CCRID Leadership Meeting Minutes

        October 10, 2010

         

        Attendees: Erin, Dianna, Kaitlin, ET, Renee, Nikki, Suzanne, Pam, Shannon, Gloria, Rosemary, Kathy

 

         

  1. Call to Order: 2:10

 

  1. Approval of Agenda Items: Approved with changes

 

  1. Meeting minutes: August and September meeting minutes approved

 

  1. Board Reports:
    1. President:

                                          i.    Presidents meeting:

1.    NIC discussion: RID taskforce is working on NIC validation and will have information at a later date.

2.    RID has a new Psychomatrician company to help validate the national test.

3.    RID board election is in 2011.

4.    Membership: Bylaws taskforce is discussing the membership categories.  The Associate category has a wide range of interpreting skills and experiences.  The taskforce is discussing how make this category into more subcategories.

                                        ii.    Suzanne emailed Angela about the CEU policy.  Waiting for a reply.

    1. Vice-President:

                                          i.    CCRID has a PO Box. We need to update our information. Pam will do that this week.

    1. Treasurer: Current balance: $10,183.76
    2. Secretary:

                                          i.    Request: Please read the emails and have reports sent to Renee Sat before the meeting by 3 PM.

                                        ii.    Suggestion to use Gloria’s husband’s for our workshop site in the future.  Brochure and fees presented to leadership team.

 

  1. Committee Reports:
    1. Fundraising:

                                          i.    None

    1. Hospitality:

                                          i.    Business/Projects in Process:

1.    Need an address for a nonmember to send a card

                                        ii.    Business/Projects Anticipated:

1.    Will go to Smart and Final for morning and afternoon snacks for the Nov workshop.

    1. Membership:

                                          i.    Business/Projects Completed:

1.    26 people went to the Education workshop.

a.    Feedback was good. 

b.    Attendees want more content.

2.    Terp time 14 attendees. 

a.    People want to practice this topic again

3.    Current members we have 70-80

4.    Last workshop: 4 new members and 1 renewal

                                        ii.    Business/Projects in Process:                  

1.    Kathy is working on an incentive for Organizational members. When all is done, a letter will be sent out. 

a.    Suggestions for an incentives

                                                                                          i.    Logo on our website

                                                                                        ii.    Link to their business on our website

b.    Will research other chapters for more information.

c.    Please come with organizations in mind to invite to become members.

2.    Membership late fee

a.    RID is encouraging local chapters to follow the RID national fee schedule. We agree that we will keep our policy the way it is now with a consistent fee all year.

    1. Publications:

                                          i.    Business/Projects Completed:

1.    October Sign Post was sent out – The individual that was supposed to write an article notified me close to the deadline that she would not be able to submit her article in time, so I ended up including a standby article which was written by me. I was surprised to receive positive feedback from several interpreters.

2.    There were complications with printing the postcards for the Education Workshop so that did not happen.

3.    All fliers for fall workshops are on the website and have been sent out with the newsletter

                                        ii.    Business/Projects in Process:

1.    Kaitlin & Katie are working on an article for the January Newsletter related to travel interpreting (550 or 880 words)

2.    I have created a certificate for Reno’s lifetime membership (sent via email to board for approval) and need to get a frame. Amanda doesn’t have any, does anyone else before I go buy one?

a.    ET will bring a frame to DHHSC for Shannon

b.    Reno will be presented with this honor at the Senior meeting.

                                       iii.    Business/Projects Anticipated:

1.    Will need information regarding our spring lineup (Jan – Mar) no later than Dec 1 to make fliers and include in the next newsletter.

                                       iv.    Requests/Approval needed:

1.    have receipts from the October Newsletter

    1. Website: None
    2. PDC: 

                                          i.    Business/Projects Completed:

1.    September 10/22 Austin Andrews’ kickoff event is complete.

2.    Thank you to Gloria for taking care of dinner from Panda Express.

3.    Thanks to Gloria for arranging the room for the mini-workshop on October 1.

                                        ii.    Business/Projects in Process:

1.    Contract being developed with David Nathanson.

2.    Concerns re: flight plans and CEU information not being submitted in a timely fashion.

a.    Transportation issues.  We need to figure out how to get him here from Sac.

3.    Not sure if that was my oversight or CEU committee, need to figure out what happened so that we can ensure we get info in a timely manner in the future.

a.    PDC will send the form to the presenter in the future.

b.    May be too late to approve CEUs.  May have to do PINRAs instead.

                                                                                          i.    Kathy will contact Angela to see if she will sill approve CEUs.

                                       iii.    Business/Projects Anticipated:

1.    RFP binder – go through the proposals and start line up for Spring 2011

a.    Discussed possible dates.  Will find presenters who are avail for the dates suggested.

b.    Jan 29, Feb 26, march 19, april 9. Fred B for Sports (Oregon), and Kendra Keller for Stress management (Santa Cruz) …

c.    Mini: Sex signs, Interpreting meetings

2.    Kick off for 2011 – Nigel Howard? Marty Taylor? Countries and Medical workshop with International food theme for dinner and interpreters can dress different ethnic costumes.  Try not schedule the same time as Hume Lake.

a.    Will decide when the Kick off should be next month.

                                       iv.    Requests/Approval needed:

1.    Is the flier for David Nathanson, Classifier workshop completed?

 

  1. Unfinished Business
    1. Ratify purchase of Ice tubs by hospitality for our workshops.

 

  1. New Business
    1. Leadership team December dinner will be Dec 10th.  Suzanne will call for reservations.

 

  1. Announcements from the Deaf and Interpreting Communities
    1. VIMS: anyone who is interested in or involved in video interpreting, please check the box when you renew your RID membership.
    2. This month is breast cancer awareness month. Oct 23rd is the ‘Race for the Cure’.  DHHSC has a team.  If you would like to participate contact Becky Edens -Paul.
    3. SD is developing an online oncology program for interpreters.
    4. Terp Expo in LV in Nov

 

      I.    Adjournment: 3:58

 

Next meeting:  Nov 14