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NOTIS 2026 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
We are delighted to announce that early-bird registration is open for the NOTIS 2026 Annual Conference — and the schedule is complete! Don't miss this unique opportunity for personal and professional growth, connection, and inspiration ✨ among the best in our fields.
Date: Saturday, September 12
Time: 8:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. PDT
Location: Lynnwood Event Center
3711 196th St SW, Lynnwood, WA 98036
Keynote Speaker: Dottie Li
This year’s lively in-person event will bring together language professionals from across the country for a full day of networking opportunities, thought-provoking conversations, skills-training workshops, and other for-credit sessions. Click on the green button above for details!
Our NOTIS 2026 Keynote Speaker is the one and only Dottie Li. In addition to her keynote address, Dottie will deliver a two-hour presentation called “Transforming Lives and Careers: Mastering Communication and Networking Skills for Career Success.”
Dottie Li is a successful coach, keynote speaker, and communication strategist who designs and provides media training and cross-cultural communication training. An essential part of her mission at TransPacific Communications (TPC) is to help break down cultural and communication barriers in the workplace, ensuring that talented English-speaking foreign speakers fulfill their promise. Click HERE to read Dottie’s complete bio, as well as those of her fellow presenters.
We’ve prepared an incredible program for you this year, with presentations on such wide-ranging topics as: interpreter ethics; scholarly, literary, and humanitarian translation; language justice; legal and medical interpreter certification; professional habits and best practices; AI in healthcare settings; and more. There will also be a Q&A with WA-State legislators and an early-afternoon improv session to get us moving again after lunch! For more exciting details on this year’s conference sessions, click here.
Ticket prices include access to all conference sessions and activities, coffee and tea service, and a catered lunch. Register by August 21 for an early-bird discount!
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Early Bird |
8/22–9/7 |
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NOTIS Member
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$125 |
$150 |
| Student Member |
$75 |
$95 |
| Nonmember** |
$195 |
$225 |
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**The non-member rate for this year's conference automatically includes a one-year NOTIS membership. Explore your new benefits here!
CANCELLATION FEE:
$25 during early-bird registration; $50 after 08/21
NOTE: Registration will close at midnight on September 7; no cancellations will be processed after this time.
We have truly impressive slate of conference sessions this year, with topics ranging from ethics, AI, and interpreter certification to language access legislation, diverse areas of translation (scholarly, literary, humanitarian), and even improv! Click here to read more and begin planning your NOTIS 2026 Conference experience.
Continuing Education Credits have been requested from WA DSHS, WA AOC, CA CIMCE, OJD, CCHI, and ATA.
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Credits
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Status
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WA DSHS
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2.5 general |
Pending
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WA AOC
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5.5 |
Pending |
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OJD
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See the table below for the CEUs approved for each workshop. |
Approved |
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ATA
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5 |
Approved (Category A) |
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CA CIMCE
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5.5 |
Pending
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CCHI
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5 |
Pending |
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IMIA/NBCMI
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5 |
Pending
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Agency Codes
WA AOC - Washington Administrative Office of the Courts
OJD - Oregon Judicial Department
ATA - American Translators Association
WA DSHS - Washington Dept. of Social and Human Services
CA CIMCE - California Court Interpreter Minimum Continuing Education Credit
CCHI - Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters
IMIA/NBCMI - International Medical Interpreters Association/The National Board of Certification of Medical Interpreters
NOTE: Participants are not required to sign in to individual sessions to receive CEUs. NOTIS will send a Certificate of Attendance to each participant after the conference, which may be used as proof of attendance if needed. Please contact info@notisnet.org if you have any questions.
Oregon Judicial Department (OJD) has approved the following sessions for continuing education credit at the NOTIS Annual Conference:
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Credits |
| Mastering Communication & Networking Skills for Career Success |
2 General Credits |
| Back to Basics: Professional Habits That Help Interpreters Stand Out |
2 General Credits |
| Sight Translation Skills Training |
2 General Credits |
| UNSCRIPTED! An Improvisation Workshop on Language Beyond Words |
1 General Credit |
| Centering Language Justice in Community and Social Change Work |
1 General Credit |
| The Four S.I.N.S. of Literary Translation |
1 General Credit |
| Promising Practices for Working with Interpreters |
1 General Credit |
Participants who attend these sessions may claim the approved OJD continuing education credits in accordance with OJD requirements.
The nearest hotel to the venue is Best Western Alderwood, located essentially on the other side of the parking lot from the Lynnwood Event Center.
Want to share your brand, tell your story, and build personal relationships with the largest network of language professionals in the Pacific Northwest? Join #NOTIS2026 as a sponsor! For details on this year's sponsorship levels and how they can benefit your organization — before, during, and after the conference — click here.
THANK YOU, SPONSORS!
To date, this year’s valued sponsors include Dynamic Language (Diamond), Washington Law Help, by NW Justice Project (Silver), Equiti Health (Silver), and Seattle Central College Continuing Education (Silver).
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A special thanks to our parent organization, the American Translators Association, for their ongoing support.
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We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, September 12!
