Brazil
The IMIA is very proud to announce that it now has an IMIA Representative in Brazil.
Mylene Queiroz is the IMIA Brazil Representative.
Canada
The IMIA is very proud to announce that it now has an IMIA Representative in Canada.
Lola Bendana is the IMIA Canada Representative.
Japan
The IMIA is very proud to announce that it now has an IMIA Representative in Japan.
Kazumi Takesako is the IMIA Japan Representative.
Spain
The IMIA is very proud to announce that it now has an IMIA Representative in Spain.
Lluís Baixauli-Olmos is the IMIA Spain Representative.
United Kingdom
The IMIA is very proud to announce that it now has an IMIA Representative in the UK.
Siham Awadalla is the IMIA UK Representative.
IMIA is Seeking Country and State Representatives
The IMIA is governed by an Executive Board and consists also in structure of State and Country Representatives who run IMIA activities in their respective states and countries. Please visit our website at:
www.imiaweb.org to see the activities of those regional and national representatives with respect to language access and medical interpreting.
The IMIA does not yet have a state representative in every state, nor a country representative in each country but we are growing rapidly with your involvement!
The responsibilities of an IMIA Country Representative are:- To represent the IMIA members in their country
- To promote the profession and the IMIA organization in their country to non-members
- To enable and coordinate IMIA Symposiums in their country
- Act as a liaison with the IMIA country members and with regional and national organizations interested in language access by forming strategic alliances
- Moderate periodic conference calls with members of their country (could be bimonthly or quarterly)
- Act as our liaison to keep the IMIA Executive Board informed of what is happening in your country
- To attend monthly or quarterly IMIA country rep meetings via conference call - Schedule TBD (Skype accounts are highly recommended for county reps)
- To attend yearly Country Representative face-to-face meeting at IMIA conference in October
- To agree to a term of two years concurrent with Board elections
- Update country page on IMIA website with information relevant to national initiatives and organizations
- Other initiatives as deemed necessary for the specific needs of their country
If you are interested in becoming a country rep please submit your resume and a 200-word essay to info@imiaweb.org
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