Amanda Roberts is the Professional Development Coordinator for GHID. This committee is responsible for presenting challenging, relevant workshops and other development opportunities designed to enhance and advance the skills of working interpreters and students of Interpreter Training Porgrams (ITP).

Upcoming workshops and events are listed below:

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 - 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 flyer and registration form. BEI and RID CEUs will be available. (Originally scheduled for October 25, the date for this workshop had to be moved to December 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.

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