- Next General Membership meeting: June 2, 2012 12pm - 1pm Macomb Community College (see workshop info)
- Next MIRID Executive Board meeting: June 16, 2012 12pm - 3pm Courtside Grille, 2900 Hannah Blvd., Lansing, MI 48823
- Save the date!!!!! June 2, 2012
David Evans presenting "Shift Happens"
at Macomb Community College, Warren, MI.
Click here for more details.
MIRID is looking for individuals/organizations that will provide financial support to make this year’s spring workshop the best it can be. Your sponsorship will help create meaningful, long-term changes within the profession of sign language interpreting. We have several types of sponsorship opportunities available. Click here for more information.
- MIRID wants you!!!
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At our next business meeting on June 2, 2012, MIRID members will be voting on new officers. Nominations are now being accepted. Nominations for officers may be made by any current member and submitted to Michelle Keeble-Barton, vice president. For more information click here
- Join a committee and get involved in your State chapter of RID! We have several opportunities available. Click here for complete description of the committees available.
- We have changes to our By-Laws that need to be voted on by the membership. At our business meeting on Oct 29, 2011 the membership voted to postpone the vote until they were able to look over the changes. Here are the proposed changes. The changes are split into two pages. One page outlines proposed changes that MUST be voted on and changed by July 2012 (per RID). These changes cannot be tabled. The second page outlines other proposed changes that are not mandatory.
- DODHH Public Forum - Join Director Emery and the Division on Deaf and Hard of Hearing staff for an open public forum on the evening of June 15, 2012. Click here for more details.
- MIRID is making a call for Interpreters for the 2012 workshop season. To be considered one must be a certified member of RID (CI/CT, NAD IV or above or NIC or above). Please send a letter of interest including your strengths and weaknesses along with a resume highlighting conference and platform interpreting experience in electronic form and email attachments to the Board at michellekeeble@yahoo.com
- MIRID periodically sends out information that is pertinent to its membership. Sign up for MIRID's electronic mailing list to receive emails about upcoming workshops, MIRID elections, and much more.
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