Region I

Christina Stevens, NIC Region I Representative

ASL Video: https://youtu.be/mghdkeEAPSI?si=fqkQzVwtY9c6gbIX

Your Region Rep Christina Stevens has been very busy traveling to meet you all in person. Follow RID Region 1 on Facebook to see where she is traveling to next! In the last few months she has traveled to Pennsylvania to present to student and novice interpreters at Bloomsburg University. She then traveled to Rhode Island to participate in the first Deaf AI Symposium led by the Advisory Group on AI and Sign Language Interpreting.

Massachusetts- Continues its search for an executive board. If you are interested, email President@massrid.org Their CMP continues to maintain CMP requests for workshops and events. You can see updates on their website: https://massrid.org/ Facebook page: https:// www.facebook.com/groups/massrid ~Shana Gibbs, President

New Hampshire- please watch your email for upcoming events.

Connecticut - Continues to have monthly social gatherings. Follow them on Facebook at ConnRID to see when the next meet up is. Board Elections are coming up soon. Dues for the upcoming Fiscal year are being waved. What a great time to become a member and get involved!

New Jersey- Check out their website for upcoming workshops! https://www.nj-rid.org

Genesee Valley- GVRRID hosted a general meeting for members on April 6th with the goal of learning more about what members in our area are looking for from the organization. In addition, the board and members in attendance brainstormed ways to engage the community and recruit folks for board service to ensure that GVRRID can remain operational. We have postponed our 2024 election period to May due to lack of nominations for our 4 open positions. We will be focused on recruitment and elections in the next several weeks. ~Eliza Fowler, President

Long Island- President Lardi was a presenter for the Bloomsburg University Student Conference. Check the Long Island website for updates from the April 28th Board meeting. https://lirid.org ~Alyssa Lardi, President

Metro- Is currently seeking members for the board. They have begun hosting monthly happy hours. Check your email for the next happy hour location.

Rhode Island- was host to the first ever Deaf AI Symposium. Follow #deafsafeAI for more information.

Pennsylvania- PARID is excited to announce our annual conference will be held Fri Sept 20Sun Sept 22, 2024 at the Wyndham Lancaster Resort and Convention Center in Lancaster, PA. Save the date! The new board has been hard at work connecting with our communities, and planning our goals and priorities. We are looking forward to furthering these important discussions during our board retreat this May. Join us at one of our upcoming board meetings! The remaining 2024 meetings will be held virtually on: 5/1, 7/10, 9/4, and 11/6 from 7:30p-8:30p EST. For more information on our conference (including presenter applications), or to register for a board meeting, check out our website at www.parid.org. ~Sarah Reed, President

Vermont- Please watch your email for upcoming social events and board announcements.