Who is the Consortium of Interpreter Associations?
A. This is another group of stakeholder organizations that has been meeting since November 2006. This group, founded by the IMIA, has been meeting on a monthly basis by conference call and has had three annual meetings at the IMIA Conferences. The next Annual Meeting is scheduled for October 10, 2009, in Boston. The mission of COIA is to provide a forum for the discussion and collaboration on issues inherent to leadership of interpreter associations as a means to promote advancement of interpretation as a profession. The group has discussed certification on many occasions and has served as a natural venue for interpreter associations to provide feedback on the national certification process. Much of the feedback received by these interpreter association leaders has been incorporated into this National Certification for Medical Interpreters.
