2024 NMTIA Conference

On March 1–3, 2024, NMTIA provided three full days of CEUs (approved by NM, AZ, CA, CO, TX, and the ATA) for translators and interpreters working in the medical, legal, and community settings. Below is the conference schedule, with presentations in PDF form where available. You can also see the full conference program here.


Day 1: March 1, 2024
7:30–8:30 REGISTRATION • BREAKFAST
8:30–9:00 WELCOME
9:00–10:30 Session 1A
Aimee Benavides
Interpreting as a Business
Session 1B
Judy Jenner
10 Things I Love about Translators
Session 1C
Néstor Wagner
Civil Terminology
10:30–10:45 BREAK
10:45–12:15 Session 2A
Carlos Radillo
The Beauty of Spanglish
Session 2B
Joseline Segovia
Language Access, Linguistic Bias and Diversity in APD
Session 2C
Leilani Padilla
Visualization Techniques to Optimize Simultaneous and Consecutive Interpreting
12:15–1:30 LUNCH
1:30–3:00 Session 3A
Damian Wilson Vergara
Ambiguous Requests from Police Officers to NES
Session 3B
Pavlos Panagopoulos
Financial Planning for Freelance Professionals
Session 3C
Free Tour of APD Crime Lab
(1:30–4:00)
3:00–3:15 BREAK
3:30–5:00 Session 4A
Aimee Benavides
RSI Technology
Session 4B
Uwe Schroeter and Peter Katel
ATA Exam Tips
5:30–8:00 NETWORKING HAPPY HOUR AT TIN CAN ALLEY

 

Day 2: March 2, 2024
7:30–8:30 REGISTRATION • BREAKFAST
8:30–9:00 WELCOME
9:00–10:30 Session 1A
Melinda González-Hibner
Ethics: Mapping the Lines of Professionalism
Session 1B
Ernest Nino-Murcia
Team Interpreting for RSI
Session 1C
Néstor Wagner
Immigration Terminology
10:30–10:45 BREAK
10:45–12:15 Session 2A
Judy Jenner
Pricing Strategies
Session 2B
Aimee Benavides and Ernest Nino-Murcia
Advanced Zoom Simultaneous
Session 2C
Carlos Radillo
Consecutive Workout
12:15–1:30 LUNCH
1:30–3:00 Keynote Speaker
Néstor Wagner: AI Technologies for Interpreters and Translators
3:00–3:15 BREAK
3:15–4:45 Presentation and Panel Discussion
Presentation by Judy Jenner: The Future of Interpretation and Translation
Panelists: Aimee Benavides, Judy Jenner, Ernest Nino-Murcia Moderator: Melinda González-Hibner
5:30–8:00 NETWORKING HAPPY HOUR AT TOMASITA’S

 

Day 3: March 3, 2024
7:30–8:30 REGISTRATION • BREAKFAST
8:30–9:00 WELCOME
9:00–10:30 Session 1A
Humberto Orive
La Terminología del Juicio Oral en México
handouts: (1) (2)
Session 1B
Peter Pabisch
Problems with Literary Translations in Verisimilitude
Session 1C
Ernest Nino-Murcia
Habits of Highly Effective Notetakers
handouts: (1)
10:30–10:45 BREAK
10:45–12:15 Session 2A
Ernest Nino-Murcia
Posts, Likes and Friending: Social Media Vocabulary
Session 2B
Carlos Radillo
Interpreting for Psych Evaluations
Session 2C
Néstor Wagner
Consecutive and Simultaneous Techniques
12:15–1:30 LUNCH
1:30–3:00 Session 3A
Ernest Nino-Murcia
Advanced Simultaneous Interpreting: Forensic Drug Analysis
handouts: (1)
Session 3B
Alejandra Chan
The Difference between a Good Interpreter and a Great One: A Lawyer’s Perspective
Session 3C
Sean Callinan
Active Shooter Safety Training
3:00–3:15 BREAK
3:30–5:00 Session 4A
Viviana Márquez
Medical Interpreting
Session 4B
Aimee Benavides
Ethics
Session 4C
Uwe Schroeter and Peter Katel
ATA Exam Tips