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VIRTUAL

LANGUAGE ADVOCACY
DAYS 2022

LANGUAGE AT THE INTERSECTION

FEBRUARY 2-4, 2022

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Schedule

SCHEDULE

Each year, JNCL-NCLIS delegates and dedicated language advocates across the country unite to meet with Members of Congress and promote the importance of language education and international studies.

  • February 3rd, 2021"
    3:00 PM ET | Welcome Address: Celebrating 40 Years of JNCL-NCLIS 3:15 PM ET | Keynote 3:30 PM ET | Panel: Advocacy Insights from Captiol Hill 4:15 PM ET | BREAK 4:30 PM ET | JNCL-NCLIS 2021 Legislative Asks 5:00 PM ET | The Virtual Advocacy Experience 5:15 PM ET | State Team Planning Session 5:45 PM ET | BREAK 6:00 PM ET | Featured Speaker 6:15 PM ET | Networking Reception
  • February 4th, 2021"
    VIA EMAIL | Welcome Address: Good Morning, Capitol Hill! | Congressional Meetings 6:00 PM ET | Reception & Awards Ceremony 7:00 PM ET | Planet Word Virtual Tour
  • February 5th, 2021"
    2:30 PM ET | Assembly of Delegates & Business Meeting (open to all, voting by delegates only) 3:00 PM ET | Welcome Address: State Delegation Highlights 3:30 PM ET | Featured Speaker 3:45 PM ET |Policy in Practice Breakout Sessions 4:45 PM ET | BREAK 5:00 PM ET | Panel: Advocating Beyond LAD 5:30 PM ET | Special Message from Capitol Hill & Closing Remarks
Keynote

KEYNOTES

Miguel Cardona

U.S. Secretary of Education

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Breakout Rooms

THEME

LANGUAGE AT THE INTERSECTION

Live interviews with experts who use language in their field every day!

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Healthcare

Natalya Mytareva
Executive Director
Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI)

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Access

Ana Soler 

Chairperson

National Assoc. of Educational

Translators & Interpreters of Spoken Languages (NAETISL)

Law
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Social Justice

Jaime Ortiz

Paralegal

Kinds in Need (KIND)

Political Figure
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Leadership

Rebecca Acuña
Director of Government Affairs
PepsiCO

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Finance

Yumi Kuwana

Founder & President

Global Citizens Initiative Inc.

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Entertainment

Asi Burak

Chairman

Games for Change (G4C)

FAQs
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Image by Matthew Bornhorst

FAQs

  • February 3rd, 2021"
    3:00 PM ET | Welcome Address: Celebrating 40 Years of JNCL-NCLIS 3:15 PM ET | Keynote 3:30 PM ET | Panel: Advocacy Insights from Captiol Hill 4:15 PM ET | BREAK 4:30 PM ET | JNCL-NCLIS 2021 Legislative Asks 5:00 PM ET | The Virtual Advocacy Experience 5:15 PM ET | State Team Planning Session 5:45 PM ET | BREAK 6:00 PM ET | Featured Speaker 6:15 PM ET | Networking Reception
  • February 4th, 2021"
    VIA EMAIL | Welcome Address: Good Morning, Capitol Hill! | Congressional Meetings 6:00 PM ET | Reception & Awards Ceremony 7:00 PM ET | Planet Word Virtual Tour
  • February 5th, 2021"
    2:30 PM ET | Assembly of Delegates & Business Meeting (open to all, voting by delegates only) 3:00 PM ET | Welcome Address: State Delegation Highlights 3:30 PM ET | Featured Speaker 3:45 PM ET |Policy in Practice Breakout Sessions 4:45 PM ET | BREAK 5:00 PM ET | Panel: Advocating Beyond LAD 5:30 PM ET | Special Message from Capitol Hill & Closing Remarks
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