Our first presentation day meant a long day of work, but it was also very rewarding. First we went to Beijing Normal University (BNU) for an all day seminar. BNU has a Research Center on Chinese Sign Language and Braille. It was a wonderful day of knowledge sharing. Dr. Gu shared with our team, an update on their work with standardization of sign language. From our team, Terry, Rebecca and Christine shared a presentation on teacher development in the US. Shawn, Reen, Dawn and myself gave a presentation on interpreter education. Aaron Gutkze and Leah Katz Hernandez both shared their stories on growing up deaf. It was a great day. 

Here is a picture of the amazing team of interpreters!

After a full day at BNU we hurried over to the U.S. Embassy for a panel forum discussion with Joseph Jones as the panel moderator. Panel members included Terry, Evon, Bakar and Leah. There were over 100 participants in the audience.