Interpreters with Deaf Parents Member Section of RID, Inc.
Meeting of Officers and Regional Representatives
August 29, 2012 Minutes
8:37 – 9:43 pm E.S.T. Council Members in Attendance: Chair – Suzanne Nace Vice Chair – Laurie Nash Secretary Karen Lefebvre Region I – Kelly Decker Region IV Darlene Ensenat Agenda and Tele‐Conference access information e‐mailed prior to meeting Mission of IDP To promote greater understanding and awareness of the values of the Deaf Community as well as the skills, dedication and sensibilities that interpreters with Deaf parents continue to offer to the interpreting profession. Motion “E” ‘Move that the Board of Directors charge the Bylaws Committee, in consultation with the leadership of the IDP Member Section, to develop by law amendments that establish a position on the Board of Directors to represent RID members who were raised by a Deaf parent or Deaf parents, together with appropriate qualifications and duties for this position.” The By Laws Committee is to present the bylaw amendment to the RID membership for a vote no later than December 15th, 2012 but no earlier than the conclusion of all the 2012 Regional Conferences. As a result of the time frame for the vote on the above motion, one of the goals of the IDP Member Section meetings at the Regional conferences is to rally support prior to the December ‘on line’ votes. ************************************************************************ ¾ Treasurer’s Report: Amy Williamson sent her report on the present balance of $5100.00 from the national office. There are additional receipts, i.e. Suzanne’s receipt for the printing of the IDP Regional Members Section post cards has not yet been reimbursed. Discussion was held by the Council and Representatives regarding sending thank you notes to individuals who have sent contributions to our IDP member Section. The problem in completing this task is in the financial statement sent to the Council lacks the names of donors. As Amy works with Mathew O’Hara of the national office, she is the best person to request the names of these individuals. In the mean time, a general thank you for your support will be sent to the IDP Member Section through Google, and IDP Member Lists etc. ¾ Secretary’s Report: Karen Lefebvre shared on her process of soliciting historical information to be posted on the IDP‐RID web site. Additionally, the secretary is organizing and sending out member lists to the Regional Representatives as well posting some notes to the Google site. ************************************************************************ ¾ Region I IDP had a strong presence at the Region I Conference in Atlantic City. We were part of a member section panel on Friday evening where we gave an overview of IDP and spoke about upcoming IDP initiatives. We also had a member section meeting on Saturday morning that was well attended where we focused the discussion on Motion E.
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(Region I continued)
The IDP & DC Reframing Retreat will be held next weekend and is filled to capacity at 54 registrants. Once the retreat is over any surplus funds will be split between IDP and DC. At this time we expect about a $3,000 surplus. As Region I representative, I have made three videos about Motion E/CM 2011.04. One video outlining the motion and asking for the larger RID membership's support of the motion. The other two videos are clips of fellow colleagues stating why they support Motion E. All three clips will be shared via email to all AC's in Region I and all RID member section leadership. I ask that other regional representatives do the same; I will be forwarding the email I am using to the other IDP regional representatives, so that they may reach out and create awareness in their respective region. I also will be sharing these videos on You Tube and Facebook. Stay tuned! ¾ Region II The Region II Conference was held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, August 2 – 5 Th. The IDP Member Section meeting was held on Saturday, from 8:00am – 9:00am with a ‘No Show’ attendance from IDP Members. Randy Chappell and daughter, Sumer volunteered to moderate and to assist the IDP Council. The lack of attendance was due to the national office scheduling the Region II conference on the same weekend as the CODA conference in Florida. A letter was received from the national office sending an apology for this error. The Council responded to this letter by requesting the national office to inquire to CODA, prior to the scheduling of future conferences in order to avoid planning dates during the CODA conference. ¾ Region III Suzanne shared the IDP Member Section meeting was poorly attended due to several mishaps. The meeting was held on Wednesday, July 18th, 1‐3pm. ¾ Region IV: Josh Evans moderated the IDP Member Section Meeting held in Colorado, Friday, August 3, 6:00pm ‐ 8:00pm. ¾ Region V: The Community Forum and the IDP Member Section Meeting was facilitated by Tom Satterlee, Regional Rep. The event was held in Hawaii. ******************************************* Presidents Report: Suzanne received a note from the national office requesting an update on the member section activities and reports from conferences, etc. Motion “E” ‐ Suzanne reported there is nothing more from national on the Motion ‘E” other than it will be up for an “On‐line’ vote to the membership in December. She requested Kelly Decker, Region I Representative to create a ‘Criteria’ for credentials for the BOD Position if the vote passes the in December. 2013 National Conference Plans: The mission of IDP to create awareness in support of the Deaf Community is underscored by the offering of workshops and meetings at conferences. For example: ‘Community Forum’ ‐ Lynette Taylor ‐ the proposal for approval for the national conference was submitted within the proper time frame. The discussion of title, name and theme is still under discussion.
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A plan for an IDP pre‐conference workshop sponsored by VRSii is underway. The discussion of how it can be a fund raiser, topic for presenting to our member section group and outreach will continue. Nancy Berlove, Rochester, NY, inquired if IDP member section council will collaborate and support a workshop on the topic of ‘Referral Agencies’ offering in a “Town Hall’ format. Further discussion on this support will continue. Meeting closed at 9:43pm Respectfully submitted, Karen Lefebvre, Sec.
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