Northwest Translators & Interpreters Society (NOTIS)

Northwest Translators & Interpreters Society (NOTIS)

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Regional Chapter of the American Translators Association and forum for translators, interpreters, and other language professionals in and beyond the Pacific NW | Visibility, advocacy, community | ➡️ notisnet.org

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Yesterday, today, and every day, we celebrate #translators and #interpreters: our tireless champions of language access and equity, of community and correspondence. We celebrate your professionalism, your compassion, your art (because it's an art), and your meticulous, human craft. Thank you!

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Halloween costumes based on children’s books by Michael Lawrence, Eric Carle, Janet and Alan Ahlberg, Jill Murphy, Julia Donaldson, Cressida Cowell, Nicola Killen, Lucy Strange, Tim Burton, Chris Riddell, Joseph Coelho & L. Frank Baum. #kidlit schoolreadinglist.co.uk/resources/ha...

schoolreadinglist.co.ukHalloween costumes based on children's booksHalloween costumes based on children’s books by Julia Donaldson, Eric Carle, Jill Murphy, Julia Donaldson, Cressida Cowell and more.

📢 Legal translators: Share your insights! ➡️ 𝐒𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭-𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝. This survey is part of a doctoral research project at the University of Geneva's Faculty of Translation and Interpreting (FTI)... ℹ️ formulaire.unige.ch/outils/limes... #xl8 #1nt

formulaire.unige.ch Welcome - Survey on machine translation and post-editing in the legal field

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Interpreter and translator colleagues, join me and Melissa Wallace and the folks @notisnet.bsky.social on October 24, for an interactive webinar on Theory, Research, and You! The session won't be recorded, so don't miss out on the chance to join us for this event. notisnet.org/event-6754390

notisnet.orgNorthwest Translators and Interpreters Society - Theory, Research, and You: An Interactive Workshop for Translators and Interpreters | Live via Zoom | 2 CEUs by ATA | Member Rate: $10

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A good one for my occasional #opinionsaboutsubtitles hashtag. And something I'll mention in my upcoming MA lecture on language, ethics and communication in audiovisual translation...

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Listen, all you streaming services. We all know you have the time and the resources. [Speaking in foreign language] is not appropriate. Subtitles should be treated the same as closed captions. TELL US WHAT THEY'RE SAYING!!! #Subtitles #ClosedCaptions #Accessibility

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The World Directory of Children’s Book Translators, launched in partnership with UNESCO’s Index Translationum, provides a database of professional translators specializing in children’s literature www.bolognachildrensbookfair.com/en/focus-on/...

bolognachildrensbookfair.comWorld Directory of Children’s Book TranslatorsThe World Directory of Children’s Book Translators was launched in partnership with UNESCO’s Index Translationum. A database listing professional ...

Featuring UW Translation’s 2027 #Translator in Residence, Bruna Dantas Lobato! #UniversityofWashington #UWtranslation #UWtranslates 🎣 @returnstosender.bsky.social

Publisher Spotlight@pubspotlight.bsky.social

Thanks to @worldkidlit.bsky.social there's fresh new list of #picturebooks appreciating #neurodiversity, including DIVE from #TapiocaStories and A SURPRISE IN THE WOODS from @redcometpressbooks.bsky.social worldkidlit.org/2026/09/28/a...

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“So often what we’re trying to do is reanimate the kinds of choices that the author is making in the original language in the English that we’re writing.” Check out this KQED discussion on translation, featuring Daniel Levy, Bruna Dantas Lobato, and ALTA member Olivia Sears:

kqed.orgTranslating the World Through Literature | KQEDWe talk about to publishers and literary translators about the new Center for the Art of Translation, and we ask: What does it take to bring a book to an English reading audience? How do translations…

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📣 Thank you, #NOTIS2026 💎 Sponsors 𝗪𝗔 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝘀 (𝗔𝗢𝗖) and 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 & 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗜𝗟𝗔𝗖)! Their mission is to help WA Courts provide quality #languageaccess so all court users can fully participate in the justice process. ℹ️ www.courts.wa.gov/programs_org...

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⚡️ We're still buzzing after 𝐍𝐢𝐭𝐲𝐢𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐳𝐞𝐰𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢's smart & practical #NOTIS2026 Conference session, 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧: 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐕𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐄𝐏 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬. Learn more about Nityia and her work at NOTISnet.org/2026-speakers and Ethnomed.org 🙌 @uwmedicine.bsky.social #1nt

Sponsor shout-out! 📣 NOTIS is extremely grateful for the ongoing, generous support of 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝, 𝐖𝐅𝐒𝐄/𝐀𝐅𝐒𝐂𝐌𝐄 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟖 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝟏𝟔𝟕𝟏 — #𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐒𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬! 🎊 IU is the first & only labor union of spoken-language interpreters in WA State. Learn more at interpretersunited.wfse.org

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I can't wait to be with you all!💜💜💜

A #NOTIS2026 keynote teaser with Dottie Li! 🤩 🧐 What's the most important networking skill for translators and interpreters? ✅ Watch to find out! Don't miss the NOTIS 2026 Annual Conference on 9/12! Just 1 week left to register! ⏰ 🔗 NOTISnet.org/NOTIS-2026 @mandarinvoice.bsky.social

A certain someone once said that scholarly #translation is basically AI-proof. 🤖 🙅‍♀️ Something about footnotes...? Why not consult the source? Join 𝐙𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐲𝐚 𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐟𝐢 at #NOTIS2026 for 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝𝐬: 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 🚨 Registration closes in 1 week! ℹ️ NOTISnet.org/NOTIS-2026

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🤔 Are there specific “dos and don’ts” to #ethical reasoning? Join 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿-𝗞𝗮𝘆 & 𝗥𝗼𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗼 𝗚𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗷𝗮𝘀 at #NOTIS2026 for an interactive workshop that covers that very nuanced question ➡️ 𝗗𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴! 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 🔗 NOTISnet.org/NOTIS-2026 #1nt

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💫 Here we are again, featuring another superstar #NOTIS2026 presenter: James Sherrell, MPH❗️ Conference session: 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴? 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗜, 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 🧏 Visit our #conference site to learn more and secure your spot! NOTISnet.org/NOTIS-2026 @uwmedicine.bsky.social

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⚠️ Last call for #NOTIS2026 sponsors! Only 2 tables left! A quick shout-out to our current sponsors: Dynamic Language, Interpreters United WFSE/AFSCME, Universal Language Service, @seattlechildrens.org, @seattlecentral.bsky.social, Equiti Health, WashingtonLawHelp.org, and @littranslate.bsky.social

⭐️ Ready to shine?! NOTIS is seeking #SPONSORS to crown an already ✨ brilliant ✨ conference program—and we've got deals to fit all budgets & promotional needs. Join us on Sept. 12 to share your story, vision, and opportunities with ≅ 200 local T&I professionals! 🔗 NOTISnet.org/event-6717840 #xl8 #1nt

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🩺 Are you a medical interpreter interested in adding court interpreting to your skills portfolio? ⚖️ Join Eunyoung Kim (and special guest!) at #NOTIS2026 for 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗔 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴. Learn more & sign up at NOTISnet.org/NOTIS-2026 ✅ #1nt

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🤯 Medical #interpreter certification in WA is… complicated. At #NOTIS2026, we’ve got just the pair to help! Join 𝐄𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐧 & 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐘𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐚 of Columbia Basin College for a practical & informative session: 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐀𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 ✅ NOTISnet.org/NOTIS-2026

🪫🔋 Sometimes, after several back-to-back educational sessions—no matter how interactive or stimulating—one begins to feel drained. At #NOTIS2026, we’ve got the perfect midday session to re-energize you! Join 𝐆𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐢 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐞 for 𝐔𝐍𝐒𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐃! 𝐀𝐧 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩... 💁‍♀️ NOTISnet.org/NOTIS-2026 #xl8 #1nt

🤯 Medical #interpreter certification in WA is… complicated. At #NOTIS2026, we’ve got just the pair to help! Join 𝐄𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐧 & 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐘𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐚 of Columbia Basin College for a practical & informative session: 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐀𝐧 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 ✅ NOTISnet.org/NOTIS-2026

🩺 Are you a medical interpreter interested in adding court interpreting to your skills portfolio? ⚖️ Join Eunyoung Kim (and special guest!) at #NOTIS2026 for 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗔 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗮𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴. Learn more & sign up at NOTISnet.org/NOTIS-2026 ✅ #1nt

⚠️ Last call for #NOTIS2026 sponsors! Only 2 tables left! A quick shout-out to our current sponsors: Dynamic Language, Interpreters United WFSE/AFSCME, Universal Language Service, @seattlechildrens.org, @seattlecentral.bsky.social, Equiti Health, WashingtonLawHelp.org, and @littranslate.bsky.social

⭐️ Ready to shine?! NOTIS is seeking #SPONSORS to crown an already ✨ brilliant ✨ conference program—and we've got deals to fit all budgets & promotional needs. Join us on Sept. 12 to share your story, vision, and opportunities with ≅ 200 local T&I professionals! 🔗 NOTISnet.org/event-6717840 #xl8 #1nt

💫 Here we are again, featuring another superstar #NOTIS2026 presenter: James Sherrell, MPH❗️ Conference session: 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴? 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗜, 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 🧏 Visit our #conference site to learn more and secure your spot! NOTISnet.org/NOTIS-2026 @uwmedicine.bsky.social

🤔 Are there specific “dos and don’ts” to #ethical reasoning? Join 𝗔𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿-𝗞𝗮𝘆 & 𝗥𝗼𝗱𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗼 𝗚𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗿 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗷𝗮𝘀 at #NOTIS2026 for an interactive workshop that covers that very nuanced question ➡️ 𝗗𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴! 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻-𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 🔗 NOTISnet.org/NOTIS-2026 #1nt

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Meet #NOTIS2026 presenter 𝗬𝘂𝗹𝗶𝘆𝗮 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗳, a certified Russian–EN interpreter, trainer, and Medical Interpreter Supervisor at @harborviewmedical.bsky.social 🤹‍♀️ She’s also VP at #NCIHC and author of medicalinterpreterblog.com🎙️ 👀 Session: 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 (2h) ➡️ NOTISnet.org/NOTIS-2026

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✨ Meet featured #NOTIS2026 speaker 𝗔𝗯𝗶 𝗢𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗼-𝗭𝗮𝗽𝗶é𝗻, a 1st-generation Mexican-American from CO and a fierce advocate for #languageaccess! Sessions: 1️⃣ Centering Language Justice in Community & Social Work 2️⃣ Promising Practices for Working with Interpreters 🙌 Sign up by 8/21 👉 NOTISnet.org/NOTIS-2026

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🎁 Next on the #NOTIS2026 list that keeps on giving ➡️ 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗰𝘀: 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝘂𝘁, with Andrew Belisle, Gabriela Muñoz Ravello, and Wendy Maestracci — all experienced court & conference interpreters with storied pasts! Learn more 👉 NOTISnet.org/NOTIS-2026