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    • Friday, February 07, 2025
    • 5:00 PM
    • Sunday, February 09, 2025
    • 12:00 PM
    • Dominion Energy, 220 Operations Way, Cayce SC, 29033
    Register




    SC RID Conference 2025

    FEBRUARY 7th-9th

    HYBRID FORMAT

    DOMINION ENERGY

    220 Operations Way 

    Cayce, SC, 29033


    Earn up to 1.05 CEUs!!


    FEATURING

    BIPOC and CDI Panel Discussions  

    And Workshops on:

    Mental Health Interpreting

    Interpreter Self-Care

    Teaming Effectively with Deaf Interpreters

    PLUS

    Annual SC RID Business Meeting

    Chat with the President, Katie MacVittie, NIC

    SC RID Conferences are conducted using only American Sign Language. Attendees must adhere to the conference language policy at all times during conference events.


    Sponsorship Information                    

    Click here if you would like to be a Sponsor!

    Sponsorship and Vendor opportunities are available to agencies, organizations, and other parties that would like to be featured and included in SC RID Conference 2025. 


    Conference Schedule

    OVERVIEW

    **All times are Eastern Standard Time**

    FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7th

    4:30 pm Vendors may begin setting up

    5:00-6:00 pm Registration: Heavy Appetizers and Vendor exhibits provided

    6:00-7:30 pm C/DI Panel: Deaf Perspectives 

    7:30-9:00 pm BIPOC Panel: See Through Our Lens


    SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8th

    8:00-9:00 am Breakfast provided

    9:00-12:00 pm Workshop: Emotional Health of the Interpreter

    12:00 pm Lunch provided

    12:45-1:30 pm SC RID Business Meeting - ALL ARE WELCOME

    2:00-5:00 pm  Workshop: Personality Disorder in the Deaf Community


    SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9th

    8:00-9:00 am Breakfast provided

    9:00-10:30 am Workshop: Communicating with Your Team

    10:45-11:45 am Chat with the President, Katie MacVittie, NIC


    FRIDAY, FEB. 7th

    5:00-6:00 pm

    Registration, Vendor exhibits, and Networking 

    Heavy Appetizers provided courtesy of Dominion Energy

    (Vendors may begin setting up at 4:30 pm)

    6:00-7:30 pm EST

    C/DI Panel: Deaf Perspectives

    0.15 PPO CEUs

    C/DI Panelists:

    Moderator: Kamili Belton, MA, DI

    Stephen Emerson, DI

    Mikey Krajnak, CDI 

    Brian Moss, DI/VGS

    Karen Robbins, CDI

    Mequila Sizemore, DI

    This panel will feature expert advice to both Deaf and hearing interpreters about barriers in the interpreting field and how to work well as a team.  Audience members will develop a deeper understanding of the role of C/DIs and how to empower the DHH community to increase their use.

    Click here for more details about the C/DI Panel! 

    7:30-9:00 pm EST

    BIPOC Panel: See Through Our Lens

    0.15 PPO CEUs

    BIPOC Panelists

    Moderator: LaToya Childs, M.Ed., MSML, BSIT, CI, CoreCHI

    Anita Baker

    Colleen Bajalis

    Gloshanda Lawyer, PhD

    Kenton Myers

    This panel brings together BIPOC sign language interpreters to share their unique professional journeys, challenges, and triumphs. Attendees will gain valuable insights into the importance of equity, representation, and allyship in creating a more inclusive professional landscape for South Carolina.


    SATURDAY, FEB. 8th

    8:00-9:00 am Vendor exhibits, Breakfast provided


    9:00-12:00 pm

    Workshop: Emotional Health of the Interpreter

    0.3 PS CEUs

    Presenters: 

    Holly May, MA, NIC, QMHI, LPC, LPC-S and 

    Nicole Kulick, BA, NIC, QMHI-S

    Presenters will look at common stressors that Interpreters face as well as Adverse Incidents in ones life. Presenters will suggest coping skills, ideas for managing stress, and self care activities.

    12:00 pm Lunch provided

    12:45-1:30 pm SC RID Business Meeting - ALL ARE WELCOME

    2:00-5:00 pm

    Workshop: Interpreting for Personality Disorder in the Deaf Community

    0.3 PS CEUs

    Presenters: 

    Holly May, MA, NIC, QMHI, LPC, LPC-S and 

    Nicole Kulick, BA, NIC, QMHI-S

    This workshop will look at the diagnosis and treatment of Deaf patients with a Personality Disorder diagnosis, focusing on interpreter implications.


    SUNDAY, FEB. 9th

    8:00-9:00 am Vendor exhibits, Breakfast provided

    9:00-10:30 am

    Workshop: Communicating with Your Team

    0.15 PS CEUs

    Presenter: Mikey Krajnak, CDI

    This workshop will focus on Team Interpreting, especially working on teams of Deaf Interpreters with Hearing Interpreters, using Mikey's expertise gleaned over 14 years of working as a CDI and 13 years as a Communication Specialist in Mental Health in Massachusetts. 

    Click here for more details about the Presenter! 

    10:45-11:45 am

    Chat with the President, Katie MacVittie, NIC 


    Hotel Information

    The Courtyard by Marriott is offering a special conference rate of $119 per night, This hotel is 2 miles from the Conference. 

    Click here to reserve your hotel room. 

     1125 Fort Congaree Trail, Cayce, SC 29033

    • Friday, February 07, 2025
    • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
    • Dominion Energy, 220 Operations Way, Cayce SC, 29033
    Register




    SC RID Conference 2025

    FEBRUARY 7th-9th

    HYBRID FORMAT

    DOMINION ENERGY

    220 Operations Way 

    Cayce, SC, 29033

    SC RID Conferences are conducted using only American Sign Language. Attendees must adhere to the conference language policy at all times during conference events.

    Schedule


    Please note that all times are in EST.

    FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7th

    4:30 pm Vendors may begin setting up

    5:00-6:00 pm Registration: Heavy Appetizers provided;  Vendor exhibits available 

    Heavy Appetizers provided courtesy of    


    6:00-7:30 pm C/DI Panel: Deaf Perspectives 

    7:30-9:00 pm BIPOC Panel: See Through Our Lens 

    6:00-7:30 pm

    C/DI Panel: Deaf Perspectives

    0.15 PPO CEUs

    C/DI Panelists:

    Moderator: Kamili Belton, MA, DI

    Stephen Emerson, DI

    Mikey Krajnak, CDI 

    Brian Moss, DI/VGS

    Karen Robbins, CDI

    Mequila Sizemore, DI

    This panel will feature expert advice to both Deaf and hearing interpreters about barriers in the interpreting field and how to work well as a team.  Panelists will share their life experiences navigating the journey to becoming an interpreter and their insight on the benefits of having an interpreter who is a native user of their language. They will discuss how they frame the work of a C/DI with their colleagues and with professionals outside of the interpreting field. Audience members will develop a deeper understanding of the role of C/DIs and how to empower the DHH community to increase their use.

    Click here for more details including Panelists' bios!

    7:30-9:00 pm

    BIPOC Panel: See Through Our Lens

    0.15 PPO CEUs

    BIPOC Panelists:

    Moderator: LaToya Childs, M.Ed., MSML, BSIT, CI, CoreCHI

    Anita Baker

    Colleen Bajalis

    Gloshanda Lawyer, PhD

    Kenton Myers

    This panel brings together BIPOC sign language interpreters to share their unique professional journeys, challenges, and triumphs. Through heartfelt discussions and personal stories, panelists will foster understanding, build respect, and highlight the vital contributions of BIPOC interpreters within the interpreting and Deaf communities. Attendees will gain valuable insights into the importance of equity, representation, and allyship in creating a more inclusive professional landscape for South Carolina.

    Click here for more details including Panelists' bios!


    Hotel Information

    The Courtyard by Marriott is offering a special conference rate of $119 per night, This hotel is 2 miles from the Conference. 

    Click here to reserve your hotel room. 

     1125 Fort Congaree Trail, Cayce, SC 29033

    • Saturday, February 08, 2025
    • 12:45 PM - 1:30 PM
    • Virtual (Webex)
    Register

    Please register to join us for our annual SC RID Business Meeting at the Conference. If you are planning to attend the Conference in person, there is no need to register for the Business Meeting. All are welcome to attend! 


    ACCOMMODATIONS

    Please email secretary@southcarolinarid.org to request any accommodations. This workshop will be presented bimodal in English and ASL with interpretation.

    NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY

    SC RID is committed to preventing discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status in any of its activities or operations.



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Thursday, August 15, 2024 Facilitation-Addressing Language Deprivation Using Deaf Community Models
Saturday, July 20, 2024 DI Training - Session III
Thursday, July 18, 2024 Alingualism: Language Deprivation in Deaf Children of Immigrants
Saturday, June 29, 2024 DI Training - Session II
Thursday, May 16, 2024 Self Confidence and Forward Thinking
Saturday, May 04, 2024 DI Training - Session I
Thursday, March 21, 2024 Got Expressive Language Skills?
Tuesday, February 06, 2024 BIPOC Meet & Greet
Saturday, February 03, 2024 2024 Annual Conference: All Day Saturday
Friday, February 02, 2024 2024 Annual Conference: Friday Workshop
Thursday, November 09, 2023 Nuts & Bolts: Back to the Basics
Saturday, November 04, 2023 Terpsgiving Potluck Lunch
Thursday, September 21, 2023 Interpreter Health: Hands, Head, and Heart
Saturday, August 26, 2023 CDI Workshop and SC RID Board Meeting
Thursday, June 29, 2023 SC RID Town Hall: Sign Language Interpreter Act
Thursday, June 15, 2023 “What to Expect When You Are Expecting...To Take the EIPA. An Overview of the EIPA WT & PT" Mini Workshop
Thursday, May 25, 2023 "Pathways of Interpreting" Mini Workshop
Saturday, March 11, 2023 2023 Annual Conference: All Day Saturday
Friday, March 10, 2023 2023 Annual Conference: Friday Night Entertainment
Friday, March 10, 2023 2023 Annual Conference: Networking, Vendor Exhibits, and Professional Headshots
Friday, March 10, 2023 2023 Annual Conference: Friday Early Bird Workshop
Saturday, November 05, 2022 Terpsgiving
Saturday, October 22, 2022 Townhall Meeting
Thursday, June 23, 2022 Self-Care Virtual Workshop
Saturday, April 23, 2022 April Interpreter Hangout
Saturday, April 23, 2022 Claris Industrious Workshops (2)
Sunday, February 06, 2022 February Interpreter Hangout
Friday, February 04, 2022 Ben Jarashow Live!
Friday, February 04, 2022 2022 SC RID Annual Conference
Saturday, October 16, 2021 Virtual Interpreting from Sign to English for K12 Settings Workshop
Saturday, September 18, 2021 Virtual Educational Interpreters as a Related Service Provider Workshop
Friday, August 13, 2021 August Back-to-School Interpreter Hangout
Friday, August 06, 2021 Virtual SCAD Conference 2021
Saturday, July 17, 2021 Quick Guide Tax - Tax Mistake All Interpreters Need to Avoid
Friday, June 25, 2021 Upstate June Interpreter Hangout
Friday, June 25, 2021 Midlands + Lowcountry June Interpreter Hangout
Sunday, May 23, 2021 "When Medical Becomes Legal: Interpreting Advanced Directives and End of Life Options"
Saturday, May 22, 2021 "The Medical Interpreting Kaleidoscope: A Conversation on Perspectives"
Saturday, November 14, 2020 NIC Prep Exam Preparation
Saturday, November 14, 2020 CASLI Informational Meeting
Saturday, October 17, 2020 Virtual Interpreting - How to Prepare and Deliver Effectively
Friday, October 16, 2020 My Lips are Moving But What am I Saying???? - Analyzing Your English Product
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