I came to the profession as many of you did, if you started your interpreting career ten or more years ago. I had a 15-minute phone interview with an agency owner, and I was hired on the spot and given very few instructions.

Two questions: 1) Is technology going to replace us? (Ironically, the “age-old” one.) 2) Does language really evolve so fast? I want to bring perhaps a different perspective, which others may have evoked in other places. As to technology, it is possible that AI becomes... The post Language and Technology Evolve Only as Fast as the Humans who Speak it and Make It appeared first on NAJIT.

Learning is such a big part of our professions that we don't think much about it. We just take advantage of every opportunity. It's time to give back.

Go ahead and answer that call for papers. We all have a story to tell, knowledge to share, something new to learn. Is it your time to accept the challenge?

NAJIT celebrates 40 years of service, commitment, education, entertainment. Yes, entertainemt too. Come to our conference and you will see it live!

Professional conferences spice up our professional careers, strengthen our relationships with colleagues and are a great promotional tool.

Local organizations offer members many services, among them the opportunity to attend conferences with well-renowned presenters. That's why local organizations are vital to keeping our profession alive.

Orlando was the backdrop of the second Finding the Parallels event. Medical and Court Interpreters came to learn about the similarities of their work.

Conference & Advocacy can surely complement each other. NAJIT is out to prove that with a killer schedule of activities and top-notch presenters to boot.