Northwest Translators & Interpreters Society (NOTIS)

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Regional Chapter of the American Translators Association and forum for translators, interpreters, and other language professionals in and beyond the Pacific NW | Visibility, advocacy, community | ➡️ notisnet.org

Square graphic with light blue / purple gradient background, with two rounded squares on top and one rounded rectangle on the bottom. Top-left square with white background shows NOTIS logo, the conference name, the date, and the location. Top-right square features speaker's headshot — with Yuliya smiling toothily in a short blond bob, a matching red shirt, earrings, and lip color, and a black blazer. Bottom rectangle contains speaker's name and session title. Details in post and via link.
Square graphic with light blue / gray gradient background, with two rounded squares on top and one rounded rectangle on the bottom. Top-left square with white background shows NOTIS logo, the conference name, the date, and the location. Top-right square features speaker's headshot. Bottom rectangle contains speaker's name and session titles. Details in post and via link.
Screenshot of blog post against pink and yellow background with added design elements — a blue and yellow star, and a bubbly "JUST POSTED" graphic. Added text near the bottom reads "Ruth used her NOTIS conference grant to attend OCDE's 2025 T&I conference in sunny California... Where will YOU go with yours?!"
Squarish graphic with a bluish-purple background, dark blue sans-serif lettering, and a horizontal rectangular image of a handshake against a bright backdrop and with bright colored sleeves. See link for details.
Square graphic with black frame featuring neon blue and white font, reading "It's live / Check out the NOTIS 2026 Annual Conference website / notisnet.org/NOTIS-2026"and screenshot of conference home page. Inside the frame is a screenshot of the conference home page, with a white background and black lettering, a banner on top (Mt. Rainier, flowers, deep cornflower blue backgound, NOTIS logo), and promo copy below.
Square graphic with chartreuse background and minimalist aesthetic announces the conference grants. All details available via the link in the post.
4:5 poster advertising webinar features event info and description (see post and link) over a background image of a hollowed-out tooth holding instruments commonly used in dentistry.
Save the Date graphic, square, cornflower-bluish-purple background. The horizontal version of the NOTIS logo — with a white background, deep blue and deep green text, plus illustrations of a mountain and pine tree — adorns the top. Below it, the copy reads "NOTIS 2026 Annual T&I Conference / Join hundreds of your fellow language professionals at the premier, in-person T&I conference in the PNW." The bottom third features a calendar illustration, in amber yellow and beige, alongside extra-large font reading "Save the Date / 09.12.2026."
A black and white photograph of David Neathery, lightly smiling and looking just a little to the left in a light colored dress shirt, dark jacket, and dark-rimmed glasses.
Banner image in deep purple, light grey, and mint green. Main text reads: ”2026 ‎Interpreters and Translators Conference / Rooted in Growth: A Decade of Dedication to Professionalize Language Access in Education” alongside the county’s logo (a circle with a bell in the center and the county’s name on the circumference) and the superintendent’s name. Full details via link.
9 casually dressed people seated, smiling for the camera, at a long wooden table strewn with plates and glassware. The room is well and warmly lit, with large windows framing a sunny day and teardrop light fixtures overhead.
Seven NOTIS members pose in front of Seattle Public Theater, where they attended Aviatrix, a world premiere musical.
Screenshot of upper portion of NOTIS spring newsletter (see link), shows header, first few paragraphs, table of contents, and two photos from translator tiffany tsao’s seattle residency. Overlaid graphic of etch-a-sketch reads “link in bio”.
Webinar poster features event details (see link) and a photo of a middle-aged woman sleeping on a couch.
Square poster/invite with dusty blue background and playful white lettering. Title and subtitle read: "NOTIS T&I SOCIAL HOUR IN SPOKANE: An informal gathering for interpreters and translators." Middle features line drawings of a cheese and charcuterie board, a baguette, two canapes, a beer can, a glass with ice and a straw, and a wine glass. Text on bottom left reads: "Details & RSVP via the link in our post."
Square poster calling for proposals to the NOTIS 2026 Annual Conference for translators and interpreters. Background is a light purplish blue and font is black. The NOTIS logo, with a white background, adorns the top. Additional details in post.
Square webinar poster with light blue-grey background features title, presenter, date, time, location, CEUs, and URL, all in black, sans-serif type. Illustration of 2 question marks in 2 white speech bubbles, middle right. NOTIS logo with mountain and pine tree in blues and greens, bottom right. Full info via link in post.
Poster for SKCC clinic with light grey background. Header in speech bubble reads “Volunteer Interpreters Needed” in bold green font, followed by SKCC logo, the dates, the languages, and the URL.
Square graphic with beige background, black handwritten font, and deep yellow highlights, i.e., line drawings of 4 hands joined together and a star. Text reads: NOTIS T&I Practice Groups / Ready to prepare for an exam or brush up on your skills? / Don't go it alone! Get started today with our buddy finder and tailored resources.
Upcoming events graphic in standard green, light blue-gray, and black lists the next 4 events on the NOTIS educational/social calendar for March 2026. Find detailed information about these events at the link in the post.
Tall rectangular graphic with tan background and alternating sans serif green and hand-drawn cursive black fonts. Title in bold green block type reads "Upcoming Events." This is followed by a list of 4 upcoming events (with presenters' names, dates, and other details; see calendar for complete descriptions). The NOTIS logo — in deep green and blue with a mountain and pine tree — adorns the bottom right.
Square graphic with beige background. Top third features copy: Line 1 in "hand-drawn" desert orange font reads, "Curious about AI in T&I?"; line 2 in futuristic black block font reads "VOLUNTEER"; line 3 in same font as line 1 reads: "Join NOTIS's new AI Committee!" Bottom half features four raised hands of different colors; 1, 2, and 4 look human, if hand-drawn, whereas 3 is clearly robotic. The NOTIS logo (square, stacked version with mountain and pine tree in dark blue and green) adorns the bottom right corner.
Screenshot preview of beginning of linked newsletter. Deep teal/forest green background. Thick white column down middle shows content. Graphic at top reads NOTIS News Quarterly, Winter 2025/26 in deep blue and moss green, with an image of a globe standing in for the "O" in NOTIS. Newsletter copy follows in black, serif font, and is interrupted by a screenshot of (and link to) a slideshow of photos from 2025. See link in bio for details.
Grey/beige background with alternating PNW images (Mt. Rainier, crab on ice at the Pike Place Market, and a blue, steel Oregon bridge surrounded by trees and mist) and light grey rectangles which feature the NOTIS logo (in blue and green with a mountain and a pine tree), the year 2026, and the words "WE WISH YOU PEACE AND JOY IN THE YEAR AHEAD"
Image is of a simple table listing upcoming NOTIS events: their dates, locations, titles, and presenter names. A full list of *upcoming* NOTIS events is available at notisnet.org/NOTIS-events. To see our on-demand offerings, visit https://notisnet.org/On-Demand-Continuing-Education
Beige graphic with holiday red sketches and holiday green cursive wording. Wavy border interrupted in the corners with a bow, a Christmas ornament, a cake, and the NOTIS logo (bottom right). Text reads: "Let's make merry! / Holiday Party and Annual Meeting / 12.06.2025 / Fun, Games, Food, Entertainment", with line breaks where the slashes are and a large space between "merry!" in line one and "Holiday" in line two, which is occupied by two happy gingerbread people.
Graphic of back of envelope addressed to WA Governor Bob Ferguson with NOTIS logo (horizontal, NOTIS name in blue and green with mountain and pine tree illustrations above the word "NOTIS") top left and old Seattle Space Needle stamp top right. Envelope edges are blue and red.
Gryllus Vilmos 'Maszkabal' album cover. Primary green background, quirky and colorful hand-drawn lettering, Gryllus in foreground, bottom left, smiling with guitar while a cartoon stave, filled with musical notes and cartoon characters, pours out of the guitar...
Tall rectangle graphic features dark grey-blue background with a light grey-bluish green keyhole overlay and a graphic of two open hands, painted with the globe and surrounded by white doves, as well as the following copy: "INTERNATIONAL TRANSLATION DAY" in large block off-white lettering; plus the date and the quote: "Human translators, interpreters, and terminologists: 'shaping a future you can trust'" in smaller, off-white serif font; a simple version of the NOTIS logo in off-white.
Sponsor feature for SOSi. Square graphic with abstract background photo of icy blue water surface. The second layer features a gold medal illustration in the center and the NOTIS logo on the bottom left (dark blue lettering with dark green pine tree above left and blue and white mountain to the right). Top layer, centered in the gold medal, are the words "Thank you for your support" in a cursive white font with a black shadow, followed by the SOSi logo in black and purple, and "NOTIS 2025 Gold Sponsor" in uppercase sans-serif lettering in the same color pattern as above.
Square graphic in blues and whites features an abstract background illustration resembling the surface of water, rippled and glistening, a foreground illustration of a teal-toned diamond, and, front and center, the ULS logo (navy blue circle with name and icon). Above the logo, copy reads "Thank you for your support" in a handwritten cursive font, white with navy shadow; below the logo, copy reads "NOTIS 2025 DIAMOND SPONSOR" in white block lettering with navy shadow. The NOTIS logo, featuring Mt. Rainier and a pine tree, adorns the bottom right corner.
Sponsor feature for Interpreters United WFSE/ASCME with icy/cloudy backdrop and a watercolor diamond looming large in the center with the copy and logo centered on top. From top to bottom: "Thank you for your support!" in white italic lettering with a black shadow; the IU Local 1671 logo (bold white lettering in a green rectangle with a stylized shooting star sitting atop the "AFSCME" letters; and"NOTIS 2925 Diamond Sponsor" in white block lettering with a black shadow. The square, color version of the NOTIS logo adorns the bottom right corner.
Minimalistic beige graphic (4:5) with light grey-blue, middle grey-blue, sunshine yellow, and candy-apple red accents. Copy reads: NOTIS 2025 (bold, block) / Thank You (in bold cursive/script font) / FOR ATTENDING THIS YEAR'S CONFERENCE — WE'D BE ADRIFT WITHOUT YOUR SUPPORT. Illustrated adornments include a yellow sunshine, top left, blue birds in flight, top right, and simple waves, bottom, with a yellow and red buoy floating in them (toward the bottom right corner).
Conference feature with lilac purple background, a headshot of Devin Gilbert with a wide smile and a white collared shirt with small black polka dots. Small header reads, “NOTIS 2025 / Sept. 13”; large title reads “Keynote by Dr. Devin Gilbert”; and the body text includes a brief bio followed by a list of his 3 conference sessions (with abbreviated names). Full details can be found at NOTISnet.org/Speakers-2025.
Conference graphic features an image (center right) of a Washignton ferry approaching Seattle, a buoy icon, a bird drawing with a reminder about early-bird rates, and the words, top to bottom: "The NW Translators and Interpreters Society presents: NOTIS 2025 ITD Conference / Join NOTIS for our annual celebration of T&I professionals in and beyond the PNW — and the diverse, multilingual communities they help keep afloat". Date and location are provided at the bottom.
Image of small child in black suit, black converse shoes, red tie, flight goggles, a hood, and cardboard wings grinning and looking up to the sky as if about to take flight. He looks to be standing on salt flats, and there are mountains in the distance. The main copy, with a cursive header and a smaller sans-serif subtitle, reads: "On your marks... get set..." / Apply TODAY for a NOTIS conference grant and catapult your career at the T&I conference of your choosing!" Smaller type at the bottom, just above the NOTIS logo, reads: "Application Deadline: July 31 at midnight. Only members qualify for NOTIS grants.”
Tall rectangular graphic features background photo of lanes on a highway. Black text in and outside of white boxes/buttons includes the name of the event, the date, the presenter's name, CEU info, and a brief synopsis. See link for details!
Horizontal rectangle graphic with light grey background and stylized black lettering is designed to look like a comic book page (complete with grid, flash graphics, the Russian word for "kaboom"; in a speech bubble, and skillfully cartoonized portraits of the 4 contestants). Minimal text gives the event title, the contestants' names, and the date, time, and location. See post and link for details.