Our bimonthly meetings are open to all members and are on held on Saturdays at 10 am from September through May.
Upcoming membership meetings and presentations:
Membership meeting
September 12, 2026, 10am–noon
Presentation
“A Strategic Approach to a Sound Retirement for US-Based Freelance Language Professionals”
We love being freelancers, but we wonder about our future. Does it really need to be a trade-off? Can’t we have the best of both worlds? Join our upcoming conversation with interpreter, translator, and recent retiree David Sperling.
September 17, 2026, 4–5pm
Our meetings and presentations are currently being held online; please contact us if you need a link.
Upcoming social events:
An evening of storytelling and song with Tish Hinojosa
“Between Languages and Songs: Storytelling, Identity, and Voice Between Worlds”
Please join us for a visit from singer-songwriter Tish Hinojosa, who will share her music as well as her thoughts on growing up bilingual, songwriting across languages, and the role of music in conveying meaning beyond words. Contact us for RSVP information.
Meeting minutes:
| 2026: | Jan. 24 | ||||
| 2025: | Jan. 11 | March 22 | May 17 | Sept. 20 | Nov. 15 |
| 2024: | Jan. 13 | March 9 | May 11 | Sept. 14 | Nov. 9 |
| 2023: | Jan. 21 | March 11 | May 11 | Sept. 16 | Nov. 11 |
| 2022: | Jan. 15 | March 12 | May 21 | Sept. 17 | Nov. 12 |
| 2021: | Jan. 16 | April 10 | May 22 | Sept. 18 | Nov. 6 |
| 2020: | Jan. 11 | [no meeting] | May 30 | Sept. 19 | Nov. 14 |
| 2019: | Jan. 12 | March 2 | May 4 | Sept. 14 | Nov. 16 |
| 2018: | Jan. 20 | March 17 | May 12 | Sept. 22 | Nov. 17 |
| 2017: | Nov. 18 | ||||
| 2016: | Jan. 16 | March 12 | May 7 | Sept. 10 | Nov. 12 |
Selected presentations:
March 21, 2026: Spring Conference Review
Jan. 24, 2026: Board Elections and Spring Conference Preview
Nov. 15, 2025: NMTIA Town Hall
Sept. 20, 2025: Secondary Trauma: Working in the Presence of Pain and Suffering
June 28, 2025: Ethics: Mapping the Lines of Professionalism
May 17, 2025: Legal Spanish, False Cognate, or Spanglish?
April 12, 2025: Immigration Policy and Rights in 2025
Jan. 11, 2025: Forming Your Business (And Whatever Comes Next)
Nov. 9, 2024: NM Gross Receipts Tax & Doing Business on the Internet
Sept. 14, 2024: Setting Yourself Up for Success
May 11, 2024: Challenges in Interpreting for Psych Evals
March 9, 2024: Ethics: What Are They and Where Do They Apply?
May 21, 2022: An Introduction to Swahili
Conferences and social events:
Feb. 27–March 1, 2026: Spring 2026 Conference
March 1–3, 2024: Spring 2024 Conference
Dec. 1, 2023: Winter Potluck
June 10, 2023: Summer Potluck
April 29–30, 2023: Spring CEU Bonanza
March 5–6, 2022: Spring 2022 Mini-Conference
Feb. 28–March 1, 2020: Spring 2020 Conference
NMTIA bylaws:
Click here to download a copy of the NMTIA’s bylaws.