Northwest Translators & Interpreters Society (NOTIS)

@notisnet.bsky.social

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 | โžก๏ธ notisnet.org

๐Ÿ“ฃ Thank you, #NOTIS2026 ๐Ÿ’Ž Sponsors ๐—ช๐—” ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ข๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ (๐—”๐—ข๐—–) and ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ & ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป (๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—–)! Their mission is to help WA Courts provide quality #languageaccess so all court users can fully participate in the justice process. โ„น๏ธ www.courts.wa.gov/programs_org...

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โšก๏ธ We're still buzzing after ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ๐ข๐š ๐๐ซ๐ณ๐ž๐ฐ๐ฅ๐จ๐œ๐ค๐ข's smart & practical #NOTIS2026 Conference session, ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐›๐ฒ ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง: ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐„๐๐ฎ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐•๐ข๐๐ž๐จ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‹๐„๐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ. Learn more about Nityia and her work at NOTISnet.org/2026-speakers and Ethnomed.org ๐Ÿ™Œ @uwmedicine.bsky.social #1nt

Square graphic with sepia-to-blue gradient background, with two rounded squares on top and one rounded rectangle on the bottom. Top-left square with white background shows NOTIS logo, the conference name, the date, and the location. Top-right square features speaker's headshot โ€” Nityia smiling big with curly red hair cascading over her shoulders, wearing a tan jacket and a black shirt against a neutral background. Bottom rectangle contains speaker's name and session titles. Details in post and via link.

Sponsor shout-out! ๐Ÿ“ฃ NOTIS is extremely grateful for the ongoing, generous support of ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐, ๐–๐…๐’๐„/๐€๐…๐’๐‚๐Œ๐„ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ข๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ– ๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ โ€” #๐๐Ž๐“๐ˆ๐’๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ƒ๐ข๐š๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ! ๐ŸŽŠ 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!๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ

Northwest Translators & Interpreters Society (NOTIS)@notisnet.bsky.social ยท last mo.

A #NOTIS2026 keynote teaser with Dottie Li! ๐Ÿคฉ ๐Ÿง What's the most important networking skill for translators and interpreters? โœ… Watch to find out! Don't miss the NOTIS 2026 Annual Conference on 9/12! Just 1 week left to register! โฐ ๐Ÿ”— NOTISnet.org/NOTIS-2026 @mandarinvoice.bsky.social

A certain someone once said that scholarly #translation is basically AI-proof. ๐Ÿค– ๐Ÿ™…โ€โ™€๏ธ Something about footnotes...? Why not consult the source? Join ๐™๐š๐ค๐ข๐ฒ๐š ๐‡๐š๐ง๐š๐Ÿ๐ข at #NOTIS2026 for ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ: ๐๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐’๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง. ๐Ÿšจ Registration closes in 1 week! โ„น๏ธ NOTISnet.org/NOTIS-2026

Square graphic with purple, blue, and brown gradient background, with two rounded squares on top and one rounded rectangle on the bottom. Top-left square with white background shows NOTIS logo, the conference name, the date, and the location. Top-right square features speaker's headshot โ€” Zakiya smiling brightly with long wavy hair, short bangs, and round glasses with thin frames; the back of a white catโ€™s head appears in the bottom of the frame; the background is blurred. Bottom rectangle contains speaker's name and session titles. Details in post and via link.

๐Ÿค” Are there specific โ€œdos and donโ€™tsโ€ to #ethical reasoning? Join ๐—”๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ-๐—ž๐—ฎ๐˜† & ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ผ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ท๐—ฎ๐˜€ at #NOTIS2026 for an interactive workshop that covers that very nuanced question โžก๏ธ ๐——๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด! ๐—˜๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป-๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐Ÿ”— NOTISnet.org/NOTIS-2026 #1nt

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squares on top and one rounded rectangle on the bottom. Top-left square with white background shows NOTIS logo, the conference name, the date, and the location. Top-right square features Amandaโ€™s headshot. Bottom rectangle contains speakersโ€™ names and the session title with Rodrigoโ€™s photo in separate circular frame hanging off left. Details in post and via link.

๐Ÿ’ซ Here we are again, featuring another superstar #NOTIS2026 presenter: James Sherrell, MPHโ—๏ธ Conference session: ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? ๐—”๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—”๐—œ, ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿง Visit our #conference site to learn more and secure your spot! NOTISnet.org/NOTIS-2026 @uwmedicine.bsky.social

Square graphic with abstract watercolor background in yellow-beige and murky blue tones, with two rounded squares on top and one rounded rectangle on the bottom. Top-left square with white background shows NOTIS logo, the conference name, the date, and the location. Top-right square features main speaker's headshot (James, with long dark hair and a neatly trimmed beard grinning upwards and away from the camera lens in a black leather jacket, a black t-shirt, and a large gem necklace in the shape of a teardrop; behind him are grey skies and bare tree branches). Bottom rectangle contains speakerโ€™s name and session title. Details in post and via link.

โš ๏ธ 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

Northwest Translators & Interpreters Society (NOTIS)@notisnet.bsky.social ยท 2mo ago

โญ๏ธ Ready to shine?! NOTIS is seeking #SPONSORS to crown an already โœจ brilliant โœจ conference programโ€”and we've got deals to fit all budgets & promotional needs. Join us on Sept. 12 to share your story, vision, and opportunities with โ‰… 200 local T&I professionals! ๐Ÿ”— NOTISnet.org/event-6717840 #xl8 #1nt

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๐Ÿฉบ Are you a medical interpreter interested in adding court interpreting to your skills portfolio? โš–๏ธ Join Eunyoung Kim (and special guest!) at #NOTIS2026 for ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด: ๐—” ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. Learn more & sign up at NOTISnet.org/NOTIS-2026 โœ… #1nt

Square graphic with purple and ble gradient background, with two rounded squares on top and one rounded rectangle on the bottom. Top-left square with white background shows NOTIS logo, the conference name, the date, and the location. Top-right square features speaker's headshot โ€” Eunyoung in a black top and multi-colored satin scarf; dark, chin-length hair; against floral wallpaper. Bottom rectangle contains speaker's name and session titles. Details in post and via link.

๐Ÿคฏ Medical #interpreter certification in WA isโ€ฆ complicated. At #NOTIS2026, weโ€™ve got just the pair to help! Join ๐„๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐’๐ข๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ง & ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ง ๐˜๐ž๐๐ข๐๐ข๐š of Columbia Basin College for a practical & informative session: ๐๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‚๐ซ๐ž๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ : ๐€๐ง ๐€๐œ๐š๐๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐œ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐š๐œ๐ก โœ… NOTISnet.org/NOTIS-2026

Square graphic with abstract watercolor background in tones of blue with two rounded squares on top and one rounded rectangle on the bottom. Top-left square with white background shows NOTIS logo, the conference name, the date, and the location. Top-right square features main speaker's headshot (Emily wearing glasses and bangs, her hair pulled back; smiling in a blue and white striped shirt against a blurry background). Bottom rectangle contains speakersโ€™ names and session title, with co-presentersโ€™ photo in a separate frames hanging off the left-hand side (Sharon with long curly hair; smiling in a blue and white striped shirt against a blurry background). Details in post and via link.

๐Ÿชซ๐Ÿ”‹ Sometimes, after several back-to-back educational sessionsโ€”no matter how interactive or stimulatingโ€”one begins to feel drained. At #NOTIS2026, weโ€™ve got the perfect midday session to re-energize you! Join ๐†๐š๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข ๐’๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐š๐ซ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž for ๐”๐๐’๐‚๐‘๐ˆ๐๐“๐„๐ƒ! ๐€๐ง ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ... ๐Ÿ’โ€โ™€๏ธ NOTISnet.org/NOTIS-2026 #xl8 #1nt

Square graphic with abstract watercolor background in reddish white and teal colors, with two rounded squares on top and one rounded rectangle on the bottom. Top-left square with white background shows NOTIS logo, the conference name, the date, and the location. Top-right square features main speaker's headshot (Gauri, with dark shoulder-length hair, wearing a red top and a gold necklace). Bottom rectangle contains speakerโ€™s name and session title. Details in post and via link.

๐Ÿคฏ Medical #interpreter certification in WA isโ€ฆ complicated. At #NOTIS2026, weโ€™ve got just the pair to help! Join ๐„๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐’๐ข๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ง & ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ง ๐˜๐ž๐๐ข๐๐ข๐š of Columbia Basin College for a practical & informative session: ๐๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‚๐ซ๐ž๐๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ : ๐€๐ง ๐€๐œ๐š๐๐ž๐ฆ๐ข๐œ ๐€๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐š๐œ๐ก โœ… NOTISnet.org/NOTIS-2026

Square graphic with abstract watercolor background in tones of blue with two rounded squares on top and one rounded rectangle on the bottom. Top-left square with white background shows NOTIS logo, the conference name, the date, and the location. Top-right square features main speaker's headshot (Emily wearing glasses and bangs, her hair pulled back; smiling in a blue and white striped shirt against a blurry background). Bottom rectangle contains speakersโ€™ names and session title, with co-presentersโ€™ photo in a separate frames hanging off the left-hand side (Sharon with long curly hair; smiling in a blue and white striped shirt against a blurry background). Details in post and via link.

๐Ÿฉบ Are you a medical interpreter interested in adding court interpreting to your skills portfolio? โš–๏ธ Join Eunyoung Kim (and special guest!) at #NOTIS2026 for ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ต๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด: ๐—” ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด. Learn more & sign up at NOTISnet.org/NOTIS-2026 โœ… #1nt

Square graphic with purple and ble gradient background, with two rounded squares on top and one rounded rectangle on the bottom. Top-left square with white background shows NOTIS logo, the conference name, the date, and the location. Top-right square features speaker's headshot โ€” Eunyoung in a black top and multi-colored satin scarf; dark, chin-length hair; against floral wallpaper. Bottom rectangle contains speaker's name and session titles. Details in post and via link.

โš ๏ธ 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

Northwest Translators & Interpreters Society (NOTIS)@notisnet.bsky.social ยท 2mo ago

โญ๏ธ Ready to shine?! NOTIS is seeking #SPONSORS to crown an already โœจ brilliant โœจ conference programโ€”and we've got deals to fit all budgets & promotional needs. Join us on Sept. 12 to share your story, vision, and opportunities with โ‰… 200 local T&I professionals! ๐Ÿ”— NOTISnet.org/event-6717840 #xl8 #1nt

Squarish graphic with a bluish-purple background, dark blue sans-serif lettering, and a horizontal rectangular image of a handshake against a bright backdrop and with bright colored sleeves. See link for details.

๐Ÿ’ซ Here we are again, featuring another superstar #NOTIS2026 presenter: James Sherrell, MPHโ—๏ธ Conference session: ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด? ๐—”๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—”๐—œ, ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—˜๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿง Visit our #conference site to learn more and secure your spot! NOTISnet.org/NOTIS-2026 @uwmedicine.bsky.social

Square graphic with abstract watercolor background in yellow-beige and murky blue tones, with two rounded squares on top and one rounded rectangle on the bottom. Top-left square with white background shows NOTIS logo, the conference name, the date, and the location. Top-right square features main speaker's headshot (James, with long dark hair and a neatly trimmed beard grinning upwards and away from the camera lens in a black leather jacket, a black t-shirt, and a large gem necklace in the shape of a teardrop; behind him are grey skies and bare tree branches). Bottom rectangle contains speakerโ€™s name and session title. Details in post and via link.

๐Ÿค” Are there specific โ€œdos and donโ€™tsโ€ to #ethical reasoning? Join ๐—”๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฎ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ-๐—ž๐—ฎ๐˜† & ๐—ฅ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ผ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ท๐—ฎ๐˜€ at #NOTIS2026 for an interactive workshop that covers that very nuanced question โžก๏ธ ๐——๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด! ๐—˜๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐——๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป-๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—›๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜๐—ต๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐Ÿ”— NOTISnet.org/NOTIS-2026 #1nt

Square graphic with soft gradient background in muted blues and purples, with two rounded 
squares on top and one rounded rectangle on the bottom. Top-left square with white background shows NOTIS logo, the conference name, the date, and the location. Top-right square features Amandaโ€™s headshot. Bottom rectangle contains speakersโ€™ names and the session title with Rodrigoโ€™s photo in separate circular frame hanging off left. Details in post and via link.