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WHAT IS EPITA? The goals and objectives of this professional association are: The advancement, protection and benefit of its members. To elevate the status of its members and to advance their interest.

• To unite the interpreters and translators in El Paso and surrounding areas in a movement tending to upgrade the profession, to meet the increasing demand for more qualified interpreters and translators.
• To promote and support programs for certification, maintain communication with similar organizations, work with institutions of higher learning, government agencies, business in general, legal and medical professions to achieve our goals.
• To make the public aware of our special skill and uplift our image. To increase the working efficiency of our members through workshops and seminars.
• To promote fellowship and good will among members giving the organization the status of a professional organization.

EPITA, since its inception, has found that interest in interpreting and translating has increased along with the need for continuing education. We offer monthly mini-workshops on current topics of interest and an annual conference. Participants come from a wide area surrounding El Paso, TX.

Some of the topics covered have been on the issues of:

• Code of Ethics for interpreters and translators; freelance interpreting and translating.
• How to set: fees, office, accounting and tax system, and dealing with clients; medical, conference, and court interpreting;
• Understanding cultural differences;
• note taking for consecutive;
• memory building for simultaneous; vocabulary-building; elementary understanding of court procedures; preparation for certification examinations. EPITA is not an employment agency nor does it offer a structured training program for interpreters and translators. However, through continuing education, workshops, conferences, and meetings, EPITA members are afforded the opportunity to network and improve their skills.

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