WITS Committees

Programs and Education: Work in conjunction with the chair of the committee to plan, arrange and conduct Continuing Education programs and social gatherings for WITS members, including setting up for events and cleaning up afterwards, helping in registration, and all other necessary details related to programs. Committee includes efforts to meet needs of members working in non-certified languages and languages other than Spanish.

Newsletter and Publications: Work with the newsletter editor to help in the production and mailing of the newsletter and any other publications generated by WITS. Major activities include gathering and contributing articles and other materials of interest to WITS members for publication in the newsletter.

Outreach/Public Relations: Meet with the chair of the committee to help in arranging and conducting outreach to related professions and the public to inform them about legal interpreting and about the nature of WITS and its activities.

Membership: Work with the chair of this committee to solicit member renewals and new member recruitment, including individual, corporate, institutional, and student members.

Nominations/Elections: As needed, aid chair in conducting annual elections to fill board member position openings (two-year staggered terms), including certifying candidacies, preparation and mailing of ballots, tallying of ballots, and announcing winners of elections.

Regional Liaison: Meet with local liaisons in committee volunteer's geographical area to discuss issues of interest in each region and keep other regions informed about their activities and concerns.

Grievance: Volunteers to this committee would meet with the committee chair to deal with cases of grievance committed by a WITS member relating to the functioning and governing of WITS.

Advocacy: Work with the chair of this committee to represent the interests of judiciary interpreters in their professional relationships with other bodies in a manner that is non-confrontational, positive, and directed towards establishing and maintaining the best conditions for providing high-quality interpreting to those in need.

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