June 12-14, 2009.  Santa Barbara City College welcomes you to Summer Immersion Institute Weekend at Santa Barbara City College, 721 Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara, CA  93109.  Earn UC/CSU college units in an extended silent weekend!  This fun-filled three-day weekend of American Sign Language will provide you with the opportunity to polish your ASL conversational skills, make professional connections and immerse yourself in a voice-off educational environment. The ASL Summer Immersion Institute will be facilitated by : Ignacio Ponce, Kara Powis and Michelle Walsh.  Classes offered: ASL 120 (beginning ASL converastion), ASL 130 (intermediate ASL conversation), ASL 140 (Advanced ASL conversation).  For more information contact ponce@sbcc.edu or visit http://wfs.sbcc.edu/staff/iponce2/Handouts/ASL%20Summer%20Immersion%20and%20FAQ.doc

June 22 - July 2, 2009.  National Center on Deafness at CSUN welcomes you to NCOD Third Annual Summer Institute at Chisholm Hall, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA  91330-8267.  A variety of seminars spanning two weeks Times go from 3 hours to 4 days. Costs vary depending on the course. This is good for certified and non certified interpreters. Lunch and parking included. Limited stipends are available.  Coda to Interpreter, Trilingual Interpreting, Educational Interpreting, Building Fluency Immersion and Application, and An Introduction to VRS Interpreting.  For more information, contact Gary Sanderson at gary.sanderson@csun.edu or visit www.csun.edu/ncod

June 23, 2009.  You are invited to ANNUAL ASL SUMMER WORKSHOP at Orange County First A/G, 1440 E. Santa Clara Ave., Santa Ana, CA  92705, Room 102 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.  $55.00 for 5 sessions or $20.00 per session.  This workshop is for intermediate and advanced signers only (no beginners please).  Activities include games, sign to voice, sports signs, deaf culture, classifiers.  This is NOT a religious program.  Workshops are taught by Deaf Teachers.  Seats are limited.  For more information or to get a registration form, contact AnnualSummerWksp@aol.com.  Workshops are every Tuesday for 5 weeks.

July 11, 2009.  LiNKS Sign Language & Interpreting Services welcomes you to I'M A TRILINGUAL INTERPRETER, WHAT DO I DO NOW from 9 am to 1 pm at Goodwill, 800 West Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach, CA 90806.  Presented by:  Arlene Narvaez, RID CI CT & Gilberto Partida, EIPA.  This Workshop is intended for students/beginning level trilingual interpreters (Spanish, English and American Sign Language). Trilingual interpreters are specially trained professionals that identify and facilitate between Latino, non-Latino, Deaf and hearing cultures.  This workshop is Free! Attendees need to register on our website:
www.linksinterpreting.com.

July 18, 2009.  Love2ASL.com presents EZ2B A QUALIFIED INTERPRETER "PLAY IT AGAIN SAM" from 9 am to 2 pm at Love2ASL.com, 625 S. Euclid Ave., Anaheim, CA  92802.  "Play it Again Sam" is a Workshop that focuses on techniques to improve your receptive skills. It is often the receptive skills that holds you back or keeps you from passing your evaluation. Let us show you how to gain new skills and strengths. Taught only by Dr. Juti Seshie at Love2asl.com's Educational Outreach in Anaheim, CA. Call for more information at 714.507.3246 or email love2asl@yahoo.com.

October 23-25, 2009.  Sign Language Factory welcomes you to EXPRESSIONS IN SILENCE WEEKEND, INTERMEDIATE-ADVANCED at Forrest Home Camp, 40000 Valley of the Falls Drive, Forest Falls, CA  92339.  Here's an opportunity to be immersed into ASL for an entire weekend! You'll have an opportunity to attend a variety of ASL workshops, mingle and chat with Deaf friends, practice and advance your sign language skills and build your self confidence! All in the beautiful forested acreage in Forest Falls, California. Cost is just $195 if you register before August 31st and includes 2 nights lodging, 4 meals and all the workshops and materials for the weekend! Don't miss out!  For more information, contact slfwow@sbcglobal.net or visit www.signlanguagefactory.net.

April 30 - May 1, 2010.  OhSoEZ.com welcomes you to the 3rd Annual National Sign Language & Interpreting Conference at the Anaheim Convention Center (Across from Disneyland).  There are workshops for interpreters, interpreting students, teachers of the deaf, parents and kids, and sign language students.  For all the details, click here.