The following Description of Duties, taken from the NETA Handbook, give information for both the Committee Chair and the Alternate.

Translation Standing Committee Chair

Summary: Bi‐lingual Translation is an essential area service by virtue of geographic and demographic considerations. NETA has a strong commitment to ensure, where possible, that published documents and committee and assembly proceedings are available in both the English and Spanish languages.

Qualifications: Fluency in both English and Spanish language translation (verbal and written) is helpful but not required.

Duties:

1. Be responsible for the oversight and safekeeping of the area audio translation equipment.
2. Provide translation services at assemblies and Area Committee meetings.
3. Recruit volunteers to perform translation at area committee meetings, assemblies and events and maintain a listof AA members able and willing to assist the Area Secretary, Newsletter Editor and others with writtentranslations.
4. Provide a written inventory of area translation equipment to the Area Secretary.