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Monday, March 8th, 2010 A Gathering of Friends and Colleagues

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2009 in San Francisco (7th)

A Gathering of Friends and Colleagues

CFI announces its 7th Annual Continuing Education Conference to be held October 9-11, 2009 in San Francisco at the Cathedral Hill Hotel. Continuing Education Credit approved: 15 CIMCE, 10 ATA CEP Cat A.

Download the flyer in pdf format to print and post.

Bigger and better!

  • 3 Breakout sessions to choose from.
  • Includes sessions in Russian, Mandarin and Spanish.
  • Breakfasts, coffee, snacks and full lunches included.
  • Focus on practical topics to help you interpret better.
  • Cocktail party with live music.

Plenary: after ICE raid on meat packing plant in Postville, interpreter voices criticism in national press, then vindicated by US Supreme Court
CFI is pleased to announce that Dr. Erik Camayd-Freixas will give a talk about interpreter ethics. He made national news with his essay on the Postville hearings. The New York Times published an editorial on the issue and an article about Dr. Camayd-Freixas.

Your colleagues and old friends from around the region and around the state are expecting to see you there…to catch up, share stories, learn and have a good time.

“I love seeing old friends and meeting new ones from around the state.” – Michele

“Conferences are fun, they are stimulating, they make me think.” – Catherine

“I enjoy the social events and the camaraderie.” – Hector

“I feel part of a unique group of professionals who are making strides to make our profession known.” – Doris

Cosponsored by NAJIT
CFI is pleased to welcome Jeck Navarrete to represent NAJIT (National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators) and present a double seminar Saturday afternoon on the cutting edge of Transcription & Translation.

Exhibitors partial list

The Nice Guy Trio
Cocktail Party, Saturday 6:00pm
The Nice guy Trio
Darren Johnston on trumpet, Rob Reich on accordion, and Daniel Fabricant on bass. Original compositions and songs from folk traditions all around the globe – from jazz to klezmer to Balkan dance to calypso and beyond.

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