GHID has a number of exciting events scheduled and others in the planning stages. Please click the links shown below for those already on the calendar and check this page often for updates on future events. Also, don't forget to check TSID's calendar for additional events around the state.

November 20-22 - Education Service Center Region 4 is sponsoring a Conference in Houston entitled Addressing the Needs of Deaf and Low Functioning Students. With 500 educators and interpreters expected to attend, this conference will cover a variety of topics including communications, classroom strategies, behavior management and more. Click here for a full brochure (PDF format) on the conference. BEI and RID CEUs will be available.

December 6 , 2008 - Tactile Tactics, an Introduction to Deaf/Blind Interpreting. Monica Parks and Valerie Pedraza, both experienced interpreters and presenters, are ready to share their knowledge of Deaf-Blindness in the US, its cause and effects, and techniques you can immediately incorporate into your work. Click here for a registration form. Space is limited. Please register early. (Note: originally scheduled for Oct. 25, this workshop was moved to Dec. 6 due to Hurricane Ike.)

General Membership and Business meeting - we will combine our next membership and business meeting with the December 6 workshop. We have two officers' slots to fill and we will soon be accepting nominations.

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April 12, 2008 - our Spring Workshop, Interpreting from ASL into "Good" English will be presented by the GHID President, James Virgilio. Click the link to print out a registration form. Completed.

October 17-18 2008 - Total Immersion Weekend. Presented by Montgomery County Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (McRID), this will be unique opportunity to spend two days at a resort with other interpreters using and enhancing your ASL skills as you earn 0.9 CEUs. Aaron Capps is the presenter. Click here for more information and a registration form. Hurry, the workshop is limited to 50 participants and the deadline to register is Sept. 1, 2008. Completed

IN THE WORKS - want a peek into the future? Check out this link to see what plans are "in the works." Submit your own ideas for events and workshops.