REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

2009 IMIA International Conference on Medical Interpreting October 9-11, 2009
Global Perspectives on Professional Medical Interpreters
Hyatt, by the Charles River, Cambridge, MA. - Cambridge, MA USA

To Register go to:
http://www.imiaweb.org/conferences/confreg2009.asp

Sponsorship opportunities due July 31st:
http://www.imiaweb.org/conferences/sponsors09.asp.

Who attends the conference:
Over 700 were in attendance in 2008 from across the US and over 10 countries. Attendees include Spoken Language and ASL Medical Interpreters, Interpreter Trainers, Language Coaches, and Instructors, Hospital Administrators, Risk Management Professionals, Language Access Advocates, Physicians, Nurses, Social Workers, Language Service Providers and more.

Events at the conference:
2 pre-conference sessions (AM Session: Title VI; PM Session: Simultaneous Interpreting)
3 keynote speakers (Friday PM, luncheon Saturday, luncheon Sunday
2 expert panels (Saturday: International Panel and Sunday: Office of Civil Rights Panel)
Annual National Certification Plenary Meeting on Saturday
Annual IMIA Plenary Meeting on Sunday
Over 50 educational workshops to choose from (speakers from all over the world)
Stakeholder meetings (started in 2006: Consortium of Interpreters Association; Providers; Trainers; Portuguese Division; Spanish Division; Corporate)
International Attire Reception on Friday October 9th (entertainment and appetizers)
Entertainment Saturday and Sunday NEW!
Book Signing Event
Raffle of IMIA Recommended Books of the Month and other Prizes
International Medical Interpreter of the Year Award
Raquel Cashman Language Access Leadership Award

CEUs:
We are offering RID and ATA CEUs (for those that are members of those organizations). We are working on our own IMIA CEU system for those that are IMIA members only and will have more information soon.

Late and On Site Registration (September 16th - October 9th)
• $280.00 for IMIA Members
• $350.00 for Non-members

Non-member rates are $70 higher, so please consider joining the organization at http://www.imiaweb.org/join/application.asp for $50. You will save $20 and have a yearly membership included.

Please note:  As of August 2nd, 2009 all conference registration transactions are final - no refunds will be granted once the transaction has been processed.

Conference Speaker Inquiries
Those with Conference Speaker inquiries may contact the speaker liaison, Vonessa Costa vcosta@challiance.org.