Elena Langdon Fortier

NETA conference on May 22nd

admin — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:28:09 +0000

On May 22nd I will be presenting at the annual NETA conference in Boston, MA, along with fellow board member Rita Weil. We will be discussing “What Every Medical Interpreter Needs to Know to Get Certified.”
NETA is a great local organization and I am honored to be giving a talk for them.

New Hampshire presentation

admin — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 13:18:50 +0000

I presented at the Symposium on National Certification for Medical Interpreting last night, in Bedford NH, together with another board member, Inna Persits-Gimelberg.
The presentation went well and we fielded some new questions, which is always a good reminder of what needs to be clarified and added to future presentations.

Intensive Workshop in Monterey

admin — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 04:40:42 +0000

In May I will be attending an intensive simultaneous interpreting workshop at the Monterey Institute of International Studies, taught by Ewandro Magalhães. I am really looking forward to this unique opportunity!

Feliz Ano Novo

admin — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 04:37:12 +0000

I am excited and proud to announce that I’ve been invited to join the faculty at Boston University’s Community, Legal, and Medical Interpreting certificate program. This in-depth, multiple-course program provides excellent training for students working with Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin, and Vietnamese. This fall I will be teaching Introduction to Communication and Translation.

Other than that, I am back to work after a much-deserved vacation in Brazil. My schedule is quite open for interpreting, since most of my teaching takes place in the evenings.

Hello world!

elena — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 21:57:03 +0000

I recently recharged my thinking-cap batteries at two excellent conferences: IMIA in Boston, MA on October 5, 6 & 7 (you can view some presentations online), and ATA in San Francisco, CA on November 1, 2 & 3. I always return full of new ideas and knowledge from conferences, as well as some new friends and potential clients. These two were no exception, and provided ample material for future endeavors. Stay tuned!

At the ATA conference I was officially proclaimed Treasurer of the association’s Portuguese Language Division, which currently has over 880 members. Along with the other administration members, I hope to continue the great work that has been so far and inject new energy and projects into the group.