While most of Michigan still struggles through hard times, the state’s translation industry is a bright spot: There is no shortage of work for qualified professional translators and interpreters.

Translation is one of Michigan’s unsung export industries. The Internet and other technologies now allow translators to work for clients anywhere in the world, as the need for translated business and technical documentation grows across the globe.

Meanwhile, stricter official standards are increasing the need for qualified, certified interpreters to work in the state’s courts and medical system.

However, the right skills aren’t acquired by magic. They are gained through lots of practice and continuing education.

For that reason, the state’s 20-year-old nonprofit professional association — the Michigan Translators/Interpreters Network (MiTiN) — is holding its second annual Regional Conference on Interpreting and Translation on October 1, 2011, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Novi, Mich.

See: PR Web