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ATA Affiliate Event: 5th Annual TAPIT Conference

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Tennessee Association for Professional Interpreters and Translators
5th Annual Conference
Nashville, Tennessee
September 14-16, 2007

The Tennessee Association of Professional Interpreters and Translators (TAPIT) is pleased to join the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT) in presenting the 5th Annual TAPIT Conference.

Our three-day program offers something for everyone! Featured speakers will be Marshall Morris, former University of Puerto Rico professor and editor of the ATA Monograph Translation and the Law, and Cindy Roat, primary developer of Bridging the Gap. For details and conference registration information, visit the TAPIT website or see the 5th Annual TAPIT Conference Program.

About the Program

Medical Friday · September 14 (8:00am - 5:00pm)
• From Medical to Mental Health: Adjusting Interpreting Techniques to Mental Health Settings
• Medical Interpreter Certification: A National and State Update
• Interpreting for Worker’s Compensation Cases
• Healthcare Interpreter Certification in Tennessee: Are We There Yet?

Saturday · September 15 (8:00am - 5:30pm)
• Heartless Emotional Detachment for Judicial Interpreters
• Translators and Computers: A Dejá Vu of Basic Technology?
• What is Desirable in the Education of Translators
• Another Pair of Eyes
• Sign Language Interpreters: Bridging the Gap
• Tricks of the Trade for Linguists

Sunday · September 16 (8:00am - 12:15pm)
• Over-the-Phone Interpreting with a Focus on Customer Service
• Facing a "Silent Challenge"
• Did You Hear That?– Update on Forensic Transcription/Translation Techniques

Can't make all three days? Registration for Medical Friday only is available! Click now to download the 5th Annual TAPIT Conference Registration Form.

Registration Rates

• TAPIT Members
  $130    Friday Only
  $130    Saturday-Sunday Only
  $205    Friday-Saturday-Sunday Combo
  
  
• Non-Members
  $165    Friday Only
  $165    Saturday-Sunday Only
  $240    Friday-Saturday-Sunday Combo
  
  
• TAPIT Student Members (lunch not included)
  Free    Friday Only
  $25     Saturday-Sunday Only
  

Fees waived for Belmont students and faculty. Students must show student ID at registration desk.

Register now! Click to download the 5th Annual TAPIT Conference Registration Form

Join TAPIT and Save on Registration

Not a TAPIT member? First time members can join TAPIT today and receive the member rate on registration. This special offer gives you TAPIT membership through December 2008. To check out membership information and fees, see TAPIT Membership Application.

Earn ATA Continuing Education Points

ATA-certified translators will earn 10 Continuing Education Points for attending this three-day conference. For additional information about ATA Continuing Education, see ATA Continuing Education Requirements and the Guide to ATA Continuing Education Points. To learn more about certification, click on ATA Certification Program.

Questions? Need More Information?

Visit the TAPIT website, email info@tapit.org, of call (615) 824-7878.