IMIA 2008 Conference Schedule at a Glance (Click here to see the Agenda)
                                                                                (Click here to see the Workshops by Time Slot)

Friday October 10

Saturday October 11

Sunday October 12

7:00 AM

7 -9 am
Registration & Continental Breakfast

 Grand Ballroom

All Day:
Job Fair interviews
Interpreter testing

8:00 AM

8-9 am
Registration & Continental Breakfast
Grand Ballroom

9:00 AM

9-12 pm
Morning Pre Conference
Workshop

 Title VI and
Language Access
By Bruce Adelson, Esq.

9-10:30am
Plenary Panel on Standards

9-10:30am
Plenary Panel on
Speaking Together

10:00 AM

10:30-11:00am
Exhibitors/BREAK

10:30-11am
Exhibitors/BREAK

11-12:30pm
Workshops A
(9 sessions) & Meetings

11-12:30pm

Annual Meeting

Grand Ballroom

11:00 AM

12:00 PM

12-4 pm
Registration
(Come early and network)

 1- 3 pm
Afternoon Pre Conference
Informed Decisions About Translation

by Donald A. DePalma and Nataly Kelly

12:30-1:30pm
Lunch/Awards
Grand Ballroom

12:30-1:30pm
Lunch/Raffle
Grand Ballroom

1:00 PM

1:30-3 pm
Workshops B
(8 sessions) & Meetings

1:30-3 pm
Workshops D
(9 sessions) Breakout Rooms

2:00 PM

3:00 PM

3-3:30 pm
Exhibitors/BREAK

3-3:30 pm
Exhibitors/BREAK

3:30-5 pm
Workshops C
(10 sessions) & Meetings

3:30-5 pm
Workshop E

(7 Sessions)

4:00 PM

4-5 pm
Keynote speaker:
Dr. Angwood
Joint Commission

Also speaking:
Joseph Betencourt, MD
Disparities Solution Center,
Louis Provenzano, President/COO, Language Line Services

5:00 PM

5-6 pm
Cultural Presentation

Onye Onyemaechi

Free Time Suggested:

-Walk/Bike by the Charles River

-Visit Harvard Square

-Blue Man Group

-Try the Zephyr Restaurant at the hotel

6:00 PM

6-8 pm
International Interpreter Day Reception

&

Book Signing

8:00 PM