Association of Sign Language Interpreters of Alberta
6240 113 Street T6H 3L2 Edmonton, AB, Canada

VLOG group! Hello members! Our next vlog group is coming up and we hope you will join us! The next meeting is Wednesday March 31, 7-8:30pm over Zoom. Marty Taylor will be facilitating it and we hope you will join us! Here are the video to watch beforehand for the discussion!... * Interesting article with a video from February -3 minutes of video: (link: https://globalnews.ca//basl-black-american-sign-language-/) * Video segment on celebrating and preserving BASL from ABC News - 25 minutes in ASL): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyCdz3Y_EdI ASLIA Zoom Meetings is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: ARP Vlog Group Meeting Time: Mar 31, 2021 07:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83289006936 Meeting ID: 832 8900 6936 Passcode: 678270 Enjoy and see you all in a couple of weeks See https://sites.google.com/aslia.ca/committees/arp for more about the ARP Committee.

We're looking for volunteers to help with CASLI 2022. People with all sorts of talents, and people willing to learn new skills and technology. Meetings will be held online. Join a committee: registration, facilities, programming, interpreting, special events, fundraising, promotion/website. To talk about how you can volunteer, email Tracy [email protected].

CASLI has announced its final plan for the AGM and elections for the 2020-2022 term Board of Directors. All remaining motions will be postponed until 2021 and elections for Board of Directors 2term will be held in December 2020. Voting for elections will be open online for three days (72 hours) from December 9 at 11 am MT to 11, 2020 at 11 am MT. CASLI, ASLIA members - check your email or www.casliagm.com for details. ... Nominees & biographies are listed at www.casliagm.com/elections. ASL Version: https://youtu.be/5cQEWgWcrnY

ASLIA & CASLI members: The national association is looking for members' input about the date to continue the AGM. Complete the AGM on December 6-8? Do elections only? Resume in 2021? Fill out the form here to send your input. https://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/1TgjC1pYm0f3brlU

Did you know ASLIA has a Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) position paper? Read it online at http://www.aslia.ca/video_remote_interpreting.html.

The CASLI AGM will resume on Sunday, December 6 (11 am-3 pm MT) & continue Monday, December 7 (3-5 pm MT) & Tuesday, December 8 (3-5 pm MT). Unable to attend? You can watch the recorded discussion and continue the conversation in the forum. Both will be accessible at www.casliagm.com. Voting will be open December 9-11. ... See www.casliagm.com for more details.

Which member is going to be in the upcoming ASLIA Express newsletter? It could be you! Go to https://forms.gle/NcZqJvHPm1mqCfmu6 & let us "interview" you! Normally the "Get to Know..." section is about a board member. It is your turn now! Let's get to know the faces of ASLIA membership! Take a few minutes to answer some fun questions.Which member is going to be in the upcoming ASLIA Express newsletter? It could be you! Go to https://forms.gle/NcZqJvHPm1mqCfmu6 & let us "interview" you! Normally the "Get to Know..." section is about a board member. It is your turn now! Let's get to know the faces of ASLIA membership! Take a few minutes to answer some fun questions.

Check these out! These pictures outline the duties of the current vacant Board of Director positions. The board is run completely by Active ASLIA members. If you want to help the board on any capacity, email [email protected]. And consider joining the board! See if one of these positions is a match for you.

Hello ASLIA, With the upcoming AGM on Saturday, September 19, 2020, nominations for the Board of Directors are open. Nominate yourself or a colleague to be part of the board. To submit a nomination, go to http://bit.ly/ASLIAnoms by August 21, 2020 and complete the form. Nominees must be an Active (i.e., voting) member of ASLIA in good standing, with the exception of the two liaison positions. For details on each position, see www.aslia.ca/contact_aslia.html or email the cur...rent directors. Thank you, ASLIA Board of Directors

Hello ASLIA Members, After a long hiatus, the ASLIA Express is back. We're looking for your contributions. For this issue, we're asking for people to make a Top 5 (according to ASLIA members) List. Tell us your favourite book, safe for work website, TV series, movie, online store that isn't Amazon, place in your city -- among other things. Check out https://tinyurl.com/asliatop5 to fill out the form now. Answer as many or as few questions as you would like to. The form will b...e open until June 21, 2020 at 10 PM. If you have an item (article, topic, announcement, etc.) you would like to see in the newsletter, please email [email protected]. We are excited to see what Alberta's interpreters come up with for top 5 lists! Thank you, ASLIA Publications committee

Submit your nominations to tinyurl.com/aslianom. Submission deadline is April 13, 2020. For full details of each position, please see the Policies & Procedures document in the members' section of www.aslia.ca.