Region I Report:
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Jason Farr, Region I Representative Jason Farr, NIC Region I Representative
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he first RID virtual conference, hosted by Region I, was a success with just under 700 attendees from across the country. A total of 5.4 CEUs were made available, but the best part of the conference was having the opportunity to see colleagues - both new and familiar faces. The region conferences are completely volunteer-run, and while there are hundreds of people who were involved in the planning over the past two years, I especially want to thank our co-chairs, Chris Kelley, and Rosa Norberg. Regardless of the challenges the pandemic brought to the planning, Chris’ and Rosa’s commitment and dedication to providing opportunities for interpreters is recognized. We hoped to join together this year to host 10
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what would have been New York City’s first RID conference. Although we were not able to host the conference in Brooklyn, the New York City (NYC) Metro RID Affiliate Chapter (AC) and Board under President Erika Murray continued the conference virtually. St Francis de Sales School for the Deaf in Brooklyn was chosen as this year’s “RID Cares’’ recipient due to the chapter’s leadership. And of course no conference could be complete without the hard work of the program committee, chaired by New Jersey (NJRID) past president Audrey Rosenberg. There are hundreds more who have been involved, but I want to also extend a special thank you to this year’s conference logo artist, JiSeon Lee, and RID headquarters staff, including Carol Turner, Ashley Holladay, and Ryan Butts, as well as the entire Region I Presidents Council, who without their vision and support we would not be here today. Although we have just wrapped up this year’s
