FOUNDING - $5000

The Monterey Institute of International Studies prepares students for global careers in the private, public, nonprofit and educational sectors, offering fully accredited degree programs in translation and interpretation, language teaching, international policy studies, and international business. A private graduate institution located in Monterey, California and affiliated with Middlebury College, the Institute attracts approximately 800 students annually from more than 50 countries. For more information about the Monterey Institute, visit www.miis.edu.

Williams Sound is a global designer and manufacturer of wireless listening technology, meeting personal and professional listening needs worldwide for more than 30 years. Whether using wireless multi-channel FM and secure infrared technology, Williams Sound has the stationary or portable listening solutions to help you successfully accommodate individuals for hearing assistance, language interpretation and private listening services in both small- and large-group settings. Our systems meet ADA requirements for hearing assistance in public facilities, and are ideal for use in an array of venues, including: Federal/State courtrooms, military installations, embassies, airports, conferences, houses of worship and educational facilities. Williams Sound commercial product offerings include the Personal PA® FM Listening Systems, Portable Hearing Assistance Tour Guide Systems,SoundPlus Infrared Systems and Hearing Helper FM Listening Systems. Products for consumers include the Pocketalker Personal Amplifier,SoundPlus TV Infrared System, Teletalkerô Amplified Telephone and Motivaô Personal FM. For more information about Williams Sound and our suite of products, please visit www.williamssound.com.

PLATINUM - $3000

Established in 1996, Certified Languages International (CLI) specializes in telephonic (over-the-phone) interpreting as well as document translation services. We provide services throughout all 50 states for the Healthcare Industry, Insurance companies, Financial Institutions, Utilities, Phone Companies, as well as State and Federal Government Agencies. CLI works with over 2,500 customers in 176 languages, 24 hours a day, 365 days per year.

Unique to this industry:

• 100% US Based interpreters - as a result, our interpreters understand the American culture in which they are communicating.
• Live operators greet each and every caller
• All interpreters are professionally screened, tested and credentialed
• Highest quality interpreters-lowest per minute price
• Industry leader-CLI developed a proprietary state-of-the-art communication system which guarantees the clearest lines and fastest connection times in the industry.
• Online reporting and usage monitoring: encrypted, password protected system.

For more information on CLI, please call 1-800-362-3241 or visit us at www.certifiedlanguages.com.

Since 1991, LSA has been helping facilitate foreign language communication and eliminate multicultural communication barriers across a variety of settings and industry segments, including healthcare, government, utilities, insurance and financial services. Founded by Laura K. T. Schriver, who still holds the title as President and CEO, LSA is committed to delivering cutting-edge language solutions, including telephonic interpretation with real-time reporting and video-based interpretation. With a network of more than 5,000 global linguists, LSA offers exceptional interpretation and translation services to more than 2,000 clients worldwide in over 200 language offerings. The company has quickly become one of the fastest-growing language services providers in the world with an impressive growth rate of 30 percent in 2009. LSA is proud to offer a full suite of premium language-based solutions, including Interpreting by Telephone (IBT), Face-to-Face Interpreting, Video Remote Interpreting (VRI), Translation and Localization, American Sign Language (ASL) and Intercultural Consulting. For more information about Language Services Associates, please call 1-800-305-9673 or visit us on the Web at www.lsaweb.com.

GOLD - $1000

Design Specialists Interpretation is committed exclusively to simultaneous interpretation: we provide services for international conferences around the world and are pioneers in the development of equipment and technology. Founded in 1972 and based in the San Francisco Bay Area, we are considered a leader in the field and are dedicated to providing the very highest quality service through our uncompromising attention to detail and a genuine interest in improving cross-cultural communication. With 38 years of expertise we have developed key relationships with top interpreters and institutions around the world -- we strive to set the gold standard for both interpreter organizing and equipment, knowing that interpreters need the best possible sound quality to do their job effectively. Our company founder, Bill Wood, has patented key switching technology for Remote Simultaneous Interpretation, as well as designed several generations of sound isolation booths and dedicated interpretation equipment. He is the reason for the word "Design" in our company name. Clients include Fortune 500 firms, governments, think-tanks, and a wide variety of associations throughout the world. In today's complex business climate our mission is to set ourselves apart by retaining our unique focus on being the simultaneous interpretation specialists. www.ds-interpretation.com email: nwb@ds-interpretation.com 1.888.784.0397

Northwestern College, a Christian college of more than 1,200 students in Orange City, Iowa, is rated a top-five Midwestern baccalaureate college by U.S. News & World Report. Northwestern offers a bachelor’s degree in Spanish translation and interpretation for fully bilingual students, the first at a Christian college. Students earn 35 credit hours in Spanish, translation and interpretation; take additional courses in public speaking, linguistics, the law, and the liberal arts; practice in a world-class simultaneous interpreting laboratory; and pursue a senior-year practicum in which they serve as professional translators and interpreters. Program director Piet Koene, the 2004 Iowa Professor of the Year, is one of only 15 Class A certified interpreters for Iowa’s courts. He earned a master’s degree in translation and interpretation, as well as professional certifications in both areas, at the Monterey Institute of International Studies.

The National Language Service Corps is a national organization composed of service-oriented individuals who have expertise in English and at least one other language. These volunteers make themselves available to assist government agencies when there are sudden, short-term needs for language skills. Domestic and overseas assignments include supporting first-responders during natural or other emergencies, participating in preparedness and training exercises, and translating materials to and from English. Those sent on assignment are compensated and reimbursed for expenses. For more information and to apply, visit www.nlscorps.org.

CyraCom International, Inc. is a diversified language services company operating through:
CyraCom, which focuses on healthcare markets and opportunities,
Voiance, which serves businesses, and
LLE, providing services to government institutions.

CyraCom's translation and interpretation solutions are exclusively endorsed by the American Hospital Association. Since 1995, CyraCom has strived to understand the needs of healthcare clients and deliver language service excellence. Today, with over 1,500 healthcare clients, CyraCom has the expertise and capability to be a partner in all aspects of delivering quality language services to healthcare.

Voiance, through its parent company, CyraCom International, operates two U.S.-based interpreter centers. The interpreter centers are equipped with advanced call queuing, internally applied contact center metrics, and an award-winning voice recognition platform.ÊContact Centers partnering with Voiance benefit from working with a language service provider that understands their business.

Language Learning Enterprises (LLE) has provided language services to the U.S. Government for 30 years and has recently been acquired by CyraCom International. Headquartered in Washington, D.C. and on the GSA schedule, LLE provides language interpretation, translation, and training and assessment services to all government organizations.

With an extensive network of qualified linguists positioned around the world, Carmazzi Global Solutions excels in the full spectrum of language services, including localization, document translation, face-to-face and telephonic interpretation, and all aspects of globalization and multi-lingual marketing. Its mission is to enable world-wide clients to connect cultures – moving them from language to understanding, and propelling them into an international presence and success in the global marketplace.

Language Line Services, the leader in telephone interpreting and language solutions, serves clients in government, healthcare, telecommunications, financial services, utilities, insurance and many other industries by quickly connecting them to their customers, patients and sales prospects in more than 170 spoken languages as well as American Sign Language (ASL) and Mexican Sign Language (LSM). Growth of the language interpreting industry has soared with increased immigration and government regulatory policies mandating that organizations provide services to limited English speakers in their own languages. Language Line Services is recognized as a trusted partner to thousands of public and private organizations throughout the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, providing easy access to quality language interpreting services at highly competitive rates. For more information, please call (800) 752-6096 or visit www.languageline.com.

Lionbridge Interpretation offers on-site and telephone interpretation services in over 300 languages and dialects to meet a wide variety of client needs. Lionbridge interpreters can be found working in meetings, conferences, courts, hospital emergency rooms, with call centers over the phone, and in the corridors of government agencies. Our extensive quality assurance program and client-friendly business model mean you can be assured of a qualified interpreter in the language you need, with easy ordering and tracking. Many of our interpreters also hold government clearances. For hard-to-find languages, high volume requirements, or a specific subject area, Lionbridge Interpretation is your language partner. Lionbridge Interpretation is backed by the strength of our parent organization, Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. - a $450M+ publicly-owned (NASDAQ: LIOX) language corporation with offices in 26 countries. Please visit our website (www.lionbridge.com) and call 202-741-3972 for more information.

MasterWord Services, Inc.™ is a leading provider of industry-specific language solutions. Established in 1993, MasterWord Services works with over 300 organizations in 100+ languages. MasterWord has been recognized as one of the "Top 100 Women Owned Businesses" in Texas as well as one of the "Top 500 Women Owned Businesses" in the United States. MasterWord Services provides language-related services (document translation, on-site interpretation, cultural training, assessments, etc.) MasterWord Services' language professionals have industry-specific experience, which allows them to address client needs from an insider's point of view. Furthermore, our language professionals are highly skilled in effective communications in foreign markets and in meeting domestic language needs. These skills and abilities are the key to MasterWord Services' success in today's rapidly expanding and diverse marketplace.

INSTITUTION - $500

The University of Arizona National Center for Interpretation (NCI) is first and foremost a renowned research and public service office within a Class 1 Research Institution-the University of Arizona-with all of the University's resources at its disposal. The NCI is the country's major repository for the theoretical and practical aspects of specialized interpretation, its cognitive underpinnings, its ethical parameters, its best practice, its assessment, and the policy that guides it. The NCI is committed to using this knowledge in support of its community-local, national and international-to ensure equal access to both civil rights and social services for all limited- and non-English members of the community, as it has for over 20 years. Moreover, the NCI is committed to doing so in a way which respects and supports the cultural and linguistic diversity and it sees as a profound asset within any community.

AIIC is the only worldwide association for conference interpreters. Founded in 1953, it brings together more than 2800 professional conference interpreters in over 250 cities in over 90 countries. AIIC promotes the profession of conference interpretation in the interest of both users and practitioners by setting high standards, promoting sound training practices and fostering professional ethics. AIIC members have all undergone a rigorous admissions process vouching for the highest level of quality, professionalism, and ethics in the industry. AIIC members typically hold professional credentials from graduate interpreter and translator schools from all over the world and are accredited with many international organizations such as the Department of State, the United Nations, the European Union, the Federal Government of Canada and many more. For more information about AIIC USA please visit: www.aiic-usa.com

The American Association of Language Specialists (TAALS) is a professional association that represents language specialists (interpreters and translators) working at the international level and determines their qualifications and standards. Membership in TAALS implies adherence to strict ethical standards and confidentiality, years of experience, and having met rigorous requirements for peer sponsorship. Founded in Washington, D.C. in 1957, the Association today has members located throughout the Western Hemisphere with several domiciled in Europe and Asia. Many of them are permanently employed by international organizations, government agencies and universities; others work on a free-lance basis. For an on-line directory of members and more information about the Association visit www.taals.net.

Founded in 1959, the American Translators Association is the largest professional association of translators and interpreters in the U.S. with over 11,100 members in more than 90 countries. ATA's primary goals include fostering and supporting the professional development of translators and interpreters and promoting the translation and interpreting professions. For more information, please visit ATA's website: www.atanet.org.

InTrans Book Service is one of the prime sources for specialized language dictionaries, other reference material and study books for professional interpreters and translators. Intrans is committed to the continuing development of the interpreting profession and has supported industry events around the country for the past 21 years.