ASLIA National & Deaf Australia recently held a most successful Interpreting Forum on February 15th in Sydney. Over 80 people attended the event, and these included ASLIA members, interpreters, deaf consumers, Deaf Australia members, government representatives and other interested parties. Notes of the Meeting and Powerpoints can be downloaded by clicking the "read more" link below.

One of the highlights of the event was the signing of the Joint Agreement between Deaf Australia and Australian Sign Language Interpreters' Association. Click to download the Joint Agreement:

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Kyle Miers and Jemina Napier signing the joint agreement:

A call for papers is now being sought for the 4th ASLIA National Interpreter Trainer's Workshop (ITW) to be held at the Novotel Atrium Hotel in Darwin on Friday 5th September 2008.

Please click to download:

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Click to download the order form for the ASLIA National Conference 2007 Sydney DVD collection.

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ASLIA National is seeking feedback on a Discussion Paper that was circulated late last year. The paper incorporates the feedback from consultation that was undertaken with our membership at the ASLIA National Conference in Sydney 2007. Feedback on the paper is encouraged, and we ask that all feedback be provided by the end of February.

To download the paper, click here:

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