meet with the leaders of your profession

Venue: Portofino Hotel, Redondo Beach, CA (www.hotelportofino.com)

• Saturday, April 30 - National Medical Interpreter Certification Forum - Open to All


• Sunday, May 1 - National Board & Global Advisory Council Meetings


• Free to attend - Space is limited, so please come early

For more details, visit http://www.imiaweb.org/conferences/May1mainpage.asp

Sorry! We just couldn't resist getting in all the Royal excitement. :)

According to one of our favorite sources of all things "language, culture and immigration", the Migration Policy Institute (http://www.migrationinformation.org/)...

Several of the invited guests at this morning's Royal wedding of Prince William and now Princess Kate include a number of Brits who reside and work in the United States.

Such as David Beckham, a former captain of the England national football (soccer) team who now plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy.

Which brings us to the question, just how many UK-born immigrants are here in the U.S.? The answer - approximately 695,000.

The British Diaspora* in the United States is even larger: nearly 35.5 million strong!

Here you will find "Select Countries Discussed in the News in 2011: Size of the Country's Immigrant Group and Its Diaspora in the United States".

* Diaspora: "the movement, migration, or scattering of people away from an established or ancestral homeland". (Wikipedia)

A researcher analyzing the sounds in languages spoken around the world has detected an ancient signal that points to southern Africa as the place where modern human language originated.

The finding fits well with the evidence from fossil skulls and DNA that modern humans originated in Africa.

It also implies, though does not prove, that modern language originated only once, an issue of considerable controversy among linguists.

The detection of such an ancient signal in language is surprising. Because words change so rapidly, many linguists think that languages cannot be traced very far back in time.

The oldest language tree so far reconstructed, that of the Indo-European family, which includes English, goes back 9,000 years at most.

You will find the rest of this New York Times story here >>

On Monday, the Oregon Senate is poised to pass Senate Bill 97 <http://gov.oregonlive.com/bill/2011/sb97/>, advancing a top goal of communities of color.

"Over the last month hundreds of Oregonians have testified, attended hearings and submitted public comment, many for the first time.

"Every day, Oregon becomes more diverse. Our health care system is changing as fast as the demographics in our state.

SB 97 is a modest plan to develop cultural competency standards and education, collaboratively between experts, providers and regulatory boards in order to improve the way our health system delivers care.

"Oregon's multicultural communities are united in support of SB 97, because Cultural Competency is about caring for all Oregonians which ultimately helps the financial bottom line of our health care system and our economy.

Cultural competency is about interacting effectively with people of different backgrounds. http://www.blueoregon.com/2011/04/cultural-competency-21st-century-skill/

Article by Joseph Santos-Lyons of Portland, Oregon. Rev. Santos-Lyons is Coordinator for the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon. APANO is working in partnership with a range of communities of color, led in part by the People of Color Health Equity Collaborative and the Racial Equity in Health Prevention Coalition, along with the State of Oregon Office of Multicultural Health & Services to pass Senate Bill 97.

If you reside in Arizona or plan to be there next month, you might enjoy attending the next monthly meeting of the Arizona Translators & Interpreters.

Among the important topics to be discussed are "National Medical Interpreter Certification" and "Language Access, Emerging Trends".

Details

Date: Saturday, May 14, 2011

Location: Phoenix Children's Hospital
Melvin L Cohen Conference Center
Rosenberg Children's Medical Plaza
1920 East Cambridge Avenue, Phoenix AZ 85006

For Directions, See Campus Map Here:

Agenda

3:30pm - Check-In/Registration

4:00pm - Opening Remarks - Betina Frisone

4:15pm - Panel discussion: National Medical Interpreter Certification
Updates, developments and discussion on the two national certification efforts, with Q&A session

Panelists

Alvaro Vergara-Mery, Ph.D., Staff Interpreter, University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (Las Vegas NV), speaking on behalf of the National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters

Jonathan Levy, Director of Language Services, CyraCom (Tucson AZ), speaking on behalf of the Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters

Moderator - Millie Donaldson, Trainer, Medical Interpreter Project at Phoenix ChildrenÕs Hospital

5:15pm - Break - Refreshments & hors d'oeuvres

5:45pm - Language Access, Emerging Trends

Jeanette Anders, Health Care Business Manager, Language Line Services (Tucson AZ)

Fred Ricles, MBA, Western Regional Manager, Healthcare Solutions at Language Line Services (Denver CO)

6:45pm - Closing Remarks

Hope to see you there!

Language Line Services, the leader in language interpretation, is seeking to increase its interpreter team in many languages, as well as offering a wide variety of corporate openings.

Dual Role Interpreters in California

An exciting new opportunity is available to experienced medical interpreters living in or near Palo Alto, California. Interpreters will now be able to do both on-site, face-to-face interpreting as well as over-the-phone interpreting in the following languages: Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Cantonese, and American Sign Language.

Experienced on-site interpreters of Punjabi, Tagalog, Mandarin, and Arabic that reside in the Contra Costa County area of California are encouraged to apply for the position of On-site Interpreter.

As for work-at-home, over-the-phone interpreters, we have openings, especially in Spanish, and in a number of other languages including:

• Arabic
• French
• Somali
• Cantonese
• Korean
• Lithuanian
• Nepali
• Portuguese
• Russian
• Vietnamese

As well as...

• Amharic
• Bengali
• Burmese
• Cakchiquel
• Cape Verdean (Portuguese Creole)
• Chru
• Edo
• Garre
• Hausa
• Indonesian
• Karenni
• Kurdish
• Lingala
• Malay
• Mankon
• Mixteco
• Nepali
• Punu
• Susu
• Trique
• Uyghur
• and several others (see our Web site)

And, finally, top Corporate opportunities include:

• Sales Executive - Federal Government-Washington, DC
• Senior Sales Executives-Healthcare, Government, General Markets, and Face-to-Face Interpretation
• Account Managers in Healthcare, General Markets, and Government

For non-interpreter positions, please apply at: www.languageline.com/careers. Click on "Apply Today" under "Corporate Careers" and follow the directions to add your profile.

EEO/AA Employer.

* Some positions may have been filled by the time you apply. However, new positions open up every week. Visit our Career Center here >>

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