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Announcement

Louisiana Commission for the Deaf - Board Meeting dates:
  • Friday – 02/03/12
  • Friday - 05/04/12
  • Friday – 08/10/12
  • Friday – 11/02/12
Bienville Building at the corner of North and 4th Streets, Room 118, in Baton Rouge. All meetings are scheduled to begin at 10am.

Dear Members,

After several requests to fill the vacant Treasurer position were made to our membership and no interested volunteers - our current LRID Secretary, Jennifer Kuyrkendall, has also been appointed the Acting Treasurer until elections at the 2012 State Conference

Download the latest information regarding the Enhanced NIC Candidate Handbook here.

There is currently a call for Region Representative nominations open through April 1, 2012.

OFFICIAL CALL FOR REGION REPRESENTATIVE NOMINATIONS

Visit: http://www.rid.org/content/index.cfm/AID/36

The RID Board of Directors, in compliance with the RID Bylaws, Article IV, issues this call for nominations for the region representative positions.

Positions Open for Nomination: Region representative for each of the five regions.

Qualifications for Office: Certified member in good standing for the four consecutive years immediately prior to candidacy; resident of the region for at least two consecutive years immediately prior to candidacy.

Term of Office: Beginning with election and taking oath of office in 2012 and ending between June 30 and August 30, 2014

.Nominations Deadline: All nominations must be postmarked no later than April 1, 2012. Return to the national office at 333 Commerce Street, Alexandria, Virginia, 22314.

Nominations Procedure: Any voting member in good standing from the region may nominate candidates for this office. Candidates must receive nominating signatures from at least 25 voting members in good standing from the region.

Duties of Region Representatives of RID – excerpts from the RID Bylaws: Provide reports regarding the activities of the RID Board of Directors, national committees and the national office to each affiliate chapter within his/her region. Provide reports at least quarterly to the board and the national office during meetings. Convene and preside at any regional meetings/conference and teleconference calls and facilitate development of regional activities. Attend workshops and conferences in the region. Serve as a resource person to affiliate chapter presidents and members within his/her region. Submit regular reports to the association newsletter. Assist affiliate chapters within his/her region in their ability to meet affiliation requirements. Serve as one of the national conference committee core group members and participate in the recruiting the conference chair(s) when the national conference is being hosted in his or her region. Assist in the annual reviews of the chief executive officer.

Download the Nominations Form HERE

2015 RID National Conference...

Already thinking about attending the 2015 RID National Conference??? Louisianians are in luck!!!
New Orleans has been chosen as the host city for this marvelous event August 6-13. The conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel that is currently scheduled to open in the fall of 2011.
This Hyatt is the largest and newest development in Hyatt history, and will be the first to include a nationally renowned Celebrity Chef Restaurant.

History

Incorporated in 1969, LRID is a state affiliate chapter of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc., to meet the needs of a professional organization of interpreters and transliterators within the state of Louisiana.

Purpose

LRID is a non-profit organization whose principle purposes are to:
  • Initiate, sponsor, promote, and execute policies and activities that will further the profession.
  • Provide professional development.
  • Maintain and promote a code of professional conduct.
  • Provide the public with information regarding the profession of interpreting

 
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